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time and absolutely loved it. I decided that one day I’d come back for a longer period of time to work and live in Spain. Ten years went by, living a comfortable life in Belgium.

But my love for Spain never really died, nor did my wish to experience life in Spain and, finally, I took the big leap in 2007 and left my Belgian life behind. I have been living in Valencia since.

What makes Valencia so special?

SUZANNE VOLLENBRONCK What brought you to Valencia?

In 1997 I spent half a year in Alicante on an Erasmus scholarship. That was my first encounter with Spain. I immediately fell in love with the country, its atmosphere, its people, its food and its language. It was also in that year that I visited Valencia for the first

In the 2½ years that I have been living here, I have never met anyone who didn’t like Valencia. This comes as no surprise to me.

This city has all the ingredients to enjoy life to the fullest. It is a big city but has almost a village-like feel to it. The city centre is so compact you can get everywhere on foot or by bike. The Mediterranean Sea and the mountains are right around the corner. I love strolling downtown on a quiet Sunday afternoon, watching the sunset in La Albufera, rollerblading around the Palau de la Música in the late afternoon while enjoying classical music from the Palau’s loudspeakers, or simply going out for some great tapas! What I love most about Valencia is its light: the sky

is almost always very bright and hardly ever dull and grey.

How’s your Spanish after 2½ years?

When I first arrived in Valencia I already spoke some Spanish, but it was extremely rusty because ten years had passed without really putting it to practice. As I was looking for a job as an English teacher, I met the staff of English Tower. When they told me they also offered Spanish classes, I decided to give it a go. I was especially interested in speaking the language, because I already had quite a solid base in grammar. The teachers are qualified and enthusiastic. What I liked about them is that they really took into account my wishes. I wanted to be able to understand and use informal language, and so the teachers taught me all kinds of useful expressions. It still is very funny to see the Spaniards look up in surprise when I blurt out some slangy saying.

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Editorial MAY 10

IT’S EVERYWHERE! CONTENTS PICCADILLY CLUB / ENGLISH TOWER - 4

Editorial - 5

VIDAS DE VALENCIA- 6

ART IN VALENCIA - 7

RUZAFA. A GARDEN OF DELIGHTS - 8 EL BARRIO DE RUZAFA - 10

FOOD - 12

RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH - 13

CHILL OUT - 16

may 10 listings

ARTS & theatre - 17 live music - 18 clubs - 19

chill out - 20

gay/ lesbian - 23

TRADITIONAL PUBS - 23

Restaurants - 24

shopping - 29

CLASSIFIEDS - 30

‘MIRADAS DEL MERCADO CENTRAL’ - 34 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - 35

VALENCIA FOOTBALL - 36

CLUBLAND - 39

RBARRIO DE EL CABANYAL - 40

CAFÉ TEATRO - 42

WOMAN - 43

BIKES - A SAFE RIDE - 44 MAP - 45

AGENDA . CLUBS & LIVE MUSIC - 46 CARPE DIEM / OCHO Y MEDIO - 48

Yes. 24/7 Valencia is to be found all over the city. In bars, restaurants, clubs, hostels and academies. We are being contacted by an increasing number of writers and photographers who would like to be part of the 24/7 Valencia team. The magazine’s popularity and strong following is helped by the fact that it well-distributed and a common catchphrase has become: “24/7 Valencia? It’s everywhere!”

The magazine is now in its tenth year and it is the only guide to Valencia that is recommended by all of the international media. This includes Time Out, Lonely Planet, Rough Guide, Let’s Go, Guardian Unlimited, Footprints, The Times, El País, CNN. com and many more! 24/7 Valencia is the real deal. We are the only Englishspeaking guide whose editor and team actually live in the city of Valencia!

On the subject of authenticity, we have a wonderful restaurant of the month review of ‘L’Antiga Bodegueta’, a Valencianowned Spanish tapas bar in the heart of the old centre. Just a few steps away, you’ll find some heart-warming photographic shots of daily life in ‘Miradas del Mercado Central’.

We have an exclusive interview with ‘Valencia Face’ Chris Wright, a longterm resident of the city, who has his

book of memoirs out this month. Quite a life! Talking of all things literary, we take a trip down to bohemian barrio of Ruzafa where Lolita Devine checks out one of the hippest café-bar bookshops in the city, Slaughterhouse librería y cafetería, in the ‘chill out’ section.

In our feature article, David Rhead and José Marín delve into the past and present of Ruzafa, one of the most diverse and popular barrios in the city of Valencia. ‘24 Hour Party People’ takes a trip to Excuse Me!, one of the city’s coolest clubs in the centre of Ruzafa.

Professional photographer Monica Navarro also has an exclusive collection of residents of Ruzafa.

In Woman, Anita Darling gets promoted at the Bank and keeps an eye on her daily horoscope. Whether you are a visitor, expat or local you will find a packed May listings of arts, theatre, restaurants, clubs, traditional pubs and more. Check out our agenda at the pack if live music and clubbing is your thing. Renowned DJ Paul Childs is here to fill you in on what’s hot on the scene in ‘Clubland’.

In June, '24/7 Valencia' will be exactly 10 years old so expect some surprises…

See you next month!

24/7 Valencia team

ISSUE 112 MAYO 10

editor: Will McCarthy. contributors: Altogringo, Anita Darling, Heino, John Murphy, Gooru, Manu Fernández, Mark Hulton, Owl, Orange Bikes, Tim Birch, David Rhead, José Marín, Erica Choate, Amparo Oliver, Monica Navarro, Lolita Devine, María Angélica Sao Pedro, DJ Paul Childs, Víctor Aranda. layout & design: www.dsignes.net printed by: signografíco. distributed by: groovy cat Ltd. email: ed@24-7valencia.com móvil: 650 639 177 online: www.247valencia.com Views expressed by the contributors are not necessarily those of the editor. 24/7Valencia does not accept responsibility for date/time/venue changes. According to copyright law any reproduction, either total or partial, is completely forbidden without written permission of the editor. All articles, past and present, printed in 24/7Valencia magazine are copyright of Orange Skies, S.L. © 2010 Legal deposit: D4562606

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VIDAS DE VALENCIA

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ART IN VALENCIA

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RUZAFA. A garden of delights

The elegantly scruffy neighbourhood of Ruzafa was first incorporated into the city of Valencia about 130 years ago. Even in that time it has often been seen as being a bit off the beaten track. Now, however, while more central areas become increasingly franchised, sanitised and expensive, it’s Ruzafa which is fast cementing its place as one of the most popular neighbourhoods in the city for those looking for an enjoyably different night out.

Although, admittedly, it is not something that immediately springs to mind when entering the barrio through the pedestrian tunnel under the Gran Via de Germanias, Ruzafa or Russafa takes its name from an ancient Arabic word meaning something like ‘scented garden’. For visitors, ‘Ruzafa’ is the Spanish spelling and ‘Russafa’ is the Valencia spelling. Hixem (or Hisham), the great Omeya Caliph of Damascus, built a garden which he called Russafa between the Euphrates and the city of Palmyra in the early 8th century and

such gardens were built all over the Arab world as places of beauty and quiet around the palaces of the Moorish kings and princes. The area of Ruzafa in Valencia was a country retreat or ‘munya’ built around 796 for Prince Omeya Abd Allah al-Balansi whose lands extended into Catalonia and Murcia. In the 13th century, the Moorish poet al-Saqundi described the Valencia Ruzafa as one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

Sadly, nowadays not even a stone remains from Ruzafa’s Moorish past.

At the centre of the barrio is a square dominated by two buildings, the 15th century church of San Valero Obispo y San Vicente Martír and the recently garishly painted 1960s market building. They make up a typically Ruzafa juxtaposition of crumbling past grandeur and the ugly practicalities of modern life. According to tradition, this was the exact spot where the keys of the city were handed over to King Jaime by the defeated Moorish king Aben Zayyan after the re-conquest. It

was also the place where the last victim of the Inquisition in Valencia was burned at the stake in 1826. He was an unfortunate schoolteacher named Cayetano Ripoll whose only crime was a dangerously heretic passion for humanism, philanthropy and Rousseau.

The scandal and indignation caused by his execution led in great part to the final dissolution of the Inquisition just a few years later.

The Ruzafa we see today was mostly designed and built at the end of the 19th century after the neighbourhood became officially part of the city in 1877. The barrio is divided into two distinct areas. Between the market and the Avenida del Antiguo Reino is the posher end (the streets are wider and often lined with trees, the houses more elegant) which was built for the bourgeois children of rich merchants and those who’d made their cash from the railways. From the market down to the Estación del Norte train station is a distinctly more working-class area (very few trees, narrower streets and

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more modest houses), which was originally built for the railway workers.

It’s this part of Ruzafa which gives the area its personality and which has given life to an eclectic array of restaurants, bars, shops and night spots, with new ones springing up all the time. As one local barman pointed out, “Ruzafa is at that exciting place where the Carmen was in the ‘80s and ‘90s”. There’s a buzz and a sense of individuality without losing sight of the barrio’s essential feel. Bodega El Mercat on C/ del Cura Femenia, 2 is a restaurant which still keeps the feel and decoration of its previous incarnation as an old olive oil shop and the Ubik Café on C/ Literato Azorín, 13 is a spacious and cosmopolitan bookshop / bar with second-hand books to read and a children’s play area.

Alongside the café-bar bookshops there is a wide range of entertainment and cuisine to choose from. Quality live jazz music can be enjoyed at Café Mercedes Jazz on C/ Sueca, 27. There are flamenco and salsa clubs, North African tea rooms, halal butchers, Chinese food shops, specialist guitar shops, a shop which sells only honey, vegetarian shops photos © Mónica Navarro - Article © 2010 24/7Valencia

and restaurants of every type. Hip night clubs like Excuse Me! on C/ dels Tomasos, 14 have moved to Ruzafa and provide an all-night party for clubbers with electro, space boogie, rock ’n’ roll and more. Highly popular bars like Rojo and Café Pessoa (both on Literato Azorín) have names that reflect their bohemian clientele. Sinpy Jo’s on C/ Cádiz, 43 is a British-run bar that is highly popular with both locals and expats. The name of the bar is a Spanish play on words that means without ‘posh people’ (sin pijos). The varied character of Ruzafa has made the area a popular place for a night out and, despite the fact that there are hardly any schools and it’s impossible to park, it is an increasingly popular place to find a flat.

This part of town is characterised by a population mix of families and older people who’ve lived in the barrio all their lives, people moving into the barrio’s newly restored buildings, students, and (mostly) North African and Asian immigrants. Despite this potentially explosive cocktail of a traditional working- class area with an increasingly visible immigrant presence, Ruzafa has so far largely managed to avoid the problems and

tensions other similar neighbourhoods around Europe have suffered. This is partly due to good attitudes on both sides. The local mosque has gone out of its way on a number of occasions to cooperate with the community and local residents have strongly rejected any attempts by the far right to stir things up. Another factor might be the social position of many of the immigrants. One lifelong resident told us, “The non-Spanish population here, especially the North Africans, is for the most part very well integrated. There are no problems unless you look for them. Maybe it’s because many of the people who’ve come here already have established social networks, and have been able to set up businesses, open up shops and generally bring more life to the barrio”.

Things may change in the future.

There are fears that the inevitable gentrification of the area, accelerated by the long-planned Central Park development, will sap some of the barrio’s soul and may cause tension as lifelong residents and immigrants alike are forced out. Until that happens, do your best to enjoy Ruzafa’s scuffed, modern-day Valencia version of Prince Omeya Abd Allah’s garden of delights.

David Rhead and José ‘Ruzafa born and bred’ Marín

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EL BARRIO DE

RUZAFA

part one

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All photos M贸nica Navarro 漏 2010 24/7Valencia

Monica Navarro Email: monicafotografia@gmail.com www.flickr.com/photos/moni navarro Tel: 675 515 673

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FOOD

A Quail of a Time So here we are in May already, I feel like I’m in a ‘new year’ for ages, and then suddenly we’re nearly half-way through! I started my herb and veggie garden last weekend, or rather my pot garden, considering there’s no ground in my apartment in which to actually make a garden - but you know what I mean. Masses of tomato seedlings, parsley, basil, chives, mint, I just need to find some lovage which is proving difficult. It’s my favourite salad herb and I have to admit I didn’t discover it till my year in Scotland, but oh my!

How delicious!

Valencia’s pretty much back in full swing again, revving up for another blast of summer and I have to say I’ve been thoroughly enjoying it. After a month of quiet hibernation post-Fallas, I’ve been really enjoying whiling my time away on the terraces again. I went to the Gaudí - Picasso exhibition at IVAM last week, it’s on till the end of June and well worth your while. And, I’m heading to the 10dB Festival in Burjassot in early May as well, loads of street theatre and a medieval market on the final weekend - always lots of tasty treats at those!

I had some friends from southern Spain visit last week, it was so good to see them, we went to some of the ballet that was part of Dansa Valencia, which was beautiful. They brought some quail up from their farm, so we had a lovely supper on my terrace before heading out to my favourite bars on C/ Caballeros.

In mortar and pestle, grind the preserved lemon, sumac, white peppercorns and garlic until you have a mushy paste. Add a small amount of olive oil to make a nice, thick consistency.

Wash the quail inside and out and pat dry with paper towels. Now, using your hands, smother the quail with the spice paste, leaving a small amount in each cavity, but spreading over the outside of the birds as well - remember; it’s a

Quail with Moorish flavours and pan fried potatoes • Fresh quail (codorniz) - 1 or 2 per person • 1/4 piece of preserved lemon • 1 tsp sumac (zumaque) per quail • 2 tsp white peppercorns • 3 cloves garlic • Sea salt • 1 potato per person cut into small cubes • 4 cloves garlic, sliced thinly • 1 dried chilli, finely chopped

good hot oven is all you need and 30 minutes max.

The potatoes should have finished frying by now, too, and be nice and golden brown and crispy on all sides. Warm some plates in the oven quickly and serve the quail - a whole bird, or two, per person with a pile of potatoes and your choice of veggies.

Some sauce will have collected in the oven pan from the roasting quail, and this will be fine enough to spoon over each bird.

A good Rioja will go nicely here, perhaps on a terrace with great company and you’re in for a great evening. Especially if you’re heading out to the ballet! And remember, you don’t have to be posh to chew on the bones - it’s the only way you’ll get a good feed!

Until next month, buen provecho!

Professional Chef Erica Choate

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flavour, not a coating.

Preheat your oven to a hot 190-200ºC. Meanwhile, melt a large knob of butter and a good tablespoon full of olive oil in a large skillet or fry pan. Add the potatoes to this and cook, stirring occasionally to turn each side that is frying. Keep the heat to medium low, so the potatoes are gently browning, but not burning too quickly. After 10-15 minutes, add the slices of garlic and chopped dried chilli, and a little more butter if necessary. Continue frying, stirring occasionally, while you put the quail in the oven.

Put the quail in an oven dish that will fit them snugly. Roast them for 25-30 minutes, they need to be only just cooked, and then rest them for a few minutes while you organise a salad or steam some vegetables.

The legs will stick out on the quail and the skin on the ankles will just begin to come back. It is okay if the quail are just a little bit pink, this is good - but you don’t want them too rare, or raw. A

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RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH

L’ANTIGA BODEGUETA 1833 Fusion, Asian, Italian, Lebanese, French, Mediterranean – you name it, Valencia is beginning to offer it all at last, but the knockon effect is that it is getting harder to find good, typical home-cooked Spanish tapas.

Last week D and I had a delightful meal in a modern and cosy little restaurant in the Barrio del Carmen. Well, officially it’s the Barrio Mercat but most of us think of this whole area as the Carmen, but there are several little barrios that make up the Centro Histórico and they all have their own byelaws. This is important because if this place had tried to open in the Carmen it probably would not have gotten permission because of its proximity to the next bar. Barrio Mercat is keen to keep the area alive by granting new licenses to businesses in its area.

L’Antiga Bodegueta 1833 is just a little off Plaza Dr. Collado, going past the bike shop in the direction of Plaza Negrito - blink and you will miss it. The spelling of the L’Antiga Bodegueta 1833 is in Valenciano and the owner is Valencia born and bred, which reflects the authenticity of the place.

The owner, Rafa, is charming and extremely enthusiastic, full of information (the Mercat bye-laws and the history of the area), with an obvious passion for his restaurant and, more importantly, his customers. The bar/

restaurant is only a little over a year old and, judging by the busy clientele who appeared to be locals on this Thursday night, everyone is very happy with the result.

The restaurant is named L’Antiga Bodegueta 1833 because when the owners were restoring the building, they found an old wine bottle with the date 1833 on the label and it was known to be a bodega for the area around that time. An added advantage is an outside (covered) terrace behind the restaurant in a quiet and shaded street. What better way to eat good food than al fresco!

The menu is chalked each day on a large blackboard and consists of probably every tapa you can think of at excellent prices, 3€ up to 7€ for very generous portions. The tapas change according to what’s fresh at the market (they couldn’t be closer to the Mercado Central!). We sampled a good assortment: patatas bravas (small crispy potatoes with a tomato hot sauce and garlic mayonnaise) which were crispy and perfect, verduras a la plancha (griddled vegetables; onion, mushrooms, finely sliced artichokes, crispy and lovely, tasty olive oily peppers), puntillas (little battered baby squid) and langostines a la plancha (delicious, perfectly griddled huge prawns). We washed the food down with a lively red from Utiel-Requena.

We never do the desserts justice (we never leave enough room!) but we did enjoy the huge portion of chocolate cake drowned in chocolate sauce!

Every weekday Rafa’s mother cooks a typical Valencia dish for lunch. This could

be one of a variety of dishes; arroz al horno (rice with meat, morcilla and chick peas cooked in the oven), paella (usually Valencian with chicken and rabbit), fideuá (a paella type of fish and seafood pasta), albóndigas (meatballs), etc. - all home cooked from the freshest of ingredients in her own kitchen. This is offered as a menú del día (the menu of the day) at 8 euros including salad and a drink - good honest home cooking at a great price - but get there early, because once the portions she makes are gone, that’s it for the day!

At weekends, both Saturday and Sunday lunchtime, the Bodegueta offers paella, salad and a drink for 6€ a head - fantastic value! Two could eat very well for 15€ a head and there is a good selection of wellpriced wines. Pop in for a drink and a tapa or stay and have a very affordable delicious feast! Value like this is getting harder to find in the city.

Tim Birch

L’Antiga Bodegueta 1833 C/ Purísima, 6 (between Plaza Dr. Collado and Plaza Negrito) Barrio Mercat (Zona Carmen) Tel: 677 405 931 Open every day 10.00h – 16.00h Monday– Saturday 19.00h until late Closed Sunday evenings Photos D&P Birch / Article - © 2010 24/7Valencia

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CHILL OUT

SLAUGHTERHOUSE LIBRERÍA Y CAFETERÍA Think Brick Lane, London, checked shirts, rough stone and mosaic floors and off-white walls, beautiful art books, think Apple Mac, infusions and beers, think loved and thumbed books, arty people and familiar faces.

Think SLAUGHTERHOUSE, librería y cafetería.

Opened in September 2009, in the heart of the up-and-coming bohemian barrio of Ruzafa. Slaughterhouse is a trendy, homey coffee and book shop that is most popular with the trendiest and artiest 30 to 40-year-old Valencianos. Jacobo, an artist, Ramón, a chemist, and Jaime, a philologist, are the brains behind this charming little hangout and the story behind the name is just as enchanting.

