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Francisco Mora: Valencia’s Gaudí? Part One

Francisco Mora: Valencia’s Gaudí? Part One

Thousands of people visit Gaudí’s monuments in Barcelona, and his name appears in films such as Vicky, Christina, Barcelona, Gaudí Afternoon and Antonioni’s The Passenger; and yet Valencia has its…

Colon Market

Colon Market

The old Anglo Saxon word for market was “ceap”, from which we get the word ‘cheap’. Colon Market is anything but cheap and is a fairly successful attempt to “do…

There Be Dragons on the Streets of Valencia

There Be Dragons on the Streets of Valencia

If, like most people these days, you walk down the street with your attention absorbed by some electronic device or other, you might, should you be walking the streets of…

Rafael Guastavino

Rafael Guastavino

The Valencian Architect and Constructor Who Built (Quite a Bit of) New York   Rafael Guastavino is not terribly well known in his native Valencia. He is however much appreciated…