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LALOLA

4 twentyfoursevenvalencia Enjoy and feel the Spring spirit on the Lalola Restaurante terraza! Very cool, original, popular and excellently located next to the cathedral tower. A distinctive interior that combines minimalism with 60's Spanish retro, there is space for 50 customers and it is worth reserving your table. This is 'nueva cocina española' headed by highly experienced chefs. It's spring going into summer and we are enjoying life on the ‘Lalola restaurante’ terraza, with all the fun of eating out in the open-air. This legendary restaurant is situated right in the heart of the old centre, with a view of the Miguelete tower and the cathedral next to it. So, easy to find… This spring, Lalola Restaurante has really stood out for its exclusivity and the originality of its decoration with a stylish Andalusian patio and classically Spanish atmosphere. This setting harmonises wonderfully with Lalola’s dishes of ´Nueva Cocina Española’, reflecting their ‘cocina de autor’ signature cuisine. Lalola is an innovative restaurant for its modernity & originality. It really works. You can share unique moments here…from a classy cocktail to an informal dinner, thanks to their delicious menu with tapas, dishes and refreshing desserts! In their carta you can enjoy authentically Mediterranean dishes, gluten –free especially for those who require this type of cuisine and all dishes are healthy for the heart. Indeed, Lalola is one of the few selected restaurants in the Valencian community that has been awarded the prestigious ‘Q de Calidad Turística’ certificate. The menu prices are really interesting, considering the quality of the food. The afternoon menu is 12 €, the evening menu is 25€. At the weekend, the evening menu is 28€. LALOLA : "Food, even though it is not eaten at home, should always be healthy and wellpresented. At "Lalola Restaurante" one of our absolute aims is to look after the palate of our client. Our prestigious "Q" award of Quality Tourism of 2011, is a reference to our professional standards. This shows our quality, rigour, and professionalism as restauranteurs as well as the beautiful pleasure of knowing how to prepare and enjoy a well-balanced meal. This is reflected with sincerity in our heart-healthy menus and recently introduced gluten-free dishes. We have learnt to minimise the consumption of saturated fats with the minimum of effort. We're always improving the art of eating out. For 10 years we have been working and developing a delightful, visual sense with our dishes: composition, colour, texture and a special attention to healthy food for a healthy life. Our aim has been sincere, simple and attractive. To eat, drink and to be satisfied

by the senses: sight, smell and taste. How? We want to feel well, and savour the famous Mediterranean diet with our “Nueva Cocina Española” of the market, guaranteed by healthy produce, modern, fresh, and with a commitment to the well-being of our clients. We are proud of our extensive and healthy carta, always presented in the purest of Spanish spirit" LALOLA Restaurante “Nueva Cocina Española y de Mercado” C/ Subída del Toledano N8/ Valencia, España (next to Miguelete and the Cathedral of Valencia) Hours: Afternoon - 13:30h. – 16:00h. Evening – 20:30h to closing time · Reservations/Bookings 00(34) 963 918 045 Follow us on : lalolarestaurante.com facebook.com/lalola2.0 lalolarestaurante.tumblr.com youtube.com/user/lalolavalencia Photos © Xaro Castellà 2012

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Editorial MAY 12

‘SPRING IN VALENCIA’ CONTENTS EDITORIAL - 5 VIDAS DE VALENCIA - 6 ART IN VALENCIA - 7 MERCADO CENTRAL - 8 VALENCIA MUSIC - 10 RYANAIR - 11 FOOD - 12 RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH - 13 CHILL OUT - 16 MAY 12 LISTINGS - 17 ARTS & theatre - 17 live music - 19 clubs - 20 chill out - 21 GAY / LESBIAN - 23 TRADITIONAL PUBS - 24 Restaurants - 25 shopping - 29 CLASSIFIEDS - 30 LA HUERTA VALENCIANA - 34 VALENCIA FOOTBALL - 36 24/7 VALENCIA PARTY PEOPLE - 38 COMMENT - 40 PRIVATE GUIDE TO VALENCIA - 42 WOMAN - 43 A VALENCIA STORY - 44 MAP - 45 AGENDA . CLUBS & LIVE MUSIC - 46 EXCUSE ME? / MANCINI / 8 Y MEDIO - 48

ISSUE 136 MAY 12

“24/7 Valencia is a diverse magazine, covering a range of subjects from Valencia football to restaurants to leisure time…” ‛El País’ Founded in 1976, just 6 months after the death of Franco…El País is Spain’s biggest selling daily national newspaper and its most prestigious periódico too. It is an internationally renowned newspaper and is Spain’s ‘newspaper of record’ as The Times has been for Britain. When Spain’s new democracy was threatened with a coup d'état in 1981 and the tanks rolled out onto the streets of Valencia, El País had the guts to print a pro-democracy edition before the King denounced the coup, unlike some more pragamatic Spanish newspapers who only took a pro-democracy stance once the debacle was over. El País is known for its “rigorous journalistic standards” and was the first Spanish newspaper to “establish internal quality control standards”. It is a newspaper of undeniable quality and liberal in its outlook. Spain is culturally a richer country for it. 24/7 Valencia is truly flattered to have been recommended by El País. ‘24/7 Valencia’ is also recommended by The Times, The Guardian, Time Out, Lonely Planet, Rough Guide, Let’s Go, Business Traveller Magazine, Ryanair, Aer Lingus, LevanteEMV, Super Deporte, Thomas Cook, ADN, Footprint Guides, Moon Guides, CNN.com and more…

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Spring in Valencia is a wonderful time to enjoy the city. Sunny mornings, lazy afternoons, velvet dusks and balmy nights. There is a sensual element to this most spontaneous and Mediterranean of cities, making it the kind of place where anything can happen and ‘time’ gets thrown out of the window… Enjoy our exclusive photos of Vidas de Valencia, La Huerta Valenciana, Valencia Football, and 24/7 Valencia party people. For live music and clubbing nights, check out our busy agenda at the back. We have a packed listings too with information on Spanish and International restaurants, café-bars, clubs, pubs, shopping, classifieds and more. We dedicate this May issue to the excellent Jimmy Glass jazz bar and its owner Chevi Martínez. This live venue, set in the historic centre, has become a reference point for jazz musicians of the highest level from around the globe. With duos, trios and quartets from New York to Barcelona, Paris to Valencia…you will find top-notch live jazz every week at Jimmy Glass. Enjoy the spring to the max and see you next month! 24/7 Valencia team

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editor: Will McCarthy. contributors: Altogringo, Anita Darling, Heino, John Murphy, Gooru, Mark Hulton, Owl, Tim Birch, David Rhead, José Marín, Helen Westwater, Amparo Oliver, María Angélica Sao Pedro, El Gazza, Mateo Sanchis, D. Birch, Víctor Aranda García, Marilûz Vergaz. distributed by: groovy cat Ltd. “FSC certified forest products are verified from the forest of origin email: ed@24-7valencia.com móvil: 650 639 177 online: www.247valencia.com through the supply chain. The FSC label ensures that the forest products used are from responsibly harvested and verified sources.”

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VIDAS DE VALENCIA

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ART IN VALENCIA

CIUDAD TOTAL Hasta 8 julio

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Mercado Central: Soul of the City If you are looking for the heart and soul of the city of Valencia, you could do worse than stroll down the C/ María Cristina and on to the Plaza del Mercat. Some cities are identified with their cathedrals or great churches. In Valencia’s case, it is two great secular temples to commerce, which stand on either side of this street, that represent the essence of what the city is. On one side, La Lonja de Seda, a masterpiece of late Gothic architecture reminding us of Valencia’s illustrious medieval past, and on the other, the Mercado Central in all its noisy Modernist glory. There has been a market on this site since Roman times and beyond. Farmers, fishermen and goat and cattle herders would gather here between two streams which wound around the ancient city. In Moorish Valencia, traders would set up stalls at this spot next to the Boatella gate in the Muslim city walls. The area was officially incorporated within the walls of the medieval city and over the centuries

became the recognised Market Square where bullfights were held, criminals were executed and witches were burned along with any number of other medieval ‘entertainments’. There was never a permanent market structure and traders would come in from the countryside and set up temporary tents and awnings to offer their produce to the populace, filling the streets with the smells, sounds and atmosphere of an eastern bazaar, as described in all its excitement and colour by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez in his novel “Arroz y Tartana”. The modern day Central Market was opened by King Alfonso XIII in January, 1928. It had cost an enormous 19 million pesetas to build. It was the key piece of a hugely ambitious programme of Modernist construction in late 19th and early 20th century Valencia, which included the Ensanche and the Gran Vía, the Post Office building, the Estación del Norte and the Mercado de Colón. All of this was pushed and financed by the new middle

classes flush with enormous profits from the export of rice and oranges. These people saw themselves as heirs to the great merchants of Valencia’s 15th century golden age and their construction would have to be every bit as magnificent as that period’s shrine to commerce, La Lonja, on the other side of the road. After an official tender, two prestigious Catalan architects, Alexandre Soler and Francesc Guàrdia, were chosen to lead the project with a remit to both instil the modernist ideal and mirror some of the details of La Lonja, incorporating iconic symbols of ancient and modern Valencia. The build wasn’t without its practical problems but the architects followed the more artistic design instructions almost to the letter, the results of which are still there for all to see today. The walls are decorated with traditional ceramic tiles along with typically Modernist trencadís mosaics of broken tile shards. There are great Modernist iron columns and stained Article © 2012 24/7 Valencia

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glass windows showing the colours of the Valencia flag and arms of the city and the whole place is bursting with motifs of oranges and lemons and decorative stone, glass and iron work. The building sprawls out over 8,000 square metres forming a strange fourteensided polygon under a beautifully decorated domed roof, which at its highest point is 30 metres up above the market floor. To one side is the fish market, all metal and white stone slabs, which is being renovated at the moment, and there are two strangely Austrian chalet- looking, Gothic-style houses built on at each side which used to house the local government offices. The present day market is the pulse and lifeblood of the surrounding area and spills out through each of its doors into the tapas bars and temporary stalls on the Plaza del Mercado and out to the recently restored, multi-coloured houses on C/ Palafox. Inside you’ll find a mayhem of stallholders’ calls and the general cacophony of a lively bustling market with alleyways of food stalls of every type. Many great city markets have long moved away from their original purpose and ended up like museums to their own former glory, becoming a place of souvenir gift shops and designer boutiques and restaurants or merely an outlet for expensive gourmet food. The Central Market has always had its share

of gourmet stalls, and it is certainly not as cheap and cheerful as you might want, but it is still essentially doing what it has been doing since time immemorial; serving fruits and vegs and the fruits of the Valencia coast to the people of the city. It is what you would expect from a market of its ilk, a loud, brash, and in-your-face friendly sort of place with largely local produce from small local businesses. You may find groups and coach parties of northern European or Japanese tourists (and some stalls even have signs in Japanese) but the vast majority of its customers live locally and are doing their daily or weekly shop just as they have done all their lives, often on first name terms with some of the stallholders. You’ll hear plenty of Valencian spoken. Valencia is proud of its market, Valencians will always tell you it’s the best and most authentic place to buy food in the city and how it’s the biggest covered food market in Europe (although often, when pushed, many of them seem to admit to only getting round to actually going there once or twice a year!). Its fish market is particularly worth a visit, with a huge variety of sea and river creatures of all shapes and sizes laid out on banks of crushed ice like some sort of dead aquarium which also has fish tanks of live eels and llisa (mullet) from the

Albufera lake. There are specialist stalls for herbs, spices, tea, cheeses, beers, bread, wild mushrooms, dates, the list goes on. Most of all, of course, there are stalls selling the typical products of the Valencia huerta (countryside) but you can also find stalls selling typical British or South American food and, in amongst all the artichokes, onions, oranges and green beans, there are also tamarinds and tree tomatoes. Housed in its identifiably Valencian Modernist palace, with its regional decoration, the Mercado Central is a typically Valencian, busy, bustling place which brings together the produce of three of the pillars of the city’s economy and culture; the huerta, the sea and the Albufera lake under one enormous roof. The Central Market encapsulates the soul of the city. It is testimony to the fact that the age-old practice of buying and selling fresh market produce is still very much part of day-to-day modern Valencian life and, if you want something special or a bit different or exotic along with your spuds, tomatoes, lettuce and pork chops, then this is the place to come.