When Jacobo and Ramon were partners Article © 2010 24/7Valencia / photos © Roman Rodríguez

in another bookshop/cafe in Ruzafa, they kept coming across some pretty awful books by an author called Slaughter who was big in the ‘60s and it became their in-joke. At the time they were all rereading the infamous Kurt Vonnegut novel ‘Slaughterhouse Five’ and when they discovered this old butchers shop, the name for their new venture was nothing but obvious. You can follow their journey from butchers to bookshop in the series on their website made by the filmmaker Pau Fenollosa, some amusing episodes now in their second season.

Open every day except Monday mornings, you can relax and enjoy a coffee or a beer over a book, or just pop in to see the exhibitions they have and change every month, see the agenda on

their website, or just to buy a book as all books on display are for sale. They also hold wine tasting nights, acoustic music evenings, readings and lectures. Well worth a swing by.

Lolita Devine Slaughterhouse librería y cafetería C/ Denia, 22 (Zona Ruzafa) Tel: 96 328 77 55 www.slaughterhouse.es info@slaughterhouse.es Open Monday 17.00h – 23.00h Open, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday 11.00h – 14.00h, 17.00h – 23.00h Open Thursday, Friday, Saturday 11.00h – 14.00h, 17.00h – 1.00h

LISTINGS

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ARTS & theatre Museums / galleries

AULA CAM LA LLOTGETA-ESPAI D’ART Metamorfosis XXI Gabriel Alonso Hasta 27 mayo Biografías Beatriz Díaz Desde 6 hasta 28 mayo CENTRO CULTURAL BANCAJA Tanagras. Figuras para la Vida y la Eternidad. Colección del Museo del Louvre Hasta 7 julio CENTRO DEL CARMEN Cartografías de la Creatividad: 100% Valencianos.

Hasta 2 mayo CIUDAD DE LAS ARTES Y LAS CIENCIAS (L’Hemisferic, Museu de les Ciencies Principe Felipe, L’Oceanografic) www.cac.es COL.LEGI MAJOR RECTOR PESET Enric Balanzà Hasta 15 mayo FUNDACION CHIRIVELLA SORIANO Pinturas. Exposición Antológica Vicente Castellano Desde 7 mayo hasta 15 agosto GALERÍA BENLLIURE Pintura Moderna y Contemporánea de los Siglos XIX y XX Permanente GALERIA KESSLER BATTAGLIA Mapa de las Mujeres que Cuidan Mau Monleon Hasta 15 mayo GALERÍA LUIS ADELANTADO Policéntrico, Centrifugo, Vulnerable Luis Gordillo Hasta 4 junio GALERIA MURO Vicente Castellano Desde 6 mayo hasta 7 junio GALERIA PAZ Y COMEDIAS En Tránsito María Ortega Desde 7 mayo GALERÍA ROSA SANTOS Pilar Beltrán Hasta 5 junio GALERÍA ROSALIA SENDER Joseph Guinovart Hasta 12 junio GALERÍA D’ART VISOR Caída del Meteorito (Reconstrucción) David Ferrando Guiraut Hasta 29 mayo INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DE VALENCE Mascarat Emilio Roselló Desde 6 mayo Sobre Árboles y Cielos Alberto Biesock Desde 6 mayo Supercuerdas Fuencisla Francés Desde 6 mayo Elle Joan Verdú Desde 6 mayo IVAM INSTITUT VALENCIÀ D’ART MODERN EXPOSICIONES IVAM Pintar Sobre el Mar. El Mar como Pretexto.

Obras de la Colección del IVAM. Hasta 18 mayo Malas Calles Hasta 9 mayo La Solidez del Tiempo Cai Xiao Song Hasta 2 mayo Ignacio Pinzao y la Acuarela Hasta 23 mayo De Gaudí a Picasso Hasta 27 junio Ximo Lizana Hasta 27 junio Bernard Venet Desde 18 mayo hasta 11 julio JARDÍN BOTÁNICO Algo Más Hasta 2 mayo Infància y Guerra Hasta 30 mayo LA BENEFICENCIA CENTRE VALENCIA DE CULTURA MEDITERRÁNEA Recorrido por la Prehistoria Valenciana, desde el Paleolítico hasta la Época Visigoda Exposición permanente LA GALLERA Cueva de Estrellas Blanca Muñoz Hasta 27 julio L’ IBER DE LOS SOLDADITOS DE PLOMO Exposición Permanente: Guardias Españolas, Coleciones Valencianas, Almansa, Vida Cotidiana, Tirant y Serie Histórica.

MUVIM L’Aventura de la Pensament Exposición permanente Imágenes al Margen Hasta 2 mayo Collages José Luis Jover Hasta 2 mayo Artel Arte de Uso Diario (1908-1935) Hasta 2 mayo El Espíritu Futurista en la Publicidad Italiana Desde 18 mayo hasta 12 octubre MUSEU DE BELLES ARTES SAN PIO V Pintura Gótica Colección Permanente Pintura de Joan de Joanes para el Retablo de San Sebastián Hasta 9 mayo Memoria y Arte del Espíritu Cartujano: Las Cartujas Valencianas Hasta 23 mayo MUSEO DE PREHISTORIA DE VALENCIA Restos de Vida, Restos de Muerte Hasta 30 mayo MUSEO VALENCIA D’ETNOLOGÍA Horta i Marjal Exposición Permanente La Semana Santa Marinera de Valencia: Creencias Junto al Mar Hasta 2 mayo MY NAME’S LOLITA ART Poco Importa Teresa Moro Mayo OCTUBRE CENTRE CULTURAL CONTEMPORANIA Mirades Creuades Toni Miró Hasta 31 mayo REALES ATARAZANAS Living Together Observatori 2010 Desde 6 hasta 30 mayo

SALA PARPALLO A Piel de Cama Hasta 30 mayo Dos Decadas de Audovisual en la India Desde 6 hasta 30 mayo UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA, LA NAU Arte Salvado Mayo Biennal Martínez Guerricabeita 1999 – 2010 (adquisiciones) Mayo THEATRE

ESPACIO INESTABLE Cuando el Silencio Cae en los Relojes de Arena (danza) Desde 6 hasta 9 mayo Testosterona (teatro) Desde 13 hasta 16 mayo Todas Muertas (teatro) Desde 20 hasta 23 mayo Fando et Lis (teatro) 29 y 30 mayo TEATRE EL MUSICAL El Ignorante y El Demente Hasta 2 de mayo Lo Cerebro Desde 20 hasta 23 de mayo PC Personal Computer Desde 28 hasta 30 de mayo TEATRE OLYMPIA Garrick Hasta 9 mayo El Lago de los Cisnes (Swan Lake) Russian National Ballet 11 mayo La Cena de los Idiotas Desde 13 hasta 30 mayo TEATRO DE MARIONETAS LA ESTRELLA (LA PETXINA) El Viaje Submarino Mayo TEATRE PRINCIPAL Beethoven: Tres Beethoven: Après Toi Beethoven: Pastoral Beethoven: Laberinto 5 y 6 mayo (danza) Bach Parabelo 8 y 9 mayo (danza) Raphael, 50 Años Después 14 y 15 mayo TEATRE RIALTO Questi Fantasmi Hasta 6 junio TEATRE TALIA El Somriure de M. O’Hara Hasta 2 mayo Nuestra Señora de La Calle 121 Desde 27 hasta 30 mayo cinema

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ALMUDÍN Pl. San Luis Bertrán, 1 Tel: 96 352 54 78 - ext. 4521 BACKSERIES GALLERY & SHOP Breton de los Herreros, 4 www.backseries.com CENTRE CULTURAL BANCAIXA Pl. Tetuán, 23 Tel: 96 387 58 64 CENTRO COREOGRÁFICO DE LA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA Parque de la Granja, s/n, Burjassot Tel: 96 390 47 74 CIUDAD DE LAS ARTES Y LAS CIENCIAS (L’Hemisferic, Museu de les Ciencies Princípe Felipe, L’Oceanografic) Av. Instituto Obrero de Valencia Tel: 902 100 031 COLLEGI MAJOR RECTOR PESET Universitat de Valencia Plaça del Forn de Sant Nicolau,4 Tel: 96 316 60 00 GALERÍA AKKA C/ Almirante Cadarso, 6 Tel: 96 316 27 27 GALERÍA DUOMO C/ Luis Santangel, 18 FNAC SAN AUGUSTÍN C/ Guillem de Castro, 9 - 11 Tel: 96 353 90 15 FUNDACION CHIRIVELLA SORIANO C/ Valeriola, 13 Tel: 96 338 12 15 GALERÍA LUIS ADELANTADO C/ Bonaire, 6 Tel: 96 351 01 79 GALERÍA MURO Correjeria, 5 Tel: 96 391 19 03 GALERIA PAZ Y COMEDIAS C/ Comedias, 7-2 Tel: 96 391 89 06 GALERÍA ROSALIA SENDER Mar, 19 (Ciutat Vella) Tel: 96 391 89 67 GALERIA SEGRELLES C/ Ciscar, 4 Tel: 96 333 21 97 GALERÍA TOSSAL Pl Tossal, s/n Tel: 96 398 18 03 GALERÍA VISOR C/ Corretgeria, 26 Tel: 96 392 23 99

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INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DE VALENCE C/ Moro Zeit, 6 Tel: 96 315 30 95 INSTITUT VALENCIÀ DE LA MÚSICA C/ Barcas, 2 Tel: 96 318 44 53 IVAM C/ Guillem de Castro, 118 Tel: 96 386 30 00 JARDÍN BOTÁNICO C/ Quart, 80 Tel: 96 315 68 00 JOVE ORQUESTRA DE LA GENERALITAT VALENCIANA Tel: 96 318 44 90 / 93 KITSCH INTERNACIONAL ARTEDIVERSO C/ Covarrubias, 5 Tel: 607 636 012 LA BENEFICIENCIA CENTRE VALENCIA DE CULTURA MEDITERANEA C/ Corona 36 Tel: 96 388 35 79 LA GALLERA C/ Aluders, 7 Tel: 96 352 14 37 LA NAVE GALERÍA Nave, 25 Tel: 96 351 19 33 LA LLOTGETA, AULA DE CULTURA CAM-ESPAI D’ART Pl. Mercado, 4 Tel: 96 391 33 96 L’IBER MUSEO DE LOS SOLDADITOS DE PLOMO C/ Caballeros, 22 Tel: 96 391 86 75 www.museoliber.org LLIG LLIBRERIES DE LA GENERALITAT Pl. Manises, 3 Tel: 96 386 61 70 MONASTERIO DE SAN MIGUEL DE LOS REYES Av Constitución, 284 Tel: 96 387 40 13 MUSEO DEL ARROZ C/Rosario, 3 Tel: 609 877 956 MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES DE VALENCIA C/ San Pío V, 9 Tel. 96 369 30 88 / 369 21 11 MUSEO DE LA CIUDAD Pl. Arzobispo, 1 Tel: 96 352 54 78 - ext. 4126 MUSEO DEL CARMEN C/ Museo, 2 Tel: 96 369 30 88 MUSEO FALLERO Pl. Monteolivete, 4 Tel: 96 352 54 78 MUSEO NACIONAL DE CERÁMICA GONZÁLEZ MARTÍ C/ Poeta Querol, 2 Tel: 96 351 63 92 MUSEO TAURINO Pasaje Doctor Serra, 16 Tel: 96 351 18 50 MUVIM C/ Guillem de Castro, 8 Tel: 96 388 37 47 MY NAME’S LOLITA ART C/ Avellanas, 7 (Ciutat Vella) Tel: 96 391 13 72 MUSEOS DE LA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA Av. Campanar, 32 Tel: 96 386 58 56 / 386 53 53 PAZ TEJÓN GALERÍA ESTUDIO C/ Salas Quiroga, 1, bajo (Zona Jesús) Tel.: 654 363 829 www.paztejon.com

POPOL VUH C/ Burriana, 13 Tel: 96 336 08 25 REALES ATARAZANAS Pl. Juan Antonio Benlliure, s/n Tel: 96 352 54 78 TAMAR C/ Almudín, 16 Tel: 96 392 50 66 UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA C/ Universidad, 2 opera

PALAU DE LES ARTS Autopista del Saler, 1 Tel: +34 96 197 58 00 Fax: +34 96 395 22 01 www.lesarts.com theatre

CARME TEATRE C/ Gutenberg, 12 Tel: 96 392 42 71 www.carmeteatre.com ESPAI ATHENEIA C/ Guillem de Castro, 65 Tel: 615 578 344 - 657 857 792 www.xikanda.com ESPACIO INESTABLE C/ Dr. Sanchis Bergón, 5 Tel: 96 392 16 30 www.espacioinestable.com L’ALTRE ESPAI C/ Platero Suárez, 11 Tel: 96 353 92 00 OFF TEATRE C/ Turia, 47 Tel: 96 384 11 85 TEATRE EL MUSICAL Pl. Rosario, 3 Tel: 96 367 31 95 TEATRE MICALET C/ Mestre Palau, 3 Tel: 96 392 14 82 TEATRO DE MARIONETAS LA ESTRELLA (LA PETXINA).

C/ Dr Sanchis Bergón, 29 Tel: 96 371 73 84 TEATRO OLYMPIA C/ San Vicente Mártir, 44 Tel: 96 351 73 15 TEATRO PRINCIPAL C/ Barcas, 15 Tel: 96 353 92 00 TEATRO RIALTO Pl. Ayuntamiento, 17 Tel: 96 353 93 00 TEATRE ROMÀ DE SAGUNT Pujada al Castell, s/n Sagunto THEATRE SALA MORATÍN Pl. Ayuntamiento, 17 Tel: 96 353 93 0 TEATRO TALÍA C/ Caballeros, 31 Tel: 96 398 64 22 cinema

ALBATROS Pl. Fray Luis Colomer, 4 Tel: 96 393 26 77 BABEL C/ Vicente Sancho Tello, 10 Tel: 96 362 67 95 CINEMA JOVE C/ Jerónimo Monsoriu, 19

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MAY 10 / MAYO 10 www.247valencia.com Tel: 96 331 10 47 FILMOTECA (CINEMA INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE CINEMATOGRAFÍA) RIALTO Pl. Ayuntamiento, 17 UGC CINE CITE Espai Campanar Av. Tirso de Molina, 16 Tel: 902 100 842

live music Black Note (Zona Aragón) C/ Polo y Peyrolón, 15 Tel. 96 393 36 63 Top choice for music lovers who love it live - jazz, blues, R’n’B, soul, funk, flamenco and rock.

Café del Duende (Zona Carmen) C/ Túria, 62 Tel. 630 455 289 Great club specialising in authentic flamenco music and culture.

Café Mercedes Jazz (Zona Ruzafa) C/ Sueca, 27 Reservations: 96 341 83 78 New! In the cosmopolitan Ruzafa district, an excellent addition to the live music scene with a packed programme of live jazz, flamenco and weekly live chamber music too. Run by real music lovers, with a concert stage and café-bar to chill with a great choice of cafés, beers and cocktails.

Durango Club C/Llanterners, 35 Poligon Industrial La Closa, Meliana www.myspace.com/durangoclub Rock club on the outskirts of Valencia with great live bands and a loyal crowd.

El Loco (Zona Juan Lloréns) C/ Erudito Orellena, 12 Tel. 96 326 05 26, www.lococlub.org Dynamic live venue with an eclectic choice of indie, rock, fusion, blues and more.

Check some music and dance later.

roll, reggae and more.

La Claca (Zona Carmen) C/ San Vicente, 3 www.laclaca.com Live flamenco on Sundays.

La Edad de Oro (Zona Juan Llorens) C/ San Jacinto, 3 Tel. 649 255 048 Live music every Thursday & Friday.

Mirror (former Cormoran) C/ San Vicente, 200 New name, improved sound and a hipper interior. Check international bands from around the globe.

Octubre Centre (Zona Carmen) C/ Sant Ferran, 12 Tel. 96 315 77 99, www.octubre.cat Features the best local and national indie bands on the scene.

Palau de la Musica Paseo de la Alameda, 30 Tel. (+34) 96 337 50 20 E-mail: info@palauvalencia.com www.palaudevalencia.com Excellent classical music concerts in the Rio Turia gardens with musicians from around the world. See website for current programme.

Smooth Jazz Club (Zona Canovas) C/ Salamanca, 17 www.smoothjazzclub.es A welcoming and spacious jazz club with a varied programme.

Wah-Wah (zona Blasco Ibáñez) C/ Campoamor, 52 Tel. 96 356 39 42, 645 792 674 Indie rock in a student zone… www.wahwahclub.com Woody (Zona Blasco Ibáñez) Avenida de Menéndez Pelayo 25 Tel:96 361 85 51 New live music venue with indie bands from Spain and abroad.

clubs Zona Plaza Ayuntaiento

4 Mayo 21:30 mikkel ploug quartet 11 Mayo 22:15 piano solo/ duo sessions 18 Mayo 21:30 beatnik quintet 25 Mayo 22:15 piano solo/duo sessions Jimmy Glass Jazz Bar (zona Carmen) C/ Baja, 28 www.jimmyglassjazz.net This darkly lit bar plays the finest jazz with cool photos and a wide range of coffees and spirits. It has weekly live music and is a very relaxing place to unwind and relate.

The owner is a real jazz lover and it shows.

Concerts every Tuesday at 21.30h La Caverna C/ Cuenca, 70 Live music. Mod, soul, rock &

Mogambo C/ Sangre, 9 Piccadilly Downtown club C/ Embajador Vich 7 (junto a Hotel Astoria). www.groovelives.com Groovelives. Open all night, every night!

Zona Ruzafa

Excuse Me! C/ dels Tomasos, 14 (next to Mercado de Ruzafa) This place has been getting a buzz around town with clubbers. Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night in Valencia from midnight until 7.00 am! Two rooms: one is more organic with pop/rock ’n’ roll/garage/soul and the other more electronic with groove electro/space disco/new wave/cosmic boogie. Check it!

Le Club C/ Cuba, 8 Le Club is back! With 2 floors, underground electronica downstairs and funkier sounds upstairs. Open Fridays and Saturdays all night long.

Les Portes Matias Perelló, 15 Ruzafa Fantastic! Check this one out. Les Portes is

re-opening again for good on Christmas Eve from midnight. A friendly crowd, an ample selection of infusions, natural juices, homemade cakes, highly original salads and superb cocktails. Enjoy great live performances with multi-use space for your own enjoyment every day of the week! Open from 16.00h to 03.30h Zona San Vicente

La Indiana C/ San Vicente, 95 www.laindiana.com Newly opened and with a fantastic new interior. Thursdays has Fiesta Elephunk.

Friday is Fiesta Cosmopolitan. 3 Ambients.

In the zona VIP, check out R&B, Funky, Soul.

With DJ Chicho, in la sala principal enjoy the best House with DJ Jose Mª Aboga and Javi Zaragoza and the upper floor has commercial and Latin sounds with DJ Nando y Edu. Zona Juan Lloréns

Café Carioca Juan Llorens 52 www.cafe-carioca.com Superb House music and more and a fantastic mosaic interio vv r and groovy beats. Cool club for the beautiful people.

La Edad de Oro C/ San Jacinto, 3 Tel. 649 255 048 Great! This legendary Valencian club has moved to Juan Lloréns area just off Av. Fernando el Cátolico, so easy to find. More space, a dance floor, live music license, and its classic mix of pumping sounds… from rock & roll to house! Open 22.00h until 4.00h, Thursday to Saturday.

