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BACCO D.O.C.

this has become one of the most popular restaurants in all of Valencia… and for all of the right reasons.

It is original, good fun and it is baroque! It has a stunning cave-like interior of “bejewelled and mirrored” stalagmites and stalactites, tasteful lighting, lots of nooks and crannies and three floors.

So it’s no surprise that this restaurant is highly popular with romantic couples looking for something original yet tasty and genuine. It’s also a first choice for international visitors, the arts crowd and work groups.

How about the food? Our international food critic found their Tagliatelle Funghi Porcini “delightful” and their Carpaccio and Aubergine Parmigiano “absolutely delicious”. They have a superb value afternoon menu for 10 euros during the week and 12 euros at the weekends.

Expect to pay around 30 euros in the evening.

Summer has arrived and it is time to eat, drink and enjoy life. Bacco D.O.C. is a distinctive and authentic Italian restaurant in the centre of the historic Barrio del Carmen. Run by a welcoming Italian family and with Italian chefs,

The salads are imaginative and well-presented including a succulent Insalata di Rucola e Parmigiano, authentic Caprese de Bufala and tasty Insalata Bacco to choose from. Lovers of Spanish wine can enjoy a fair selection of tintos including Muga Crianza (Rioja) and

Plaerdemavida Reserva (Utiel-Requena).

Their carta is extensive with a wide selection of pizzas including chicken, bacon, cheese and tropical fruit specialities. Their authentic pastas include Spaghetti alle Vongole, Bucatini all’ Amatriciana, Tagliatelle Paglia e Fieno and Gnocchi Rucola e Speck. Meat dishes including Tagliata, Filetto alla Griglia, Ossobuco alla Milanese, and Scaloppine in Salsa are amongst the recommended. If you prefer a white wine to go with your fish dishes like Orata or Branzino, we recommend their Señorío de Sobral (Albariño). Lovers of Italian wine can enjoy their Lambrusco.

The 24/7 Valencia team has always found the atmosphere welcoming and often international, especially at the weekends. Now that summer has arrived, it’s time to relax, have fun and enjoy some genuine Italian cuisine in heady surroundings. We recommend you take a trip to one of the most original Italian restaurants in Spain. Just one minute’s walk from the Mercado Central!

Bacco D.O.C. C/ de los Derechos, 29 - 46001 Valencia Tel. 96 391 19 65 www.baccodoc.com Zona Carmen

ACTIVE ENGLISH VALENCIA

ACTIVE ENGLISH

We’ve basically organised a free language exchange group in the Valencia area based around activities that people like to do.

So far, we’ve been walking in the country and doing cinema trips to UGC Cine Cite and Cine Babel (with a drink after to chat about the film), pub quizzes, meals etc.

Members can suggest and organise activities themselves by posting an idea

and testing the response. Photography outings, video groups, cycling trips, Trivial Pursuit/Scrabble evenings and cooking classes have already been suggested.

People need to join the group to receive information. Activities are posted on the Google Groups page and anyone can come along.

Contact: email: active-english@googlegroups.com homepage: http://groups.google.com/ group/active-english

EVERYBODY WELCOME! ¡BIENVENIDOS!

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Editorial JULY/AUGUST 10

¡ALEGRÍA! CONTENTS BACCO DOC / ACTIVE ENGLISH - 4 EDITORIAL - 5

VIDAS DE VALENCIA - 6 ART IN VALENCIA - 7 GUADALEST - 8

EL BARRIO DE RUZAFA - 10

FOOD - 12

RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH - 13

CHILL OUT - 16

JULY - AUGUST 10 LISTINGS - 17 ARTS & theatre - 17 live music - 18 clubs - 19

chill out - 20

CERVECERIAS - 23

TRADITIONAL PUBS - 23 Restaurants - 24

shopping - 29

CLASSIFIEDS - 30

BURN OUT ARTICLE - 34 VALENCIA SPORT - 36

24/7 VALENCIA PARTY PEOPLE - 38

CLUBLAND - 39

VALENCIA SUMMER - 40 VALENCIA WORLD - 42 WOMAN - 43

BIKES - VIRGIN PARADISE - 44

MAP - 45

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

Valencia in summer is full of the joys of life. Great weather, fine beaches, excellent nightlife, an increasingly international choice of restaurants and lots of outdoor concerts too!

Valencians know how to enjoy life by living in ‘el moment’ and leaving tomorrow for another day.

For those of you visiting Valencia for the first time…you’ve chosen the right ‘guia’ to Valencia. ‘24/7 Valencia’ is the oldest monthly guide to Valencia and is the only one recommended by all of the local, national and international press. This includes The Times, El País, Time Out, Lonely Planet, Rough Guide, Let’s Go, Footprints, Levante, Superdeporte, Thomas Cook, CNN.com, Guardian Unlimited, Business Traveller magazine and many more!

24/7 Valencia is the only English Speaking magazine to Valencia whose editor and team, as long-term residents of the city, have experienced and seen the city’s changes over the best part of two decades. Indeed, 24/7 Valencia has just finished celebrating its 10th anniversary edition. We started with nothing and we’ve come up the hard way. We also appreciate all the support we have been shown by the local, expat and tourist communities over the years.

Recently, an experienced Valencian journalist got in touch by email to say that 24/7 Valencia, in her opinion, was “the best guide to Valencia

by a fair margin.” A streetwise British barman, based in Valencia, recently remarked that “24/7 Valencia is the best one going.”

In this month’s special July/ August edition we have a packed arts, theatre and restaurant listings & busy agenda of concerts and club nights to help make your summer truly memorable. Legendary DJ Paul Childs gives you the lowdown on the local nightlife scene in Clubland and we visit the delicious ‘La Sardineria’ in restaurant of the month, excellently located by the Cathedral.

Photography lovers are in for a treat with exclusive shots of Valencia summer, terraza life in the barrio of Ruzafa, party people getting into a groove and Valencians enjoying the World Cup too. Sport lovers will enjoy our exclusive photographic report that includes shots of the football stars Juan Mata, David Villa & Leo Messi, Formula 1 drivers Lewis Hamilton & Fernando Alonso and America’s Cup winners BMW Oracle.

We dedicate this summer edition of 24/7 Valencia to our highly popular and talented writers David Rhead & José Marín. They have a piece on Guadalest for you all. It makes for a great day trip from Valencia. Have a great summer… and enjoy the moment!

See you in September!

24/7 Valencia team

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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, María - Louise Herkes, El Gazza 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

“NIÑOS A LA CALLE EN LA ESTACIÓN VICTORIA (BOMBAI)” Fotógrafos de Benito Pajares Hasta 29 agosto UNIVERSITAT DE VALÈNCIA, LA NAU

IVAM DONACIONES

Desde 22 julio hasta 12 septiembre IVAM C/ Guillem de Castro, 118 Tel: 96 386 30 00 www.ivam.es

C/ Universidad, 2 www.uv.es

JARDINES DE ARENA

Desde 29 julio hasta 12 octubre MuVIM C / Guillem de Castro, 8 Tel:96 388 37 47 www.muvim.es

“LA GRANDE FÊTE #1” HAN HOOGERBRUGGE Hasta 30 septiembre

SALA PARPALLO C/ Alboraya, 5 Tel: 96 3614 415 www.salaparpallo.es

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GUADALEST - HOW TO PASS A CAMEL THROUGH THE EYE OF A NEEDLE If you are going down the coast this summer and you find you’ve had enough of the packs of tourists and the sun, sea and sangria, you might want to get away from it all and visit an authentic medieval Spanish town set in spectacular countryside. It might occur to you that Guadalest, just 25 km west of Benidorm, is just the thing you’re looking for. The problem is you won’t be the only one. The castle of Guadalest is, after the Alhambra in Granada and the Prado Museum in Madrid, the third most visited tourist attraction in Spain.

Guadalest in the Marina Baixa area of Alicante province is nestled in amongst the three highest mountain ranges of the province, the Sierra Xortà to the north, the Sierra Aitana to the south and the Sierra Serrella to the west. This gives this little castle town dug into a steep valley an impressive natural fortification which was virtually impregnable in its day.

Nowadays, of course, it is (for a moderate admission fee) open to all and sundry

seven days a week, with early closing on Sundays, and parking not included. The town, which consists of just one main street, a church and a Moorish castle, and has just 204 inhabitants according to the last census, receives more than 2,000,000 visitors a year.

The history of Guadalest makes it a place of interest but it is considerably less significant than other less visited towns and cities in the Valencia region like, say, Sagunto or Xàtiva (Játiva).

The castle was built during Muslim rule in the 11th century and was taken by the Crown of Aragon in the thirteenth century as part of the Christian Reconquest.

Its imposing walls and position in the region gave it strategic importance throughout the medieval period and the 18th century War of Succession and it was a stronghold of the Dukes of Gandía and later the Cardona family.

The castle was partially destroyed by an earthquake in 1644 and you can still see where the walls were torn apart. It was

further ruined in 1708 during the War of Succession. Still in good repair is the stately 17th century Casa Orduña, built onto the rock of the old castle tower on one side and the baroque parish church on the other.