David Rhead and José Marín

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VALENCIA MUSIC

RICK TREFFERS itself, that’s also true. In the song, I sing about these confusing things. Españolizando In this song, I am trying to become 100% Spanish. I live and work here, I speak the language fluently and I have many Spanish friends. I do my best, but… I don’t have hair on my chest and don’t know how to really talk extremely loud in bars, for example. This song will be a duet with a Spanish female singer whose name can’t be revealed yet.

RICK TREFFERS Tell us about your background, travels and experiences. I am a Dutch composer, singer, writer and music producer from Amsterdam, living in Valencia since September last year. With my band Mist (dream pop in English), I toured Argentina, Mexico, Chile and Europe for many years. In the 1990s, I lived in Madrid and Barcelona during one year teaching English. In 2007, I started to release music in Dutch and making music for film, documentaries and theatre. Apart from being a musician, I organize Live in the Living, a series of acoustic concerts at private homes of people in the Netherlands, Germany and Spain. Spain is like my second (or first!) home. I have been travelling a lot here and I got to know many people and places. I love it all, from Catalonia to Cabo de Gata, from Coruña to Cádiz. Now I am singing songs in Spanish, about Spain and the Spaniards. The album El Turista Optimista will be released after the summer. What is it you like about living in Valencia? Arroz negro, cazalla, vino Alturia, clochinas, el menú del día, the Mediterranean Sea, Valenbisi, the sun, the music scene, bars, crazy girls, El Cabanyal and the swimming pool in El Carmen. Take us through the songs on your new album El Turista Optimista.

Disfruto de España

No Entiendo Ná

If you really love somebody, you also have to understand and accept the dark or bizarre sides of this person. I have been loving Spain with all my heart for more than 20 years now. The whole country and its people have been giving me many warm feelings. But they have also made me laugh many times. Spain is different! Spanish people tend to be less organized than we Dutch. This can be a little inconvenient compared to “western efficiency”, but it also gives a lot of room to nice surprises. I think the Spanish are very generous in general and capable of enjoying their lives, even if they don’t have a penny. And they are able to laugh about themselves. I laugh about them, too. In my songs. With a lot of love, of course. Oh, and I just made a video clip for this song, which will be online next month.

The Spanish know how to improvise. The things they say are not always literally true. Saying plainly, “No” is not really polite and as it comes to business, one can’t just say directly what one wishes for. First, you have to gain confidence (go for lunch, dinner, chupitos, etc., etc…). Besides, the Spanish interpretation of time is quite different from the Dutch one. The Moorish influence, I guess. Interesting!

Los Holandeses

Menudo Día en el Comedor

This was the first song I wrote for El Turista Optimista. The Dutch, in general, are quite schizophrenic. They love Mediterranean life (cheap tapas, eternal sunshine and the warm human touch), but at the same time they despise the Greek, Portuguese and Spanish for being lazy and corrupt. Meanwhile, they are having a good time at the Mediterranean coast and don’t know the difference between a Spanish and a Mexican tortilla!

A punk song about the chaos in a Spanish restaurant. I am in love with the menú del día in all types of restaurants. Very inspiring.

El Turista Optimista

Many plans, like always. But let me try to enjoy the day first, please.

Spanish is not a difficult language, but can be tricky sometimes. When I told my first Spanish lover that I was hot (“Estoy caliente!”), she smacked me in the face before she left me. This is one of the language mistakes I will never forget. It also struck me that a ‘sauna’ in Spain is mainly a meeting place for men looking for sex with other men. In the Netherlands, everybody goes to the sauna. No sex allowed. In the end, everything solves

Las Palabrotas In Spain, there’s a lot of inventive cursing, mainly using God, whores, mothers and shit. In the Netherlands, we mainly use terrible diseases to curse somebody. That’s what “Las Palabrotas” is about. I am recording it in a Burt Bacharach style. Gentle cursing...

Espain is Different A sunny, feel good song about wanting to die in Spain. Any plans for the future?

Interview by Owl Rick Treffers plays Café Museu on May 31 C/ Museu, 7. Valencia (Zona Carmen) 20h (Free entry) and ‛Cabanyal Festivall Intim’ June 1. See facebook. http://ricktreffers.com http://www.facebook.com/ricktreffers www.facebook.com/cabanyal.festivallintim Article © 2011 24/7 Valencia

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FOOD

FOOD FOR THE SPRING SUN By Helen Westwater La Ola Fresca If not already.... around about now, those well-hidden parts of the body, long concealed in winter robes, are about to appear, possibly freshly defoliated and blinking like newborns on centre stage. Malvarrosa Beach will return to the happy cocktail of nationalities, fighting for their square inch of sand to soak up those rays. So this month we munch the crunch, getting down to the epidermis with melanin-producing foods to boost protection for all skin complexions. Those magical, glow-inducing foods are those rich in Vitamin A and carotene, including sweet potatoes, pumpkins, red peppers, beetroot, most fruits and leafy vegetables and, of course, that most carotene vegetable of all, carrots. Springing fresh from the soil, carrots have a sweetness and if not over-boiled, a texture second to none. So for this popular Portuguese bar snack, you barely have to do anything at all. Peel (or just scrub if home grown/organic and freshly picked), boil or steam for about 3 minutes, drain and dry, then chop into sizable chunks and dress with olive oil, finely chopped garlic, a teaspoon of cumin and a squeeze of lemon with a handful of chopped parsley or coriander. Place on cocktail sticks. Chill and serve. Alternatively and equally tasty, you can puree the carrots with the above ingredients and serve as a dip. However, the most satisfying way to get our carotene injection is to get down to business with this most 'moreish' carrot cake, adapted from a recipe by Harry Eastwood in her amazing book temptingly titled, “Red Velvet Chocolate Heartache”. And yet with rice flour and not much fat, it is not so naughty! Preheat the oven to 160C / 325F / gas mark 3 and grease the tins.

Carrot Cake Ingredients (serves 12) • 280 gm finely grated peeled carrots • 1 orange (juiced) • 150 gm sultanas • 80 gm ground almonds (if you can’t find ground, grind raw almonds in a blender) • 3 medium free-range eggs (huevos de gallinas camperas) • 160 gm light Muscovado sugar (or if not, 60 gm brown Demerara and 100 gm white blended together) • 150 gm rice flour (harina de arroz) • 2 tsp cinnamon • 2 tsp baking powder • 1 tsp vanilla extract • 1/4 tsp salt • For the filling: • 35 gm unsalted butter, cold and cubed • 200 gm icing sugar (added in 2 parts) • 2 tsp freshly squeezed lime juice • 35 gm cream cheese • Finely grated zest of 1/2 lime • For the topping: • 100 gm icing sugar • Zest of lime • Lime juice (drops to mix to a paste) • 2 18 cm-diameter x 5 cm-deep loosebottomed tins

Squeeze the orange and pour the juice into a bowl with the sultanas to soak.

Divide the mixture evenly between the two tins. Place them in the middle of the oven for approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour. When the cakes are ready, turn them out to cool on a wire tray. Make the cream cheese icing by whisking the butter for a minute until softened. Then add 100 gm of the icing sugar and whisk till it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the lime juice and whisk again to a paste. Next add the cream cheese and zest of lime with the remaining icing sugar. Beat by hand with a wooden spoon to combine. Refrigerate for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, make the topping. Grate the lime zest, then whisk the icing sugar with drops of lime juice and a little hot water to make a paste. I like to make it just runny enough so that it runs down the sides of the cake. Stir in the lime zest. To assemble your masterpiece, fill the centre of the cake with the icing and then spread the lime icing over the top. This is no delicate item; the end result should stand proud like an Ocean Liner, ruler of the seas. It begs to be eaten! Enjoy and enjoy the sunshine!

Culinary events in La Ola Fresca this month of May: For more information: www.laolafresca.com Saturday 5th 17.00h – 18.30h: Cupcakes with Nicola McGrath Saturday 12th 17.00h – 18.30h: Spring sun foods with Helen Saturday 19th 18.00h: Teatime with Le Petit Manouche (gypsy jazz duo swing!)

Whisk the eggs and sugar (remember to blend the sugar first) till pale and light. Add the grated carrots and orange zest before beating again. Mix the rice flour, ground almonds, cinnamon, baking powder, vanilla extract and salt together until all the ingredients are combined. Add the sultanas, along with any orange juice left in the bowl.

La Ola Fresca Calle Músico Magenti 11, Benimaclet, Valencia. Reservations: 610026305

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RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH

EL PONY PISADOR When I was at secondary school, in my second and third year, my family lived in the country and I would travel to school most days of the week by Southdown double-decker bus. After school on Wednesday afternoons each week, it was always off to tea at the Millands. My parents were friends with them and the Millands wanted their son and me to be friends. I loathed going there, I never understood why my parents were friends with them, I did not like playing chess (which we had to play each week), I detested Mr. Kipling's chocolate cupcakes and I really didn't get on with Maurice, their son, who was obsessional about chess and the Lord of the Rings. It was thanks to Maurice that I never got to know the works of Tolkien. I developed a loathing for anything Hobbit until the film cycle came along, and even then I could only bring myself to see one of the films. I still won't read the Tolkien books, though! So when I was told this month's restaurant for review was El Pony Pisador, I had no idea why on earth anyone would name a restaurant 'The Prancing Pony'! Any Tolkien Middle Earth lover will tell you, of course, that it is the name of the inn at the heart of the small village of Bree in the imaginary universe of Lord of the Rings, and is the main refuge for travellers who follow the roads that cross Eriador north to south and east to west. It was a beautiful afternoon in the city, sunny and warm, so we were hoping to eat on the terraza when we arrive, but as so often happens at this time of the year, the temperature dropped and we opted to eat inside. It's a warm and comfortable

room, all scrubbed timber beams and woodwork, with bistro style seating and a view into the kitchen behind the bar and a few steps down from ground level. Fran and Lolli, a lovely couple, run this restaurant with a passion, not just for Tolkien, but for good food, too. There is a smattering of Tolkien memorabilia around the restaurant and Lolli explains the name and its connections as you sit down. She gave us the wine list and we chose, as always when we can, a Baldíos Crianza 08, Ribero del Duero, which at 14€ a bottle is a snip, and very good, too! We left it to Lolli and Fran to choose what we ate, surprise doubles the pleasure of a good meal. El Pony Pisador is just a short walk away from the wonderful Mercado Central, so the menu changes with what's fresh and good that day, as we were to find out. Croquetas de jamón Ibérico were first up, perfectly made and cooked, they were served with a plate of herby tostadas (little toasts) and olive oil. This was followed by a large leafy salad, which also contained carrots, tomatoes, griddled pineapple, pipas (pumpkin or melon seeds), sultanas and croutons, tossed in a sweet and original reduction of mistela wine and fresh herb dressing. Artichokes and chipirones followed. The artichokes, served on a pillow of puréed potatoes, were little hearts, lightly fried, a little bit of heaven on a plate! The chipirones (baby squid) were griddled with a sprinkling of smoky pimentón (paprika) and oozed with their own creamy juices – quite often removed in some establishments, but really delicious. At this point we were having our second chat of the evening to Fran and his wife, about his upbringing in the north of Spain,

his couple of years in London and his passion for cooking. We were really quite full by now and decided to move to dessert. We finished with a homemade strawberry cheesecake and a chocolate mousse, light and a perfect end to an excellent meal. Fran and Lolli deserve to succeed with this new venture. El Pony Pisador is a little hard to find, tucked as it is in a tiny, almost traffic-less side street near C/ Corretgeria and Plaza Santa Catalina (blink and you'll miss the street!), but very well worth it when you do. There are tables on the terraza where I, for one, would be very happy to take a well-priced drink and a tapa or, indeed, a whole meal. The dining room is available for groups and would be a lovely setting for a party. Fran and Lolli are happy to offer special menus for larger groups. Tim Birch El Pony Pisador C/ Zurradores, 7 (near Plaza Santa Catalina) (Zona Carmen) Tel: 638 196 289, 635 849 390 Prices very reasonable, great food to share. Dishes range from 4.50€ for bravas to 6€ – 7€ for all other dishes to share. Menú del día 10€, including a drink Saturday and Sunday lunch 14€, drink extra Good selection of wines from 8€ – 16€ Open Monday – Sunday 12.00h – 16.00h Tuesday – Saturday 20.00h – 24.00h Closed Sunday evening Closed Monday