Habana Valencia Juan Lloréns, 41-43 A new name and funkier interior. House, Funky House, and exotic grooves till well past dawn..

Magazine Club C/ de Perez Escrich, 19 Rock’n’ roll disco.

Peatonal C/ Juan Lloréns, 39 Zona El Carmen

&Ártico C/ Arolas, 11 Tel. 96 391 08 57 Dinners - cocktails - chill out - art space - electro funky beats.

Bigornia C/ Museu, 10 Arty crowd of the Carmen scene with electro, hip-hop, funk, techno and more. Good vibes.

Blau C/ Alta, 11 House and funk with a crowd to match.

Bolseria Café C/Bolseria, 41 Tel: 96 391 89 03 Hot tropical vibe with swinging crowd at weekends. House, Latin, funk and pop.

Bounty C/ Jose Iturbi, 4 Tel. 96 391 71 94 One of the funkiest all-night clubs going, ‘70s funk, soul and disco. A bit hidden away.

Café Madrid C/ Abadía de San Martín, 10 Off C/ San Vicente near Plaza de la Reina so

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Calcatta C/ Reloj Viejo, 6 Just one minute’s walk from Calle Caballeros.

One of the few discos in the Carmen to stay open all night, until around 8 am.

Club 47 C/ Quart, 47 Music Box C/ Pintor Zariñena, 16 Tel. 96 391 41 51 An all-night disco in the Barrio del Carmen! The Music Box is an infinite collage of styles and ages: Drum’n’Bass, Electronic, Pop, Soul, Rock’n’Roll.

Frankenstein Rock & Roll Club Marques de Caro, 5 Near to the Carmen swimming pool, a hang out for lovers of rock’n’roll!

Immortal C/ San Dionisio, 3 Feel ‘heavy metal’ and like hard rock? Plenty of like-minded souls in a loud bar. Rock on!

Juanita Club C/ Lepanto, 8 Rasta Vibrations.

La Claca C/ San Vicente, 3 Open every day off Plaza de la Reina. Live flamenco Sunday in a legendary meeting point.

Close to C/ Alta, open Thurs – Sat from 23.30 to 03.30h. Rock, garage, indie guitar disco.

Zona Plaza Cedro

Tornillo C/ Campoamor, 42 Tel. 96 392 55 27 www.eltornillo.com INDIE scene. Electronica beats collide with guitar, loads of students partying, dancing.

Welcoming, hip, excellent connections with the club scene and an eclectic Dj programme throughout the festive season. Hip yet friendly.

Look out for the distinctive huge nail outside!

Velvet C/ Campoamor, 58 Psychedelic, alternative student vibe. Very spacious and loud and buzzing at weekends.

Zona Canova

Number One Plaza Canovas, 6 www.gruposlasanimas.com Upmarket nightclub.

Zona Blasco Ibañez

Miniclub Blasco Ibañez, 111 Used to be Zenith. Funky new club open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday until well past dawn.www.myspace.com/miniclubvlc Zona Benimaclet

Swan C/ Juan Giner, 15 Groovy!!! A spacious, hip, popular spot for lovers of retro ‘60s, psych pop, mod y más.

Zona Malvarrosa

La Flama C/ San Roteros, 14 Near the Torres de Serrano, this is a music-lovers meeting point with a rock & roll crowd and the DJ/owner is happy to play requests. Heady atmosphere that combines rock with funk and blues, good times in the centro historico. Keith Richards would have approved...

Pinball C/ Concordia, 3 www.pinballvalencia.com For lovers of psychedelia, northern Soul, funk. Groovy atmosphere, buzzing at weekends. Open 21.00h-03.30h. Cats and chicks shakin’ it until the early hours, digging various scenes like something out of Blow Up. Free tapas every Thursday with your beer. Open Monday-Saturday 8pm2am. Many types of Absinthes available.

Radio City C/ Santa Teresa, 19 Tel: 96 391 41 51 Free disco Fri - Sat nights, live flamenco every Tuesday. Funky and friendly club.

Turmix C/ Dr. Chiarri, 8

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Soul Gandhara C/ Eugeñia Vines, 225 Every Saturday night with Hip-hop and R&B with legendary DJ Cosy O. Vivir Sin Dormir Pl. Neptuno, 42 Tel: 96 372 77 77 Legendary nightspot by the beach with a name said to sum up Valencia’s attitude to life!

Zona Alameda

Singles Prolongacion Paseo de la Alameda, 43 Tel: 96 1210 85 27 Part of the prestigious Las Animas group.

Pl. Ayuntamiento, 17 Open all day and every day. Check out the Art Deco ceiling!

Mancini C/ Moratin, 1 Tel: 96 394 42 89 Open Mon-Wed 9.00h - 21.00h. Thurs-Sat 9am-1.30am. Mellow atmosphere, mixed crowd, good service. Healthy menu del dia 7.50€. Great terrace.Wonderful retro design and said by many locals to have the best coffee in the centre! Mancini is open for private parties from 17.00h onwards and has a catering service too.

Moon Bar C/ Músico Peydro, 39 Reservations: 676 333 465 Run by a Valencian family, homemade breakfasts, lunch and dinners.

Starbucks C/ San Vicente, 44 Your favourite coffees, teas, hot chocolate…

The Bodegueta Pl. Mariano Benlliure, 4 Tel: 96 351 97 38 Cool! Breakfast, lunch and dinner, Spanish tapas, wines and beers…

The Ginger Loft café C/ Victoria, 4 (just off Plaza Mariano Benlliure) www.thegingerloft.com Classy café bar with superb cocktails, classic and original tapas and Sunday brunch run by a friendly, well-travelled international staff.

Zona San Vicente

Café Lorquiano C/ Alzira, 12 An impressive programme of events, open from 18.00h every day (except Tuesday).

Zona Canovas

DB drinking & fooding C/ Conde Altea, 20 Tel: 963 163 144 Luxury chill out.

Zona Rio del Turia

Quiosco Rio Turia Paseo Alameda s/n (junto estación Metro) By the famous Calatrava bridge, a great chill out café-bar for the family.

Wicky Parque de Cabecera Tel. 656 856 899 and 679 40 45 24 Nice one! Fantastic combination of chill out

Zona Puerto

La3 c/ Padre Porta, 2 www.groovelives.com Indie & electrónica sounds on 3 floors Estrella Damn Lounge America’s Cup port (Marina Real Juan Carlos I) Open again! Funky, open-air club by the port with a great mix of DJ’s.

chill out Zona Plaza Ayuntamiento

Cafetería Rialto

bar, restaurant and cafeteria.Zona El Carmen

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MAY 10 / MAYO 10 www.247valencia.com Afterwork C/ Murillo, 9 izq Open from 9am - 1.30am. Young, friendly crowd with good selection of beers and wines. Afterwork has 2 unique rooms with different vibes. ‘The Tasca’ specializes in traditional Spanish tapas, cooked on the spot. Check their patatas bravas! After work’s ‘Pulpo club’ is a music lounge and a hang out for mod, indie and rock fans. Every wednesday 20:00h - 22:00h guacamole / mojito / burrito 5€. Good, cheap and fun! Just 1 minutes walk from the Torres de Quart.

Al Pans Queso C/ Serranos, 19 Tel: 615 979 484 Highly popular with a very open crowd. &Articio C/ Arolas, 11 Tel: 96 391 08 57 Dinners - cocktails - chill out - art space - electro funky beats.

Bar Negrita Pl. Negrito Sister bar of Negrito with breakfasts and montaditos from 08.00 – 15.00h.

Booktique C/ del mesón de Morella, 3 Café Bahiano C/ Calatrava, 12 Very popular Brazilian bar.

Café de las Horas C/ Conde Almodóvar Tel: 96 3917 336 Marrying baroque with kitsch, classic with camp, this is ‘chill out’ in grand style.

Café Infanta Pl. Tossal, 3 Tel: 96 392 16 23 In the heart of the Carmen, Café Infanta is spacious yet cosy inside. Great terrace.

Café Lisboa Pl. Dr. Collado, 9 Tel. 96 391 94 84 An excellent café bar in one of Valencia’s most atmospheric plazas. Good mixed crowd of students, locals, visitors and a very popular terraza. Open 09.00h and all day until late.

Lots of bocadillos, coffees and beers. Barça and Levante football on TV at the weekend.

Café Madrid C/ Abadia San Martin, 10 Elegant chill out bar with nooks and crannies, famed as one originator of ‘Agua de Valenca.’

Café Museu C/ Museu, 7 Tel: 96 393 31 08 Bohemia at its finest, with a mellow terraza

in a tranquil part of the Barrio del Carmen.

Café del Negrito Pl. Negrito Tel. 96 391 42 33 Classic Carmen hangout. Liberal 30-somethings, arty crowd, lots of people wearing glasses!

Café Tertulia 1900 C/ Alta 4 Open every day, with 3 floors for part-time daydreamers and nightlife schemers.

Cafetería Rialto Pl. Ayuntamiento, 17 Tel: 96 394 08 77 Salads, bocadillos, pasta, international beers, cocktails and spirits. Lovely art noveau ceiling and free live music (jazz, swing, blues…) every Friday night at 23.00h!

Cafetín Pl. San Jaime, 3 Watch Valencia nightlife morphing at night from the terraza of Cafetín. What a view!

El Café Del Mar Plaza Lope de Vega, 4 Tel: 96 3 922 558 Great! Fantastic and ample terrace café-bar restaurant with friendly service and tasty food and drinks served all day. Take your time in a top chill out spot in the atmospheric old centre. One of the finest terrazas in the city.

El Laboratorio (junto Pl. de la Virgen) Pl. Cors de la Mare de Deu, 3 Tel: 96 392 61 93 18:00 - 13:30 AM Young international staff & clientele. The coolest-and cheapest-place to chill off the Plaza de la Virgen. Fun food at fun prices (10h-1h). Free tapas with drinks. Tues = Language Exchange Night; Wed = cocktails

2x1, mojito 3.50€ Exhibitions, Theme Nights, Parties, Clothes X change, Ethnic Fiestas, Art & Photography… Lunch during Fallas. Mixed drinks start at 3.50€!!!!!

Felino C/ Calabazas S/n Tel: 685.84.36.29 Arty chill out bar next to the Mercat Central.

Tasty breakfasts and lunches, cool music.

Gilda C/ Ensendra, 9 (corner Plaza Viriato) Tel: 96 3260393 Funky new authentic Italian chill out bar in the old centre. Near to Radio City so easy to find.

Girasol C/ Turia, 52 Movil: 650 245 563 Spacious, darkly lit chill out bar, mellow and friendly. Choice sounds, intimate corners.

Horchatería El Siglo Pl. Santa Cantalina, 11 Tel: 96 391 84 66 Great terrace and a real Valencia experience for the local delicacy of horchata. Founded in 1836, they claim to be the oldest in Valencia.

John Silver C/ Alta, 8 Open Monday to Sunday, liberal atmosphere and guitar rock soundtrack filling three floors

Juanita Club C/ Lepanto, 8 Rasta Vibrations just two minutes walk from the Torres de Quart, open every day from 20.00h. Fantastic cozy interior, a real Reggae lover’s paradise, relaxed atmosphere.

Very popular DJ sessions at night with Roots, Dub and more. Authentic vibe…

La Bodegueta C/ Caballeros, 10 Intimate bar, with ‘tapas caseras’ and music reflecting the flamenco-loving owner Isabel.

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Sol i Lluna C/ del Mar, 29 96 392 22 16, www.solilluna.net Cafe-bar with ample terrace, good crowd of locals and foreigners. Varied tapas and meals to be savoured on balmy evenings. Buzzing atmosphere at night and great music soundtrack too.

La Cava del Negret C/ Calatrava, 15 Tel: 96 392 33 01 Open every day from 12.00h, great bar on Pl. Negrito with terraza and some of the finest agua de Valencia around. Friendly staff, superb terraza, next to fountain and a great selection of cavas and champagnes. Good music and reasonable prices. Recommended.

La Magarota C/ murillo, 11 Tel: 665 04 15 08 Open from Tuesday to Sunday, 20.00h to 01.00am. Friendly and bohemian tapas bar with a fine selection of Spanish and international choices, including hams, salads, carpaccios, cold meats and more. Experienced and popular Valencian and Brazilian owners, atmospheric, soulful interior with an eclectic mixture of boho locals and visitors of all ages.

Jazzy and chill out soundtrack. Less than a minute’s walk from the Torres de Quart.

Fine selection of beer and wines too!

Mata Hari (La Casa del Te) C/ Portal de Valldigna, 9 Open from 18.00h, closed Monday and Tuesday. Delightful tea hang-out in quiet side street of the Barrio Carmen.

Teas from Morocco and Libya.

Oliver Hardy C/ Palau, 15 (Pl. Napoles y Sicillia) Tel: 96 391 15 70 Great name! Very popular since opening with the office and lounger set. Top terrace!

Pepita Pulgarcita C/ Cavallers, 19 Superb chill out bar with choice soundtrack as you watch the world go by. Impressive white interior, tasty tapas, tintos and cavas too!

Picapiedra C/ Caballeros, 25 Definitive of the alternative Carmen scene.

Highly popular with students, punks, hippies and adventurous tourists.

QArt! C/ Guillem de Castro,80 Tel: 96 391 61 65 An excellent chill out bar right next to the Torres de Quart. Arty yet warm interior.

Santa Catalina Pl. Santa Catalina, 6 Tel: 96 391 23 79 Just off Plaza de la Reina and reputed to be one of the best for horchata.

Santa Compania C/ Roteros, 21 Tel: 96 392 22 59 Very popular, classy wine and tapas

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The Lounge Café-Bar Estameñeria Vieja 2 (behind La Lonja) Tel: 96 391 80 94, www.theloungecafebar.com Fantastic cocktails. Open every day, Mon-Thurs Happy Hour 20.30h -21.30h.

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Zapping Pl. Marques del Busianes, 4 Open Tuesday to Sunday. Cafeteria all day, arty décor and good vibes. Off Pl. St. Jaime… so dead easy to find!

Zumeria Naturalia C/ del Mar, 12 Tel: 96 391 12 11 Excellent fruit juices.

Zona Juan lloréns

St. Jaime C/ Caballeros, 51 Tel. 96 391 24 01 Valencia Café society par excellence. Set in what may be the best corner of the centro histórico, this long established café bar has a cosmopolitan crowd, lots of room upstairs and one of the best terrazas in the city. Watch the characters stroll down C/Caballeros.

C/Turia 28. Valencia Info: http://stonebudha.wordpress.com Stone Budha Lounge C/Túria 28 Reservas: 622 500 048 Wonderful chill out bar near to the Torres de Quart. Mellow ambience, lovely cocktails, buddhist interior, candles, cushions, low-lighting and good service with experienced staff.You can lay down, relax with style and chill. Open Monday to Sunday from 15.00h - 2.00h Taberna Cavallers C/ Caballeros, 23 Tel: 96 391 25 16 The wood interior gives a feeling of warmth and modernity. Over 50 tapas to savour.

Taberna La Senia C/ Senia, 2 bajo 96 315 37 28 New and tasty taverna in the heart of the

Tango y Truco C/ Calixto III, 10 Tel: 96 385 18 37 www.tangoytruco.net Great bar with truly cosmopolitan atmosphere and staff that speak English, Spanish and Italian. Tango, old and new, is the soundtrack as well as Manu Chao, U2 and Bob Marley.

Zona Ruzafa

Café Dublin C/ Sueca, 51 Trendy and comfortable chill out bar with breakfasts, cocktails, ground coffees, live sports and quiz!

Sinpy Jo’s C/ Cadiz, 43 Tel: 670 904 294 In the heart of Ruzafa, Valencia’s Bohemian quarter, Sinpy Jo’s is a meeting point for young people of all nationalities and locals.

A perfect place to have your evening coffee or try one of their many imported beers.

Good music in a great atmosphere. Happy Hour from 18.00h to 21.00h, Mondays to Thursdays. Pub quiz Weds 23:00h.

Tula C/ Cadiz, 62 Kickin’!! Colourful chill out bar with trendy interior, fresh juices and breakfasts.

Open all day from 9.30h to 01.30 am.

(Zona Ruzafa) Ubik Café C/ Literato Azorín, 13 Tel: 96 374 12 55

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Wonderful, spacious and welcoming cafebar/ second-hand bookshop with live music performances every Thursday. Spanish Tapas, beer, wine, bohemian crowd, friendly atmosphere. Closed Monday.

Zona Plaza Xuquer

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Rocafull Cafe Pl. Xuquer, 14 www.rocafull.tk Every day from 15.30h til late, Rocafull chills during the day and rocks as evening turns to night. A key meeting point of the ‘indie’ community, with DJ sessions all week including Valencia face DJ Jordi. A great beer selection makes it popular with the Erasmus crowd. Groups: Franz Ferdinand, Jet, Teenage Fanclub, Interpol, White Stripes.

Zona Plaza Cedro

Tornillo C/ Campoamor, 42 Tel. 96 392 55 27 A meeting point for faces from the indie and electronica scenes. Definitely worth checking.

C/ San Dionisis, 8-1 (Barrio del Carmen) Magnus Termas (Sauna) Av. Puerto, 27 Tel: 96 337 48 92 Mogambo C/ Sangre, 9 Every Thursday - “Disco demolition”.

Nuncadigono C/ Turia, 22 The latest gay sex-club.

Oh! La La… C/ Dr Monserrat, 28 Tel: 96 315 64 16 18.00h – 03.00h, spacious restaurant-pub.

Pekado Pl. Vicente Iborra, 9 Tel. 96 392 41 39 The seven deadly sins are served after you enter the gates of hell of this restaurant.

Qart Café C/ Guillem de Castro, 80 Sant Miquel Pl. Sant Miquel, 13 Tel. 96 392 31 29 Spartacus C/ Flassanders, 8 Gay sex shop Trapezzio Café Pl. Músico Lopez Chavarri, 2 Turangalila C/ del Mar, 34 Tel. 96 391 02 55 Well prepared Mediterranean dishes.

Drag queens sing for customers in this original restaurant.

Venial C/ Quart, 34 Tel: 96 391 73 56 The first choice gay venue after hours.

TRADITIONAL PUBS Zona Plaza Ayuntamiento

The Guinness House Pl. Patriarca, 6 Excellent! Open from 8.00h – 24.00h and later on Friday/ Saturdays. Guinness House serves breakfasts, snacks and coffees.

Set in a tranquil square, a good mix of ages and nationalities in this upmarket pub with a friendly staff. Screens for football matches and all your favourite beers including Guinness! Relax on the mellow terraza or lounge on the classy Chesterfield sofas in the VIPs-style area at the back!

Zona El Carmen

Finnegan’s Pl. de la Reina Tel: 96 392 28 62 www.finnegansofdublin.es The legendary meeting point in the heart of Valencia for those who like a good pint.

Excellent terrace with fine view of the Cathedral. A genuine Irish pub with big screen for sports-lovers who like it live. Spacious and warm interior, good selection of beers and tasty traditional lunches. It is internationally famous for all the right reasons. Great for the craic in the evenings. A classic.

O’Hara’s C/ Cajeros, 1 / C/ Danzas, 5 A short stroll from La Lonja and within spitting distance of Home hostel. Celtic tavern with a mellow vibe, and all your favourite beers.

CERVECERIAS

Zona Plaza Honduras

Bar Rock Kracken Pl. Honduras, 37 ‘Relax’ with pounding rock & roll a la AC/DC, Motorhead, Guns ‘N’ Roses up to the present. Turn it up!