However, along with its beautiful setting and, perhaps more importantly, its proximity to Benidorm, what really stands out for Guadalest is the unusual gift industry and insatiable appetite of its inhabitants for attracting tourists and tourist money. This must be the only town in Spain where you have to pay to get into the cemetery.

If you go on a package tour to Benidorm, Altea or perhaps Calpe and there is a day trip as part of the deal, self-promotion and the right ‘connections’ have ensured that you can be almost certain it will include a visit to Guadalest. And when you get there the whole town seems to be involved in some way in the business of making your trip a happy and enjoyable

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one, all for a small fee, of course.

Guadalest has more museums per inhabitant than any other municipality in Europe. There are nine in total, the Casa Orduña Museum, the Antonio Marco Dollhouse Museum, the Ribera Girona Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Micro-Miniatures (a collection of very small things including a miniature camel passing through the eye of a needle ), the Micro-Giant Museum (a collection of very small things and very big things, stupid), the Ethnological Museum (full of the same ageing farm implements and old kitchenware you can find in any Irish pub in Valencia), the Museum of Medieval Instruments of Torture (strangely popular with northern European tourists), the Guadalest Valley Museum of Historical Vehicles (mostly lots of rusting old motorbikes) and last, but not least, the Museum of Salt and Pepper Pots and Cruet Sets. Each museum charges three to four euros per adult although there are group rates and reductions for children.

And if that’s not enough for you, those citizens of Guadalest who couldn’t photos © Article © 2010 24/7Valencia

decide what type of museum to turn their living rooms into have instead opened a restaurant, a bar or a souvenir shop.

There’s a good choice of simple, decent restaurants, some serving the traditional stew ʻolletaʼ but most serving ‘traditional’ egg and chips, patatas bravas, ham bocadillos, pork fillets and salads, all with tourist-friendly picture menus . There’s also a vast array of local souvenirs on offer ranging from bulls made out of sea shells to comedy ceramic botijos artistically fashioned so it appears you are drinking wine out of a Guardia Civil officer’s penis. All this within ancient castle walls set in some of the most beautiful countryside in the area.

A phenomenon like Guadalest is, of course, not without its colourful characters. For nearly thirty years, from the first democratic elections in 1979 until 2008, the town was run uncontested by Partido Popular mayor Juan Bautista Balaguer, an autocratic local bank manager. Under Balaguer the tourist business grew tenfold but his approach was what you might call a little too hands-on. He personally hired

and fired municipal employees and had the takings from the municipal car park and the publicly owned Casa Orduña delivered to his house each night to be put in the town council safe. Surprisingly enough, when he was finally voted out in 2008, the new PSPV government (led by ex-beauty queen Trinidad Amorós) found that the official council takings from the car park and official museum in their first year in office were in some cases five times more than that of the preceding three years under Balaguer, with the same prices and around the same number of visitors. Balaguer claims to be ‘unaware’ of any irregularity.

If you don’t mind the buses of day trippers from the coast, Guadalest is a true testament to the wonderful ways of man when it comes to extracting a few euros from tourists, but so what? The town is well worth a visit if only for the beautiful views and of course the cruet set museum.

David Rhead and José Marín David Rhead and José Marín

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EL BARRIO DE

RUZAFA la terraza

M贸nica Navarro Email: monicafotografia@gmail.com www.flickr.com/photos/moni navarro Tel: 652 731 976

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

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FOOD

Just Beet It! By now you probably all know my eternal love and fascination with the beet - my most favourite of vegetables.

What did Tom Robbins say in ‘Jitterbug Perfume’, “a story that begins with the beet will end with the devil”. Great book, great vegetable. What’s that other saying? You can beat an egg, but you can’t beat a root?? Ha ha, lighten up!

The beetroot, an amazing gem of nutrition and taste and a vegetable that should be wholly incorporated into our diets way more than it is - very high in iron, gals! Roast them, grate them, purée them in soup, put them in a carrot cake – its possibilities, like its colour, are endless. What on earth is more enticing, more devilishly exciting, more passionately exquisite than this vegetable? A purple burgundy that will stain the skin and pink the cheeks with greater fever than any vino tinto.

We are well and truly in the thick of summer now, and as usual, my desire to cook lengthy meals is about as burning as a nice cool bath. Go out to eat, at home, make salads. For summer I’ve created a delicious salad for you, it’s big and hearty, it will nourish your club-exhausted system, rejuvenate your soul, quench your entire being.

It’s a salad good enough on its own, and it will hold its own in a room full of blokes eating big steaks, and its colour and spark are enough to put that smile back all over your dial.

Enough said? Have I convinced thee to buy a beet? Have waxed lyrically enough to stir you into a beat of urgency? Great! Let’s go.

Head to the Mercado Central, buy a bunch of small beets with the tops still on, the leaves are great salad leaves and there’s no need to waste them.

Grab all the other fresh veggies you need whilst you’re there, the naturally essential bottles of rosé and get cracking.

Can’t Beet a Summer Salad • 4-6 baby beets with leaves • 2 tsp sumac spice (zumaque) • 2 tbsp olive oil • Flakey sea salt • Freshly ground black pepper • 4 cloves garlic • 1 bunch new asparagus • 1 lemon • 200 gm mixed lettuce leaves • 1 punnet cherry tomatoes • 1 bunch mint leaves • 1 bunch chives • 3-4 spring onions • Small chunk green cabbage • Walnut oil and balsamic vinegar (optional)

with a handful of finely sliced green cabbage. Sprinkle with a little olive oil or walnut oil and add a few drops of balsamic vinegar if using, or just another squeeze of lemon.

Now add in the cooled beetroot and slice the asparagus into chunks and add these, too, throw the beet leaves in and toss all to coat. Just before serving, gently toss through the mixed salad leaves. Check for seasoning and add a little extra salt and pepper if needed.

Serve immediately with seared steaks, on its own, and definitely with plenty of cold rosé. If you want to mix it up, you can add grilled Haloumi cheese, crumbled soft goats cheese or even fried tofu – up to you. Delicious!

And that’s summer; fresh and bountiful, healthy and healing. I’m off to have a baby now – OMG!!! Can anyone believe it?? So I’ll see you all back here in September – stay tuned for puréed banana I expect! Kidding.

Professional Chef Erica Choate

© 2010 24/7Valencia

Wash the beets and leaves and trim the leaves off the stems and set aside to drain. Cut the beets into quarters or eighths, depending on size. Preheat your oven to 180ºC and in a baking pan, put the beets, sumac, olive oil, salt and pepper, and garlic cloves. Toss all around to coat beets well, then bake in moderate oven for 30 minutes, until soft enough to yield to a knife. Allow beets to cool, you can do this ahead of time if you like.

Heat a large frying pan and throw in a little olive oil, add the asparagus spears into this and quickly sauté them, squeezing the lemon over as you do.

This will cause steam and cook them nicely, remove from heat after a few minutes – you just want to quickly char them but keep them crunchy.

Quarter the cherry tomatoes and put them into a large salad bowl, add in as many mint leaves as you desire and finely chop the chives and add these too. Slice the spring onions into pieces about 1-2 cm long and add these, along BUZZING IRISH PUB

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RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH

LA SARDINERÍA Let’s be truly Valencian and talk about the weather at the top of this review! The heat arrived just in time for the F1 Grand Prix, moved from its roastingly hot August slot to the supposedly cooler month of June. It was 3º hotter for the main event and it hasn’t let up since.

A colleague, a Valenciana in the know about all things weather-related, tells me it will be the hottest summer since records began; hotter by at least 3º – no, I’m not getting Prince Charles-like in my obsession for the Three Degrees – that’s what she told me.

It’s coincidence that the F1 main race had the same hike in temperature. A friend was in (on!) one of the open grandstands facing the sun and reckoned it was “hotter than hell”, though he did have a good view of the race. We met up afterwards at the Guinness House to watch the miserable defeat of England in the World Cup and he drank an awful lot of liquid – not sure if it was pure thirst or the match!

Having guests staying is really very nice, particularly if they are the types who want to try new foods and flavours. M and his partner B love to eat out in Valencia and, as soon as they set foot off the plane, invariably want a list of our latest finds and they are off, booking us to join them on some and reporting back to tell me if I am right or not on the other ones. Coincidentally, though I hadn’t tried it myself, I had heard great reports about La Sardineria and sent them without knowing that the editor of this fine magazine would

phone me almost the next day to ask me to review it.

M and B raved about it after their visit, so I looked forward to my turn in the company of P. We booked a table for 21.30h. D was off to a different restaurant with another good friend, so we left home together in good time, only to find I’d left the car’s lights on and the battery was flat - profuse apologies by phone to both the restaurants and a mad dash for the Metro. We were (fashionably?) late. And hot. Very hot, and it was therefore a great relief to find we had an outside table with the El Miguelete bell tower as the backdrop to our dinner. We had a good look through the menu but decided to let the restaurant select our meal for us.

expect from a restaurant whose speciality is this very fish, were excellent. Served hot and crisp, they were salty and delicious.

Something very curious is happening to me doing these reviews, I have never been a great ‘postre’ or dessert lover, but recently I have begun to look forward to the (invariably) chocolaty end to the evening. P absolutely adores chocolate so I let her choose and La Sardineria came up trumps with not one, but two unusual chocolate creations for us to try. The first was a Tarta de Chocolate with Maldon Salt, smooth and terribly rich with the crunch of that salt – really worked for us! The other was a rich dark chocolate cake with nuts and, wait for it, basil. A stunning combination and a great end to a lovely meal.