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La Pinça Boutique-Gastronòmica C/ Pintor Salvador Abril, 14 (Zona Ruzafa) Tel: 96 325 05 82

E-mail: lapinsarussafa@gmail.com Facebook: La Pinça Boutiquegastronòmica

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LA PINÇA Boutique-Gastronòmica After a hectic week working away in Brussels, Belgium as an interpreter at a Seafood Expo (top mussels, great jazz, miserable rain), this member of the 24/7 Valencia team was looking forward to unwinding back home in sunny Valencia, Spain. On a dusky Friday evening, it was time to revisit La Pinça BoutiqueGastronòmica. The name of the café-bar is clothes peg in Valenciano / Catalan. Just a stone’s throw from Ruzafa’s colourfully painted market, La Pinça is also pleasant on the eyes. A fashionable female mannequin greets you at the entrance, which is a quirky touch and enticing, too. The interior is an attractive mishmash of lightly painted walls, varied furniture including a comfy sofa, paintings by local artists and objects like retro record players and typewriters from a bygone age. There’s an impressive boutique rack of trendy clothes for sale by Taller Pollesel, Mrs. Sheriff and Cuatrocotillas as well as established designers from Madrid (Kling) and Murcia (Titis). Local designers, take note that they are open to your proposals for selling your products here... La Pinça is run by David and María, a talented and friendly couple who started this place in December, 2010. The former was involved in sound and image in the telecommunications world and the latter was a restorer of paintings and museums (including a palace of the Borgias in Gandía!). Valenciano / Catalan is their first language and they speak Spanish and a little English, too. In terms of authenticity, this Article © 2012 24/7 Valencia

is a genuine Valencia chill out café-bar. The menú is in Valenciano / Catalan, too, and they are happy to help you order. ‘Plats’ are dishes including ham & cheese choices, ‘Torrades’ are tostas, ‘Amanides’ are salads and ‘Per Picar’ are for nibbles…

We kicked off the night with a VIPA (Valencia Indian Pale Ale), a strong, 6.1% artisanal beer with a smooth taste. They also have a blond Mahou (available on tap, too, for dobles and cañas), Mahon Negra (black beer), Alhambra, Coronita and Franziskaner.

This café-bar is representative of the artistic and open-minded Ruzafa barrio that has become talked about nationally in recent years. Indeed, hip musicians like Soledad Vélez and Tortel have done their media interviews here with La Pinça as the backdrop, which is a compliment to the surroundings. Every time we have hung out, there has been a strong arty contingent and this café-bar is especially popular with women. As the evening drew on, there appeared a healthy cross-mixture of ages and genders, long-term locals and arts students. By the end of the evening we could hear plenty of Spanish, a little German and some English being spoken and the clientele ranged from people in their 20s to 60-somethings. The bluesy-jazz 1940s / ‘50s soundtrack was cool and unobtrusive to conversation. Louis Jordan’s jump blues really works well here.

For a starter we had a lovely, fresh hummus with breadsticks, topped with a pimento de la vera (a secret recipe from Extremadura). For our main course we went for their recommended couscous, with a tasty mixture of couscous, topped cherry tomatoes, raisins and apple bits. It was a generous portion, too!

There is an atmospheric outside terrace at the back of the café-bar, which is popular with smokers and groups, too. It’s a favourite spot for those who like a bit more intimacy and for grupos, too. Indeed, the bar is popular with different groups for regular meet ups and talks…

The wine list is limited but interesting, their table wine is Fun (100% ecological wine from Valencia) as well as Vizcarra Senda del Oro, a Ribera del Duero, Vall Major, both Garnatxa (Grenache) and Syrah and more. This is a real slice of Ruzafa... Owl

We skipped dessert and had a refreshing roiboos (red bush tea) to digest .Their choice of teas include té rojo (red tea), té negro (black tea), té verde (green tea), té de frutas del bosque (fruits of the forest tea) and té Chai, too. Their infusions include poleo (pennyroyal/ mint), manzanilla (chamomile) and tomillo (thyme)! Their teas and tomillo are natural. Of course, they do good coffees too. There are a collection of news, fashion and architecture magazines to browse and enjoy with your café, as well as board games.

Hours: Monday – Wednesday, 17.00h – 22.00h Thursday, 17.00h – 24.00h Friday, 17.00h – 1.30h Saturday, 18.00h – 1.30h Closed Sundays

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ARTS & theatre Museums / galleries CAFE MALVARROSA / ESPAI PARAL.LEL Azul Pasatiempo Joël Mestre Hasta 29 mayo COL.LEGI MAJOR RECTOR PESETUNIVERSITA DE VALENCIA Razón Pictórica Mery Sales Desde 3 mayo CENTRO CULTURAL BANCAJA 1900, El Origen del Arte Publicitario Hasta 26 agosto Domus Dei José Sanleón Hasta 26 agosto CENTRO DEL CARMEN Arte y Salud. Artistas de la Colección DKV Hasta 13 mayo Mudanza Miguel Borrego Hasta 20 mayo Valencianos 1812: Constitución y Libertades Hasta 24 junio CIUDAD DE LAS ARTES Y LAS CIENCIAS (L’Hemisferic, Museu de les Ciencies Principe Felipe, L’Oceanografic) www.cac.es DR NOPO Jill y su Extraño Caso Lumínico Marta Pérez Civera Hasta 19 mayo Photon Festival 2012 Desde 21 hasta 26 mayo ESPAI D’ART BOIRA Jesus Coyto Alex Sarmiento Mayo FUNDACIÓN CHIRIVELLA SORIANO Poesía y Color Hasta 6 mayo Sigfrido Martín Begué Mayo GALERÍA BENLLIURE Pintura Moderna y Contemporánea de los Siglos XIX y XX Permanente GALERÍA D'ART ESPAI VISOR Noraezean / A Disreción Joxerra Melguizo / Guillem Bayo Hasta 26 mayo Braco Dimitrijevic Desde 29 mayo GALERIA KESSLER BATTAGLIA Self_Destructions Hugo Martínez-Tormo Desde 4 mayo hasta 2 junio GALERÍA LUIS ADELANTADO Sobreviviendo al Fin del Mundo Marcos Castro – Rodrigo Sastre Desde 18 mayo GALERIA MURO Panorama 2012 Hasta 1 junio GALERÍA ROSALIA SENDER Brecht Hasta 5 mayo Exposición Colectiva Desde 10 mayo GALERÍA ROSA SANTOS De Qué Hablamos Cuando Hablamos De… Néstor Sanmiguel Diest – Juncal Ballestín Hasta 19 mayo GALERIA THEMA Rafael Amorós – Ángel Hernández Mayo

INSTITUTO FRANCÉS DE VALENCIA Génération Perdue Lahcène Abib Hasta 8 mayo 7 Maîtres Invisibles Rachid Koraïchi Hasta 8 junio Valencia Indignad@ Gabriel Rodríguez Desde 17 mayo hasta 13 julio IVAM INSTITUT VALENCIÀ D’ART MODERN EXPOSICIONES IVAM Un Espíritu Libre Menchu Gal Hasta 6 mayo Fotografía de Vanguardia en Cuba Hasta 6 mayo Roberta y Julio González Hasta 17 junio Vivir en la Arquitectura. A-Cero Joaquín Torres & Rafael Llamazares Hasta 24 junio Más al Sur José Saborit Hasta 24 junio Construyendo Hábitats Tecnologícos Hasta 1 julio Ciudad Total Desde 3 mayo hasta julio 8 Trozos, Tramas, Trazos – El Collage en la Colección de IVAM Desde 7 mayo hasta 19 agosto Esperando Justicia Fernando Moleres Desde 15 mayo hasta 15 julio Utopias Posibles. Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio Desde 17 mayo hasta 16 septiembre JARDÍN BOTÁNICO Nius, Somnis i Temps Josep Albert Hasta 10 junio Colores Ocultos de la Naturaleza Hasta 10 junio LA BENEFICENCIA CENTRE VALENCIA DE CULTURA MEDITERRÁNEA Recorrido por la Prehistoria Valenciana, desde el Paleolítico hasta la Época Visigoda Exposición Permanente LA GALLERA L’ IBER DE LOS SOLDADITOS DE PLOMO Exposición Permanente: Guardias Españolas, Coleciones Valencianas, Almansa, Vida Cotidiana, Tirant y Serie Histórica. MUSEU DE BELLES ARTES SAN PIO V Renacimiento Barroco Pintura Gótica La Pintura Académica La Pintura de los Siglos XIX y XX Colección Permanente Líneas Maestras, Dibujos del Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia Hasta 3 junio Detrás del Muro Hay Sol, Fondos Contemporáneos de Bellas Artes de Valencia Hasta 27 mayo MUSEO DE PREHISTORIA DE VALENCIA Historia del Dinero Exposición Permanente MUSEO VALENCIA D’ETNOLOGÍA Huerta i Marjal Exposición Permanente La Gran Ruta de la Seda (Asia Central y el Caúcaso) Hasta 13 mayo MuVIM L’Aventura de la Pensament Exposición Permanente Schmuck 2012. Joyería Contemporánea

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Hasta 27 mayo Sent i Respira Valencià en Valencia Hasta 27 mayo La Luz de la Selva Amazónica Rodrigo Petrella Hasta 27 mayo Un Juego Mágico Willy Ramos – Eusebio López – Juan Barberá Hasta 27 mayo Funambulisme: Llums i Ombres de la Malaltia Mental Hasta 16 mayo UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA, LA NAU Fragments 2011. Fotoperiodistes Valencians Hasta 3 junio Photon. Segundo Festival Internacional de Fotoperiodismo Desde 21 hasta 26 mayo Samuel Aranda. Guanyador del World Press Photo 2011 Desde 21 mayo hasta 1 julio OPERA PALAU DE LES ARTS Dido and Aeneas Henry Purcell 9, 11, 13 mayo Teatre Martin i Soler Il Trovatore Giuseppe Verdi Sala Principal 26 mayo theatre CARME TEATRE Yo Vivo de Max Aub (teatro) 3 – 6 mayo D Pies A Cabeza (danza) 10 – 13 mayo Material Inflamable (danza) 19 – 20 mayo Fenster (teatro) 24 – 27 mayo ESPACIO INESTABLE Comment Se Ment (danza) 5 – 6 mayo Azul #15 (teatro) 10 – 13 mayo Cardiovascular, Perteneciente o Relativo al Corazón (teatro) 17 – 20 mayo Talleres Graduación de ESAC y ESADV 2012 (teatro) 30 mayo – 3 junio SALA RUSSAFA Petí Comité 3 – 6 mayo Cata, 7 Lágrimas 10 – 13 mayo Fuck Me, Please, I Love You 17 – 20 mayo TEATRO DE MARIONETAS LA ESTRELLA - SALA LA PETXINA TEATRE EL MUSICAL Ricitos de Oro y los 3 Ositos (Goldilocks and the Three Bears) Mayo TEATRE FLUMEN Verano 3 – 6 mayo Xavi Castillo 11 mayo La Escuela de la Disobediencia 17 – 27 mayo La Parroquia del Monaguillo