Café de Las Letras Pl. Honduras, 37 bajo An English flavour and literary vibe with the aroma of coffee.

Zona Plaza Benimaclet

Tam Tam C/ Emilio Baro, 20 Very special, one of the finest chill out bars in the city. A bohemian hangout with a spacious, soulful interior. Eclectic sounds for an eclectic clientele. One of Valencia’s best kept secrets…

GAY / LESBIAN ADN Pub C/ Angel Custodio, 10 (Barrio del Carmen) Café de La Seu C/ Santo Caliz, 7 Spacious, arty chill out bar, near the cathedral.

Colectivo Lambda of Lesbians, Gays and Transexuals

FREE TAPAS!

BEER C/ Salamanca, 4 Tel. 96 374 14 31 One for the lads and lasses who like a pint and more... Beers from around the world: Czech, German, British, U.S.A., Irish, Danish, Belgian. Every day a free montadito with each beer. Every Tuesday from 19.00h to 24.00h, Beer 2 x1! Wednesday has paella.

Thursday has popular beer prices, if it is your horoscope month, your second ‘copa’ is free.

Sherlock Holmes Plaza Manises, 3 Tel: 96 391 83 42 www.sherlockvalencia.com Excellent English pub in the heart of the old town, so you won’t need to be a detective to find it. Plenty of your favourite beers including Guinness, Grimbergen, Becks and more. Live football matches on big screen: Champions league, Primera liga and Premier League.

Tuesday night is the highly popular singles night from 20.00h to 22.00h!

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Tony Roma’s Pl. Canovas de Castillo, 2 Tel: 96 351 34 33 Arabic

Portland Ale House C/ Salamanca 10 Yes! Valencia’s first true American pub, run by a friendly American couple with draft beers available, sports and an increasingly mixed crowd of locals, visitors and English and Spanish speakers. They now brew & serve their own beer ! Tuesdays and Wednesdays are international language exchange nights, Thursdays is couch surfers meeting point and Sundays is the legendary pub quiz!

St Patrick’s Gran Vía Marqués del Túria, 69 Tel: 96 351 36 42 www.stpatricksvalencia.com “A true irish pub” that knows the craic!!

Friendly helpful staff and cosy traditional interior. Healthy mixture of well-dressed spanish, soccer and rugby lovers… All sports (cricket, golf, rugby, football…) In 4 big screens. WiFi for all our customers, pool and terrace. Great selection of beer, whiskies and very good music (rock-pop, 60´s, 70 ´s…) Open daily from 16.00p.m till late and weekdays and from 13.00p.m. Till very late weekends (in case of earlier starting sporting events, please enquire at the bar.

We might help.). Get your fidelity card (card for every 5 pints… 1 free!) We never close.

Manolo el del Bombo Pl. Valencia Club de Fútbol, 5 Tel: 96 930 460 A traditional Spanish bar with a different interior - a football museum with photos of the legendary Manolo del Bombo, the chap with the massive beret and drum. Just across from Mestalla stadium, a Mecca for football fans from all over the world. Friendly atmosphere.

Sally O’Brien Av. Aragon, 8 Tel: 96 337 40 12 Open daily from 17.00h - 02.00h, 03.30h at the weekends. Top one! New ownership, good vibes, great service and plenty of activity!

Sally O’Brien has gone up another level with an attractive exterior and two floors with nooks and crannies, separate room for private parties and live football on TV. Erasmus are welcome and the Sunday quiz (19.00h - 21.00h) is a fantastic excuse for Spanish and English speakers to mingle. Cash and prizes for the winners! Sally’s great again!

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Restaurants Afro-Cuban

Babalú C/ Manyans 17 (next to Plaza Redondo) Tel: 96 315 50 40 ¡Fiesta! An excellent restaurant-bar-club for those who love authentic Cuban food.

American

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Max Max C/ Vinalopó, 11 (Pl. Xúquer) Tel: 96 362 68 67 http://maxmaxvalencia.blogspot.com Renowned pub for heady nights of live Celtic music (pipes, fiddles, guitars). A local student and Erasmus favourite, well-located in a buzzing night-time zone. Very spacious, wide screen for all sports, pool, friendly staff and good music soundtrack. Good vibes!

The Dragon (Bar Internacional) C/ Virgen de Pilar, 12 (L’Eliana) British-run bar with good reputation for food.

Popular with the expat crowd from the area.

The Dubliner Avenida de la Paz, 17 Riba-Roja www.thedubliner.es Authentic Irish pub with live music

Brautigan Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 110 Tel: 96 339 06 42 Hey dude! You want Budweiser, Tex-Mex burgers, nachos and more? Valencia rocks, man!

Burger King Pl. Ayuntamiento, 19 Tel: 96 352 58 00 Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 108 Tel: 96 362 363 Foster’s Hollywood Pl. Ayuntamiento Tel: 96 352 02 64 Big portions. Burgers, fries and milkshakes.

McDonalds Pl. de la Reina, 15 Tel: 96 392 35 91 Easy to find, with the city’s cathedral as the backdrop.

Snooker Burger Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 151 Tel: 96 356 18 25

Dukala C/ Dr Sanchis Bergon, 27 Tel: 96 3926253 Classy Arabic cuisine.

Kuídate C/ Hospital, 19 Tel: 663 75 60 95 Authentic Arabic cuisine, with a welcoming Moroccan owner. Comfy interior and wonderful terrace. Great menu del dias for 10€ on weekdays including couscous.

Sahara C/ del Mar, 52 Tel: 96 352 66 89 Set in a tranquil part of the old centre. Just 2 minute’s walk from Plaza Reina. Arabic restaurant with Moroccan chef and staff. Lovely interior, tasty cuisine and chilled soundtrack.

Tetería La Kasbah C/ Poeta Mas y Ros Tel: 96 320 93 67 Intimate Arabic restaurant. Kasbah has a funky interior with typical low seats and tables.

Argentinian

Rincón Gaucho C/ Conde Altea, 51 Tel: 96 395 20 17 Rustic hospitality, quality meat imported from Argentina, cut and cooked to your taste.

Asian Fusion

Banyan Lounge Bar & Grill C/ Comedias, 5 Tel: 96 315 48 90 Located just off the Calle de la Paz, this small and cosy place will be making headlines with its appealing menu, stylish interior and relaxed ambience. With culinary pick ups from around the world. Diners can watch the chef skilfully coach the flames licking lips at delicious Satays, steaks and fresh fish roasting in the lava stone grill. The bar, a grown-up watering hole with a youthful spirit, features everything from cold imported beer to a number of signature cocktails.

Very interesting selection of reasonably priced wines by the glass from around the world. Price range 18 to 25 euros. Opens everyday 12 to 16 and 8 p.m. unti midnight.

Nelson Luu Asiatic Cuisine C/ Bordadores, 3 Tel: 96 391 42 26 From London to Valencia, near the Cathedral.

Expert cuisine from Asian chef, Cantonese...

Orient Xpress Noodle Bar C/ Roteros, 12 Tel: 96 306 51 66 If you’re lucky enough to live in central Valencia, just give ORIENT XPRESS a call and start enjoying their brand new recipes, with surprises like Pad Thai, from Thailand, or Nasi Goreng from Malaysia. For the spice lovers there is a selection of curries from south east Asia and Japan. Make sure to order some appetizers such as steamed green soy beans (Edamame), Japanese dumplings or chicken satay. To wash it all down, try a Tiger beer imported from Singapore or a petite bottle of Ozeki, a special kind of sake

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No cash at home? Don’t worry; you will now have the option to pay by credit card when your meal arrives! Information on delivery areas, special deals and discounts and the completemenu to choose from can be found on their website: www.orientxpress.es Wok it Your Way C/ Salamanca, 7 Tel: 96 3280844 www.wokityourway.com Great name! Eat in or takaway.

Asian salads, rice, noodles, meat or fish. Healthy and popular.

Wok Quing C/ Juan Llorens, 51 Tel: 96 382 70 60 Natural Asian cuisine.

Wok to Walk C / San Vicente, 10 Tel: 96 315 4862 www.woktowalk.com Brazilian

O Rei Da Caipirinha C/ Vicente Sancho Tello Tel: 96 362 59 36 Open daily, Brazilian football memorabilia lines the walls. Cool Brazilian sounds and native staff. Barbecues every Sun at 13.30h.

Chinese

Festin C/ Polo y Peyrolón, 25 Tel: 96 362 98 38 All your favourites: Wan Tun soup, fried rice, beef, shrimps, 15 Duck dishes to choose from.

Gran Muralla Pl. Porta del Mar, 6 (next to Juzgados) Open daily from 11.30h to 16.30h and 19.30h to 0.30h. Menu under 6€.

Colombian

Aire Latino C/ Taquígrafo Martí, 20 Live music and South American specialities.

Tierras Colombianas C/ Erudito Orellana, 12 Tel: 96 382 12 24 Genuine Colombian cuisine, cosmopolitan zone.

Excellent Terrazas

Django Pl. Don Juan de Villarrasa, 1 Tel: 96 327 03 72 Absolutely fantastic sunny terrace to enjoy tasty breakfasts, classic tapas and traditional Mediterranean dishes.

French

Atmosphére (Institut Français) C/ Moro Zeit, 6 www.restauranteatmosphere.com Open 08.00h to 20.00h, delicious homemade food from expert chefs.

Cinquante Cinq C/ Joaquín Costa, 55 Tel: 96 325 50 29 French bistro in an upmarket, cosmopolitan zone. Homemade dishes, relaxed atmosphere.

Crêperie Bretonne Annaik C/ Bordadores, 4 Tel: 96 153524 Excellently located by the Cathedral, with

a vintage car as one table, double-decker bus as part of the interior! Homemade crepes with tasty fillings, quiches, salads.

El Bicho Raro C/ Conde Montornes, 9 Tel: 96 392 49 20 One of the best French restaurants in Valencia. Authentic atmosphere.

La Francesa del Carmen C/ Sogueros, 5 Tel: 96 3 23 51 63 Superb homemade, authentic French cuisine with North African touches like cous cous.

German

Bierwinkel C/ Guardia Civil, 4 Tel: 96 393 42 88 Hearty German cervecería in Benimaclet student zone. Imported beers, German cuisine.

GreeK

Rincon Griego C/ Conde Montornes Tel: 96 394 44 43 Legendary amongst Greek restaurants in the community. Take away as well.

Indian / Pakistani

Taj-Mahal C/ Dr. Manuel Candela, 20 Tel: 96 330 62 64.

One of the best Indian restaurants along the coast. Authentic Indian cuisine, chefs with 12 years Brit experience. Classic menu with all the favourites: Chicken Tandoori, Chicken Tikka, King Prawn Tandoori, Lamb.

Variety of rices, attentive bilingual staff on hand to serve ‘English’ or ‘Spanish’ version of spicy. About 18€ per head. Taj Mahal now has home delivery until midnight for minimum price of 20€. Check out the British and Indian products at their shop next door!

Curry powders, cornflakes, ketchup, tinned beans, and loads more. An expat’s dream!

pasta dishes, including lasagne, gnocchi, tagliatelle, penne and bucatini, ravioli.

Homemade tiramisu is a decadent treat.

Especially popular with a trendy arts crowd, women out in groups and romantic couples.

Bocateria La Vaca Verde Plaza Mercado Mossén Sorell, 11 Tel: 96 3154 061 Wonderful name. This original place has salads & homemade bocadillos with a wonderful selection of fillings for meat-eaters and vegetarians. Check out the international milk carton collection on the wall!

La Pappardella C/ Bordadores, 5 (next to Cathedral) Tel: 96 391 89 15 www.viciositalianos.com.

Popular Italian restaurant without pizza and emphasis on Piadinas and pastas.

La Strada C/ Quart 17 Tel: 96 392 41 77 Excellent! Hip pizzeria and pasta restaurant just a brief stroll from Torres de Quart.

10€ daytime menus, around 15€ at night.

Friendly service and tasty meals, popular with couples and groups and bound to be popular over the festive season!

Maramao C/ Corretgeria, 37 Tel: 96 392 31 74 Open 14.00h to 16.00h and 20.30h to 24.00h.

Arty, independent Italian in the heart of the atmospheric centro historico.

Italian Zona Plaza Ayuntamiento

La Vita é Bella Pl. Mariano Benillure, 2 Tel: 96 351 07 37 La Nicoletta Pizza ristorante C/ La Paz 33.

Oficina: 963253960 - Móvil 608003463 www.lanicoletta.es Zona El Carmen

Al Pomodoro C/ del Mar, 22 Tel: 96 391 48 00, www.viciositalianos.com.

Very popular, good value, great pizza.

Bacco d.o.c.

C/ Derechos 29, bajo (1 min from La Lonja) Tel: 96 391 19 65 Everyone welcome at this distinctive and very original Italian restaurant in an excellent location. The setting is fun and a little decadent, with stalactites hanging from the cave-like setting and one of the most unique washrooms in Valencia Huge selection of

Paparazzi C/ Baja, 42 Tel. 96 315 45 88 New! Set in a quiet corner of the atmospheric old town. Run by a friendly and experienced owner, enjoy wonderful homemade Italian cooking including; Lasagna, Parmigiana, Canellones, Pasta and a lot more !!!!! Business groups and romantic couples are all welcome.

Tasty Menu for 10€ every day and evening.

Wednesday night has live Jazz with menu for 10€. Closed Sunday night and all day Monday.

Rossopicante C/ Caballeros, 30 Tel. 96 315 40 77 Authentic and intimate Italian restaurant.

Taverna Trastevere C/ Trinquete de Caballeros, 3 Tel: 609 956 429 Alter 5 years of fine service, customers keep coming back to this small yet welcoming local in the heart of Valencia, just off the trendy Calle del Mar, so easy to find! Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening

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Popular with locals, Italians and visitors.

bar/ restaurant with traditional dishes plus modern touches including cod platos at the weekends. Enjoy their tasty salads and quiches during the week.

Spanish / Valencian

Zona Canovas

Zona Plaza Ayuntamiento

Accapella C/ Conde Altea, 60 Tel: 96 3748424 A warm welcome from a family run restaurant.

Well presented pasta and pizza dishes in relaxing and spacious surroundings. The music is mellow and the interior is gentle on the eye. A qualified wine connoisseur and can recommend what goes best with your dish. Wonderful terraza. A good night out…

Don Salvatore Italiano C/ Conde de Altea, 41 Tel: 96 334 13 04 www.donsalvatore.com A real treat of an Italian restaurant. Delicious pasta and pizza, healthy salads including fruit and cheese choices. Great for groups and couples looking for something a cut above the usual. Wonderful terrace and bilingual owner, a great Canovas success story. Spot the Valencia footballer!

Italian Pizzeria

Il Bocconcino C/ Quart, 1 Tel: 96 323 03 98 Authentic Italian pizzeria / bocatería run by an Italian family. Eat in and takeaway.

Good value with many choices for just 2€.

Open from 13.00h -16.00h and 19.00h until 1am. With 30 years experience, this all Italian team of bakers and cooks specialities include homemade dishes with a fine range of pizzas and sweet desserts. Check out their wonderful Tagliatelle in Crosta, Insalata Bocconcino, Rottolo, Arancini and so much more more. Closed Monday.

Japanese

Ao Yama C/ Joaquín Costa, 3 (next to KFC) Tel: 96 374 89 43 Different midday menus (3 dishes, drink, dessert, coffee) for 7€.

Miss Sushi Plaza Canovas, 9 Tel: 96 061 46 14 www.misssushi.es

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Kokura Pere i borrego 10 (C/ Alta – Na Jordana) Excellent! The most exotic Maki collection in Valencia. Check out their fusion cuisine with modern ingredients via their web www.kokura.es for delivery or come visit their intimate lounge setting. Experienced staff and a friendly welcome.

Sushi Cru C/ Pintor Zarinena, 3 Tel: 96 392 54 92 Great Sushi bar with cosmopolitan staff and hip clientele. Loyal following, Recommended.

Korean

Airiang C/ San Martín, 11 Tel: 96 352 32 05 Well placed in the centre off Plaza Redondo, typical Korean cuisine, meat and rice dishes.

Macrobiotic

Kimpira C/ Juristas, 12 Tel: 96 392 34 22 Macrobiotic food, comfortable setting, now in the old centre.

Mexican

El Mexico de María C/ Denia, 20 Tel: 96 332 80 78 Friendly Mexican restaurant, superb homemade dishes in the funky, bohemian Ruzafa barrio. El Mexico de Maria has Mexican cuisine with 5 years of culinary experience in Valencia with a fine combination of traditional and fusion Mexian cuisine for their loyal clientele. To make your choice easier there is now a menú de degustación which consists of nine dishes and a dessert.

Carpe Diem C/ Martínez Cubells, 4 (off Passeig Ruzafa) Tel: 96 342 77 80, www.carpediem-vlc.com A genuine Spanish restaurant right in the centre of Valencia, on a mellow side street, dead easy to find! Friendly service, trendy interior, expert chefs and authentic Valencia cuisine! Enjoy fish dishes, Spanish tapas and rice dishes including paella on their mellow terraza as you watch the world go by.

Savour their delicious salads, chilled white wines, and desserts. An international staff are on hand to help you with your choice.

Enjoy their Tapas menu with wine tasting on November 27, December 11 and January 15.

Zona San Vicente

Tasca Jesús C/ Jesús, 22 One of Valencia’s famous Spanish restaurants.

Wonderful Spanish tapas and ample bodega.

Zona El Carmen

33 Lounge Restaurant C/ San Dionisio, 8 Tel: 96 392 41 61 www.33loungerestaurant.com Mediterranean tapas, expertly made fresh paella, homemade desserts and bossa nova soundtrack.

Bajando al Sur C/ Dr. Monserrat, 32 Tel: 96 392 50 86 Bar Almudín C/ Almudín, 14 Tel: 96 392 57 13 Bar Kiosco C/ Derechos, 38 Tel: 96 391 01 59 Great terrace and economic menu del días, a brief stroll from La Lonja or Mercat Central.

Organic

La Morhada Mercado Cental, Paradas 225 y 227 Tel: 96 382 91 34 lamorhada@yahoo.es Completely organic vegetable & fruit produce at Mercado Central. Home delivery service!

Portuguese

Café Pessoa C/ Literato Azorin, 2 Tel: 96 341 75 14 Great! An authentic Portuguese café

Bar Pilar C/ Moro Zeit Tel: 96 391 04 97 Every major Spanish city has a tapas bar regarded as ‘quintessential’. Established in

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Boatella Tapas Pl. Mercado, 34 Tel: 96 391 13 14 Great tapas bar with all your favourites.

Fine terrace and top view.

Bocatame C/ Turia, 61 Tel: 96 391 08 70 Bohemian sandwich bar with plenty of choice and space.

Bodeguilla de Gato C/ Catalans, 10 Tel: 96 391 82 35 Try it! Firm favourite amongst locals in the know. Tapas, vino and copas. Real atmosphere…

Burdeos in Love C/ del Mar, 4 Tel: 96 391 43 50 Classy wine bar with stylish cuisine.

Capdepera C/ Roteros, 9 Tel: 96 315 55 84 Fresh choice of Mediterranean dishes, including Mallorcan specialities. Tasty!

Carosel Taula de Canvis, 6 Tel: 96 132 873 Casa Matilde C/ Baja 12 Tel: 96 392 11 43 Bohemian crowd. Bocadillos, beers, tapas.