We both love clochinas (mussels) and pulpo a la gallega (thinly sliced octopus with paprika, salt and olive oil) and had already decided that if we weren’t offered them, we would have to ask. They were offered, along with sardinas a la plancha (grillled sardines) and a large goat’s cheese salad with a raspberry vinegar dressing.

This little restaurant is absolutely in the middle of the tourist trail and could so easily be a tourist joint serving expensive food with lacklustre service. It is quite the opposite, this is good food, well prepared and presented and very well priced, with tapas from 5€, salads from 8€, sardines from 6€ –10€ and paella from 11€.

The clochinas were small and sweet and delicious in a garlicky broth that we mopped up with chunky bread. The pulpo was soft and tasty with a nice kick from the paprika.

The service is quick, attentive and friendly.

Everyone in the restaurant, the night we visited, looked genuinely happy and enjoying not just the food but the general ambience.

Highly recommended.

We drank different wines – I chose a smooth Requena red Crianza wine and P a very good Rueda white wine.

The salad arrived with a large round of grilled goat’s cheese perched on top and was an extremely generous serving filled with nuts and sultanas and that lovely raspberry vinegar dressing. The sardines, as you would

Tim Birch La Sardineria C/ de Bordadores, 10 (next to Cathedral) Tel: 96 391 43 13 Zona Carmen Open daily for lunch and dinner 13.00h – 16.00 and 20.00h – 24.00h Photos Tim Birch / Article - © 2010 24/7Valencia

CLASSY IRISH PUB WITH GOOD BEERS, LIVE SPORTS, TERRACE AND VIP AREA

AUTHENTIC, FRIENDLY AND GOOD VALUE SPANISH TAPAS BAR NEAR LA LONJA. VERY POPULAR WITH LOCALS AND VISITORS

POPULAR CANOVAS IRISH PUB WITH LIVE SPORTS, BEERS AND WEEKLY QUIZ

LEGENDARY IRISH PUB IN THE HEART OF TOWN WITH PLENTY OF SPACE, LIVE SPORTS AND BEERS

ONE OF VALENCIA’S FINEST INDIAN RESTAURANTS

WONDERFUL CAFE BAR WITH RETRO DESIGN AND MEALS

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CHILL OUT

CAFÉ DE LAS HORAS Marc and his business partner Manuel found a large empty space just off the infamous Plaza de la Virgen and thought, “Let’s do something special.

Let’s make a beautiful, handmade, intricate bar that people can come and be sophisticated and relaxed in and enjoy inventive beverages, candlelit ambience and feel at home”.

Cafe de Las Horas was born in autumn 1994 and has been open 365 days a year since then. They brought cocktails and proper cups for any type of tea and infusions to Valencia. The decor is to die for, hand painted walls, gold leaf mirrors, man-made mosaic floors, stripped back beams, thousands of candles and candelabras, different sized tables and chairs, curtains and beautiful boys that serve you with love and care.

The clientele have been faithful to Las Horas since day one and keeps getting bigger and better. Anyone from 18 to 81-year-olds keep popping in to enjoy Article © 2010 24/7Valencia / photos © Pierpaolo Palazzo

anything from a bourbon and cava tea and slice of their famous homemade chocolate cake, iced coffee with a twist, to a cocktail that Marc has thought up that afternoon served in a beautiful, elegant glass.

They are open every day of the year with a large terrace that looks on to the Plaza de La Virgen. This July enjoy their ‘REBAJAS’, when mixed drinks have 50% off from the 12th until the 18th. This makes a Cacique rum and coke a mere 3 euros, a Tanqueray and tonic 3.50 euros, an Absolut and orange 4 euros, and the list is endless. If you only go out Fridays and Saturdays, make the most of their 4 euros for a mixed drink of their choice offer from 21.00h until 24.00h every Friday and Saturday. And if that’s not enough, enjoy their last-Sunday-ofevery-month offer where all drinks and cocktails have 50% off.

Cafe de Las Horas also enjoys theme nights, just last week when myself and

H popped in for a few drinkies with Marc, it was Dorian Gray night. The gorgeous waiters were dressed in Victorian attire, there was a smoke machine and a group of girls in amazing dresses posing around the bar and the nearby streets.

Pop by and check out the calendar which is always on the door.

All in all, a gorgeous place to enjoy a drink with a friend, a partner or a group of people at any time of the day any day a week. You will always feel welcome and you will always walk away with a smile and glamorous feel.

Lolita Devine C/ Conde de Almodóvar Valencia (Zona Carmen) Tel: 96 391 73 36 See facebook Café de las Horas Open Monday to Sunday 16.00h – 24.00h

LISTINGS

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ARTS & theatre Museums / galleries

AULA CAM LA LLOTGETA-ESPAI D’ART In Vita Marina Puche Hasta 28 julio Bosques Encapsulados Ana Donat Hasta 23 julio CENTRO CULTURAL BANCAJA Tanagras. Figuras para la Vida y la Eternidad.

Colección del Museo del Louvre Hasta 7 julio Valencia :Diseño y Innovación Hasta 26 septiembre CENTRO DEL CARMEN Demasiado Mundo Marina Nuñez Hasta 25 julio Traços Arquitectónics en la Pinturaq.

Manuel Jorge Hasta 25 julio 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 Tipos Latinos Hasta 15 julio FUNDACION CHIRIVELLA SORIANO Pinturas. Exposición Antológica Vicente Castellano Hasta 5 septiembre GALERÍA BENLLIURE Pintura Moderna y Contemporánea de los Siglos XIX y XX Permanente GALERIA KESSLER BATTAGLIA José Sienra Desde 9 septiembre GALERÍA LUIS ADELANTADO Off Limits Oscar Carrasco Hasta 30 julio GALERIA MURO Vicente Castellano Hasta 6 julio GALERÍA ROSALIA SENDER Isidro Jaén Hasta 31 julio GALERÍA D’ART VISOR Por Partes Esther Ferrer Hasta 18 septiembre INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DE VALENCE Dîners Cécile Partouche Julio Alphabets Thomas Huot-Marchand Hasta 31 agosto Gabinete Numerique Desde 8 julio IVAM INSTITUT VALENCIÀ D’ART MODERN EXPOSICIONES IVAM Bernard Venet Hasta 11 julio Julian Opie Hasta 22 agosto Vroom Vroom Lorenzo Quinn Hasta 22 agosto Wang Xieda Desde 27 julio hasta 29 agosto

Homenaje a la Pintura Ramón Gaya Hasta 5 septiembre Donaciones en el IVAM Desde 22 julio hasta 12 septiembre Desde la Arquitectura Ramón Esteve Desde 8 julio hasta 2 octubre JARDÍN BOTÁNICO Boscos Hasta 17 octubre Del Color al B/W Luis Rivera Hasta 19 septiembre 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 Nieva Tinta Fernando Medina Hasta 12 octubre El Espíritu Futurista en la Publicidad Italiana Hasta 12 octubre MUSEU DE BELLES ARTES SAN PIO V Pintura Gótica Colección Permanente MUSEO DE PREHISTORIA DE VALENCIA Historia del Dinero Exposición permanente MUSEO VALENCIA D’ETNOLOGÍA Huerta i Marjal Exposición Permanente MY NAME’S LOLITA ART Reflejos Cáliz Pallarés Hasta 31 julio OCTUBRE CENTRE CULTURAL CONTEMPORANIA Fotografía, 1973-2008 Joan-Ramon Bonet Hasta 29 agosto SALA PARPALLO La Grande Fête #1 Han Hoogerbrugge Hasta 30 septiembre Augmented Sculpture Pablo Valbuena Hasta 30 septiembre UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA, LA NAU Ciudadanos. El Nacimiento de la Política en España, 1808-1869 Hasta 12 septiembre Niños de la Calle en la Estación Victoria (Bombay) Benito Pajares Hasta 29 agosto THEATRE

ESPACIO INESTABLE Tesis Hasta 4 julio FESTIVAL D’ESTIU DE TEATRES. SAGUNTO 2010

Desde 31 julio hasta 21 agosto TEATRE OLYMPIA Grease Desde 9 julio hasta 9 agosto TEATRO DE MARIONETAS LA ESTRELLA (LA PETXINA) Espanis Circus Hasta 25 julio cinema

BABEL *versión original www.cinesalbatrosbabel.com UGC CINE CITE www.ugc.es FILMOTECA CINEMA INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE CINEMATOGRAFÍA CICLOS IVAC – LA FILMOTECA www.ivac-lafilmoteca.es Gus van Sant Hasta 18 julio Productores Contemporáneos del Cine Español Hasta 14 julio 40 años de Cine Filipino Hasta 17 julio FILMOTECA D’ESTIU Films shown outdoors in the Jardines del Turia riverbed below the Palau de la Música Desde 27 julio hasta 5 septiembre 22.30h 3€ addresses MUSEUMS / GALLERIES

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

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JULY - AUGUST 10 / JULIO - AGOSTO 10 24/7 VALENCIA LISTINGS 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 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

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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 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.