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MAY 12 24/7 VALENCIA LISTINGS 19 mayo TEATRO OLYMPIA Mujeres de Shakespeare 2 – 13 mayo Bella Durmiente 5 – 6 mayo Omar Faruk en concierto 8 mayo Golfus Hispanicus 16 – 27 mayo Wim Mertens en concierto 22 mayo La Guerra del los Rose 30 mayo – 3 junio TEATRE PRINCIPAL Suite 4 (danza) 4 – 6 mayo Lost for Words / How to Pray / Nafas (danza) 11 – 12 mayo TEATRE RIALTO Otra Danza (danza) 19 – 20 mayo Kick the Bucket / Today Your Black Shoes are Grey (danza) 26 – 27 mayo TEATRO TALIA Himmelweg, El Camino del Cielo (teatro) 3 – 6 mayo 30 / 40 Livingstone (teatro) 10 – 13 mayo cinema BABEL *versión original www.cinesalbatrosbabel.com FILMOTECA CINEMA INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE CINEMATOGRAFÍA CICLOS IVAC – LA FILMOTECA www.ivac-lafilmoteca.es CICLOS MAYO 2012 Fellini & Rota Hasta 18 mayo Menuda Filmo, Cine para Todos los Públicos Hasta 1 julio Estrenos Filmoteca Hasta 15 julio Imágenes de la Crisis Hasta 20 mayo Áfricas: Femenino Plural Hasta 12 abril Jan Švankmajer, El Chamán del Inconsciente Hasta 19 de mayo Básicos Filmoteca Siglo XXI Hasta 12 julio Cine Finlandés Contemporáneo Desde 4 hasta 27 mayo

C/ Sueca, 27. Valencia (Ruzafa)

YELMO CINES www.yelmocines.es addresses MUSEUMS / GALLERIES ALMUDÍN Pl. San Luis Bertrán, 1 Tel: 96 352 54 78 - ext. 4521 BOIRA C / Salvador Giner, 10 Tel: 96 205 82 67 CAFE MALVARROSA / ESPAI PARAL.LEL Historiador Diago, 20 Tel: 96 320 50 56 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 CENTRO DEL CARMEN C/ Museo, 2 Tel: 96 315 20 24 / 96 192 26 51 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 COL·LEGI MAJOR RECTOR PESET Universitat de Valencia Plaça del Forn de Sant Nicolau,4 Tel: 96 316 60 00 DR NOPO C/ Borrull, 16, Bajo Tel: 96 113 14 99 www.doctornopo.org ESPAI D'ART BOIRA C / Salvador Giner, 10 Tel: 96 205 82 67 ESPAI TACTEL C/ Denia, 25 Bajo Tel:96 395 88 08 www.espaitactel.com 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 AKKA C/ Almirante Cadarso, 6 Tel: 96 316 27 27 GALERÍA DUOMO C/ Luis Santangel, 18 GALERÍA LUIS ADELANTADO C/ Bonaire, 6

Tel: 96 351 01 79 GALERÍA MURO Correjeria, 5 Tel: 96 391 19 03 GALERíA PAZ Y COMEDIAS C/ Comedias, 7-2 Tel: 96 391 89 06 GALERÍA ROSALIA SENDER Mar, 19 (Ciutat Vella) Tel: 96 391 89 67 GALERíA 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 www.jardibotanic.org 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

PROGRAMACIÓN: www.cafemercedes.es info@cafemercedes.es

CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ HAS LIVE MUSIC WITH EXCELLENT ACOUSTICS EVERY WEEK, WITH TRUE MUSIC LOVERS IN THE AUDIENCE.

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ʻLIKEʼ US ON MONASTERIO DE SAN MIGUEL DE LOS REYES Av Constitución, 284 Tel: 96 387 40 13 MUSEO DEL ARROZ C/Rosario, 3 Tel: 609 877 956 MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES DE VALENCIA C/ San Pío V, 9 Tel. 96 369 30 88 / 369 21 11 MUSEO DE LA CIUDAD Pl. Arzobispo, 1 Tel: 96 352 54 78 - ext. 4126 MUSEO DEL CARMEN C/ Museo, 2 Tel: 96 369 30 88 MUSEO FALLERO Pl. Monteolivete, 4 Tel: 96 352 54 78 MUSEO NACIONAL DE CERÁMICA GONZÁLEZ MARTÍ C/ Poeta Querol, 2 Tel: 96 351 63 92 MUSEO TAURINO Pasaje Doctor Serra, 16 Tel: 96 351 18 50 MUSEO VALENCIANO D’ETNOLOGÍA C/ Corona, 36 Tel: 96 388 35 65 www.museuvalenciaetnologia.es MUVIM C/ Guillem de Castro, 8 Tel: 96 388 37 47 OCTUBRE CENTRE DE CULTURA CONTEMPORÀNIA C/ Sant Ferran, 12 ( Zona Carmen) Tel: 96 315 77 99 www.octubre.cat 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 SALA PARPALLÓ C/ Corona, 36 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 SALA RUSSAFA C/ Denia, 55 96 341 52 16 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 BABEL C/ Vicente Sancho Tello, 10 Tel: 96 362 67 95

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FILMOTECA (CINEMA INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE CINEMATOGRAFÍA) RIALTO Pl. Ayuntamiento, 17 YELMO CINES Espai Campanar Av. Tirso de Molina, 16 Tel: 902 22 09 22

live music Arte & Facto (Zona Carmen) C/ Pie de la Cruz, 8 Tel: 96 113 36 58 centroculturalartefacto.blogspot.com 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. See listings. Café del Duende (Zona Carmen) C/ Túria, 62 Tel. 630 455 289 www.cafedelduende.com Great club specialising in authentic flamenco music and culture. See listings. Café Mercedes Jazz (Zona Ruzafa) C/ Sueca, 27 Tel. 96 341 83 78 www.cafemercedes.es Reservations by email: info@cafemercedes.es At this prestigious jazz club, situated in the cosmopolitan barrio of Ruzafa, you can enjoy the best live concerts with excellent acoustics every weekend, with true music lovers in the audience. There is also a chilled out cafe-bar area with an ample list of drinks, perfect for relaxing in a creative and artistic environment . Information, programme and reservations: www.cafemercedes.es Deluxe Pop Club (Zona Plaza Cedro) C/ Poeta Mas y Ros 42, Zona Cedro www.deluxepopclub.com Durango Club (Meliana) C/Llanterners, 35 Poligon Industrial La Closa, Meliana See Facebook. Rock club on the outskirts of Valencia with great live bands and a loyal crowd. El Arbol ( Zona Benimaclet) Calle Soledad Doménech, 5 Live music at weekends in this arts centre. Electropura (Zona Ruzafa) C/ Pinto Salvador Abril, 20 See Facebook for more details Acoustic gigs at 19.30h with indie

EL LOCO IS A SUPERB LIVE MUSIC VENUE WITH A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE. SET IN THE PLEASANT JUAN LLORENS ZONE, JUST 5 MINS WALK FROM THE CENTRE.

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MAY 12 24/7 VALENCIA LISTINGS often being the flavour. El Loco (Zona Juan Llorens) C/ Erudito Orellena, 12 Tel. 96 326 05 26, www.lococlub.org El Loco is a dynamic live venue with an eclectic choice of indie, funk, rock, fusion, blues and more. Check some music and dance later.

2 Mayo 21.30h Kike Perdomo's AC & Funk 4 Mayo 22.30h Duo Zambelli - Baker 7 Mayo 21.30h Tar Baby con Oliver Lake 11 Mayo 22.30h Duo Navalón - Casany

15 Mayo 21.30h Miguel Zenón Quartet 18 mayo Duo Soler - García 22 Mayo 21.30h Honey Ear Trio 25 Mayo 22.30h Duo Palau - Morell 30 Mayo 21.30h Loop the Curl con Perico Sambeat y ...

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. Now concerts every Friday by solo musicians & duos. Kaf Cafe (Zona Benimaclet) C/Arquitecto Arnau, 16 961131706 - 663 702 960 kafcafe.blogspot.com Atmospheric, literary café-bar with regular live gigs and jams. La3 (Zona Puerto) C/ Padre Porta, 2 www.grooovelives.com Top-notch national and International bands every month with disco afterwards until past the dawn... La Caverna (Zona San Vicente) C/ Cuenca, 70 lacavernaclub.blogspot.com 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 Clinica Mundana ( Zona Carmen) Plaza del Angel, 5 Experimental live and electronic music performances La Edad de Oro (Zona Juan Llorens) C/ San Jacinto, 3 Tel. 649 255 048 Live music every Thursday & Friday. La Rambleta Bulevar Sur, esq Pío IX (Next to Parque La Rambleta) (Zona Jesús) Tel: 96 0011511 www.larambleta.com Fantastic new live venue with great programme of live music and original and alternative theatre. We enjoyed their recent Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry gig! Mirror C/ San Vicente, 200 Tel.670 659 705 www.discomirror.es 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. Opium Jazz Café (Zona Plaza Ayuntamiento) C/ La Linterna, 11 (Just off C / San Vicente) Tel: 96 352 01 61 Live rock, indie, jazz, blues and more. Palau de la Musica (Zona Río Túria) 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. Play Producciones Tel. 679 412 012 www.playproducciones.com Rock City C/ de Coeters, 6. Almácera www.valenciarockcity.com Spirit Swing House (Zona Carmen) C/ Blanquerias, 22 Tel: 96 329 30 39 Near the Torres de Serranos. Swing, Flamenco, Lindy Hop, African Dance... Wah-Wah (Zona Blasco Ibáñez) C/ Campoamor, 52 Tel. 96 356 39 42 / 645 792 674 www.wahwahclub.com National and international indierock & pop in a student zone…

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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! Killing Time Doctor Sumsi, 21 46005 Valencia 963 370 241 killing-time.es‎ Open-minded night club with bohemian crowd. Open 19:00 - 03:30. Closed Wednesdays. Les Portes Matias Perelló, 15 Ruzafa Fantastic! Check this one out. A friendly crowd, an ample selection of infusions, natural juices, home-made cakes. Xtra Lrge Playground Gran Via Germanias, 21(esq Cadiz) New club with 600 metre multi-use floor. Electronica and indie, art exhibitions too. Theatre every week at 23.00h. See facebook. Zona San Vicente Super Club 95 C/ San Vicente, 95 Tel. 902108527 / 663041790 www.grupolasanimas.com Zona Juan Lloréns Café Carioca Juan Llorens 52 www.cafe-carioca.com Superb House music and more and a fantastic mosaic interior and groovy beats. Cool club for the beautiful people. La Edad de Oro C/ San Jacinto, 3 Tel. 649 255 048 Live music and its classic mix of pumping sounds…from rock & roll to house! Open 22.00h until 4.00h, Thursday to Saturday. Magazine Club C/ de Perez Escrich, 19 Rock’n’ roll disco. Zona El Carmen

Dub Club C/ Jesús, 91 Just 15 minutes walk from the center. Nice one!! From the owners of reggae lovers Juanita Club. Friendly club with Live concerts, Café Teatro and dj’s session (funk, soul, reggae and more) and every Saturday Reggae Jam Sessions at 19h free entry. Open from Wednesday to Sunday until 3:30h. Follow us on Facebook “DubDlub Valencia” 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 Friday and Saturday night in Valencia from midnight until 7.00 am!