Dos Aguas C/ Marqués de Dos Aguas, 6 Tel: 96 251 64 26 Good value Spanish menu del días, great view.

9:00 - 01:30 todos los días El Botijo C/ San Miguel s/n www.tascaelbotijo.com Spanish tasca in the Barrio Carmen! Great terraza, delicious tapas, a top ensaladilla rusa and great tabla de quesos too. Cool flamenco, rock and pop sounds, welcoming vibe and friendly Andalucian/Valencia owners.

Perfect size portions and informed service.

Be sure to try Valencian tinto no. 12!

El Generalife C/ Caballeros, 5 Tel: 96 391 78 99 Wonderful terrace, view of the Plaza del Virgen.

El Carmen Miranda (food & cocktails) C/ En Plom, 9 Tel: 96 336 62 83 Great! This is a brand new & authentic Spanish restaurant, tucked away in a quiet corner yet easy to find as it under a minute’s walk from the Torres de Quart. Run by friendly Spanish owners with a wonderful 5€ plato and drink lunchtime offer. We enjoyed their paella! Great group meals.

El Peix Daurat C/ Dr Monserrat, 14 Tel: 635 413 476 www.elpeixdaurat.com Superb! By sheer word of mouth, this hidden gem of a restaurant has become a favourite of discerning customers.

El Rall Pl. Tundidores, 2 Tel: 96 392 20 90 Legendary paella restaurant, prime location by La Lonja and Plaza Negrito.

El Somelier Pl. Mossen Sorell, 11 Tel: 96 315 40 61 Hip little tapas bar with excellent cheeses, hams. ‘Jornadas’ of wine tasting during the year.

Erba Cipollina C/ Viriato, 7 Tel: 96 392 04 96 Clean presentation, calm atmosphere.

Escalones de La Lonja C/ Pere Compte, 3 What a great setting! A terrace by La Lonja.

Espaivisor C/ Corretgería, 40 Tel: 96 392 23 99 www.espaivisor.com/restaurante.php Superb, imaginative and tasty Mediterranean dishes.

Gregal C/ Los Borjas, 3 Tel: 96 392 58 99

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L’Antigua Bodegueta 1833 C/ Purisima, 6 Mobile: 677 405 931 Authentic, friendly, warm and intimate Spanish tapas bar with a great selection of tapas including ham, cheese, meat and fish choices + prawns, snails, pâté, ribs, chicken & valencian speciality ‘esgarraet’.

Enjoy the covered terraza at the back and watch the world go by at the front…

La Caragola Pl. Mossen Sorell, 9 Tel: 615 992 803 La Cava C/ San Fernando, 20 Tel: 96 392 08 34 La Greta C/ Pere Bonfill, 7 Tel. 96 332 24 47 Alternative vibe, cool music, tapas and open, liberal crowd. Vegetarians are catered for.

La Huerta y La Botella Obispo Don Geronimo, 8 Tel: 963 923 705 A chic yet friendly new Spanish restaurant with traditional rice and Mediterranean dishes prepared in a modern way as well as delicious and trendy desserts and succulent salads. In a quiet street, just off Calle Caballeros. Valencian cocina includes Michelin trained chefs. Choice wine list too.

La Llantia Dorada C/ Hierba, 4 Tel. 96 391 27 16 Creative cooking with a mixture of Caribbean, Mediterranean, and Asian influences.

La Lola C/ Subida de Toledano, 8 Tel: 96 391 80 45,

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Very cool, popular and excellently located by the cathedral tower. A distinctive interior combines minimalism with ‘60s Spanish retro and space for 50 customers.

This is ‘nueva cocina españala’!

La Mari y sus tacones C/ Alta, 28 Tel: 96 3156377 Chic yet friendly Spanish tapas and vino bar/restaurant.

La Nave C/ Nave, 15 Tel: 96 351 95 06 Down-to-earth, menu del días for under 8€.

La Salvaora C/ Calatrava, 19 Tel: 96 392 14 84 New! Cool ‘Taberna Española’ in the heart of the Barrio Carmen. Flamenco legend photos, excellent ham, cheese and wine aplenty!

Las Damas C/ Damas, 3 Tel: 96 352 12 97 Unpretentious restaurant in a quiet corner of town. Good value menu del días for under 8€.

La Surcusal C/ Guillem de Castro, 118 (at IVAM) Tel: 96 374 66 65 This modern, creative restaurant has become a talking point in and outside Valencia.

Not for those on a budget- 50€ a head.

La Tarara C/ de la Cruz 4, 646 178 092, 646 524 877 Homemade dishes near the Torres de Serranos.

La Xirgu C/ dels Borja, 4 Tel: 96 392 27 35 Very spacious, arty, and buzzing at the weekends with an alternative vibe…

Los Arcos C/ Blanquerías, 10 Tel: 96 391 71 31 Quality cuisine by the Torres de Serranos.

Maria Mandiles C/ Padre Huerfanos, 2 Tel: 96 336 62 13 www.groovelives.com A warm welcome with tasty food and lovely terraza.

Mattilda C/ Roteros, 21 Tel. 96 392 31 68 Creative cuisine.

Messana C/ Catalans, 8 Tel: 96 315 59 75 www.resturantemessana.com Neboa Pl. Vicente Iborra, 4 Tel: 96 391 37 21 Atlantic cooking from Galicia.

Nou Carxofa C/ Baja, 42 Tel: 96 391 02 98 Restaurant area at the back serves homemade dishes. Good value, tasty and good music.

Ocho y Medio Plaza Lope de Vega, 5 Tel: 96 392 20 22 www.elochoymedio.com Creative cooking with Mediterranean influences. Fish and meat dishes with fresh ingredients.

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Very special. This is a very classy combination of Spanish arrocería with exquisite rice plates and a wonderful ‘carta de diseño’. A beautiful and relaxing interior and wonderful view of the square. There is a menú del día for 15€ and expect to pay between 25€ 30€ in the evening. Great wine list, too.

Refugio Restaurante del Carmen C/ Alta, 42 Tel: 96 391 77 54 A warm and authentic Mediterranean fusion restaurant with touches of Asia and a new carta, too. See ‘Something Different’ for more details.

Restaurant L’hamadriada Pl. Vicente Iborra, 3 Tel: 96 326 08 91 New! Tasty dishes in a quiet corner of the Barrio del Carmen.

Restaurante Tahine C/ Corona, 8 Tel: 96 315 60 42 Fusion cuisine.

Serranos C/ Blanquerías, 5 Tel: 96 391 70 61 Another great Valencia landmark close by the Torres de Serrano.

Sesame C/ En Bou, 10 Tel: 96 391 30 62 International cuisine in a quiet corner of the Carmen. Great service.

Seu-Xerea C/ Conde Almodóvar, 4 Tel: 96 392 40 00 British-born owner/chef for one of the best regarded fusion restaurants, a minute from Plaza de la Virgen. Creative and affordable.

Sidrería El Molinón C/ Bolseria, 40 Tel: 96 391 15 38 Specialities are Cocina Asturiana.

Sol i Lluna C/ del Mar, 29 Tel: 96 392 22 16, www.solilluna.net Breakfast from 09.00h to 13.30h, imaginative meals with delicious salads and international dishes. Recommended.

Tapa2 Gastronomik C/ Carda, 6 Tel: 96 392 14 70 Fusion cuisine.

Tasca Angel C/ Purísima, 1 Tel: 96 391 78 35 Excellent tapas- sardines, prawns, cuttlefish and much more, all grilled. Indie music fans: This is Robyn Hitchcock’s favourite!

Tintofino Ultramarino C/ Corretgeria, 38 Tel: 96 315 39 64 Like a fine wine? Oh, that’s superb!

Tapas, cheese, and meat too!

Trafico de Bocatas C/ Roteros, 16 Tel: 96 391 91 74 Over 20 years of great sandwiches.

Vintara Plaza de la Reina, 19 Tel: 96 392 41 85 Great paella is available from Monday to Friday and there are other rice dishes to be enjoyed as well as fresh Spanish tapas, tasty meat and fish dishes.

Winery (Envinarte) C/ Serranos, 6 Tel: 96 391 39 30 A classy winery by the Torres de Serrano.

Yuso C / de la Cruz, 4 izquierda Tel: 96 315 39 67 The real deal. Valencian chefs and Valencian staff. Superb paella, arroz en fesols i naps, arroz a banda, patatas bravas, salads and more. Classy Valencian restaurant by the old Arabic wall near Torres de Serrano. Homemade food, only open Friday - Sunday. About 18€ a head.

Zona Ruzafa

Basilico C/ Cadiz, 42 Brunch every Sunday from 11.00h onwards with eggs, fresh bread, delicious juices, salmon and bacon. Big hit with students at only 8€.

Cadiz 70 C/ Cadiz, 70 Tel: 96 334 15 74 Excellent wine bar in the heart of Ruzafa district. Cool jazz, quality tapas to savour.

Ganxo C/ Literario Azorin, 4 Tel: 96 328 55 48 Run by a Spanish/Irish couple, homemade food in friendly surroundings.

Zona Canovas

Las Lunas C/ Ciscar, 35 Tel: 662 047 091 / 695 192 336 E-mail: laslunasvlc@yahoo.es Great! Brand new restaurant in the cosmopolitan Canovas zone run by an experienced staff. At the bar or in the dining room, you may enjoy an informal lunch or dinner consisting of tasty tapas, as well as the finest homemade meals for their menus, in classic Mediterranean style.

Savour their delicious grilled meat, especially prepared by their chef Gustavo Casella.

Las Lunas stands out for its combination of Spanish, Italian and French cuisine in a rustic and friendly atmosphere.

Zona Rio del Turia

La Masia de los Jardineros Tel: 627 209 992 Peaceful spot away from the crowds. Menu del día for 9.50€, paella, salads, and fideua.

Wicky Parque de cabecera - Tel. 656 856 899.

Enjoy an ample carta of Mediterranean and meat dishes in pleasant surroundings.

Zona Juan Lloréns

Amics Meus Cafe C/ Calixto III, 6 Tel: 96 384 55 28.

One of the best café-bocaterías in the Juan Lloréns area.

Bodega Bar Valero C/ Palleter, 51 Tel: 96 385 50 78 Alternative crowd ambience and music (blues, rock, flamenco) add to a bohemian interior.

Casa Nuria Asador C/ Tarazona, 8 Tel: 96 382 39 60

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Hidden treasure off the beaten track combines Spanish/French Mediterranean dishes.

L’ Albergina C/ Calixto III, 17 Tel: 96 323 03 64 A restaurant always busy at the weekend means customers keep going back. Recommended.

Taberna del Bou C/ Pintor Vila Prades, 17 Tel: 96 384 45 17 Rabo de toro, embutido, homemade paté, eggs, hams, cheeses, bacalao, vegetarian menus.

Doner Kebab KILIM Paseo Ruzafa, 8 / C/ Ángel Guimera, 46 All your favourite kebab dishes to eat in or take away. Gazza’s favourite!

Vegeterian

La Tastaolletes C/ Salvador Giner, 6 Tel: 96 392 18 62 Highly recommended. Emphasis is on tastiness and nutrition.

Spinach, musaka, hummus…

Zona Manuel Candela

Bodega “El Labrador” C/ Dr. Manuel Candela, 58 Tel: 96 372 75 30 One of Valencia’s very best bodegas, downto-earth interior. Busy at weekends! Essential.

Zona Cabañal

Casa Montaña C/ Jose Benlliure, 69 Tel: 96 367 23 14 Established in 1836, this is an historic bodega and tapas bar, one of the best in all Spain.

Over 1000 wines and crunchy patatas bravas, croquetas de bacalao, mussels. Framed posters and photos of Spanish ‘figuras’ and large barrels of wine line the walls.

Excellent choice for locals and visitors.

Zona Playa y Puerto

Antigua Casa Calabuig Av. del Puerto, 336 Over 100 years of history, with the port just across the road from this popular bar restaurant. Varied tapas and menus del día only 7€. Earthy and typically Spanish.

El Tridente de Neptuno Paseo de Neptuno, 2 Tel: 96 356 77 77 www.hotelneptunovalencia.com Upmarket restaurant by the sea with room for 100 diners, creative, Mediterranean dishes.

La Bodegueta del Mar C/ Eugenia Viñes, 229 Tel: 96 3 718 490 Quality Valencian restaurant by the sea.

La Pepica At the Beach - Av. Neptuno, 6 Tel: 96 371 03 66 Legendary paella restaurant with room for 400 guests. Rice and seafood, with paella Valenciana a speciality.

Hemingway did eat here!

Something Different Diablito Food & Music C/ Polo y Peyrolón, 57 Tel: 96 328 80 08 Fun pizzeria “food and music” restaurant with interesting starters. Large African interior.

shopping Refugio Restaurante del Carmen C/ Alta, 42 Tel: 96 391 7754 New! The ‘Cooking Revolution’! Previously La Cañameria. Refugio is truly a restaurant of the Carmen. Run by a warm, bohemian Valencian couple with years of culinary experience this is now a Mediterranean fusion restaurant with touches of Asian cuisine. Warm, wooden interior with intimate corners. From Monday-Friday they have a 10€ menu and a plato del dia for 6.50€.

They do a great paella and special wine nights too. Good music soundtrack and mixed clientele. They also do food to order.

13:30h - 16:00h / 20:30h - 24.00h.

Open everyday.

Takeaway

Zona Plaza Ayuntamiento

La Violeta (Flower shop, express delivery) Pl. Ayuntamiento, puesto 2 Tel: 96 352 13 99, 667 326 340 Popland C/ Moratín, 5 Tel: 96 394 27 76, www.popland.es Prenatal C/ Poeta Querol, 8 - Tel: 96 351 68 29 Size Alternative Shop C/ Periodista Azzati, 11 Tel: 96 310 60 75 Will Shop C/ Padilla, 3 Tel: 96 352 46 07

Zona El Carmen

Prêt-à-porter C/ Murillo 10 ([barrio del carmen) Tel. 963 128 768 www.elpretaporter.blogspot.com Superb! “Quality cuisine from around the world for everbody”. Friendly, experienced and welltravelled chef has fresh & quality international dishes to takeaway including paella, couscous, curry, pasta and more. They also do dishes to order for groups, catering, parties, cakes. Just a stone’s throw from Radio City and the Torres de Quart. Open Mon - Sat / 12:00h - 16:00h Tapas Bars

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On the whole, the Carmen clothes shops are more alternative. The Colón stores tend to be high street names.

The Bodegueta C/ Mariano Benlluire, 4 Tel: 96 3 519 738 Great! Valencian owned, international staff at this Spanish Tapas Bar.

8ES++ C/ Bolseria, 28 Tel: 690 60 56 81 Albero Pl. Mercado, 9 Tel: 96 391 65 17 Bacilococo C/ Purísima 3, bajo Tel: 96 391 56 15 Bugalu (retro) C/ Derechos, 22 Tel 96 391 84 49 Confecciones Drácula C/ Roteros, 1 Tel: 96 392 17 98 (Dolls, mod and retro clothes, Vinyl) Confettis C/ Quart, 69 Mobile: 687 100 608 www.confettis.es Great! A wonderful shop where colour and ‘alegria’ is all around. A shop for all the family with party ‘piñatas’.

Emeeme 1964 C/ Numancia, 1 Tel: 96 315 40 53 Welcoming artisans have opened a genuine Valencian ceramic print shop.

Euforia vintage C/ Quart, 63 - Tel: 96 322 6193 www.euforiavintage.com Fetitxe C/ Santa Teresa, 17 Tel: 96 315 58 47 Irai

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La Moda Me Incomoda (Great name, logo) C/ Cordellats, 6 Tel: 96 391 39 08 La Room (Unisex T-shirt shop) C/ Cordellats, 6 Tel: 96 392 03 69, www.boomlapop.com La Tenda de Roba C/ Trench, 2 Tel: 96 392 56 48 Quality jeans and cords.

Great prices & service!

Madame Bugalu C/Danzas, 3 Tel: 96 315 44 76 From the owners of Bugalu. Chic!

Monki C/ Calatrava 11, bajo Tel: 96 392 45 16, www.monki.shop Namo Bhudda C/ Purisima, 5 Tel: 96 391 65 09 Superb quality and friendly owner.

Numero 1 C/ Corretgeria, 1 Tel: 96 312 18 37 Funky trainers!

Opera prima C/ Corretgeria, 9 Tel: 96 3919868 Delicatessen Quicksilver Boardriders Club C/ de la Paz, 34 Tel: 96 352 67 20 Raíces C/ Corregeria, 4 Tel. 96 392 0193.

Genuine ethnic imported clothes.

Trendy Trend C/ Centenar de Plom, esquina C/ Na Jordana Trendy clothes with friendly service.

Urban Klan (Skate wear / Hip-Hop) C/ Museo, 5 Vent du Nord C/ del Mar, 8 Tel: 96 391 63 47 Xocoa C/ San Vicente, 7 Tel: 96 351 77 39 Classy chocolate shop!

Zak Kolel C/ Derechos, 32 Tel: 96 392 21 59 Zityest, Skate & Music Shop C/ De Las Cocinas 4b

Zona Colon Ann Summers Paseo Ruzafa, 16 www.annsummers.com Valencia’s very latest erotic shop for women.

Arnau (sports shops) C/ Castellon, 13 Tel: 96 336 36 49 C/ Alicante, 13 Tel: 96 351 03 29 Bang & Olufsen Galería Don Juan de Austria Tel: 96 351 22 58 Benetton C/ Don Juan de Austria 28, Tel: 96 351 44 04

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El Corte Inglés C/ Colón 1 / Colón 27 Tel: 96 315 95 00 Emporio Armani C/ Colón, 66 - 68 Tel: 96 394 29 52 Foot Locker C/ Colón, 7 Tel: 96 394 47 02 Zara C/ Colón 11 / Colón 18, C/ Don Juan de Austria 22

Zona Campanar Mercado de Campanar Avenida Tirso de Molina, 16 www.mdf.es

LATE NIGHT SHOPPING Vips Marqués del Turia, 49 Tel: 96 352 96 01 Open all week and all year, from 09.00h till 03.00h. Restaurant stays open till closing-time. Good selection of magazines, DVDs, CDs and confectionery.

CLASSIFIEDS AIRLINES

Valencia is now well and truly ‘on the map’.

Find some very good deals via the Internet.

Airberlin.com ba.com Easyjet.com Iberia.com Jet2.com Ryanair.com Thomsonfly.com Transavia.com Virgin.com vueling.com

APARTMENTS TO RENT 40 flats Av. Instituto Obrero, 20 www.40flats.com New! Conveniently located by the City of Arts & Sciences on the river, 40 flats offers 40 modern, fully equipped and furnished apartments. Privacy, proximity to the City of Arts & Sciences and price makes these apartments unique and ideal to ensure your stay in Valencia is as pleasant as possible. Whether you’re here on holiday or a business trip, get in contact with 40 flats, experts in accommodation…

50 flats C/ Espinosa 13, esquina GranVía Fernando el Católico Tel.: (34) 96 323 95 50 www.50flats.com Luxury apartments in the central Botánico zone. Recommended.

Tel: 96 353 03 01 Estudio Yoga C/ de la Paz, 23 – 1 Tel: 96 391 32 89 Fitness First Gran Vía Germanias, 43 Tel: 96 310 76 00 Herboristería Ruzafa C/ Ruzafa, 34 Tel: 96 373 42 58 J. Navarro Herbolario C/ Arzobispo Mayoral, 20 Tel. 96 352 28 51, www.terraverda.com Established in 1771! Recently expanded, fantastic eco - supermarket / herbalists with thousands of healthy, alternative choices regarding foods, creams and medicines.