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JULY - AUGUST 10 / JULIO - AGOSTO 10 www.247valencia.com 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 & 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

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 dead easy to find! Classic Valencia nightspot.

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.

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

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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 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

Zona Malvarrosa

Zona Plaza Ayuntamiento

Cafetería Rialto 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.

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

Zona Canovas

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.

Zona Puerto

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 bar, restaurant and cafeteria.

Zona El Carmen

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)

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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.

Zona San Vicente

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

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Open again! Funky, open-air club by the port with a great mix of DJ’s.

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

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!

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JULY - AUGUST 10 / JULIO - AGOSTO 10 www.247valencia.com 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. 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...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.

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! Calle de Guillem de Castro, 78 46001 Valencia, España 963 916 115 Gay friendly, spacious café bar with a good mixed clientele and a wonderful selection of cocktails, beers, coffees. Very busy at the weekends,which is a good sign and popular during the week. Just a stone’s throw from Torres de Quart so easy to find.

Tasty lunches and dinners served too 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 bar run by experienced staff. Cheese and ham recommended.

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.

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

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the characters stroll down C/Caballeros.

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

Zona Plaza Honduras

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 Barrio del Carmen. Run by a friendly couple with tapas, salads and Spanish wine to enjoy...

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!

Zume C/ Valencians, 4 (just off Plaza Negrito) Great! Natural fruit juices, crepes, cocktails, teas and infusions. Friendly atomsphere and spacious interior with cool music soundtrack.

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

Zona Juan lloréns

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!

El Desvan del Café C/ Puerto Rico, 4 Tel: 96 344 16 86 A Rather bohemian café bar with distinctive interior and good choice of infusions.

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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 Emblematic of the buzzing barrio of Ruzafa.

Wonderful, spacious and welcoming cafebar/ second-hand bookshop. Spanish & Italian tapas, beer, wine, bohemian crowd, friendly atmosphere. Closed Monday.

Zona Plaza Xuquer

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PLAZA XUQUER, 14 TEL.96 332 09 54

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.

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 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.

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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!

Zona Plaza Xuquer

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.

Monólogos every Thursday at midnight.

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.

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!

Zona Canovas

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! Live music every Thursday.

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.

Zona Avenida Aragón

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

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.

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

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

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Snooker Burger Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 151 Tel: 96 356 18 25 Tony Roma’s Pl. Canovas de Castillo, 2 Tel: 96 351 34 33 Arabic

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

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

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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

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

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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 to drink chilled and in good company. Oops!

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

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!

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

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Homemade tiramisu is a decadent treat.

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

Da Ugo C/ Correjeria, 7 Tel: 96 3 217 635 Italian owned restaurant with combination of Italian and Valencian cuisine.

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! English Speaking Waiter.

Great offer: Salad + pizza + 2 drinks for 15€ 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.

trendy Calle del Mar, so easy to find! Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening you have the chance to enjoy wonderful Italian tapas for free with your beer or wine, which you pay for. The friendly Italian owner speaks Italian, Spanish and English and you are assured of a warm welcome.

Popular with locals, Italians and visitors.

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

Zona Canovas

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!

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

Italian Pizzeria

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

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

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.

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!

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

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.

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.

Tel: 96 391 04 97 Every major Spanish city has a tapas bar regarded as ‘quintessential’. Established in the early 1900s, this one is high up on the list in many guides. Veteran waiters serve excellent tapas: habas, ensaladilla rusa and the famous mussels. Open daily midday to midnight just off Plaza Tossal, not hard to find. Now that’s what we call atmosphere...

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.

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!

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 1132 873 Cool restaurant near to the Mercado central. Authentic Mediterranean dishes with delicious and beautifully presented salads, wondeful paella, informed clientele, spacious and relaxing interior. Valencian chef and English speaking host.

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

Bar Pilar C/ Moro Zeit

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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.

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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.

c/ Dr. Monserrat, 14 (near to Torres de Quart) Mediterranean cuisine and more...

El Peix Daurat C/Doctor Monserrat 14.

Tel:.635 413 476. www.elpeixdaurat.com Open Tuesday to Saturday (14.00h - 16.00) – (20.00h - 24.00h) Wonderful lunch-time paella every Friday afternoon.Superb! By sheer word of mouth, this hidden gem of a restaurant has become a favourite of discerning customers. Chic & tasty Mediterranean cuisine and from around the world. Situated in a quiet street in the old centre, just 2 minute’s walk from Torres de Quart so easy to find. They use different techniques and cooking traditions to create Mediterranean dishes with their unique flavour.

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 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…

Every Thursday ‘cata de vino’ with 4 vinos (3 reds and a white) and 4 tapas for 15€. A free bottle of wine from the ‘cata de vino’ too!

La Caragola Pl. Mossen Sorell, 9

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, www.lalolarestaurante.com reservas@lalolarestaurante.com.

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 española’!

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.

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

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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

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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 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.

Zona Manuel Candela

Bodega “El Labrador” C/ Dr. Manuel Candela, 58 Tel: 96 372 75 30 One of Valencia’s very best bodegas, down-toearth 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.

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 MondayFriday 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.

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

Zona Plaza Ayuntamiento

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

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

Thai Gardens C/ Joaquin Costa,26 Zona Canovas Tel:96 333 66 13 www.thaigardensgroup.com valencia@thegardensgroup.com Superb! Check out this impressive Thai restaurant in the cosmopolitan Canovas zone.

Authentic Thai cuisine by expert Thai chefs with all ingredients imported weekly from Bangok. There is an afternoon lunch menu for 14.60€, from Monday to Friday, including dessert and drink. The carta offers the best of real Thai cooking that truly reflects Thai culture. The setting is truly wonderful, with all the impressive furnishings imported from Thailand. It also very spacious so perfect for groups and couples looking for something authentic, tasty and memorable. A great night out and an affordable day-time lunch menu too.

Turkish

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

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 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 C/ Alta, 38 Tel: 96 392 33 62 Original and exclusive designs.

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 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

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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.

BEAUTY & HEALTH CARE

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

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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.

BOAT PARTY

‘Sea Sensations’ www.ekinocciogroup.com Precio: 40 euros. Includes 3 drinks + catering tropical + paella Live music, dj´s, animacion, post-party.

Sabados de 17.30h a 21.30h Domingos: de 13h a 18h.Junio: Domingos 13h y 20h. Julio: Sabados 3, 10, 17,24 y 31. Domingos 4 y 18. Agosto: Sábados 7, 14, 21 y 28. Domingos 8 y 22. Septiembre: Sábados 4 y 11

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…

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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

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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

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

GIFT SHOPS

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

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

Acupuncture Pain Clinic Plaza Jesus De Medinaceli 2-11 Tel: 963319937 633231220 Specialised in pain treatment.

Money back guarantee.

Providing exceptional value.

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 HOLY GRAIL

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 HOTELS

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

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Matemático Marzal - Thursday morning Mercadillo de Ruzafa Every Monday morning MUSIC SHOPS

LANGUAGE SCHOOLS

English Classes Experienced teacher and teacher trainer.

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

Tel: 67 21 62 2 32.

English teacher Experienced and qualified English teacher, offering good prices and flexible hours.

All levels welcome.

Tel: 633 536 818 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

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

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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

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

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, HipHop. Vinyl.MUSIC SHOPS 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

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TATTOO SHOPS

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

Earth Translations Language services info@earthtranslations.com Tel-Fax: 963267303 Mov: 630572355 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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BURN OUT OR CHILL OUT

Response to the Economic Recession Burn Out or Chill Out? Is it just me or is there anybody else out there that sees negative economic growth as possibly a good thing in a society that consumes five times more resources than the planet can withstand? Not long ago I came to realise that I may be alone in this respect as I spent a couple of days with acquaintances holed up Big Brotherstyle in a charming country house in the Castellón countryside, miles from any shopping malls to satisfy their urge to consume things they don’t need.

Let me explain. These people’s idea of fun (and my idea of stress) means spending the day in the metal-and-glass womb of the mall, where they can do all under one roof – shops, cinema, shops, Scottish hamburger restaurants, shops, Internet cafés, and shops. One of the group is also a churchgoer and so spends a few hours on a Sunday following another God, but those of you who have read Saramago’s ‘The Cave’ will know that this service will soon also be provided in your local mall, no doubt at a reasonable price. One of Valencia’s many new malls that are springing up like mushrooms, Aqua, from which one has fantastic views of – well, another mall and a huge department store – also provides customers with a hotel on

top, so you never have to leave the mall itself. Ever.

However, pressed by the economic crisis, my adventurous group of acquaintances had decided to spend a weekend in the beautiful Castellón countryside, and were wondering what one could possibly do there. I first suggested a stroll, which was met with stony silence from the plump gang, except for the two kids present who were wired on a high energy breakfast washed down with a well-known fizzy beverage. For obvious reasons I cannot name said drink, but suffice to say that it’s the one that has to maintain its ingredients in the strictest secrecy, lest they be overtaken by their main competitor’s identical product. (My years of journalistic investigation can now reveal, however, that said ingredients basically consist of: tap water, heaps of sugar, carbon dioxide bubbles, and addictively high levels of caffeine and additives. One can discover this mystery recipe cunningly printed where one would least expect it: on every can and bottle under the heading: ‘Ingredients’).