&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. Carmen Club C/ Quart, 26 www.carmenclub.es Brand new and spacious nightclub with free entry until 4am! Open every night of the week with International, Erasmus, R'n'B, Latin fusion nights, live acts and more... Calcatta C/ Reloj Viejo, 6 One of the few discos in the Carmen to stay open all night, until around 8 am. Club 47 C/ Quart, 47 See groovelives website.

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

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. 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 Canovas

Look C/ Conde de Altea, 49 www.lookvalencia.es 'Look' has a friendly, English speaking owner and some great music and drinks on offer. Number One Plaza Canovas, 6 www.gruposlasanimas.com Upmarket nightclub. Juanita Club C/ Lepanto, 8 Rasta Vibrations just two minutes walk from the Torres de Quart, open every day from 20h. A real Reggae lover’s paradise, authentic vibe. Everyday 2 beers for 2€ until 22h & 2 cocktails for 5€ until 24h. Allways free entry. Follow us on Facebook “ JuanitaClub (VALENCIA)” 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 musiclovers meeting point with a rock & roll crowd.

Zona Blasco Ibañez Miniclub Blasco Ibañez, 111 Used to be Zenith. Funky new club open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday until well past dawn.www.myspace.com/miniclubvlc Zona Benimaclet Swan C/ Juan Giner, 15 Groovy!!! A spacious, hip, popular spot for lovers of retro ‘60s, psych pop, mod y más.

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Red VLC www.redvlc.com Avenida Cortes Valencianas, 58. Valencia Upmarket new nightclub with house soundtrack for locals, expats and visitors. Near to the Palacio de Congresos and next to Sorolla hotel. We enjoyed the opening night.

chill out Zona Plaza Ayuntamiento Mancini C/ Moratin, 1 Tel. 963 94 42 89 www.mancinicatering.es Open Mon-Wed 8.00h - 20.00h. Thurs-Sat 8am - 20.00h. 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 20.00h onwards and has a catering service too. Zona Canovas Ecléctico Bar Plaza Canovas Del Castillo, 8 Tel: 655 478 021 Tapas, cocktails, bocadillos, menú del dia. Madhatter's Coffee Lounge C/ Serranos Morales, 3 Tel: 96 3 348 132 Friendly, English run cafe-bar with homemade cakes, burgers, fish & chips... Zona El Carmen &Artico C/ Arolas, 11 Tel: 96 391 08 57 Dinners - cocktails - chill out - art space - electro funky beats.

Zona Rio Turia L’Umbracle terraza / Mya Avenida del Saler, 5 www.umbracleterraza.com Impressive backdrop with 2 all night discos for the beautiful people. Part of the City of Arts and Sciences. Zona Malvarrosa 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!

Pinball C/ Concordia, 3 www.pinballvalencia.com For lovers of psychedelia, northern Soul, funk. Groovy atmosphere, buzzing at weekends. Cats and chicks shakin’ it until the early hours, digging various scenes like something out of Blow Up. Just one minute´s walk from C/ Caballeros & with free entry. Radio City C/ Santa Teresa, 19 Tel: 96 391 41 51

Zona Puerto La3 c/ Padre Porta, 2 www.groovelives.com Indie & electrónica sounds on 3 floors Zona Playa High Cube Puerto de Valencia ( near Veles i Vents building) www.highcube.es Mobile: 627 71 41 20 / 661 68 00 68

Anita Giro C/Pintor Domingo 7, near Radio City 96 113 34 18 A relaxed atmosphere in a very reasonably priced restaurant with a varied and alternative international menu. Dinner generally ranges between 10 to 15 euros a head including drinks and coffee, and can be followed by sampling some fantastic cocktails and shorts. A DJ on Fridays and Saturdays sets the tone while you eat. Great beer at 3.50€ a pint, and offers a big screen for Spanish league matches and the Champions League. Boasts a lovely terrace to enjoy your food and drink outside.English speaking staff.

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MAY 12 24/7 VALENCIA LISTINGS Al Pans Queso C/ Serranos, 19 Tel: 615 979 484 Highly popular with a very open crowd. Bar Negrita Pl. Negrito Sister bar of Negrito with breakfasts and montaditos from 08.00 – 15.00h. Café Bahiano C/ Calatrava, 12 Very popular Brazilian bar. Café de las Horas C/ Conde Almodóvar Tel: 96 3917 336 Marrying baroque with kitsch, classic with camp, this is ‘chill out’ in grand style. Café Infanta Pl. Tossal, 3 Tel: 96 392 16 23 In the heart of the Carmen, Café Infanta is spacious yet cosy inside. Great terrace.

Café Lisboa Pl. Dr. Collado, 9 Tel. 96 391 94 84 An excellent café bar in one of Valencia’s most atmospheric plazas. Good mixed crowd of students, locals, visitors and a very popular terraza. Open 09.00h and all day until late. Lots of bocadillos, coffees and beers. Barça and Levante football on TV at the weekend. A legendary cafe-bar that is 36 years old. Set in the historic centre. Breakfast, lunch and dinner available everday. Salads, sandwiches, Snacks, Montaditos, Desserts. Fine choice of cocktails including Mojito, Daiquiri, Bloody Mary. Agua de Valencia, Sangria & Paella too. Warm interior and beautiful terrace. Café Museu C/ Museu, 7 Tel: 96 393 31 08 Bohemia at its finest, with a mellow terraza in a tranquil part of the Barrio del Carmen. Café del Negrito Pl. Negrito Tel. 96 391 42 33 Classic Carmen hangout. Liberal 30-somethings, arty crowd, lots of people wearing glasses! Café Tertulia 1900 C/ Alta 4 Open every day, with 3 floors for part-time daydreamers and nightlife schemers. Cafetín Pl. San Jaime, 3 Watch Valencia nightlife morphing at night from the terraza of Cafetín. What a view!

paella and fideua. This is the real deal. Joe’s Garage C/ de Zurradores, 9 Tel: 96 3152245 www.joesgarage.es Great! Friendly, Italian-owned bar with many Spritz choices, making it a great pre and post dinner and clubbing meeting point. John Silver C/ Alta, 8 Guitar rock soundtrack filling three floors.

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. Gilda C/ Ensendra, 9 (corner Plaza Viriato) Tel: 96 3260393 Funky 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.

Jardín del Mar C/ del Mar, 23 Tel: 655 765 397 Great! Newly opened and already popular with locals and visitors. Less than 1 minute's walk from Plaza Reina. With friendly Valencian owners and a helpful, informed staff. Lovely terrace. This is an authentic Spanish cafe-bar restaurant. Open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 9am - 9.00 pm. Thursday, Friday, Saturday 9am - 01.30 am, Sunday 11am - until closing. Enjoy their authentic Valencia tapas, snails, and the classic Valencia speciality 'Esgarraet' (salt cod and peppers). Their classic tapas include Jamon iberico (Spanish ham), Pulpo (Octopus), Rabo de Toro (Oxtail). They also do authentic

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. Less than a minute’s walk from the Torres de Quart. Fine selection of beer and wines too! La Maruja Plaza de los Fueros, 6 Tel: 654 067 713 www.lamaruja.es L'Ermita C/ Obispo Don Jeronimo, 4 Tel: 96 391 67 59 Saturday... live acoustic music around 21.00h. London Café C/ de la Carda, 1 Movil: 699 922 370 www.londoncafe.es Huge cafe bar with friendly service and good food. Dig the London theme! Near Mercado Central. Mata Hari (La Casa del Té) 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. Nou Carxofa C/ Baja, 42 Tel: 96 3 910 298 Set in a quiet stree in the historic centre. Agreeable ambience and reasonable prices. Picapiedra C/ Caballeros, 25 Definitive of the alternative Carmen scene. Highly popular with students, punks, hippies and adventurous tourists. QArt!

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ʻLIKEʼ US ON Calle de Guillem de Castro, 78 46001 Valencia, España Tel: 963 916 115 Gay friendly, spacious café bar Rivendel Resto Bar C/ Hospital, 18 Tel: 96 392 32 08 www.rivendelrestobar.com Superb terrace, cosmopolitan staff, lovely food, packed with activities too. Free WiFi. Open Monday – Friday 08.30 am – midnight, Saturday – Sunday 10.30 am – 1am. 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.

Sant Jaume C/ Caballeros, 51 Tel. 96 391 24 01 Valencia Café society par excellence. Set in what may be the best corner of the centro histórico, this long established café bar has a cosmopolitan crowd, lots of room upstairs and one of the best terrazas in the city. Watch the characters stroll down C/Caballeros. The Lounge Café-Bar Estameñeria Vieja 2 (behind La Lonja) Tel: 96 391 80 94, www.theloungecafebar.com Check out their language intercambio nights, live Spanish Primera Liga, English Premier, French, Italian and Portuguese league matches on television. Zume C/ Valencians, 4 (just off Plaza Negrito) Tel: 96 114 40 99 Great! Natural fruit juices, crepes, cocktails, teas and infusions. Friendly atomsphere and spacious interior with cool music soundtrack. Big choice of juices from South America, try the Açai Amazonian berry for an energy boost! Run by a friendly Brazilian Team. Open every day

C/ Pintor Salvador Abril, 34 Tel: 96 3 25 05 82 / 693 593 037 Arty and welcoming café-bar. 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.

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Gatos Cafe Pub Plaza Xuquer, 9 Set in the beautiful Plaza Xuquer, this is a cafe-bar with everything. Good variety of beers including German on tap and Heineken imports, Gin tonics, cocktails. Authentic Italian pizza and pasta delivered to your table in 5 minutes. Wonderful terraza with outside screens for all football matches including La Liga, Premier league and Champions league. Varied music soundtrack ranging from rock to house. Rocafull Cafe Pl. Xuquer, 14 www.rocafull.tk A key meeting point of the ‘indie’ community. Zona Plaza Cedro Cafe Infinito C/ Poeta Mas y Ros, no 35 Tel: 617 27 20 42 www.cafeinfinito.net Superb! International multilingual staff with a friendly atmosphere and packed agenda including theme nights, language exchange and live music quiz. Tornillo C/ Campoamor, 42 Tel. 96 392 55 27 A meeting point for faces from the indie and electronica scenes. Definitely worth checking.

Zona Ruzafa Comic Café C / Sueca, 33 Facebook comiccafe Groovy sunshine terrace and good selection of newspapers and magazines. El Desvan del Café C/ Puerto Rico, 4 Tel: 96 344 16 86 Original and bohemian cafe-bar with delightful and original interior. La Pinca

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La Ola Fresca Calle Músico Magenti 11, Benimaclet Reservations: 610026305 A ‘cafecito’ with a big heart and a fabulous terrace • Speciality in brownies and homemade cakes • world food cooking Juice therapy • local artesanal beers • fairtrade tea and coffee workshops and special events • Sunday BRUNCH • Facebook: La Ola Fresca Valenbisi: 116 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 Cross C/ Juan de Mena, 7 www.crossvalencia.com Just 2 minutes walk from Torres de Quart Magnus Termas (Sauna) Av. Puerto, 27 Tel: 96 337 48 92 Nuncadigono C/ Turia, 22 The latest gay sex-club. 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.