O2 Centro Wellness Av. de las Corts Valencianas, 18 - 20 Tel: 96 317 36 00 Oblivium C/ Hospital, 6 Tel: 96 392 61 59, www.centrooblivium.com Oblivium is a relaxation centre specialized in flotation therapy and situated a 4-minute walk from Plaza del Ayuntamiento.

Piscina Valencia C/ Arquitecto Mora, 2 Tel: 96 360 47 08 Quiropractic C/ Cirilo Amorós, 58 - 2 Tel: 96 338 13 20 Spa del Mar C/ del Mar, 50 Tel: 96 351 39 37 BIOPARC

BIOPARC Av. Pio Baroja, 3 Tel: 902 106 980, www.bioparcvalencia.es Metro: Nou d’Octubre Bus: 95, 17, 7 The largest zoo in Europe and it is in Valencia!

Open every day of the year from 10.00h until 18.00h and 10.00h until 21.00h in summer.

41€ all year pass, 20€ adult day pass, 15€ children, 16.50€ retired, 17€ each for groups of 20 or more. Children under three free.

BOOK SHOPS Casa del Llibre Passeig Ruzafa, 11 Tel: 96 353 00 20 Spanish bookshop is a very welcome addition for English speakers / readers everywhere.

Over 20,000 books in English, including art, music, literature, science, education.

Fnac C/ Guillem de Castro 9-11 Tel. 96 353 90 00 Upstairs you will find a good collection of English books including language aids, travel guides, novels past and present, art books…

BEAUTY & HEALTH CARE

Assari Shiatsu C/ Navarro Reverter, 6 - 2 Tel: 96 373 10 68 Bluezone Day Spa C/ Correos, 13

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COMPUTER SHOPS Informatica y telefonia C/ Turia, 11 Tel. 96 39 247 25 Computers, laptops and mobile phone repairs and visits.

DENTAL CLINIC

Kanda Books C/ Tapinería, 18 Tel: 639 740 746, www.kandabooks.com New second-hand bookshop in the city centre with great books in international languages & handmade greetings cards and books exchange available. Just a 1 minute walk from the Plaza de la Reina.

Leolo Libreria infantile y juvenile internacional C/ Turia, 50 Tel: 96 3 15 40 24 ww.librerialeolo.com Great international bookshop for children, teenagers and parents. Staff speaks French, German, Spanish and English. Just 3 minute’s walk from Torres de Quart.

Slaughterhouse Librería y cafetería.

C/ Denia 22 - 46006 Valencia 963287755 www.slaughterhouse.es One of Valencia’s hippest hang-outs in the bohemian Ruzafa barrio. Great art books and good choice of exotic teas.

BIKE HIRE

Orange Bikes C/ Editor Manuel Aguilar, 1 Tel: 96 391 75 51, www.orangebikes.net Valencia, with its flat landscape, excellent climate, bike lanes and compact size, is a cyclist’s dream. Orange Bikes is a modern, reliable and friendly shop with bikes to hire at only 12€ a day. Electric bikes and repairs also available and easy to find!

English, Spanish spoken. Recommended.

CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Av. Autopista del Saler, 1, 3, 5, 7 Tel: 902 100 031 www.cac.es Fantastic! Designed by internationally famed Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava, this is a great day out for all the family! It combines an impressive science museum, a massive aquarium, super hi-tech cinema, a classy underwater restaurant and a state-of-the-art opera house too.

COMIC SHOPS

Futurama C/ Guillem de Castro, 53 Tel: 96 351 9188

Dental Clinic IVID C/ Quart 66 Tel. 96 391 00 80 is in the centre of Valencia, next to the Torres de Quart. Our highly qualified and friendly team do complete teeth restoration, crowns, bridges, implants, aesthetic fillings, dental hygiene, covering all your dental needs.

DVD HIRE

La Divina Comedia C/ Mantas, 16 (next to La Lonja) Tel: 96 3 154 324 www.ladivina-comedia.es FOOTBALL CALENDAR

martes 4 mayo 22.00 Valencia – Xerez 8/9 mayo Villarreal – Valencia Recre – Levante 15/16 mayo Valencia – Tenerife Levante – Albacete 22/23 mayo Cartagena – Levante 29/30 mayo Levante – Rayo Vallecano 5/6 junio Real Unión – Levante VALENCIA CF Primer División. Mestalla stadium, Aragón/Facultats metro, lots of buses incl 9, 10, 12, 29, 30, 31, 32, 41, 79, 80. La Liga games from €20. Available from the ticket office at Mestalla, club souvenir shops and selected tobacconists.

LEVANTE UD Segunda División. Ciudad de Valencia stadium, 11/70 bus, Machado metro, Estadi del Llevant tram. Tickets from €20 available at ground on matchday.

GIFT SHOPS

Nostromo C/ Carcineros, 22 Tel: 96 3 924 081 Independent cinema, classics, rarities, underground. Friendly and knowledgeable owner. Just off Guillem de Castro and a stone’s throw from Torres de Quart.

A wonderful catalogue of over 3500 titles with the best cinema of each decade, of all genres and nationalities, in original version and dubbed in Spanish. The latest releases are also available. A warm welcome.

Version Original C/ Turia, 26 Tel: 96 338 08 55 www.original.onored.com DVD to rent, a welcome addition to Valencia.

Excellent choice of first rate cinema. Monty Python, Coen brothers, Tarantino, Scorsese, French art-house, Woody Allen, Chaplin, Science Fiction, Cult, Independents, classic B&W and more. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 12.00h – 22.00h. Helpful, well-informed owner.

EROTIC BOUTIQUE

La Mecedora C/ Mantas, 3 Tel: 96 315 48 61, www.la-mecedora.es New and near to Mercado Central. For men and women. DVDs, lingerie, toys and more…

ESCORT SERVICES

Casa Monet C/ Serranos, 36 Tel: 96 392 48 28 www.yessy.com/vksieski Lovely gift shop run by a friendly and entertaining English owner, Vlad.

Just by the Torres de Serranos.

La Pulga C/ San Fernando, 22 Tel: 96 3 91 82 15 Yuste Artesania Pl. del Mocadoret, 5 Tel: 600 293 081 Just off Plaza de la Reina, a definitive Valencian ceramic shop.

HAIRDRESSERS

Emilio Pl. Mercado, 12 Tel: 96 392 45 67 Welcoming atmosphere, mosaic interior and reasonable prices just a stone’s throw from Mercado Central. Open MonSat 09.30h – 13.30h, 16.00h– 20.00h.

Closed Tues and Sat afternoons.

Kibbutz (barrio Carmen) C/ Bolsería, 31 Tel: 96 391 24 06 Highly colourful and trendy hairdressers.

HEALTH / LEARNING & TEACHING

Pilates Classes Tel: 637242227 Forming groups now. Good value classes with experienced teachers.

Notice the difference! Call Marta.

The Grinberg Method C/Bolsería 17 -1 Tel: 626 542 097 www.grinbergmethod.com email: novella@MetodoGrinberg-esp.com

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Valencia Cathedral Plaza de la Reina Tel: 96 391 81 27 Cathedral Mon-Sat: 10.00h - 17.30h Sun and Holidays: 14.00h - 17.30h Free entry on Sundays El Micalet Mon-Sat: 10.00h -18.00h Sun and Holidays: 10.00h - 13.00h and 17.00h - 18.30h Price: 3€ The Holy Grail, the only chalice in the world verified by the Vatican as the cup that Jesus Christ drank from during the Last Supper, is right here in Valencia Cathedral! Forget Indiana Jones, Da Vinci Code and King Arthur.

It’s just a brief stroll to Plaza de la Reina to find what eluded so many for so long!

HOSTELS

Alberg Juvenil Ciutat de Valencia C/ Balmes, 17 (zona Carmen) Tel: 96 392 51 00 www.alberguedevalencia.com Center Valencia C/ Samaniego, 18 (near Plaza de la Virgen) Tel: 96 391 49 15, www.center-valencia.com Hilux (zona Carmen) C/ Cadirers, 11 Tel: 96 391 46 91, www.feetuphostels.com Run by experienced travellers, beautifully designed individual rooms set in a quiet corner of the old town. From 25€…

Home (zona Carmen) Pl. Vicente Iborra Tel: 96 391 37 97 C/ La Lonja, 4 Tel: 96 391 62 29 www.likeathome.net One of the funkiest hostels in town set in the heart of the centro histórico. Run by people who are well-travelled and it shows. Cool, comfy furnishing and bright interiors really do make you feel at home. All your backpacker needs are catered for: Television, DVD, books and Internet can all be enjoyed.

Hostal Antigua Morellana (zona Carmen) C/ En Bou, 2 Tel: 96 391 57 73 www.hostalam.com Single: 45-55€, Double: 55-65€.

Eighteen rooms in an 18th century building with 21st century comfort. Air conditioning and TV in all rooms. Unfussy, comfortable and excellently located.

Hospederia Del Pilar (zona Carmen) Plaza de Mercado, 19 Tel: 96 391 66 00 Single: 11-16€, Double: 22-30€.

Hostal El Rincón (zona Carmen) C/ Carda 11 Tel: 96 391 79 98 / 96 391 60 83 Single: 10-13€, Double: 18-24€ Indigo Youth Hostel (zona Carmen) C/ Guillem de Castro, 64 Tel: 96 315 39 88 www.indigohostel.com. From 13€.

Nest Youth Hostel (zona Plaza Reina) C/ de la Paz, 36 Tel: 96 342 71 68, www.nestyh.com

Ad-Hoc *** (zona Rio Turia) C/ Boix, 4 Tel: 96 391 36 67, www.adhochoteles.com Cónsul del Mar (zona Puerto) Av. Puerto, 39 www.hotelconsuldelmar.com Holiday Inn Valencia **** Paseo de la Alameda, 38 Tel: 96 303 21 00, www.holiday-inn.com Neptuno **** C/ Paseo de Neptuno, 2 Tel: 96 356 77 77 www.hotelneptunovalencia.com Petit Palace Bristol *** C/ L’Abadia de San Martín, 3 Tel: 96 394 51 00, www.hotelpetitpalacebristol.com Petit Palace Germanías *** C/ Sueca, 14 Tel: 96 351 36 38 www.petitpalacehotelgermanias.com Sidi Saler ***** Playa de Saler, s/n Tel: 96 161 04 11 www.hotelessidi.es The Westin Valencia ***** C/ Amadeo de Saboya, 1 Tel: 96 362 59 00 www.westin.com/valencia LANGUAGE SCHOOLS

English Classes Experienced teacher and teacher trainer.

Business, general and conversational English. Recommended. All levels.

Tel: 67 21 62 2 32.

English Tower C/ Ciudad de Bolonia, 6 (Nuevo Centro) Tel: 96 347 89 27 English Tower Business Centre C/ Terrateig, 1 Bajo 16 (Nou Campanar) Tel: 96 193 50 68 Opening hours: 10.00h – 14.00h, 17.00h – 20.00h.

Established language school with more than 16 years experience. 12 classrooms, with 24 staff members offering Spanish cultural and Spanish language exchange at the most competitive rates. Flexibility and quality assured. Japanese, French, Dutch, German and English also on offer. Some courses subsidised. Visit our website www.englishtower.com

Lenguas Vivas (near Ángel Guimerá) C/ Palleter 43 - 45 - Tel: 963821058.

An increasingly popular academy which offers Spanish, English, French, Italian and Chinese courses/translations. Groups or private classes for all ages and from all backgrounds welcome. Preparation for DELE, Trinity, TOEFL and TOEIC exams.

Highly-qualified and native teachers in a professional and friendly atmosphere.

LAUNDRETTE

The L@undry Stop C/ Baja, 17 Tel: 96 391 35 28, 687 255 275 Open daily 09.30h ‘till 22.00h!

(Sat&Sun: 14.30h ‘till 22.00h).

Valencia’s first cyber Laundromat/ Laundrette! The L@undry Stop is a different place where you can surf the web, chill with a drink or read a book while your clothes get washed. Washing 5€, Drying 3€, Soap .50€, Internet .50€/20 min.

MARKETS

Glenburn School of English C/ Ciudad de Mula, 19 bajo

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(near Av. Aragón) Tel: 96 393 35 88.

English school with welcoming atmosphere and experienced native staff offers courses at all levels for adults and children and prepares students for FCE, proficiency and E.O.I. exams. Offers Spanish for foreigners, French and German. Excellent translation.

El Rastro’ Next to Mestalla Stadium - Sunday morning Mercadillo de Cabanyal Every Thursday morning Mercadillo Central

Clubs / Restaurants / Bars / Shops - to advertise - phone: 650 639 177 email: ed@24-7valencia.com ©2009 24/7 Valencia

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MAY 10 / MAYO 10 www.247valencia.com Plaza Mercado/ Plaza Redonda - Sunday morning Mercado de Las Flores Plaza Ayuntamiento - every day Mercado ‘Los hippies’ Plaza de la Merced - every day Mercadillo de Jerusalén C/ Pelayo / Convento Jerusalén / Matemático Marzal - Thursday morning Mercadillo de Ruzafa Every Monday morning MUSIC SHOPS

Bosco C/ Cadiz, 8 (Zona Ruzafa) Tel: 96 341 44 22 Music shop with acoustic and electric guitars.

Discos Amsterdam (Nuevo Centro, local 80) Av. Pio XII, 2 Tel: 96 348 39 65 damsterdam@wanadoo.es Classic shop for collectors and specialists! ’50s to present day, first and second hand.

Fnac C/ Guillem de Castro, 9-11 Tel. 96 353 90 00 CDs, DVDs, computers, cameras…

Harmony Records Pasaje Dr. Serra, 9 (Zona Centro) Tel: 96 352 18 39 Mardigras!

Pl. Virgen de la Paz, 2 (Zona Carmen) Tel: 96 391 11 07 Soul, Funk, Jazz, Disco, Hip-Hop. Vinyl.

PROPERTY

PSYCHOTHERAPY

Estudio Gestalt Valencia Individual psychotherapy consultation in English http://terapiados.net Estudio Gestalt Valencia C/ Del Mar, 27, 1 (near Plaza de la Reina) Tel: 657 012 800 Site: http://terapiados.net E-mail: david@terapiados.net.

Psychology and Gestalt therapy consultation. Individual and group sessions in English. If you are interested, we can have a first meeting with no charge.

TATTOO SHOPS

X TATTOO C/ Quart, 48 Tel: 96 391 40 65 TRANSLATION SERVICES

I.L.S. Translations Translation and Interpretation Tel: (34) 96 361 91 89. www.bilingualservice.com NoComprendo Language Services Tel: 96 326 98 17 www.nocomprendo.es VALENCIA WEBSITES

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‘24/7 Valencia’ is now in its tenth year, making it the oldest monthly guide to Valencia in any language. It is the leading and longestestablished English speaking magazine about Valencia. In terms of authenticity, it is telling that it is the only guide whose editor and team actually live in the city of Valencia.

thisisvalencia.com thisisvalencia.com is the finest independent guide to the city and beyond with a wealth of information about the city and countryside of Valencia, exclusive interviews, updates, blog, forum and more! We also have a relocation and property service. Flats, houses and chalets for sale and to rent within a 30km radius of the city. Let us know what you are looking for, chances are we will already have something to suit on our books - but if we don’t we’ll find it for you. Call 622 230 597 or email us info@thisisvalencia.com Recommended by ‘The Times’ and ‘Lonely Planet’.

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‘MIRADAS DEL MERCADO CENTRAL’

We continue with our exclusive collection of Valencia’s ‘Mercado Central’, said to be one of Europe’s largest covered markets.

It’s a feast of sights, smells, sounds and faces.

Amparo Oliver Movil: 609783223 ı www.eventi-acting.com ı www.myspace.com/amparoliver

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW out of business. So I decided that if I was going to be unsuccessful, l might as well do it somewhere warm.

Why did you choose Spain?

Well I knew Costa Brava since the late 1950s and into the ‘60s, in particular Tossa de Mar. At that time the atmosphere grew on you. Sunshine, beach, great parties and fantastic music.

The Beatles had made their debut in the UK and Spain had Johnny and Charlie with ‘La Yenka’, Los Bravos with ‘Black is Black’. Then there were Edie Gorme and Los Panchos. All together with flamenco and rumbas it was magic.

You love music?

Couldn’t live without it. All types right across the board. Pop, big band, jazz.

You name it. I still play guitar, sing country & western, oldies and blues numbers in the Abastos neighbourhood of Valencia.

VALENCIA FACE CHRIS WRIGHT

And then you came to Valencia?

So, Chris, originally?

where

are

you

from

Well, I was born and grew up in Leicester UK until National Service committed me to the RAF for 3 years. Then, as my father had been a ‘bobby’ all his life, I decided to join the Exeter city police in Devon. Only it didn’t work. I wasn’t fitted out for it. This became obvious when I mistakenly stopped a police car that was chasing some robbers by smashing the windscreen with my truncheon.

And after that?

I tried various jobs like trainee management with a well-known chain store and after that a pharmaceutical representative in the Surrey area, which I enjoyed tremendously. Finally in an attempt at something different I took on a Northamptonshire country pub. Again not really successful, my handicap being a depressed basset hound, a neurotic donkey, an oversexed cockerel and a delinquent goat, all contriving to put me Contact Chris Wright - Mobile: 607 190 266

Actually no. Cullera was where I arrived first and it was there that I set up the first pub in the region. There were no licenses for ‘Pubs’ so they gave me a ‘Cafeteria’ license and said I could name it a pub… whatever that was.

Was it a success?

Not the first week. Nobody came in so I started what was probably the first ‘Happy Hour’ in the region. We were packed every night. Even today occasionally people will stop me in the street and say, “Hi, Mr. Happy Hour”.

After all these years. Amazing, really.

Then you moved into Valencia?

Yes, and rented some wonderful premises for what was to be ‘El Gran Desastre Inglés’. And it certainly turned out to be a disaster. Problems over ownership of the premises made it impossible to even complete the conversion.

What did you do?

Went into agency work like jewellery, ceramics, porcelain, toys and even onions. Yes, would you believe it - even onions! After that, together with a friend,

I set up a company manufacturing golf course maintenance equipment which gave me the opportunity to travel all over Spain.

Regarding your autobiography, why the title, ‘The Spanish Cheese ‘Sanwish’ Without Bread’?

Well, years back I went into the Barrachina cafeteria (long since gone) in the centre of Valencia and there was a sign which read, ‘SANWISHES’. I took this to mean that the humble English ‘sandwich’ had arrived so I ordered a cheese sandwich. The waiter then asked if I required bread with it. I said, “No” just to see what would happen. After several trips to the kitchen he returned with two plates, one with cheese and the other ham, and told me to work it out myself!

There are many such incidents in your book and many characters as well.

That’s true. My autobiography is even dedicated to Doris Wilson, a brave character from Bermondsey I neither knew nor met but whose memoirs I read. When I found out about her, I was convinced that she was worth recognition, albeit posthumously. Reggie Bowler was another character and wonderful raconteur. He knew the author Ernest Hemingway, both in Africa and Valencia.

In fact, they were both banned from what was the Hotel Metropol in front of the bullring. Continuing the fiesta which had started at the La Pepica restaurant on the beach, they squirted the hotel customers, including the mayor, with gin-filled water pistols. Other characters in the book include El Colorado, Dirty Harry, El Zorro, the X-File lady and many others.

