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The small triangular barraca is a sight which is quickly disappearing from the Valencian landscape. These homes, popularized in Blasco Ibáñez's novel of the same name, have been popular with…
The small triangular barraca is a sight which is quickly disappearing from the Valencian landscape. These homes, popularized in Blasco Ibáñez's novel of the same name, have been popular with…
We wrote about the T-Shirt Festival a couple weeks ago, and the line-up has just recently been announced. Looks pretty exciting... Primal Scream, <<rinôçérôse>> and Groove Armada are all appearing.…
This weekend, Valencia's new F1 Track will be inaugurated, during the Spanish Formula 3 and GT Open. Saturday will be a day of practice, and 20,000 spectators are expected to…
http://www.vimeo.com/1380596?pg=embed&sec=1380596 Anyone who's bored in Valencia is simply not trying. It seems like every night, there is something new and unexpected occurring, especially with the Feria de Julio going on.…
Carmen, Valencia's most trendy and artsy district, is well known for its graffiti. But you can find exhibitions of this art form throughout the city. For example, here's some graffiti…
Google just announced that they've updated the satellite imagery for a bunch of cities around the world, and Valencia is one of them. Of course, I immediately opened up Google…
http://www.vimeo.com/1363292?pg=embed&sec=1363292 Meanwhile, we've been back to Radio City for the third time: taking our guests to see Flamenco is now on our must do list, and for some reason Tuesdays…
La Nau, the University of Valencia's center of culture, is hosting a series of films in its open air courtyard, starting on the 15th (we're a day late!) There are…
Based on the coat of arms of King James of Aragon, founder of the city, the city's symbol first took its present form in the late fourteenth century. King Pedro…
Surfing around this morning, I came across a great profile piece on Valencia's architectural golden boy, Santiago Calatrava in The Independent, a British paper: I'm just sitting down with Helga…