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the right reasons. Great for the craic in the evenings. Live music every week.A classic. O’Hara’s (Celtic Tavern O´Hara's ) C/.Cajeros nº 1 (corner con c/.Danzas nº 5) ( behind Lonja ) Telf: 606602517 From Monday to Sunday Open from 18 h. a 00.02h. A short stroll from La Lonja and within spitting distance of Home hostel. Celtic tavern with a warm interior & mellow vibe... and all your favourite beers. Televised football matches include Primera Liga and Champions League. Friendly and knowledgable owner. Fantastic variety of imported beers with nearly 50 of the best brands. Zona Canovas

Beer C/ Salamanca, 4 Tel. 96 374 14 31 www.cerveceriabeer.com Facebook Cerveceria Beer. Open every day from 19:00 to 03:30. Great selection of beers, cans and bottles from around the world. Try 30 types of beer from Spain and abroad. Have a great time with your mates competing at darts and table football, and enjoy the daily offers every day of the week at Beer. Monday - with your beer they invite you to free mussels. Every Tuesday from 19.00h to 24.00h, Beer from the barrel 2 x1with montadito included! Wednesday from 23’30 to 01’30 with Patatas arrugadas con mojo picón canario and live music with Tony Ventura y amigos. Thursday has popular beer prices 2’50€ for pint from midnight & blackjack at night. Saturday has massage and roller skate raffles with your drinks, prizes announced at 2:30 am!Sunday has football live and we have La Liga, Champions League and Uefa during the week.

TRADITIONAL PUBS Zona Plaza Ayuntamiento Dublin House Pl. Patriarca, 6 Excellent! Open from 8.00h – 24.00h and later on Friday/ Saturdays. Dublin 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

Portland Ale House C/ Salamanca 10 Yes! Valencia’s first true American pub, run by a friendly American team 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 with Orange Academy, Thursdays is couch surfers meeting point and Sundays is the legendary pub quiz! St. Patrick’s Irish Pub Gran Vía Marqués del Turia, 69 Tel: 96 351 36 42 www.stpatricksvalencia.com “A true Irish pub” that knows the craic! Friendly helpful international staff who speak Spanish and English! FREE WIFI to all customers. Open every day from 4pm ‘till late! Cosy interior with 5 rooms and 2 bars. A good mix of Spaniards and expats. We have 5 big screen plasma T.V.s that show all the sporting events (football, rugby, cricket, golf, basketball, etc.)! We have pool, darts, a big terrace and good music (pop-rock from all the ages with Spotify)! Great selection of beers, whiskies, cocktails, including fresh fruit slush, nonalcoholic or you choose the mix! Great snacks, sandwiches, quiche, meat pies, fish&chips, etc. Lots of events: Live Music, Parties with prizes. Open Saturday and Sunday at 13:00h pm. Reservations at info@stpatricksvalencia.com See Facebook for more details! Zona Ruzafa Liverpool Russafa VLC C/ Sueca, 74 Telf: 674 244 998 English Pub. Everyday from 16.00 - 03.30h. 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 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 Max Max C/ Vinalopó, 11 (Pl. Xúquer) Tel: 96 362 68 67 http://maxmaxvalencia.blogspot.com Very spacious, wide screen for all sports, pool, friendly staff and good music soundtrack. Good vibes! L'Eliana The Cliffs C/ Begoña, 2 Tel: 96 2742 787 (L’Eliana) Welcoming Irish pub with warm interior and good selection of beers. The Dragon (Bar Internacional) C/ Virgen de Pilar, 12 (L’Eliana) British-run bar with good reputation for food. Popular with locals and the expat crowd from the area.

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ʻLIKEʼ US ON 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 McDonalds Pl. de la Reina, 15 Tel: 96 392 35 91 Easy to find, with the city’s cathedral as the backdrop. Peggy Sue’s American Diner Calle Carrasquer, 7 (near Torres de Quart) Tel: 96 391 90 18 www.peggysue.es Arabic Sahara (Zona Carmen) C/ del Mar, 52 Tel: 96 394 32 76 Movil: 698 579 148 www.sahararestaurante.com Set in a tranquil part of the old centre. Just 2 minute's walk from Plaza Reina. Arabic restaurant with Moroccan chef and owner. Lovely interior includes a corner with typical low seats and tables. Lovely starters includes hummus & aubergine tapas, main dishes include tajin, enjoy Arabic sweets for dessert and Arabic tea too. Asian Fusion

Brazilian O Rei Da Caipirinha C/ Vicente Sancho Tello Tel: 96 362 59 36 Open daily, Brazilian football memorabilia lines the walls. Cool Brazilian sounds and native staff. Barbecues every Sun at 13.30h. Chinese Festin C/ Polo y Peyrolón, 25 Tel: 96 362 98 38 All your favourites: Wan Tun soup, fried rice, beef, shrimps, 15 Duck dishes to choose from. Gran Muralla Pl. Porta del Mar, 6 (next to Juzgados) Open daily from 11.30h to 16.30h and 19.30h to 0.30h. Menu under 6€. Excellent Terrazas Django Pl. Don Juan de Villarrasa, 1 (Zona Carmen) 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. Indian / Pakistani

Banyan Lounge Bar & Grill C/ Comedias, 5 Tel: 96 315 48 90 With culinary pick ups from around the world.

The Quick Lounge (Wok & Sushi) C/ Quart, 2 Tel: 96 391 75 48 / 632 248 911 Great! The Quick Lounge is a Wok & Walk Sushi & Noodlebar. Just off Plaza Tossal so really easy to find. This is an attractive and good value Wok & Sushi Bar to eat in or takeaway. Run by 3 experienced English speaking Asian staff, they have some good deals where “you choose and they prepare” a range of rices or noodles for 4.90€ with plenty of ingredients to add including beef, pork, tofu, mushrooms, broccoli, prawns, pineapple. And more for 1€ - 2€. All sorts of FREE sauces to choose from including from Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and more. Ingredients and sauce menu in English and Spanish. All drinks 1.50€.

Dhaba (Zona Carmen) Plaza Don Juan de Villarassa, 6 (behind Mercado Central & near Radio City) Tel: 96 391 00 19 www.dhaba.es Everything in Dhaba is cooked on the spot and to order, so your dish can be as fiery or as mild as your palate wants. Authentic, quality Indian cuisine with experienced, welcoming owner & staff. The owner Dhani speaks fluent English & Spanish. Spacious interior, tasty & well presented curry dishes, lovely mango desserts. Evening takeaway service for the Centro Histórico. Lovely terrace. Open daily 8.00h – 17.00h / 20.00h – 24.00h. Lunch menús 6.50€, 8.50€ and 10.50€. Dinner menú 15€ including wine. Curries and rice dishes 6.50€ – 13€. Closed August. Taj-Mahal (Zona Av. Puerto) C/ Dr. Manuel Candela, 20, Tel: 96 330 62 64.

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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 Botánico Mimmo Cantina C/Dr Sanchis Bergon, 24 Tel: 96 315 4968 Movil: 645074435 www.mimmo-cantina.com Italian owned and run, with a lovely setting overlooking the Rio Turia. Zona El Carmen Al Pomodoro C/ del Mar, 22 Tel: 96 391 48 00, www.viciositalianos.com. Very popular, good value, great pizza. Bacco d.o.c. C/ Derechos 29, bajo (1 min from La Lonja) Tel: 96 391 19 65 Everyone welcome at this distinctive and very original Italian restaurant in an excellent location. The setting is fun and a little decadent, with stalactites hanging from the cave-like setting and one of the most unique washrooms in Valencia Huge selection of pasta dishes, including lasagne, gnocchi, tagliatelle, penne and bucatini, ravioli. Homemade tiramisu is a decadent treat. Especially popular with a trendy arts crowd, women out in groups and romantic couples.

El Piccolo C / D’En Plom, 9 Tel: 96 206 99 55 Movil: 603 659 703 Just a stone’s throw from Torres de Quart. El Piccolo is a welcoming, magical, intimate and romantic Italian restaurant with homemade Italian cuisine with a wide variety of choices including starters, pastas, pizzas, meats, fishes and delicious desserts like tirasimu and la pannacotta. Zona Wifi, Enjoy their lovely terrace in a quiet corner of the historic centre of Valencia. We are waiting to welcome you… La Pappardella C/ Bordadores, 5 (next to Cathedral) Tel: 96 391 89 15

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MAY 12 24/7 VALENCIA LISTINGS 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.

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

Zona C/ La Paz La Gñocca de La Tia C/ Verger, 1 Tel: 961 139 930 Relatively new and making a really good name for itself already. In a quiet street, near to C/ La Paz. This is authentic Genoese & Italian cuisine with experienced and welcoming Genoese owners.

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

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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. Some of the best mediterranean dishes around. Zona El Carmen

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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 can recommend what goes best with your dish. Wonderful terraza. A good night out… On Wednesdays and Thursdays we invite you to lambrusco. 20% discount on your meal when you bring this copy of 24/7 Valencia. Don Salvatore Italiano C/ Conde de Altea, 41 Tel: 96 334 13 04 www.donsalvatore.com A real treat of an Italian restaurant. Wonderful terrace and bilingual owner, a great Canovas success story. Spot the Valencia footballer! Lambrusquería C/ Conde Altea, 31 -36 Tel: 96 334 07 53 lambrusqueria.wordpress.com/about This is an absolute jewel of an Italian restaurant! Wok Italy Mediterranean Take Away C/ Salamanca, 7 Movil: 655 478 021 Great! Italian run, combining Mediterranean ingredients with Asian-style cooking, and using Virgin olive oil for healthy & good value dishes.

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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 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. La Galeria C/ Baja, 38 Tel: 96 3 154 494 Tasty and in the heart of the barrio del Carmen.

Mexican El Mexico de María (Zona Avda. Aragón) C/ Vicente Sancho Tello, 25 Tel: 96 206 37 27 elmexicodemariia@hotmail.com Friendly Mexican restaurant, superb homemade dishes. 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. Taquería el Burrito (Zona Carmen) C/ Alta,12 Tel: 96 113 36 08 Tasty Mexican food & drink. Takeaway service. Organic La Morhada Mercado Cental, Paradas 225 y 227 Tel: 96 382 91 34 lamorhada@yahoo.es Completely organic vegetable & fruit produce at Mercado Central. Home delivery service! Portuguese Café Pessoa C/ Literato Azorin, 2 Tel: 96 341 75 14 Great! An authentic Portuguese café bar with lovely cocktails and trendy interior.

La Pilareta C/ Moro Zeit Tel: 96 391 04 97 Every major Spanish city has a tapas bar regarded as ‘quintessential’. Established in 1917, 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

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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.

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El Peix Daurat cocina mediterránea y... de más sitios C/Dr.Monserrat,14. Valencia El Peix Daurat C/ Doctor Monserrat 14. Tel:.635 413 476. www.elpeixdaurat.com Open Tuesday to Friday (13.30h - 16.00h Monday to Sunday (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. They now serve great pinchos & tapas. El Rall Pl. Tundidores, 2 Tel: 96 392 20 90 Legendary paella restaurant, prime location by La Lonja and Plaza Negrito. 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.

L'Aplec C / Roteros, 9 (near Torres de Serranos) Movil: 696 119986 Bar - restaurant to go for tapas. Open Wednesday to Sunday from 12 noon to closing. Spontaneous atmosphere, friendly and fun. Home cooking. Drinks and hot tapas with a hint of fun. New and easy to find as it is just a stoneʼs throw from the Torres de Serranos. Nice and spacious interior too! L' Aplec now has a great terrace with a varied menu for just 10€ with drink included, from Tuesday to Saturday. Enjoy

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their homemade, fresh and authetic paella that changes from meat to fish to vegetable choices available from Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Sunday has paella by the ration along with your classic Spanish tapas. La Caragola Pl. Mossen Sorell, 9 Tel: 615 992 803 La Cava C/ San Fernando, 20 Tel: 96 392 08 34 La Greta C/ Pere Bonfill, 7 Tel. 96 332 24 47 Alternative vibe, cool music, tapas and open, liberal crowd. Vegetarians are catered for. La Huerta y La Botella Obispo Don Geronimo, 8 Tel: 963 923 705 In a quiet street, just off Calle Caballeros. Valencian cocina includes Michelin trained chefs. Choice wine list too. Menu del dia is 10€. Average price for evening meal is 20€.