Nevertheless, since nobody had any other suggestion (there was no TV!!!), the

group eventually trooped out of the house into the sunlight. As they headed for their cars, I pointed out that the path was not accessible to road transport. More groans and looks of mutiny. One of the group – out of respect for his anonymity, let’s call him R. Sole – was thus given a theme of conversation with which to break the boredom: a light on his dashboard had lately begun to flicker for no reason, which would mean another visit to those modern day druids, the mechanics. The irony is that Mr. Sole has worked for a supplier to a multinational car plant for twenty years yet is incapable of fixing a car he helped to manufacture. (Another irony is that, like many I know in my country of residence, he’s always complaining about the USA, yet has spent decades working for a U.S. company, avidly consumes U.S. products and follows a U.S. lifestyle). My own car is about to celebrate its 20th birthday and is doing fine (though scoffed at by this ever-competitive Big Brother gang). Any problem it has can generally be easily spotted, and any spare part I need can be found and recycled at the local scrap yard for a few euros. Let me stress that it’s not a question of money – I can afford a new car - but common sense needs and not problematic wants. You can’t fix zips, Article © 2010 24/7Valencia

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BURN OUT OR CHILL OUT Valencia CF´s unfinished new stadium

but you can fix buttons. More technology, more problems. More features, more things to go wrong. This is a philosophy that I often apply to software. (And to life: more possessions, more worries…)

The idea of a second-hand car is anathema to these people, however. To be fair, they work in the automobile business so I guess they’re only helping themselves.

Nevertheless, they generally bought new cars on credit when they themselves were teenagers, and their houses – new and on credit – when they were in their midtwenties. Such loans are obviously an albatross round their necks now that they are faced with losing their jobs or pay cuts, something which they had apparently never contemplated before the economic crisis struck, caused by irresponsible lending – and borrowing. Mr. Sole himself had to decide that very weekend whether to accept a pay cut and less hours (hence more leisure time) or to let some of his less fortunate workmates and lifelong friends be laid off and potentially starve to death under a bridge along with their paupered, rag-clothed families. I asked him which option he thought he should choose.

“Don’t know” was the vague reply.

This famous reply appears in opinion polls in all countries around election time, when that mysterious 10 percent of the population – the ‘don’t knows’ – are the ones who can swing the vote and therefore have real power and the fate of all in their hands. They are of particular

demographic importance in times of true debate, not when the winning candidate is obvious (by ‘obvious’, I mean those popular characters who win landslide victories and tend to become thuggish dictators). In the Valencia region, there has recently been a stream of powerful politicians and influential people facing charges of fraud, influence peddling, perversion of the course of justice, bribery and fiscal fraud, with taxpayers footing the bill, all of which mysteriously never seems to find its way through the monolithic judicial system, whose presiding judges are sometimes suspiciously old friends of the accused.

The ex-mayor of Xàtiva (Játiva) was caught on the microphone during an election campaign calling his townspeople “donkeys” for believing he would build them a beach. They promptly voted for him again. Far from damaging his career, he is now the president of the province of Valencia. Perhaps the most blatant example is the president of the province of Castellón, Carlos Fabra, famous for allegedly winning the lottery three times (a common Mafioso practice to launder money is to buy tickets off the winners).

Not to mention the president of the entire Valencia region, Francisco Camps, accused of allegedly dividing up lucrative government contracts worth millions of euros to hand them to the company Orange Market (whose director is Álvaro Perez “El Bigotes”) without public tenders, purportedly in return for impressive gifts

to his friends and family (most famously, suits). Indeed, there is allegedly a recording where Camps calls Pérez a “little friend of my soul”. I mention this because such politicians do indeed continue to enjoy huge popular backing (the local population and victims often even come to applaud the suspected culprits as they leave police custody). While perplexed at such phenomena, I believe the reason can be found in the reply that many natives of Valencia give on these matters: “I’d do the same, wouldn’t you?” Well, no, actually, I wouldn’t, and I take offence that anyone may consider me to be so greedy as to have such an unethical thieving streak in me. Moreover, I am aghast that so many people apparently do. The next time a mugger steals my wallet I must remember to congratulate him for his initiative with a handshake and give him my credit cards, too; this seems to be the generally accepted thing to do in today’s society.

The credit-driven consumer desire that has got us into such a fine economic and ethical mess has also had its environmental consequences on the planet and this region. But as I plodded through the country with Mr. Sole, I came to realise that these all have a simple solution, involving a different way of looking at life and the economy – to chill out, not burn out. All will be revealed in the next issue. TO BE CONTINUED...

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FORMULA 1 IN VALENCIA 2010

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It´s a good life

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CLUBLAND Summer is in full swing and so is the season of terrace bars, clubs and all the July festivals in and around Valencia. Valencia offers a great selection of things to do in the summer, which is why I still feel like it’s my first summer here every year with new concepts and ideas that pushes the city on the map as a place to come and party on an International level.

My first Secret Terrace party last month was an amazing start to the summer, bringing over 120 people from London and Valencia and we look to triple that for the end-of-summer event we have planned. Big thanks to my partners in the event Simon Jukes and Dougie Mac and we are looking forward to what we have up our sleeves. (www.secretterrace.com) Starting in the centre of town, my first exciting new terrace for 2010 is Parc de Capsalera, located near the Bioparc in the Parque de Cabecera by a tranquil lake in this intimate location. Open every day from 17.00h – 3.00h, it offers amazing food and relaxing drinks. From 24.00h watch out for live bands such as the ever-impressive Baron Dandy y Sus Rumberos, DJs such as Daniel Kyo and Marvin Deno, and I hope to see myself gracing the decks there over the summer months.

With Daniel Kyo and friends on our minds, let’s not forget Miniclub (Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 111). Though it does not offer the summer outside experience, it makes up for the quality of music they keep putting out to the city. This place is for lovers of underground dance music and it never disappoints. This summer look out for Huxley (Tsuba, UK) on July 9th and DJ Roland from the US on July 24th. Also good friends Dieciseis Cubos are there on July 23rd for some good local minimal and tech music talent!! (www. myspace.com/miniclubvlc) Excuse Me! (C/ dels Tomasos, 12) are still bringing their unique style of music to the city centre with their mix of space disco, cosmic house, and nu disco downstairs and rock & roll, indie and punk upstairs. This fusion of music makes for an interesting crowd never to disappoint. This month see a more local line-up with good friends Sais, Vladimir Dynamo and Nacho Marco as well has HAL 9000 and Dioni Sánchez holding down their residencies there in the hip barrio of Ruzafa. (www.myspace.com/excusemeclub) The Groovelives team offers three different venues across the city in LA3, Piccadilly and

47 Social Club. LA3, near the port, offers 3 rooms of electronic music with the main room bringing Zombie Kids on July 9th and they have Acid Party on July 24th, so watch out for some old school tunes. You will find more underground house / electronic music upstairs with resident Pablo Cebrián before LA3 will shut for the summer break in August.

Piccadilly, located near the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, offer a cool late night venue (until 7.00h) all week. Nights of choice are Kinky Night on Wednesdays with ‘80s, ‘90s and kinky disco and the Friday and Saturday Populent parties, a mixture of events with guest DJs. Finally 47 Social Club in the Carmen is open Tuesday to Saturday night with a great mix of music and people. Watch out for Cosy O on Wednesday with his Disco Demolition black music night! See listings for all addresses. (www.groovelives.com)

the selection of 40 different cocktails and a special food menu will make this a popular venue open every day from 12.00h – 3.30h. ( www.laydown.es)

Barraca host two events in July worth going to. This club is famous throughout Spain, offering a piece of history into dance music culture in Spain for over 25 years. Located outside the city, it is worth the travel on July 10th for Ben Klock with resident Rafa Siles and We Are Not Drunk. On July 31st, Cocoon Night @ Barraca has Extrawelt Live! and one of Barraca’s up-and-coming producers, Samuel Knob. (www.barracamusic.com)

Not forgetting the other clubs on the beach up on Malvarrosa, Gandhara (C/ Eugenia Viñes, 225) has always been a great intimate venue with its Indian / Buddha-themed terrace for a more social late night gathering, though in the inside room they are dancing away. If you want to party all night and then walk straight onto the beach for the sunrise, then a visit to Akuarela Playa (C/ Eugenia Viñes, 152) is a must. This stunning ground floor terrace has a lush garden feel to it and everyone goes there to impress!!