When and available?

where

is

the

book

Available this month, it will be on sale through www.amazon.co.uk, www. waterstones.com as well as www. authorhouse.com. The book launching will probably take place on Friday, 28 May in the Abastos neighbourhood of Valencia around midday. Finally, for those who would like to know more about authentic Spanish characters together with notes on original places, please note that my website is www. thespanishcheesesanwish.com.

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VALENCIA FOOTBALL David Villa

YOU W I N SO M E , YOU LOS E SO M E This is getting ever more difficult to put together each month as Valencia put us through our own Groundhog Day. They win a few games, play well, then lose a few games playing like donkeys, and it has been like that all season. Mistakes are not learned from and points are dropped as a consequence, despite which the Chés will finish third and claim the final place for direct qualification for next season’s Champions League.

There is nothing new in the fact, either, that referees have influenced Valencia’s season and, in particular, the official who blew his whistle (or not) when the team travelled to play Atlético de Madrid in the return leg of the ex-UEFA Europa League. Valencia were not brilliant but deserved to win, the fact that everyone in the world saw a clear-cut penalty in the Chés favour, after Zigić literally had the shirt torn from his back in the dying seconds was not awarded, meant that the ‘blanc i negres’ were eliminated and were denied a semifinal against Rafa

Benítez’s Liverpool. Valencia also could have had another penalty for a handball earlier in the game but this does not excuse the cruel reality that VCF lost the tie after their Chaplinesque defending in the first leg in Mestalla. Incidentally, the loss could be the final nail in the coffin for Unai Emery, whose contract renewal is still up in the air.

Things got worse in the next league match for the young Basque manager as Mallorca ran out 3-2 winners in a game where Emery decided to rest Villa and Silva, and gave opportunities to Zigić and Domínguez which they failed to seize. Valencia were soon 2-0 down and the match was effectively over. Young Manuel Fernandes had a cracking game in midfield, he scored an own goal and then got sent off (one to tell your mates about) but the most disturbing moment was when Emery decided to take off Éver Banega. The young Argentinian stormed off, refusing to shake hands with his manager and actually barging into him, accidentally on purpose, which led to Emery giving him what for in his ear.

Banega apologised immediately after the game, but the lack of respect was all too evident and is a result of the manager’s mistaken tactic of too much ‘buen rollo’.

The next game in Mestalla witnessed some ‘novedades’, Vicente returned to

the starting line up after more than a year and Silva got stuck in and scored a brace.

Valencia began to look like the side we kind of vaguely remember and the final 2-0 victory was a fair reflexion of the Chés superiority over Athletic Bilbao. Hopes were raised for the next game against the nation’s favourites, Real Madrid.

This match served to exemplify Valencia’s unpredictability. The manager again decided to break up a winning formula where, in the previous victory, he had used Vicente and Joaquín to attack the goal line, he brought back Mata and Pablo who tend to get drawn more into the centre. Unfortunately when he realised this and brought on the two more experienced players, the match was all but over. Apart from yet another tactical error, the team lacked motivation, ‘chispa’ and ‘ganas’. It was excruciating to watch and listen to a game where Valencia seemingly didn’t try. The team’s performance was simply not good enough for the majority of their fans who quite bluntly hate Real Madrid, and many a TV and radio would have been left switched off in the Communidad Valenciana for at least a day after the loss.

Deportivo La Coruña came to Mestalla next and as Emery had a brainwave and selected Joaquín and Vicente to start against the Galicians, Valencia won. © 24/7 Valencia 2010

twentyfoursevenvalencia 37 Villa’s 15th consecutive successful spot kick was enough to ensure the three points but the two old-school wingers made the difference.

The manger stuck with the winning formula in a different formation against Espanyol, who have been in awesome form in the Montjuic stadium. After sixty minutes, it was difficult to see how Valencia were going to break down the Catalan team until Zigić replaced Villa.

Vicente then did what he does best, getting to the byline and crossing the ball and the giant Serb does what he does best and that is scoring from crosses, ‘seemples’! No rocket science required, no blackboard, no complicated formation

El maestro

patterns to learn, just a simple “get to the line, cross it for the big lad and he’ll nod it in”. Football in all its simplicity, something we see so rarely these days with Valencia as some days they seem to want to walk the ball into the net.

Two home games against Xerez and Tenerife with a short trip away to Villarreal will bring the season to a close and will confirm third spot for ‘nostre Valencia’ which will probably not be enough to see Unai Emery continue as manager.

As previously stated, this would be an error if the club cannot find a suitable replacement, Manzano not being a suitable replacement. Rumours have surfaced that maybe the club will sign

ex-player Mauricio Pellegrino (currently at Liverpool) as the next gaffer, but that could be quite risky. Saying that, the last time the club lost its best players and brought in an unknown manager, they won the league, so we’ll just have to wait and see.

By the way did anyone see Wigan Athletic’s fight back against the mighty Arsenal? Now that’s what I call football.

Mark Hulton See listings for football calendar

Back in the Champions League

Vicente is back!

¡Silva!

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CLUBLAND Finally the spring is upon us, with the days getting longer and the weather getting warmer that only means one thing…….

Terrace openings, summer clubs and boat parties where the hordes of partygoers start to move from the centre of the city to the port and Malvarrosa Beach to party under the stars and watch the amazing sun rise over the sea in the mornings. Not forgetting all the other things going on around the city in the many clubs and bars, you are bound to find something to suit all music tastes and I hope to cover as many of them here as possible.

Las Ánimas Puerto (Paseo de Neptuno) finally open the stairs to their roof terrace on 15th of May with a capacity of around 2,500 people and two areas. This place has something for everyone with views over the port and everyone dressed to impress with impressive VIP areas. Also on the 8th, Umbracle (Av. del Saler, 5) open their doors for the summer in the City of Arts and Science, go check this place out for the wow factor, seeing is believing here! (www.grupolasanimas. com), (www.umbracleterraza.com) Staying in the port area before we party at Las, Estrella Damm Club (Edificio Veles e Vents, Port America’s Cup) also officially open their terrace on the 15th of May. This bar has seen international DJs such as Jimpster, Daniel Kyo and recently David Durango. Catch me there DJing on the night with Nasty Cube and good friend Fabian Dresens from 22.00h – 3.30h. You will fall in love with this bar offering the best views over the port and watching the sun set over this amazing city before hitting Las Ánimas next to see the sun rise!! Estrella is open every day from midday until late throughout the summer on the first floor of the Veles e Vents building in the port. (www. estrelladammclub.com) If you love the life on the open water as well as good music and fun people then you will be pleased to know that Valencia caters for you. Starting on the 8th, Valencia Boat Parties start again on their 24-metre catamaran. This boat holds 100 party-goers and sets sail with food, drinks and DJs. Catch the sunset over Valencia then party into the night with your new friends. Tickets are all inclusive of food and drink and you can contact me or VBP direct for more information and prices. (www.valenciaboatparty.com)

So far we have been to sea, enjoyed the sun and terraces in the port, but now we’re looking for something alternative without having to travel too far. Five minutes from the port you will find LA3 (La Tres, C/ Padre Porta, 2). This club is a converted theatre and have three rooms bringing you a great mix of underground music and bands. The main room you will get to hear the best indie, pop, indietronica and electroclash in the city and upstairs for all you house heads, party away with resident DJ Pablo Cebrián. This month sees WePlayCDs from London tearing up the main room on the 1st and also check out the 14th early for some live music before Dorian & Zoe hit the decks.

Also another big night for Nasty Cube upstairs on the 28th with their Berliner night with AR9 and Vlad Danieli. (www. la3club.com) If you are lover of house and want to hear great music in what I feel has the best sound system in Valencia, Miniclub (Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 111) are still attracting a great crowd and international attention.

Only last month saw London-based party Gifted bringing over 80 people from London and Barcelona to the club and the feedback was amazing! This month the must-sees are Tuccillo on the 14th and one of my favourite producers of the minute, Sebastian Davidson, on the 28th.. (www.myspace.com/miniclubvlc) Excuse Me! (C/ del Tomasos, 14) in Ruzafa have just refurbished their venue famous for strong international DJs playing a unique sound of space disco.

They celebrate the birthday of their sister bar Flow (Plaza Honduras, 35) on the 14th with a special guest from London and supported by Nacho Marco who is a regular face in Valencia and now working with Pacha record label producing and remixing some great music that you will hear this year!! Also I recommend the 21st with Peter Herbert from the UK. (www.myspace.com/excusemeclub) For all you lovers of drum ‘n’ bass, dubstep and jungle, Street Plan have been working hard to bring you the best upfront DJs and MCs to the city and have a great line-up for May. The 7th sees them in LA3 with a special showcase of all their music and on the 13th they will be at Turmix (C/ Dr. Chiarri, 8), just off C/ Alta in the Barrio del Carmen, for a night of pure dubstep.

If you are looking for some R&B and hip-hop then you need to visit Soul at

Gandhara (C/ Eugenia Viñes, 225) just off Malvarrosa Beach every Saturday night. DJ Cosy O and special guests keep this place moving with their upfront style of music. Also catch Cosy O at Las Ánimas on Friday nights. (www. soulvalencia.com) If you are in the old city centre of the Barrio del Carmen, then you have to check out two venues, Radio City and Music Box, that go hand-in-hand and offer great music right in the heart of the Carmen. Radio City (C/ Santa Teresa, 19) offer a range of different music, with live flamenco on Tuesday, eclectic music on Thursdays and then the weekend with DJs keeping the crowd moving. Finish your night off in Music Box (C/ Pintor Zariñena, 16) the late night venue in the Carmen open until 6.00h. The 13th sees Valencia’s DJ Soak who is Spain’s DMC Scratch Champion DJ and only 17 years old!! They will also have a Depeche Mode Party on the 22nd, and my good friend Falomir with play on the 28th. (www. radiocityvalencia.com), (www.myspace. com/themusicboxclub) Finally we have a secret to let you know about in the Carmen. A place where you drink for free, eat for free and enjoy new activities every month. This is a members - only club and is open from Monday to Friday, 11.00h – 22.30h. If you want to check out what this is all about, contact me for more information. This is a great venue for birthdays and if you ask nicely they will throw in a cake for you. If you want to know more, contact iNsound to become a member and to get the address.

Also don’t forget that if you want to take advantage of good deals, Valencia Ocio offer membership cards for discounts across the city to clubs, bars and restaurants to make that extra saving so you can save up to enjoy all the events and parties I have mentioned. Let them know you found the information first at 24/7 Valencia. (www.valenciaocio.com) Check out my blog for any information I find useful in the city and for any questions, comments, recommendations, help or even guest lists to clubs, email info@insound.es.

As always see you on the dance floor!!

DJ Paul Childs © 24/7 Valencia 2010

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BARRIO DE E L C A B A N YA L

‘Photography is a powerful art form, capable of stopping time, provoking emotions and transmitting ideas. An art that the great French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson defined as “to put the eye, mind and heart in the same line of vision”. An apparently simple equation that the photographer Victor Aranda Garcia tries to resolve with a camera in each of his photos. A lover of the direct shot, without photographic treatments, Victor continues to cultivate the art of traditional black and white photography.

However, for his professional work he prefers the versatility of digital. He has participated in the International Biennial of Athens (2003) and Mexico (2008), winning various photography prizes. You will currently find exhibitions of his work in La Cuina de Pilar (Méndez Nuñez, 36) in Zona Puerto and Studio Vintage (Purísima, 8) in Zona Carmen.’

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Víctor Aranda García Email: correo@victorarandagarcia.es www.victorarandagarcia.es Móvil: 600 336 126 All photos: Víctor Aranda García, photos & article © 2010 24/7Valencia

PROGRAMACIÓN MAYO

CIRCUITO CAFÉ TEATRO SAN MIGUEL VALENCIA (IX TEMPORADA) SÁBADO 1 DE MAYO 20:00 KRAKEN TEATRO INSTANTANEO “IMPRO. VERSION 2.0” LA FLAMA LA PETITE “CAFÉ CABARET”

MIÉRCOLES 12 DE MAYO 23:00 LA CLACA PAU BLANCO “MES COSAS DE PAU” WOODY-CAFÉ PARIS SARGAMASA “LO MALO DE SER UNA SARDINA”

SÁBADO 22 DE MAYO 20:00 KRAKEN JUANKI “FLIPANDO EN COLORES” LA FLAMA CUANDO LOS HUMANOS ATACAN “SOIS UNOS HIJOS DE DIOS”

DOMINGO 2 DE MAYO 20:00 1900 CT SARGAMASA “LO MALO DE SER UNA SARDINA” TOCADO LA PETITE “CAFÉ CABARET”

JUEVES 13 DE MAYO 23:00 LO RAT CUANDO LOS HUMANOS ATACAN “SOIS UNOS HIJOS DE DIOS” SWAN DARIO PIERA “LA CUARTA DIVERSION”

DOMINGO 23 DE MAYO 20:00 1900 CT JUANKI “FLIPANDO EN COLORES” TOCADO TEATRO INSTANTANEO “IMPRO. VERSION 2.0”

MARTES 4 DE MAYO 23:00 CA REVOLTA JUANKI “FLIPANDO EN COLORES” MATISSE LA PETITE “CAFÉ CABARET”

VIERNES 14 DE MAYO 23:00 PASION POR EL RUIDO MANU BADENES “MANUAL DEL PERFECTO DIVORCIADO”

MARTES 25 DE MAYO 23:00 CA REVOLTA PAU BLANCO “MES COSAS DE PAU” MATISSE MARIO CERRO “HISTORIAS URBANAS”

MIÉRCOLES 5 DE MAYO 23:00 LA CLACA LA PETITE “CAFÉ CABARET” WOODY-CAFÉ PARIS JUANKI “FLIPANDO EN COLORES” JUEVES 6 DE MAYO 23:00 LO RAT JUANKI “FLIPANDO EN COLORES” SWAN LA PETITE “CAFÉ CABARET” VIERNES 7 DE MAYO 23:00 PASION POR EL RUIDO JUANKI “FLIPANDO EN COLORES” SÁBADO 8 DE MAYO 20:00 KRAKEN LA PETITE “CAFÉ CABARET” LA FLAMA JUANKI “FLIPANDO EN COLORES” DOMINGO 9 DE MAYO 20:00 1900 CT LA PETITE “CAFÉ CABARET” TOCADO JUANKI “FLIPANDO EN COLORES” MARTES 11 DE MAYO 23:00 CA REVOLTA DARIO PIERA “LA CUARTA DIVERSION” MATISSE PAU BLANCO “MES COSAS DE PAU”

SÁBADO 15 DE MAYO 20:00 KRAKEN PAU BLANCO “MES COSAS DE PAU” LA FLAMA MANU BADENES “MANUAL DEL PERFECTO DIVORCIADO” DOMINGO 16 DE MAYO 20:00 1900 CT MANU BADENES “MANUAL DEL PERFECTO DIVORCIADO” TOCADO DARIO PIERA “LA CUARTA DIVERSION” MARTES 18 DE MAYO 23:00 CA REVOLTA SARGAMASA “LO MALO DE SER UNA SARDINA” MATISSE JUANKI “FLIPANDO EN COLORES” MIÉRCOLES 19 DE MAYO 23:00 LA CLACA JUANKI “FLIPANDO EN COLORES” WOODY-CAFÉ PARIS MANU BADENES “MANUAL DEL PERFECTO DIVORCIADO” JUEVES 20 DE MAYO 23:00 LO RAT SARGAMASA “LO MALO DE SER UNA SARDINA” SWAN JUANKI “FLIPANDO EN COLORES”

MIÉRCOLES 26 DE MAYO 23:00 LA CLACA TEATRO INSTANTANEO “IMPRO. VERSION 2.0” WOODY-CAFÉ PARIS DARIO PIERA “LA CUARTA DIVERSION” JUEVES 27 DE MAYO 23:00 LO RAT MANU BADENES “MANUAL DEL PERFECTO DIVORCIADO” SWAN TEATRO INSTANTANEO “IMPRO. VERSION 2.0” VIERNES 28 DE MAYO 23:00 PASION POR EL RUIDO TEATRO INSTANTANEO “IMPRO. VERSION 2.0” SÁBADO 29 DE MAYO 20:00 KRAKEN MARIO CERRO “HISTORIAS URBANAS” LA FLAMA SARGAMASA “LO MALO DE SER UNA SARDINA” DOMINGO 30 DE MAYO 20:00 1900 CT DARIO PIERA “LA CUARTA DIVERSION” TOCADO MANU BADENES “MANUAL DEL PERFECTO DIVORCIADO”

VIERNES 21 DE MAYO 23:00 PASION POR EL RUIDO MARIO CERRO “HISTORIAS URBANAS”

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WOMAN

Dear reader, I hereby solemnly promise over the next 1000 words or so, give or take, not to make a single negative comment about anything: I swear to be either super happy and joyous and emotional or to give the facts straight up with no depressing undertones. I feel that the year 2010 and I have got off to a bad start, and it’s time I was grateful for my lot and stopped whining, as I am the first person to hate a whingebag, and I really do not have much to moan about anyway, if you look at things from my current post-day-inthe-sun, perhaps a little wine-induced positive and cheery perspective on life I am enjoying right at this very moment in time.

The truth is, I have lots to be excited about this month, and can feel the winds of change blowing my way, as my free online horoscope so rightly predicted only just the other day. Sometimes I like to read my horoscope and ponder on just how great the chances are its predictions are right on track today not only for me but all the other trillions of Aquarius out there, which must be impossible, really. The good thing about horoscopes is that they are absolutely completely subject to one’s own personal interpretation anyway, and where “Take the leap! Make that investment” may mean I run out and buy that pair of Chanel fingerless biker gloves which will not only make me look like a white Rihanna but will be something I can hand down to my future granddaughters to treasure/ wear/sell on E-Bay, for Mr. Bloggs in his skyscraper office it may be the sign he’s Photo Manu Fernández. Article © 2010 24/7 Valencia

wine for hours (Mercadona’s sweet L’Antigón - I’m telling you, you just can’t beat it, and at 95 cents a bottle it’s our best kept secret!). The perfect way to spend a Sunday, winding down after a stressful week and crazy weekend before back to work, and the company could not have been better.

been waiting for to buy those hundred shares in a pharmaceutical company/ tobacco brand/Microsoft after all.

Just ten minutes after reading the similarly ambiguous statement about big changes in my near future, my Boss at the Bank called in me into her office to offer me a new position (with a teensy bit more money offered up to give me an incentive to bite the bullet and say “Yes! Winds of Change, blow my way”!), so now I’m a little more important and finally feel valued, indispensable, and that all my hard work was recognised at long, long last (really want to slot a Fast Show-esque phrase in, which is nice in there, but don’t want to come off as sarcastic, so will just think it). Positive personal happening no. 1. I now can’t wait to channel my inner Melanie Griffith in ‘Working Girl’ and don a shoulder padded suit to strut around the offices I think I cannot express enough in words just how happy this winter has made me sartorially, I have been dying for an ‘80s comeback for years and have put my vintage Karen Millen shoulder pads, a gift from my uber-fashionable mother, to good use in all manner of jackets, tops and dresses.

The winds of change seem to be blowing a little breeze into my love life too, after a rather rocky start at the beginning of the year with a sweet boy who unfortunately turned out a little sour.