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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’! Win a free meal for two at La Lola! In what year was Mariscal born? To enter join Facebook 24/7 Valencia with 'like' or 'me gusta' and then Email the correct answer with your full name to: ed@24-7valencia. La Mari y sus tacones C/ Alta, 28 Tel: 96 3156377 Chic yet friendly Spanish tapas and vino bar/restaurant. 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

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Mediterraniart C/ del Mar, 29 Tel: 96 0 715 790 mediterraniart@gmail.com Great! Open very day of the week, Mediterraniart is an authentic and elegant Valencia chill out bar/restaurant run by a friendly, young and experienced team. Paella everyday, typical Spanish tapas including bravas, calamares, ham and cheese and mediterranean salads and dishes. Menú del día 9,50€ & 14€. Dinners betwen 20-25 €. Mellow & cool music soundtrack with soul, funk, jazz, house and more. Mesclat Doctor Beltrán Bigorra, 10 Teléfono: 96 306 5852 Authentic and wide choice of natural hamburgers. 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. 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 Mediterranean cooking including; Lasagna, Parmigiana, Canellones, Pasta and a lot more !!!!! Business groups and romantic couples are all welcome. Tasty Menu for 13€ every evening. Closed Sunday night and all day Monday. 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 Tasty dishes in a quiet corner of the Barrio del Carmen. San Miguel C/ Sant Miquel, 7 Tel: 96 392 31 29 Classy. In the heart of the historic centre, San Miquel has a tapas bar, a wonderful terrace and authentic traditional cuisine. Serranos C/ Blanquerías, 5 Tel: 96 391 70 61 Another great Valencia landmark close by the Torres de Serrano. Sesame C/ En Bou, 10 Tel: 96 391 30 62 International cuisine in a quiet corner of the Carmen. Great service. Seu-Xerea C/ Conde Almodóvar, 4 Tel: 96 392 40 00 British-born owner/chef for one of the best regarded fusion restaurants, a minute from Plaza de la Virgen. Creative and affordable. Sidrería El Molinón C/ Bolseria, 40 Tel: 96 391 15 38 Specialities are Cocina Asturiana. Sol i Lluna C/ del Mar, 29 Tel: 96 392 22 16, www.solilluna.net Breakfast from 09.00h to 13.30h, imaginative meals with delicious salads and international dishes. Recommended. Taberna del Mal Abrigo C/ Almirante, 3 Tel: 96 3 924 684 Great name and good food. Authentic Spanish restaurant and bar with traditional and very spacious interior and serene terraza at the back. 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 Serranos. Homemade food. 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 La Reina Plaza de Canovas, 1 Tel: 671 631 314 www.grupolareina.com Run by the talented and popular chef Jim Harris, this is a classy and welcoming addition to the restaurant scene. 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. La Taska Sidreria C/ Conde Altea, 39 Tel: 96 3819 444 www.lataskasidreria.es Successfully run by 2 brothers of Asturian descent. Zona Rio del Turia La Masia de los Jardineros In Río Túria (Parallel with bus station) 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. 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 Plaza Xuquer Taberna Jos Plaza Xuquer, 13 Reservations: 622 233 101 or 629 255 040 www.tabernasjos.com Authentic local restaurant in a great area. 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

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ʻLIKEʼ US ON posters and photos of Spanish ‘figuras’ and large barrels of wine line the walls. Excellent choice for locals and visitors. Zona Playa y Puerto 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!

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Refugio Restaurante del Carmen C/ Alta, 42 Tel: 96 391 7754 The ‘Cooking Revolution’! 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 International cuisine. Warm, wooden interior with intimate corners. From Monday-Friday they have a 12€ lunch menu and a plato del dia for 7.50€. Theme nights. Good music soundtrack and mixed clientele. They also do food to order. 14:00h - 16:00h / 21:00h - 24.00h. Open everyday. Special midday menus on Saturday, Sunday, holidays for 15€. Group menus, art exhibitions and revolutionary voucher. If you bring this copy of ʻ24/7 Valenciaʼ to your dinner you can bring your own bottle of wine for 1€ extra charge too! Takeaway La Creilla C/ Calatrava, 23 (Zona del Carmen) Movil: 666024843 Relatively new and already popular! Run by the legendary, flamenco-loving Isabel, a real face on the Barrio del Carmen scene. Authentic and tasty Spanish tapas to takeaway 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 chef has fresh & quality international dishes to takeaway including paella, couscous, curry, pasta and more. Tapas Bars La Comisaría Tapas y copas ilegales Pl. Arbol, 5 (corner C/ Baja) Tel: 96 391 07 39 www.lacomisaria.com

Thai Gardens C/ Joaquin Costa,26 Zona Canovas Tel:96 333 66 13 valencia@thaigardensgroup.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. Vegan Loving Hut C / Conde deAltea, 44 Tel. 96 3 744 361 www.lovinghut.es Vegan dishes in the Canovas zone. Vegetarian copenhagen Literato Azorin, 8 Tel: 96 3 28 99 28 www.restaurantecopenhagen.com Classy vegetarian with clean interior. Menu from Tuesday to Friday. Carta everynight. All product is bought daily from the local Ruzafa market to guarantee fresh and healthy cuisine. Closed Monday. La Tastaolletes C/ Salvador Giner, 6 Tel: 96 392 18 62 Highly recommended. Emphasis is on tastiness and nutrition. Spinach, musaka, hummus…

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stores tend to be high street names. Zona Plaza Ayuntamiento La Violeta (Flower shop, express delivery) Pl. Ayuntamiento, puesto 2 Tel: 96 352 13 99, 667 326 340 Zona El Carmen Bugalu (retro) C/ Derechos, 22 Tel 96 391 84 49 Confettis C/ Quart, 69 Mobile: 687 100 608 www.confettis.es A shop for all the family with party ‘piñatas’. Cup Cake C/ La Paz, 36 Tel: 96 352 01 95 www.cupcakevalencia.es Emeeme 1964 C/ Numancia, 1 Tel: 96 315 40 53 Welcoming artisans have opened a genuine Valencian ceramic print shop. La Room (Unisex T-shirt shop) C/ Estameñería vieja Nº2 (local 2) Tel: 96 315 58 13 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 Chic! Mercado de La Pulga C/ San Fernando, 22 Tel: 96 3 918 215 Wonderful and spacious shop near the Mercado Central. You will find plenty of T-shirts, mugs, jeans, musical instruments, toys, fashion accessories, posters, postcards... Monki C/ Calatrava 11, bajo Tel: 96 392 45 16, www.monki.shop Naturalmente Eco shopping Plaza Doctor Collado, 6 (behind La Lonja, near to Cafe Lisboa) Tel: 96 105 08 79 www.naturalmentevalencia.com Naturalmente Eco Shopping is a lovely little shop with plenty of charm, set in the historic centre of Valencia, Spain. The concept is fashion with an ecological conscience. Plou i Fa Sol Plaza Musico Lopez Chavarri Nº7 Bajo, 46003, Valencia. Tel: 963919797 Charming organic shop in the heart of El Carmen. Satwa C/ Calatrava, 17 Tel: 96 3 911 492 www.satwa.es Scrapbook boutique. Elegant and fun with friendly service. Urban Klan (Skate wear / Hip-Hop) C/ Museo, 5

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glam, power pop, indie uk and more. Secondhand CD̓s, vinyl and rare DVD'S too! Fnac C/ Guillem de Castro 9-11 Tel. 96 353 90 00 Impressive collection of many types of music upstairs. Pop, classical, jazz, rock, etc...

CLASSIFIEDS APARTMENTS TO RENT 40 flats Av. Instituto Obrero, 20 www.40flats.com 50 flats C/ Espinosa 13, (esquina Gran Vía Fernando el Católico) Tel.: (34) 96 323 95 50 www.50flats.com Taste Of America C/ Avd Reino de Valencia, 6 Tel: 96 206 64 65 www.tasteofamerica.es We know you miss lots of things from the U.S.A., but don´t worry, there is a piece of America right here in Valencia. Taste of America brings you the products you miss most. A store where you can find everything you need to prepare the perfect meal or breakfast: drinks, appetizers, sauces, stuffing, bagels, scones, cakes, muffins, chocolate, teas…and even kitchenware! Zona Colon Ann Summers Paseo Ruzafa, 16 www.annsummers.com Valencia’s erotic shop for women. Apple C/ Colon, 25 www.apple.com/es/callecolon Tel: 96 3 506 300 Benetton C/ Don Juan de Austria, 28 Tel: 96 351 44 04 Cupcake Valencia C/ Colon, 2 Tel: 96 352 01 95 www.cupcakevalencia.es 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 Mango C/ Colón, 31 Tel: 963 528 858 Zara C/ Colón, 11 / Colón, 18 C/ Don Juan de Austria, 22 RECORD SHOPS Discos Amsterdam Nuevo Centro Avenida PÍO XII, 2-4-6, Local 80 Tel: 96 348 39 65 www.discosamsterdam.tk R´n´B, Reggae, psychedelia, garage, rockabilly, metal, noise, blues, alternative,

BEAUTY & HEALTH CARE 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. BED AND BREAKFAST Samaruc Bed & Breakfast Tel: (34) 608 133 558 C/ Padre Manjón 6, pta 9 46008 Valencia (Spain) reservas@samaruc-bed-breakfast.com http://www.samaruc-bed-breakfast.com/ Samaruc Bed and Breakfast is set in the tranquil Botanico zone of Valencia, next to the centre. 30€ x night single, € 40 x night double, € 55 x night triple room. Rent per day / week. BIKE HIRE

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… Kanda Books C/ Tapineria, 18 (near Plaza Reina) Tel; 639 740 746 www.kandabooks.com Please support your local second-hand bookshop. Plenty of titles in English and more. Homemade cards too! Good value books. Leolo Libreria infantile y juvenile internacional C/ Turia, 50 Tel: 96 3 15 40 24 ww.librerialeolo.com This international bookshop and toyshop for children aged 0 - 16 years is located in the neighborhood of the Botanical Gardens (Botánico), in the lively calle Turia. Sahiri C / Danza, 5 ( near to La Lonja) www.sahiri.com Alternative bookshop, vegetarian restaurant and cafe. 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. BRITISH FOOD.ES Set in the delightful Mercado Central, Pasillo Luis Vives, 209 - 211. Including PG tips, HP sauce, Vimto, Fray Bentos, Branston, Homepride, Hartley's, Paxo, Bacon, Bangers, Marmite, Bisto, Patak's, Sharwood's, Pastries, Puddings, Ales... COUNTRY GUESTHOUSE CASA RURAL SERENA, CHULILLA. Award-winning Country Guesthouse in picturesque mountain village, 1 hour inland from Valencia. Escape the city to our rural paradise. Ring: 96 165 7083. www.casaruralserenachulilla.com DVD HIRE

Orange Bikes C/ Guillem Sorolla, 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 from 12€ a day. Electric bikes and repairs also available and easy to find! English, Spanish spoken. Recommended. Monday to Friday 09:30 h - 14:30 h / 16:30 h - 19:30 h. Saturday 10:00 h - 14:00 h. Closed Sunday.