Soul have moved to their summer location at Rumbo 144 (Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 144) every Saturday night. DJ Cosy O and friends offer the most upfront R&B, hip-hop and soul music in Valencia. Well into their third year now, they are going strong and have a dedicated following. (www.soulvalencia. com) Now we hit the port area of Valencia where the summer is swarming with people partying on the numerous terraces. Estrella Damm Club (Edificio Veles e Vents, Port America’s Cup) opened their terrace back in May to great success and now is open every day throughout the summer from 12.00h – 3.30h. Home to some of the best DJ talent in the city, their parties go off! Great view mixed with well-priced beer and the best mojitos makes this a must-visit location in the port. (www.estrelladammclub.com) The newest addition to the port opens their doors on July 1st, when Laydown (Port America’s Cup) brings a bit of style with their beautiful new terrace restaurant and bar. All dressed in white, you would think you were at Nikki Beach in Miami with white sofas and beautiful people dancing their way into the night. Look out for the odd yacht turning up, as they even have their own mooring area to accommodate. Their speciality is

Once the bars in the port are shut, you don’t have to go far to carry on your terrace experience by visiting Las Ánimas Puerto. Open from 1.00h – 7.00h, this club has the largest roof terrace in Valencia, accommodating over 2,000 people with great music and a VIP area worth the money if you can get in, as it is situated in the middle of the club to impress your friends and sure to make many new ones!! Stay up all night and watch the sunrise light up the dance floor. Kind of a cool moment so take it in, turn your head back to the dance floor, look at everyone partying away and join back in!! (www.grupolasanimas.com)

Now to tell you about two amazing festivals going on in July that will receive international attention. Arenal Sound Festival from July 23rd – August 1st is located on the beach at Burriana near Castellón offering 100 DJs, 50 live acts and ten days of camping for only 150€!! Catch a huge array of national and international talent –for the complete line-up, visit the festival web site. (www. arenalsound.com) The biggest festival in Spain arrives for the 15th year in Benicàssim from July 15th – 18th. FIB Festival (www.fiberfib.com) is on a par with Glastonbury and other top European festivals. This year will see such live acts as Kasabian, Gorillaz, Hot Chip, Lily Allen, The Temper Trap, Calvin Harris and a favourite of mine, Prins Thomas (I am just touching the surface here). Expect to pay around 160€ – 180€ for tickets for the whole festival. I will be DJing at Water Poppers Pool Party Festival just next to the FIB festival with a line-up of other great local talent over the same days.

See you on the terrace!!!

Paul Childs & The Secret Terrace Team valencia@secretterrace.com. photo Mateo Sanchis © 24/7 Valencia 2010

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VALENCIA SUMMER

From the collection “Fotos del Muro” by Manu Fernández

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Manu Fernández www.myspace.com/sinteticdj www.myspace.com/fotosintetic fotosintetic@hotmail.com All photos: Manu Fernández, photos © 2010 24/7Valencia

VALENCIA WORLD experience to say the least. It was a bitterly cold January, the spindly trees that lined the boulevards were as bare as my pockets and yet, as I sat in a nameless cafe on my very first day, with no flat, no job and no ... erm... hablo español?, a wry smile from the waiter only served to heighten my optimism and excitement for the journey ahead – I’ve made it to Spain!

Setting off on the job hunt, CV and a dodgy map in hand, I tackled the first in my makeshift list of language academies, and a trying experience it proved to be!

As my first sun-filled day dwindled, along with my list of addresses and a sizeable portion of confidence, I scoured my remaining options.

Onwards and Upwards.

An English Teacher in Spain

After six months of living and working as an English teacher in Valencia (a feat that is hardly as easy as it may sound!), I only recently mustered up the courage to climb Valencia’s tallest bell tower, El Miguelete.

And well worth the effort it was!

A mighty 207 steps to the summit, the presence of El Miguelete can be felt throughout the entire Catedral area of Valencia’s historic centre, not only for its height but for the regularity with which its 13 bells sound over the city, chiming in every 15 minutes to signal the passing of the hours (not to mention waking me up most mornings!).

It was precisely as I emerged onto its impressive terrace, peering out over Valencia’s sprawling mass that it suddenly struck me how this recent ordeal to tackle El Miguelete’s steep incline resembled another, more personal journey – from starting six months ago as a fresh-faced, fledgling teacher in Valencia to becoming an established resident in one of Spain’s most vibrant and exciting cities.

Strike 1 – Difficult Beginnings The climb lies ahead. It’s daunting and the challenge towers over me. I feel for the first step and begin the ascent.

Arriving in Valencia with nothing but a Ryanair baggage allowance and a teaching certificate was a frightening

One school left.

I gather the remainders of my energy, take a deep breath and smooth down my dishevelled appearance. I attempt a step forward and manage, finally, to plant a firm foot in the door.

Strike 2 – The Going Gets Tough!

The climb continues and I’m beginning to lose my breath. I’m wading, swimming, almost drowning in a sea of language that fills every aspect of my life, leaving me gasping for air. Teaching English along with all its grammar, pronunciation, idioms, and vocabulary as I learn new and foreign ones every day is exhausting, but nevertheless enjoyable and incredibly satisfying.

For the most part, my students are Valencia natives, and away from the confusing hustle of the streets, we can sit for hours chattering about anything from Spanish music and food to the secrets behind Valencia’s famous Fallas festival.

It is here, in this small classroom space, that Valencia comes alive through the experiences of its people and as I come to learn and understand its way of life through the mentality and habits of the Valencians themselves, I begin to realise just how generous, welcoming and proud of their city these people really are.

The hours pass and suddenly class is over. I glance at the clock, it’s nearly half past the hour. I gather my notes, wipe the board clean and shut the door behind our little square of Valencian England.

Strike 3 – Finding My Stride.

As I settle into the pace, the journey’s becoming familiar and the challenge is diminishing with every foothold.

It perhaps takes a little bit of work to really adjust to the Spanish rhythm of life but once the tempo is found, it’s even harder to escape it! The work hard, play harder mentality of the Spaniards becomes addictive and while teaching lasts until late in the evening, a taste of tapas and a strong mojito are enough to lift the spirits for another bout of sangria-scented fiesta!

Life and routine find their pace and I step into time, joining the crowds en route down C/ Caballeros towards Plaza Tossal – the Carmen’s hub of nighttime revelry.

El Miguelete chimes its third strike - it’s a quarter to one and the night is in full swing.

Strike 4 – The Summit!

Bright sunlight, blue sky, a million glistening roofs and meandering streets reaching out to the tower blocks and the dark smudge of the mountains beyond.

The climb is complete and Valencia’s landscape comes into view.

Suddenly the struggle of the ascent makes sense and the city comes alive from an entirely new and fresh perspective. Summer has arrived and Valencia flourishes into an even busier, bustling, lively mishmash of parties, cafedawdling, beach bronzing...and the odd bit of work, of course.

Valencia has changed and not merely for the shift of seasons. Favourite haunts, familiar faces and happy memories fill what were once unknown houses, anonymous avenues and hidden street corners.

This is Valencia. This is my Valencia and as the bell chimes its fourth strike to signal the passing of yet another hour, I know this is where I belong.

Marie-Louise Herkes Photo Malou / Article © 2010 24/7Valencia

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WOMAN

I have to be completely honest with you, until a month ago I had never stepped in a gym in my life. Like all women, I have tried endless ways of trying to get thinner, the latest being the silly maple syrup diet – Beyoncé did it for ‘Dreamgirls’! It has to work! – from eating boiled beetroot for dinner for a week to cutting out all carbs a la Atkins to the cabbage soup phase, but none of them work long term, especially with my addiction to toast.

So this year I feel like at my age I need to start properly looking after my body as it does carry me around every day and needs to be treated a little better. I signed up to a gym with three friends, as I would probably give up after a week if I was on my own, and we meet up every other day for a workout. We have a personal trainer who is kicking us into shape and have such a laugh we get dirty looks from the die-hard gym buddies around us, but the trainer is so tough on us we are already seeing the effects! Maybe a little late in the game for getting those perfect beach bodies but definitely feeling firmer than last year. Plus we got a group discount!

So its thumbs up all round, especially as I have my eye on several little flowery jumpsuits in the shops I’m hoping will be marked down in the sales which have already started. I went on day one straight out of work thinking, “It’s siesta time, there’ll be no-one around”, and there were queues out the door at every cash desk! I went with my new colleague N and Photo Mateo Sanchis. Article © 2010 24/7 Valencia

Talking of romance, I think I may have found my future husband through my New Job! I’m still not wearing suits and strutting around in high heels bossing people about, but I think I might have to next time we have a visit from the beautiful area manager - from speaking on the phone I expected a short and balding old man, but when I was introduced in person I literally went bright red and think I may have stuttered when he shook my hand.

It’s now a joke around the office and we have to keep double checking the phone is on mute whenever anyone calls out that my lover is calling! I think I would be mortified.

in Accessorize we were very annoyed that none of the collections we love were reduced, but oohed and aahed so much in Zara at the 15 euro dress rail we actually walked out empty-handed unable to make a decision on any single one.

I am hunting down festival appropriate outfits (though will probably end up wearing my trusty white tank tops and little skirts/shorts like every year), but the aforementioned jumpsuit is festival essential. It is common knowledge that my entire summer revolves around FIB – Festival Internacional de Benicàssim – and this year’s line-up is more varied than ever. Dizzee Rascal seems to me like the most random choice for Benicàssim – it’s usually indie and rock, pop and electronica that fill the tents and stages with their melodies and I’m excited to see what kind of crowd he brings in this year – it’s sure to mix things up a bit and maybe even set a precedent for more garage and R&B acts in the future!

The summer months bring festival after festival to the country all up and down the coast, and I just love enjoying live music outdoors with a nice cold beer surrounded by my friends, I really couldn’t think of anything better. The Feria de Julio once again provides a lovely set of concerts in the Jardines de Viveros – if you can get to one the setting is idyllic, right in the gardens, and last year the walkway into the arena was paved with little lamps and the trees strewn with fairy lights – so romantic!