I have now met a delightful young man who has actually whisked me off for a picnic today, with Lolita and her boy of the moment, and we lounged on grass and rolled in the sun and drank cheap white

Talking of wine, and new man, I could not have picked a worse time to introduce said man to my wacky friends than just after we’d spent the whole day at the Feria del Vino. Several extra glasses than the 10-euro-ticket’s worth later, added to copious amounts of sausage and ham and cheese meant we were rather the worse for wear by the time we staggered back to El Carmen, though I think if he still wants to see me after meeting Team Anita it’s a pretty positive sign. I’m embarrassed to admit this, but it was the first wine fair I’d been to, and I loved it, even though it was a Saturday and the busiest day there - I’m talking half an hour’s queue for a bit of Manchego. We even did a wine tasting (for the free tasting, naturally) and I fell in love with the little old man giving the speech, much to my friends’ amusement and bewilderment, though his daughter, pouring the glasses, had obviously had just a little too much and dripped on my trainers - its lucky I was going for a dirty grungy look that day or I may have had to start a little riot!

The month of May, traditionally associated with Spring and the weather warming up and all that jazz, looks like it may be as drizzly and grey as February was, but at least we don’t have volcanoes to worry about in Valencia just yet. Two of my friends from The Bank were in a secret relationship and jetted off to Amsterdam on their first romantic minibreak! Three days of tulips, bicycles and dams later and unfortunately for them, Eyjafjallajökull erupted and they had to stay for five more days- it was hard keeping things secret then, I tell you!

Being completely selfish here, I’m glad the cat got out of the bag, to be honest!

It was getting hard not to talk about them as a couple any more!! I’ll tell you one thing though, never in my lifetime did I think I’d be able to answer the phone and say “Oh, I’m afraid so-and-so isn’t in today, she got held up by a volcano”!

The delights of 2010, I say!

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Let’s Have a Safe Ride (Checking our bike after the winter) The sun is shining again after a long rainy winter, unusual for the Valencia area. And now everybody wants to ride their bicycles again… it’s time to check our machines!

Talking about safety with our bicycles, the most important factors are the brakes and the wheels. As with all vehicles, (cars, motorbikes, etc.) the state of the wheels is fundamental, being the part that comes into contact with the ground. And obviously, it’s the brakes that control whether, and in what way, you come to a halt.

Consider the wheels first. “I keep getting punctures, but look, the wheel is almost new.

The pattern hasn’t rubbed away at all.” This is something we’ve heard a few times now.

And the customer, of course, is right. The tread (the raised pattern in the surface of the rubber) is still clearly there, but it’s not the most important aspect of a wheel. A tyre has a limited shelf life. For that reason, when you buy a bike, it’s important to feel the rubber, and make sure that it still has a ‘corky’ or slightly spongy texture, and that there are no cracks in the surface. These same telltale signs indicate that it’s time to change your wheels, whether you’ve worn away the tread or not. Stick a fingernail into the flesh of the tyre; if the mark stays there, and you can feel the sponginess, the wheel is still okay.

It you see that there are cracks in the tyres; it’s definitely time to change them. A wheel in bad condition will not stick to the ground well, and has a much higher probability of getting a puncture. The rubber of a tyre has a maximum life expectancy of about two or three years when you cycle every day in the city.

And when it goes, it goes rapidly, like bread – from spongy to rock-hard.

If you think about the difference between wearing rubber-soled shoes and hard soles on a slippery surface, you know the difference it makes.

If the texture of your tyres is ok, you’re halfway safe. There are also the brakes to consider. Customers say the same things about their brake pads, “There’s still a lot left there…” But it’s the same story as with the wheels. The brakes get old, whether or not the bike sees daily action or lives in the garage collecting dust. The material from which they are made erodes at the same rate, crystallises, and loses 80% of the braking power.

It’s also important to make sure the cables are in good condition. These are normally made of steel, and the majority of cables need to be changed at least once a year. Although these days, cables made of stainless steel with Teflon casing are available, they are much more expensive, but they last four or five times longer.

Think about where you put your lock on your bike while you’re riding it. You can easily cause unnecessary wear and tear by attaching it to the bike in a place where it rubs against the cables.

One last fundamental point, talking about braking power, is the contact between the brake pad and the rim of the wheel. If and when you change a wheel, make sure it’s well fitted, and that the length of the brake pad touches the metal rim of the wheel. If the rim is bent, or the distance of the brake pads is wrong, the brake system won’t work properly. With the disc brakes systems, you need to check that the discs are not bent, the condition of the pads and, another important point, the condition of the brake fluid (it has to be changed every two years or every 10,000 kms).

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SATURDAY / SÁBADO 1 CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Ciclo Música Cámara (chamber music) con Miquel Carbonell (piano) 19.00h 8€ / Santi Navalón Trio (jazz) 23.00h / 00.30h 8€.

EL LOCO: Javier Krahe 22.30h 15€.

MURCIA RECINTO FERIAL ‘LA FICA’ (Murcia): Estrella Levante SOS 4.8 Festival con Madness + Orbital + Fatboy Slim + … 30€.

SUNDAY / DOMINGO 2 AULA DE CULTURA CAM (Alicante): Robert Fripp & Theo Travis. 20.30h.

CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Ruzafa Ensemble (pequeña big band) 19.00h 8€ / Jam session (vocal y instrumental) 20.00h Gratis.

MONDAY / LUNES 3 BLACK NOTE: Tonky Jam (Open Jam Session) 23.30h 4€.

TUESDAY / MARTES 4 BLACK NOTE: One Only & Lonely Show Man con Lluis Lannes 23.30h Gratis.

JIMMY GLASS: Mikkel Ploug Quartet con Loren Stillman 21.30h (jazz) 10€ Aforo Limitado. RADIO CITY: Leo Molina y su Gente con Juanma Maya, Juan de Pilar, Chicho y Leo Molina (flamenco) 23.00h 7€ con consumición.

WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 5 EL LOCO: The Unthanks 21.30h 10€ (anticipada) / 13€ (taquilla).

THURSDAY / JUEVES 6 BLACK NOTE: Sex & Rock & Roll + DJ Quique Lledó (rock) 23.30h Gratis.

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Perico ‘Él de Dora’ + José M. González + José ‘Él de Dora’ (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Cristina Blasco & Oscar Briz (cantautor) 22.30h 8€/ 00.30h Jam session (jazz) Gratis. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h. LA EDAD DE ORO: Amparo Guzman y Alberto Tarín 23.00h 5€. MATISSE: The Master Plan (con miembros de Fleshtones y Dictators) 22.30h 16€. MUSIC BOX: Pinball DJs

1.00h. WAH-WAH: Napoleón Solo + Scorsese (indie pop) 21.30h 10€.

FRIDAY / VIERNES 7 BLACK NOTE: Brioles + Ella & the Roosters (R&B desde Alemania) 23.30h.

CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Thais Morell Cuarteto (bossa) 23.00h / 00.30h 8€.

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Leo Molina + Juanma Maya + Juan de Pilar (flamenco) 23.30h. CASA DE CULTURA (Burjassot): Luz Casal 22.30h 20€ / 24€ (10dB Festival). JUANITA: DJ session 23.30h Gratis. LA EDAD DE ORO: Danny Boy 23.00h 5€. LA3: La 1: Polock DJs + Parrusian Bell & the Links / La 2: Mourra + Schepsis + Brozak / II: Dr. Mario & Llatas 1.00h. MUSIC BOX: KillTheMosquito + Catalina Isis + Paco Plaza 23.00h.

OCTUBRE CENTRE: Southern Arts Society (pop) 20.00h 5€ / Thomas Tilly + Tô (experimental desde Francia) 23.00h 5€. PICCADILLY: DJs 1.00h. WAH-WAH: Javier Corcobado 21.30h 12€ / 15€.

WOODY: Soul Atac 22.00h 8€.

SATURDAY / SÁBADO 8 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Tonetti + José Antonio de Torres + Yolanda López + Manuel Quintero (flamenco) 23.30h.

CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Ciclo Música Cámara (chamber music) con Urbez Capablo (piano) 19.00h 8€ / Thais Morell Cuarteto (bossa) 23.00h / 00.30h 8€.

CASA DE CULTURA (Burjassot): Calima + Canteca de Macao + La Pulquería + O’Funk’illo (mestizaje) 20.30h 20€ / 25€ (10dB Festival). EL LOCO: Steven Wright + Jah Macetas 22.00h. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h. MUSIC BOX: Paco Plaza 24.00h.

WAH-WAH: Els Amics de les Arts + No Frosht (indie pop) 22.30h 10€. WOODY: Tokio Sex Destruction + Welcome Dynasty 22.00h 10€ / 12€.

SUNDAY / DOMINGO 9 BLACK NOTE: Fado Blues (desde Portugal) 20.00h 6€. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Ruzafa Ensemble (pequeña big band) 19.00h 8€ / Jam session (vocal y instrumental) 20.00 Gratis. CASA DE CULTURA (Burjassot): Al Tall (Valencia trad folk) 21.30h 10€ (10dB Festival).

EL LOCO: Simone Felice 21.30h 10€ / 13€. OCTUBRE CENTRE: Greg Diamond Quartet (jazz) 19.00h 7€.

MONDAY / LUNES 10 BLACK NOTE: Tonky Jam (Open Jam Session) 23.30h 4€.

TUESDAY / MARTES 11 BLACK NOTE: Julio Bustamente (cantautor) 23.30h Gratis. CASA DE CULTURA (Burjassot): Allegro Big Band 20.00h Gratis (10dB Festival). JIMMY GLASS: Piano Solo/Dúo Sessions con Alberto Palau + Javier Vercher (jazz) 22.15h / 24.00h 3€ consumición Aforo Limitado. RADIO CITY: Tomás Gonzalez, Juan de Pilar, Kique Sevilla, María Linzana (flamenco) 23.00h 7€ con consumición.

WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 12 BLACK NOTE: Live Funk Party by La Funk Family 23.30h Gratis.

THURSDAY / JUEVES 13 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Matías López + Antonio Sánchez + Aloma de Balma (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Eva Dénia Trad Quartet (Valencia traditional) (22.30h / 00.30h Jam session (jazz) Gratis. CASA DE CULTURA (Burjassot): Quique González (indie) 22.30h 15€ / 18€ (10dB Festival).

JUANITA: DJ session 23.30h Gratis.

LA EDAD DE ORO: Folk – Jazz – Arabe 23.00h 5€. MUSIC BOX: DJ Soak + Rocksteady Beatz 1.00h. OCTUBRE CENTRE: So Cow (pop) 20.00h 5€.

PICCADILLY: DJs 1.00h. TEATRE TALIA: Brodsky Quartet (contemporary music desde UK) 20.30h (Ensems Festival). WAH-WAH: Joe Grushecky (rock desde EEUU) 22.00h 15€ / 18€.

FRIDAY / VIERNES 14 CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Jorge Rossy Trio (jazz) 23.00h / 00.30h 10€. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Matías López + Antonio Sánchez + Aloma de Balma (flamenco) 23.30h. CASA DE CULTURA (Burjassot): Concert BurjaViu Jove con Masc + Inthecisos + Acceso Directo + Imperfectos + … 19.30 Gratis (10dB Festival). EL LOCO: Bubblegum + Len Price 3 22.30h 11€. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h. INSTITUT FRANÇAISE DE VALENCE: Concierto de Theremin 19.00h. (Ensems Festival).

LA EDAD DE ORO: Viejos Rockeros 23.00h 5€. LA3: The Blasters + Phantom 4 en concierto (rock ‘n’ roll desde EEUU / Holanda) 21.30h 20€ / Dorian & Zoe in concierto 1.00h 15€ / 18€ / La 1: DJs Mad + Obtuso / Lazza + DJ Storm / Eric Broo + She DJ 1.00h. MUSIC BOX: Miss Yuls + Paco Plaza 24.00h.

twentyfoursevenvalencia 47 SATURDAY / SÁBADO 15 BLACK NOTE: Leco Bahia (desde Brazil) 23.30h Gratis. BURJASSOT POLIESPORTIU MUNICIPAL: Fito & Fitipaldis (rock) 20.00h 23€ / 26€ (10dB Festival). CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Jorge Rossy Trio (jazz) 23.00h / 00.30h 10€. EL LOCO: Rubinoos + Riffbackers 22.30h 15€. JUANITA: DJ session 23.30h Gratis. LA3: Maadraassoo + Catalina Isis / Barbarelle Bear Party / Pablo Cebrián. MUSIC BOX: Jordan + Javi Funkeluya + MardiGras 24.00h.

PICCADILLY: DJs 1.00h.

SUNDAY / DOMINGO 16 BLACK NOTE: Los Escarabajos (beat) 20.00h 14€. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Ruzafa Ensemble (pequeña big band) 19.00h 8€ / Jam session (vocal y instrumental) 20.00h Gratis. OCTUBRE CENTRE: Josvi Muñoz Group (jazz, quartet) 19.00h 7€.

MONDAY / LUNES 17 BLACK NOTE: Tonky Jam (Open Jam Session) 23.30h 4€.

TUESDAY / MARTES18 JIMMY GLASS: Beatnik Quintet con Perico Sambeat 21.30h (jazz) 10€ Aforo Limitado.

RADIO CITY: Kallardo con Rafael Vargas ‘El Chino’, Miguel Pérez, Pepe Pérez y Yolanda López (flamenco) 23.00h 7€ con consumición.

WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 19 BLACK NOTE: Live Funk Party by La Funk Family 23.30h Gratis.

THURSDAY / JUEVES 20 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Esther Rosales + José el Potri + David Sabariego + Valeriano González (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Nicholas Moreaux Quartet (jazz) 22.30h 10€ / 00.30h Jam session (jazz) Gratis. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h. LA EDAD DE ORO: Carlos de la Peña Duo (tango) 23.00h 5€. MUSIC BOX: DJs Maravillas 1.00h. WAH-WAH: Laboratorio Funk (funk) 22.00h 5€.

FRIDAY / VIERNES 21 BLACK NOTE: 3 Beans & Rice (funk) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: SMQ (standards quartet) 23.00h / 00.30h 10€. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Kallardó (flamenco) 23.30h. EL LOCO: Niños Mutantes (indie) 22.30h 12€ / 15€.

JUANITA: DJ session 23.30h Gratis. LA EDAD DE ORO: Niña Mala (tango) 23.00h 5€. MUSIC BOX: Pin & Pon 24.00h.

OCTUBRE CENTRE: Nacho Umbert (pop) 20.00h 5€ / Scumearth (experimental) 23.00h 5€. SLAUGHTERHOUSE: Música Folk - Jazz - Arabe 20.30h 4€ Aforo limitado. Festival Russafart WAH-WAH: Punxsutawney Phil + Castlevanians (indie) 22.30h 8€. WOODY: Los Coronas 22.00h 10€ / 12€.

SATURDAY / SÁBADO 22 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Amaro Carmona + Manuel Reyes + Manuel Serena + Manuel Quintero (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Ciclo Música Cámara (chamber music) con Juan José Ochoa (piano) 19.00h 8€ / SMQ (standards quartet) 23.00h / 00.30h 10€. EL LOCO: Tachenko (indie) 23.00h 12€ / 15€. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h. LA3: Bilbadino + Mighty Max + Niño Fixo 1.00h. MUSIC BOX: Fiesta Depeche Mode con Paco Plaza 24.00h. PICCADILLY: DJs 1.00h.

SUNDAY / DOMINGO 23 BLACK NOTE: Lochlainn (Celtic) 20.00h Gratis. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Ruzafa Ensemble (pequeña big band) 19.00h 8€ / Jam session (vocal y instrumental) 20.00h Gratis. MIRROR: Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed & True Loves (blues) 20.00h 18€ / 23€.

OCTUBRE CENTRE: Nicolas Moreaux Quintet (jazz) 19.00h 7€.

Big Band (jazz) 22.30h 8€ / 00.30h Jam session (jazz) Gratis. JUANITA: DJ session 23.30h Gratis. LA EDAD DE ORO: Cuatro Jotas 23.00h Gratis. MUSIC BOX: DJs Maravillas 1.00h Gratis. PICCADILLY: DJs1.00h.

FRIDAY / VIERNES 28 CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Guachiguara (Latin jazz quartet) 23.00h / 00.30h 10€.

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Marta Sol + Tomás González + Javier Zamora + Óscar de Manuel + Manuel Quintero (flamenco) 23.30h. EL LOCO: Al Teenagers and the Supersonics22.30h. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h.

LA EDAD DE ORO: Tres Hombres 23.00h 5€. LA3: Luiliminili + Catalina Isis / Finger + Delasstep + Furry / Ar9 + Vlad Danieli + Fabian Dresens. MUSIC BOX: Falomir 24.00h. OCTUBRE CENTRE: Castanets (pop) 20.00h 5€. WOODY: Dee Rangers + Scooters (beat – Mod) 22.30h 10€.

SATURDAY / SÁBADO 29 CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Guachiguara (Latin jazz quartet) 23.00h / 00.30h 10€.

JUANITA: DJ session 23.30h Gratis. LA3: Angel Idiota & Vicent + Fono / After Club DJs / Fernando Luna + Pablo Cebrián 1.00h. MUSIC BOX: Paco Plaza 24.00h.

PICCADILLY: DJs 1.00h. WAH-WAH: Doble Sentido (rock) 23.00h 5€.

SUNDAY / DOMINGO 30

BLACK NOTE: Tonky Jam (Open Jam Session) 23.30h 4€.

BLACK NOTE: Limbotheque (cabaret rock) 20.00h 7€. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Jam session (jazz vocal y instrumental) 19.30h Gratis. OCTUBRE CENTRE: Jordi Rossy Quintet con Chris Cheek (jazz) 19.00h 7€.

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RADIO CITY: Amaro Carmona, José Antonio, Chicho y Esther Garcés (flamenco) 23.00h 7€ con consumición.

BLACK NOTE: Tonky Jam (Open Jam Session) 23.30h 4€.

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WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 26 BLACK NOTE: Cherry Boop & the SoundMakers (ska / soul / jazz desde Francia) 23.30h.

THURSDAY / JUEVES 27 BLACK NOTE: Sex & Rock & Roll + DJ Quique Lledó (rock) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: María Lizana + Pilar Pacheco + Quique Naval + Enrique Sevilla + Rober Molina (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Ciclo Música Cámara (chamber music) con Dolores Lahuerta & Laila Barnat 19.00h 8€ / Taller de Sedajazz

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ARROCES, MARISCO FRESCO, CARNES, PESCADOS Y TAPAS El local dispone de sala no fumadores y amplia terraza.

Una oferta inmejorable para organizar cenas y comidas de empresa, eventos, despedidas y mucho mĂĄs.

Abierto todos los dĂ­as. Cerca de la Plaza del Ayuntamiento.

RICE DISHES, FRESH SEAFOOD, MEAT DISHES, FISH DISHES AND TAPAS. The restaurant has a no-smoking area and an ample terrace.

A wonderful place to organise lunches and dinners for groups, families, businesses, events and more.

Open everyday. Very near Plaza del Ayuntamiento.

c/ Martinez Cubells, 4 - 46002 Valencia - tel. 963 427 780 www.carpediem-vlc.com

Quality Mediterranean restaurant in an emblematic square in the historic centre.

Recommended in the Michelin guide 2009/2010 Meat dishes, Rice dishes, Fish dishes, Foie and chocolate desserts are all specialities Expect to pay between 30-50 euros Warm interior and good service Jazz music soundtrack 13.00h -16.00h/ 20.00h -24.00h Open everyday