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New Year’s Mascletà!

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:January 1, 2009
  • Post category:Events/Festivals/Photography/Restaurants/Things to Do/Tips & Tricks/Video
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According to Levante, the New Year's mascletà is going to be the biggest of the entire year, including those of Fallas. Ummm.... .... ... ... sorry, just thinking of the…

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Menú del Día: Al Adwaq

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:December 2, 2008
  • Post category:Restaurants
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Near Parterre Park, there's a small, inconspicuous Moroccan restaurant on the corner of C/ Nave and Bonaire. Welcome to Al Adwaq. The food here is great, with a blend of…

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Menú del Día: Palau 11

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:October 24, 2008
  • Post category:Food & Drink/Restaurants
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Hungry, tired and in no mood to cook, we decided to walk aimlessly through the Xerea neighborhood of the old town, hunting down a restaurant for a quick, cheap lunch.…

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Menú del Día – Crêperie Bretogne

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:October 8, 2008
  • Post category:Restaurants
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Nestled in a little side street within spitting distance of the city cathedral, you can find a wonderful little French restaurant which specializes in crepes. Okay, okay, sorry! It's a…

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Day of the Valencian Community

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:September 24, 2008
  • Post category:Culture/Events/Festivals/Restaurants
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Mark your calendars -- on October 9th, the next major festival hits Valencia, the Day of the Valencian Community (Día de la Comunidad Valenciana). Of course, we'll be blogging more…

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Beer & Bravas: Valencia’s Choice

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:August 11, 2008
  • Post category:Bar/Food & Drink/Restaurants
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According to a study done by a research group for the Cervecerias of Spain, the most popular aperitif of Valencians is a glass of cold beer and patatas bravas. Excellent…

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Menú del Día: Tasca de Russafa

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  • Post published:May 29, 2008
  • Post category:Restaurants
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Tasca de Russafa is a huge place, popular in the evening for their tapas. Our first time there, it was so packed that we had to leave again. But, we…

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Best Horchata in Valencia

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  • Post published:April 28, 2008
  • Post category:Food & Drink/Restaurants/Things to Do
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This statement is of course very subjective, since I've only been to 3 different horchaterias since living in the city. The origin of the horchata can be found in Alboraya,…

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Menú del Día: Ao Yama – Japonés

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  • Post published:March 26, 2008
  • Post category:Restaurants
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You are in for a treat. Today we went to this Japanese Restaurant called "AO Yama" which had been suggested to me by Inma from my Spanish Language School (Inma:…

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La Utielana – Traditional Spanish from Mamá

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:March 6, 2008
  • Post category:Restaurants/Video
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A Valencian friend suggested we try out Restaurant La Utielana, if we’re interested in authentic, delicious and affordable Spanish cuisine. Yes, indeed. Very interested. After today’s mascletà, we made a…

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We're Jürgen and Mike, from Germany and the USA. We've been living in Valencia on-and-off since 2008. Much of our time is spent traveling the world with For 91 Days... but Valencia is the city we call home, and to which we'll always return.
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