Having totally gorgeous bosses seems to be the only perk of the new job so far - everything else seems more or less exactly the same as my previous post but with different computers and the added ‘bonus’ that I get to train up five completely clueless newcomers, which is proving to be much harder than I thought. When I say clueless, I mean they really are starting from scratch in our field of work, not that they are dim. One of them, in fact, is so confident she has it down already she has taken it upon herself to explain to the others how things work – she even said, “It’s so easy!” and then proceeded to describe things all upside down and back to front, poor love. If she didn’t talk about herself all day I may feel a little bit sorry for her, but I don’t, so I’m just going to have to be very hard on her until she understands it all. Which, with my new whiteboard just put up last week, shouldn’t be too much of a challenge. Give me a marker pen and a big white space to scrawl on and I’m happy as Larry! I feel like a teacher, I may even get them to start calling me Miss.

If all goes well, training should be over

by September and maybe hunky boss man would like to take me out to dinner to celebrate! Have a fantastic summer, dear readers, and I’ll see you back here in the same place in two months time. I would like to send a big shout out and congratulations to all the 24-7 Valencia team for our 10 year anniversary! I’ve been a part of things for a big chunk of that time and it’s been great fun. Here’s to another ten!

Anita Darling Article © 2010 24/7Valencia

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Cycling in the Last Virgin Paradise It seems that the long rainy season has ended… at last! To celebrate, it’s time to go to the beach and enjoy the sun and the sea. This month we’re going to recommend refuge in one of the most virgin paradises of the country. El Cabo de Gata, in the province of Almería, is an incredibly beautiful area, still safe from the avalanche of bricks inundating Spain.

We’re going to describe one route, taking us to the southern part of the nature park.

To the north of the city of Almería, on the coast, starts the nature park, in the zone called Retamar, and its first village is the Cabo de Gata, or San Miguel de Cabo de Gata, where you can find somewhere to stay, restaurants, shops to buy provisions, and in the summer months, chiringuitos, beach bars which serve wonderful fresh seafood. In this first zone of the nature park, starting at the village, we can make an excursion on our bikes. If you leave the village in the direction of Almería, close to the edge of the sea, there is a little path that leads you through dunes and typical vegetation of the area, where you’ll see the wide variety of bird life that live in, or visit this humid area. Pass through the Rambla de las Amoladeras, full of these impressive cactus/trees that tower over you as you cycle. At the end you reach la Torre García, a tower once used as a watchtower to look for possible invaders coming from the sea.

But without doubt, the most important zone in the first part of the natural park comes after El Cabo de Gata. Take the straight road that leads you towards the cape (a road used time and again in car ads and films). To your right is the sea, and to your left is Las Salinas while bit by bit, you’ll be able to see the charming ancient church roof in front of you, like a guardian protecting a small fishing village.

The name of this village is La Almadraba de Monteleva, and its name is derived from an ancient and special form of fishing used to fish tuna in pre-Roman times, consisting of installing a labyrinth of nets in the path of the tuna, which would normally run close to the coast.

When La Almadraba de Montelva ends, there is a route to the left which runs between the skirts of a mountain and Las Salinas, where you can see many types of birds like pink flamingos, herons and storks (there are special viewing huts with descriptions of the birds for amateurs). At the end, the route makes a circle coming back to El Cabo de Gata.

But this is only the start. If you continue from La Almadraba de Monteleva by road, you’ll come to a place as difficult to cycle as it is beautiful. From the steep foot of two mountains, you can see the Arrecife de las Sirenas, a beautiful volcanic formation rising out of the sea, and a bit further on is the lighthouse of El Cabo de Gata. If you still have energy left, take the uphill run to the Torre de la Vela Blanca, a watchtower built in the Moorish period. From there, you can see beaches stretching into the distance on both sides, such as Monsul and Los Genoveses, two of the most beautiful beaches in Spain, which you’ll hear more about in some other 24/7 issue.

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THURSDAY / JUEVES 1 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Antonio Cantero, José Manuel González y José El de Dora (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ:Irene Aranda Trio (jazz) 22.30h 6€/ 24.00h Jam session Gratis. 47 CLUB: Chic ‘n’ Freak 23.30h.

FRIDAY / VIERNES 2 CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: PoquetLizaso Blues Connection (blues) 23.00h / 00.30h 7€. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Rosa Sanz, Emilio de Villar y José El Minero (flamenco) 23.30h. EL LOCO: La Flamenquería Mestiza 22.30h 5€.

SATURDAY / SÁBADO 3 BLACK NOTE: La Suite Romanza (electro bossa) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Yolanda López, Tonetti, José A. de Torres y Manuel Quintero (flamenco) 23.30h.

CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Poquet-Lizaso Blues Connection (blues) 23.00h / 00.30h 7€. 47 CLUB: DJ Fono 23.30h. LA3: Talvot + Skallinwag + La Pulga Coja en concierto 22.00h / La 1: Parrusian Bell + Catalina Isis / La 2: LA3CREW DJs / La II: Joe Rambaldi & Omar Contri (desde Italia) 1.00h. MUSIC BOX: Alababarada DJs 24.00h. PICCADILLY: 1 DJ / 1 Hora con Play 4 You + Lord Byron + Eloy + …

1.00h. WAH-WAH: Los Quinaois + Primeros Auxilios (pop-rock) 22.30h 8€ SUNDAY / DOMINGO 4 BLACK NOTE: Cristina Blasco Vocal Party (fusion) 20.00h 8€. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Julio Bustamente (cantautor) 19.30h 8€. EL LOCO: Septeto Santiaguero (Cubana) 21.30h 16€. MUSIC BOX: Paco Plaza 1.00h.

MONDAY / LUNES 5 BLACK NOTE: Tonky Jam (Open Jam Session) 23.30h 4€.

TUESDAY / MARTES 6 CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Jam Session de Seminario de Jazz del Palau 22.30h Gratis.

JIMMY GLASS: Piano Solo/Dúo Sessions con Albert Sanz + Carlos Gonzálbez (jazz) 22.15h – 24.00h 3€ consumición

Aforo Limitado. RADIO CITY: Leo Molina, Juanma Maya, José Antonio y Chicho (flamenco) 23.00h 7€ con consumición.

WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 7 CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Jam Session de Seminario de Jazz del Palau 22.30h Gratis. EL LOCO: Lords of Altamont (rock desde EEUU) 22.30h 5€. 47 CLUB: Disco Demolition con DJ Cosy O 23.30h. MUSIC BOX: Soul B 1.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Bass City (dubstep / drum & bass) 00.30h.

THURSDAY / JUEVES 8 BLACK NOTE: Sex & Rock & Roll + DJ Quique Lledó (rock) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Marisa Gallardo, Juanma Maya y José A. de Torres (flamenco) 23.30h.

CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Jam Session de Seminario de Jazz del Palau 22.30h Gratis.

JARDINES VIVEROS: Muchachito Bomba Infierno 22.00h 17€ (Feria de Julio). LA EDAD DE ORO: Kahunas + Bluemarinos 23.00h 5€. WAH-WAH: Sergio Alcover (reggae-funk) 21.00h 10€ (anticipada) / 15€ (taquilla).

Ensemble (pequeña big band) 19.30h 6€ / Jam session (vocal y instrumental) 20.30h Gratis. MUSIC BOX: DJs Maravillas 1.00h.

MONDAY / LUNES 12 MUSIC BOX: Miss Yuls 1.00h Gratis.

PALAU DE MÚSICA (Sala Iturbi): Joshua Redman Double Trio 22.00h 24€ y 18€ (Valencia Festival de Jazz).

TUESDAY / MARTES 13 PALAU DE MÚSICA (Sala Iturbi): Richard Bona 22.00h 24€ y 18€ (Valencia Festival de Jazz). RADIO CITY: Tonetti, Manuel Quintero, José Antonio, Chicho y La Yoli (flamenco) 23.00h 7€ con consumición.

WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 14 BLACK NOTE: Live Funk Party (funk) 23.30h Gratis. PALAU DE MÚSICA (Sala Iturbi): Natalie Cole 22.00h 50€ y 37€ (Valencia Festival de Jazz). RADIO CITY: Bass City (dubstep / drum & bass) 00.30h.

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CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Jazz Messengers Tribute (jazz, quintet) 23.00h / 00.30h 8€.

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Marta Sol, Javier Zamora, Tomás González, Manuel Quintero y Óscar de Manuel (flamenco) 23.30h. LA3: Zombie Kids + Drink & Drive + Mustache Me / Mr. West / Felipe Perdomo + Erick Bro. PALAU DE CONGRESOS (Peñíscola): Herbie Hancock 23.00h 30€ (Peñíscola Festival de Jazz). PALAU DE MÚSICA (Sala Iturbi): Melody Gardot 22.00h 36€ y 27€ (Valencia Festival de Jazz). PICCADILLY: Semifinal Concurso DJs 1.00h.

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: José Serrano, Tomás González y Juan de Pilar (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Manuel Hamerlinck & Friends (jazz) 22.30h / 24.00h 8€. FIB FESTIVAL (Beniscàssim): Kasabian + Ray Davies + Brendan Benson + Broken Bells + Charlotte Gainsbourg + Love of Lesbian + Dirty Projectors + Joris Voorn + Magnetic Man + The Paris Riots + Phil Kieran + Scratch Perverts + Southern Arts Society + The Temper Traps. 47 CLUB: Chic ‘n’ Freak 23.30h. LA EDAD DE ORO: Carlos de la Peña (tango) 23.00h 5€. PALAU DE MÚSICA (Sala Iturbi): Dr. John & the Lower 911 22.00h 24€ y 18€ (Valencia Festival de Jazz).

SATURDAY / SÁBADO 10 BLACK NOTE: Rabluptus Yau (funk-soul) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Celia Romero, El Chino, Aroa Maya y Juan de Pilar (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Jazz Messengers Tribute (jazz, quintet) 23.00h / 00.30h 8€. EL LOCO: Logical Group (tributo Supertramp) 22.30h 12€. JARDINES VIVEROS: Revolver (rock) 22.00h 18€ (Feria de Julio). LA EDAD DE ORO: Midnight Shouts 23.00h 5€. MUSIC BOX: Rave del Rock 24.00h. PALAU DE MÚSICA (Sala Iturbi): Africa Jazz Dance Big Band 22.00h 15€ y 11€ (Valencia Festival de Jazz).

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PALAU DE MÚSICA (Sala Iturbi): Ximo Tebar Band 22.00h 15€ y 11€ (Valencia Festival de Jazz).

SATURDAY / SÁBADO 17 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Manuel Fernández, Manuel Reyes, Cristina Simón y Manuel Quintero (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Free Town (guitarvibraphone duo) 23.00h / 00.30h 10€. FIB FESTIVAL (Beniscàssim): The Prodigy + Ash + The Cliente + The Cribs + Four Tet (live) + Ian Brown + Klaxons + PiL + The Specials + The Sunday Drivers + Cut Copy + Gentle Music Men + The Japanese Popstars + The Ruskins. JARDINES VIVEROS: Estrella Morente (flamenco) 22.00h 45€ / 30€ (Feria de Julio). LA3: Gato + Luis le Nuit + Purpur. LA EDAD DE ORO: Los Renegados 23.00h 5€. MUSIC BOX: Rave del Rock 24.00h. PALAU DE MÚSICA (Sala Iturbi): Avishai Cohen Sextet 22.00h 24€ y 18€ (Valencia Festival de Jazz). PICCADILLY: Hit Wave con Xharles Boina + Wasabi + Cinnamon 1.00h.

SUNDAY / DOMINGO 18 CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Jam session (jazz, vocal y instrumental) 19.30h Gratis.

FIB FESTIVAL (Beniscàssim): Gorillaz + Lily Allen + Leftfield + Dizzee Rascal + The Courteeners + Echo & the Bunnymen + Ellie Goulding + Foals + Funkageda + Blâme Coco + Lindstrom & Christabelle + Marcus Doo & the Secret Family + Midnight Juggernauts + Pinker Tones + Prins Thomas.

JARDINES VIVEROS: Deep Purple (rock) 22.00h 35€ (Feria de Julio). MUSIC BOX: Paco Plaza 1.00h.

MONDAY / LUNES 19 BLACK NOTE: Tonky Jam (Open Jam Session) 23.30h 4€. EL LOCO: Joey Cape & Tony Sly (acústico desde EEUU) 21.30h.

JARDINES VIVEROS: The Wailers (reggae) 22.00h 15€ (Feria de Julio). MUSIC BOX: DJ Dabid 1.00h Gratis.

TUESDAY / MARTES 20 CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Folk Jazz Árabe (jazz – world, trio) 22.30h / 24.00h 5€. JARDINES VIVEROS: Serrat (pop) 22.00h 40€ (Feria de Julio). RADIO CITY: Leo Molina, Juanma Maya, José Antonio y Chicho (flamenco) 23.00h 7€ con consumición.

WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 21 BLACK NOTE: Corinna Braun (funk desde Alemania) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ

MERCEDES JAZZ: Jam session (jazz) 22.30h Gratis. 47 CLUB: Disco Demolition con DJ Cosy O 23.30h. JARDINES VIVEROS: Paco de Lucia (flamenco) 22.00h 50€ (Feria de Julio). MUSIC BOX: Casius Tonen 1.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Bass City (dubstep / drum & bass) 00.30h.

THURSDAY / JUEVES 22 BLACK NOTE: Sex & Rock & Roll + DJ Quique Lledó (rock) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: María Lizana, Tomás González, Quique Naval, Enrique Sevilla y Rober Molina (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Versus Five (fusion) 22.30h 8€ / 24.00h Jam session Gratis. LA EDAD DE ORO: 40 de Fiebre 23.00h 5€.

FRIDAY / VIERNES 23 ARENAL SOUND FESTIVAL (Burriana): Fiesta Electrónica con 100 DJs en 4 Días, Abono Festival 120€ / 150€. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Manuel Serena, Julia Jimeno, Amaro Carmona, Manuel Reyes y Manuel Quintero (flamenco) 23.30h.

CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Javier Vercher Quartet 23.00h / 00.30h 10€. LOW COST FESTIVAL (Parque de L’Aigüera, Benidorm): Los Planetas + Raveonettes + Love of Lesbian + Niños Mutantes + Tokyo Sex Destruction + …. 30€ / 45€ (bono 2 días). MUSIC BOX: Catalina Isis 24.00h.

PICCADILLY: Transsiberian Party 1.00h.

TUESDAY / MARTES 27 ARENAL SOUND FESTIVAL (Burriana): Full Moon Party con Vitalic + Fran Arés + Carlos Bru + … 20€ / 25€ (día, entradas limitadas), Abono Festival 120€/150€.

MUSIC BOX: Paco Plaza 1.00h Gratis.

RADIO CITY: Kallardó con Rafael Vargas ‘El Chino’, Miguel Pérez, Pepe Pérez y Dani de Francisco (flamenco) 23.00h 7€ con consumición.

WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 28 ARENAL SOUND FESTIVAL (Burriana): Beach White con Armin van Buuren + Blake Jarrell + Brian Cross + …. 20€ / 25€ (día, entradas limitadas), Abono Festival 120€ / 150€. BLACK NOTE: Live Funk Party (funk) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Jam session (jazz) 22.30h Gratis.

47 CLUB: Disco Demolition con DJ Cosy O 23.30h. RADIO CITY: Bass City (dubstep / drum & bass) 00.30h.

THURSDAY / JUEVES 29 ARENAL SOUND FESTIVAL (Burriana): Los Aslándticos + Los Delinqüentes + Bebe + Macaco + … 34€ / 40€ (día, entradas limitadas), Abono Festival 120€ / 150€.

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Lucila Duarte, David Muñiz, Juan de Pilar y El Piraña (flamenco) 23.30h. MUSIC BOX: Sergio Máñez 1.00h Gratis.

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ARENAL SOUND FESTIVAL (Burriana): Fiesta Electrónica con 100 DJs en 4 Días, Abono Festival 120€ / 150€. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Manuel Serena, Julia Jimeno, Amaro Carmona, Manuel Reyes y Manuel Quintero (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Javier Vercher Quartet (jazz) 23.00h / 00.30h 10€. 47 CLUB: DJ Groovekey 23.30h. JARDINES VIVEROS: The Cult (rock) 22.00h 36€ (Feria de Julio). LOW COST FESTIVAL (Parque de L’Aigüera, Benidorm): Placebo + Iván Ferreiro + Adam Green + Lori Meyers + The Right Ons ….30€ / 45€ (bono 2 días).

ARENAL SOUND FESTIVAL (Burriana): The Cranberries + Simple Minds + Marlango + … 42€ / 50€ (día, entradas limitadas), Abono Festival 120€ / 150€.

CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Alberto Sánchez BlackFlamenco Project (flamenco-jazz) 23.00h / 00.30h 6€. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Krama (música mediterránea con influencias flamenco) 23.30h. LA EDAD DE ORO: Vibe Creators 23.00h 5€. MUSIC BOX: Falomir! 24.00h. PICCADILLY: Ley DJ + Slash PD & Friends 1.00h.

SUNDAY / DOMINGO 25

ARENAL SOUND FESTIVAL (Burriana): Miguel Bosé + Maldita Nerea + Iván Ferreiro + … 36€ / 43€ (día, entradas limitadas), Abono Festival 120€ / 150€.

CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Alberto Sánchez BlackFlamenco Project (flamenco jazz) 23.00h / 00.30h 6€. 47 CLUB: Miss Yuls 23.30h. LA3: Summer Closing Party con Catalina Isis + Maravillas + Slash + Pablo Cebrián + Erick + Groovekey + Miss_tra + Pandemonium.

ARENAL SOUND FESTIVAL (Burriana): Fiesta Electrónica con 100 DJs en 4 Días, Abono Festival 120€ / 150€. BLACK NOTE: Living Sound (funk) 20.00h 8€. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Ruzafa Ensemble (pequeña big band) 19.30h 6€ MONDAY / LUNES 26 ARENAL SOUND FESTIVAL (Burriana): Fiesta Electrónica con 100 DJs en 4 Días, Abono Festival 120€ / 150€. MUSIC BOX: Miss Yuls 1.00h Gratis.

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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