Version Original (Zona Carmen) C/ Turia, 26 Tel: 96 338 08 55 www.version-original.es FOOTBALL CALENDAR 2 mayo Valencia - Osasuna Zaragoza - Levante 5/6 mayo Valencia - Villarreal Mallorca - Levante 13 mayo Last Day of League Season Real Sociedad - Valencia Levante - Athletic VALENCIA CF Mestalla stadium, Aragón/

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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 Sercotel Sorolla Palace**** Av.de las Cortes Valencianas,58 46015 Valencia (ESPAÑA) Tel: 961 868 700 Fax: 96 186 87 05 www.hotelsorollapalace.com INTERCAMBIO / QUIZ

Pilates Classes Movil: 687605722 Personal Trainers specialising in Pilates techniques for single or double classes. Reformer in our studio or at your home. Marta & Mike. The Grinberg Method C/Bolsería 17 -1 (Zona Carmen) Tel: 626 542 097 www.grinbergmethod.com email: novella@MetodoGrinberg-esp.com Vitality Center C/ Juan Llorens, 42 Tel: 96 326 15 15 www.vitalitycenter.es

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HOSTELS 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. 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

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Roll on next season! What a relief that this season has effectively come to an end for Valencia Club de Fútbol. After an amazing start to the season the team has limped over the finishing line securing the cherished third place ensuring automatic Champions League football and its guaranteed income. After a disastrous run of form in 2012, the chés allowed the teams below them to close the gap that their brilliant start to the season had created. The manager is leaving after achieving what he set out to do, finishing third each year and competing in the Champions League, but this being Valencia that wasn’t enough.

The problem with the team this year has been consistency, after turning in a great performance against league champions Real Madrid when they held the merengues to a 0-0 draw, the team went on to beat Rayo Vallecano 4-1 thanks to goals from Jonás, Jordi Alba and Pablo Hernández, but the result flattered the home team’s performance. They were found out the week after when they travelled to Espanyol for a morning kick off, the pericos scored four goals before I’d even finished my cornflakes and Valencia’s frailties were all too clear to see.

Emery had reserved a few players for the Espanyol game so they would be fresher for the Europa League semi final but it seemed unnecessary as three days The team had progressed to the later the colchoneros won 4-2, the question semi finals of the Europa League thanks to being how had Valencia managed to score a drubbing of the Dutch team AZ Alkmaar two goals after playing so bad. In what was but they failed dismally to overcome Atlético probably the most important game of the Madrid, which would have given them a season, the blanc i negres probably offered place in the final, after an atrocious display their worst performance of the year. A goal in Madrid where they lost 4-2. in time added on did give VCF a glimmer of

hope but the abject performance effectively ended any possibility that Emery had of continuing to ply his trade in Mestalla.

Back in the league, their next opponents were Betis who did their best to help the Chés recuperate a bit of confidence, the game was also notable for the reappearance of Canales after a serious knee injury and his quality was all too clear to see. In the return leg of the Europa League semi-final, Valencia were incapable of making their superiority count and paid the price when Atlético snatched a second half goal and effectively finished off the tie, the match also saw Canales seriously injure his knee yet again and we will have to wait until next season to see if he can come back to demonstrate his undoubted class. The chés had now to concentrate on the league where their next opponents were the nouveau riche Málaga who were fighting for the third place so coveted by teams with an eye on next season’s Champions League.

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Yet another abject performance allowed Málaga to take all three points. The only Valencia player who turned in a decent performance was the goalkeeper Guaita, the result meant that los boquerones were now equal on points with Valencia and the Champions League place was in peril. Their next opponent was Osasuna who put in a brave performance for three quarters of the game until they fell away with fifteen minutes to go and conceded four late goals, which made an average Valencia effort seem so much better.

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A positive result against neighbours Villarreal would ensure third place and that is precisely what they achieved thanks to a late goal from Jonas. A 1-0 victory that meant that Emery had achieved what he set out to do in assuring Champions League football for 2012-2013. After the game he said that this had been his best season in Valencia. Many would disagree, the question being who will replace him next season? The answer is Pellegrino..the former VCF defender! Player wise, Valencia have lined up Mexican Andrés Guardado and have finally sealed the signing of Jonathan Viera from Las Palmas. Rumours abound that either Aduriz or Soldado will leave the club, wise money being on Aduriz but this being Valencia Club de Fútbol, who knows what the future holds? Mark Hulton

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Judgement Day (Thursday at noon) The oldest surviving document in the Archives of the Kingdom of Valencia is not written in Spanish or Valencian. It is written in Arabic. This comes as no surprise considering that the Moors spent seven centuries in Spain, whereas the Christians have only occupied it all for five so far. Admittedly, it is in Andalusia where the Moors spent most of their time, making Córdoba the capital of the cultivated world and leaving behind their unmistakable architectural influence and gems. Yet the aforementioned document is perhaps an example of one of the most remarkable legacies that the Moors have left humanity. At first sight the parchment may appear to refer to a trivial matter, yet its impressive, far-reaching legal ramifications have lasted through the centuries and can still be seen today in Valencia’s Plaza de la Virgen every Thursday at noon. The document was drawn up in response to a dispute over water rights that had lasted for twenty years; a matter that has increasing importance in these modern times of growing water scarcity. Much of the irrigation network one sees in the Valencia region today still follows the layout the Moors laid down, and most probably that of the Romans before them. But what is perhaps most surprising is that the judicial system laid down to control it over a thousand years ago has also still survived through such huge cultural changes and wars and is still valid today. Perhaps we should learn some useful lessons from this legal system in today’s multi-cultural world. The Water Court has been held for over a millennium every Thursday and can be seen at the Cathedral’s Door of the Apostles, before the Miguelete tower’s clock strikes twelve noon. It probably began in Roman times. The great Hannibal himself used water rights to make a pact with the people of Segorbe and have an excuse for attacking Sagunto. When the Moors arrived in the lands surrounding the city and saw the fields irrigated by canals built by the Romans, they felt they had arrived in ‘paradise’. They only seem to have changed one thing: the name for the canals, which since then have been called acequias in Spanish.

Curiously, the settlers who came here in the 8th century were not Arabs by race. The Arabs from the Arabian Peninsula stayed in Andalusia and Extremadura. Agricultural irrigation was unknown to them because the lands from which they came were mostly desert and thus nomadic cattle farming predominated, which is why cattle farming still predominates over agricultural farming in Andalusia and Extremadura. This in turn may also explain the predominance of bullfighting in such regions, though some say the Romans began this ‘art’ of challenging a dangerous animal in the arena. But the settlers who came to Valencia were reinforcement troops sent from Syria and Lebanon. These non-Muslim Maronite Christians were indeed agricultural farmers. They arrived with mulberry trees and silkworms, for which reason Valencia was to become the silk capital of Europe. They also knew how to cultivate the agricultural gardens and water them, how to build irrigation canals and waterwheels. These descendents of Egyptians born next to the Nile had 5,000 years of the finest agricultural tradition and irrigation from antiquity, and they also brought with them the rice now famous in paella and the tiger nuts for making the drink orxata. Their influence is also seen in the Water Court’s proceedings, such as the meeting at the door of the Cathedral. This temple stands where the Muslims’ main mosque once stood, and when it was consecrated as a Christian church the unbaptized could not enter. Thus, the Court was moved outside so that the Muslim farmers who had previously gathered inside the temple could still participate. They also meet on Thursday, which is Saturday in the Muslims’ weekly religious calendar, and this day was observed along with other privileges. The sessions also start before noon, since for Muslims the day does not begin at midnight, but when the sun is at its zenith. (Perhaps this is why so many Valencians also seem to think their biological clock follows this pattern, especially at the weekend…). All of which brings us to that curious ancient document. In this text we can find

irrigation regulations inherited from the Arab world that still apply today about how to measure water, from which disputes arose among the surrounding irrigators and whose solution was given by the water judge. Three centuries later, long after the Reconquista, a similar dispute arose again and the matter was finally decided by turning to this already ancient text, which is why it managed to survive till our times. After the Christians ‘re-conquered’ Valencia, they soon found that their new Moorish subjects not only knew much more about agriculture and irrigation, but also had well developed legal customs to regulate them. Hence, they thought it best to continue with their ways of working, producing one of the first jurisdictions written anywhere under the rules of Justinian (‘democratic’) law. These customs were the foundation for Valencia’s Irrigation Communities and Water Court. Since then, there have been countless references over the centuries from travellers, writers, tourists and politicians who, on passing through Valencia, have seen the Water Court in action and have been impressed by its efficiency. The court is so renowned that people and institutions from around the world come to consult and study it. UNESCO has included it in its list of intangible world heritage. It is perhaps the Spanish legal institution that has had the most direct and immediate effect on Spanish and Latin American laws. This is basically how it works: Each canal’s users form a ‘community’ responsible for distributing the common water flowing through their lands. The community’s administering board elects the community's head or trustee out of all its members. In other words, the eight trustees who enter the small area to hold the simple court every Thursday, as they have done for over 1,000 years, get their power by democratic vote, unlike today’s public judges. They are not necessarily educated in law but they know the by-laws of their communities so as to know exactly who is right as regards irrigation rights, obligations and costs.

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The way a ‘trial’ works is simple and effective: The accused is summoned to appear before the court the following Thursday. (It has never been necessary to go to the mainstream public authorities to bring an offender before this court.) He defends himself personally and may provide evidence through witnesses or a visual inspection in his defence.

evidence. The court has everything it needs to take legal action when it passes judgement (unless a visual inspection is required in the field). It is almost entirely oral (in Valencian).

The president and other members of the court can ask questions, and then in the presence of the interested parties the court deliberates and decides there and then. The trustee does not take part in this decision, but abstains to ensure impartiality.

It is fast. The court meets every Thursday at noon and violations committed since the previous Thursday are brought before the court. If the accused or prosecuting party does not appear on three successive Thursdays, the court passes judgement without further ado in absentia. If the court is not all present at twelve o'clock, the trials to be held are dismissed. If the accused person has appeared on time and all of the court is not present, the trial is dismissed.

The court only recognizes and decides on whether the defendant is guilty or not. The punishment is indicated by the trustee himself according to the ordinance violated, which is stipulated for different offences. The rulings are final. The president of the court himself can be subject to a complaint and judged, taking off his gown to do so and donning it again to continue with other proceedings after judgement has been passed on him.

It is cheap. The trials do not incur any expense. The judges or trustees of each canal do not get a salary or any economic benefit since the act of passing judgement is one of their obligations. They only get an allowance from their communities for basic expenses. As a result, the defendant only has to pay certain travel expenses to summon others and, at most, the expenses for a visual inspection if he so wishes.

To sum up, perhaps the greatest differences between this system and “mainstream” Spanish justice are:

Above all, it is democratic. It is a judicial system genuinely run by the people, a fact that impressed King Jaume I and all those before and after him so much that this court has been passed down to this day

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intact. There are very few places in the world where judges are not designated by a higher authority but elected by the same people on whom judgement and sentences may be passed with their corresponding punishments. In today’s Spain, the standard judicial system is headed by judges who are greatly offended when the press or the general public make comments about their work (the same might be said of the Spanish royal family), as if they were above criticism and we should all leave them alone to do their job, unlike politicians. Personally, I find it offensive that they should think they do not have to answer to the people over whom they have such public authority (and who pay their wages). With suspicions that many of Spain’s modern judges would have felt comfortable doing their job under Franco, on top of scandalous decisions and even a strike, I believe as a taxpayer I most certainly have a right to give my opinion about them, particularly when I suspect they’re doing a lousy job (which is worryingly often). Perhaps they should come to Valencia’s Plaza de la Virgen on a Thursday and see how truly democratic justice is really done.

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All anyone can talk about right now is the so-called ‘Operación Bikini’ – that mission impossible all men and women embark on during the months leading up to Summer as the idea of baring pale, flabby flesh to the rest of the world becomes more and more of a scary reality and we are suddenly rendered super body-conscious having kept it all under wraps all Winter. Of course, realistically, we should all have started keeping fit and eating lean straight after Christmas and way before Easter eggs even posed an inkling of a threat to our waistlines, or should be like Hollywood stars – camera (and therefore beach) ready all year round. All it takes is for the temperature to rise five degrees in one weekend and panic strikes. Even if it has dropped back down to scarf and coat weather by Tuesday. Suddenly it is of utmost importance to drink the rudimentary 2L of water in one day, we're saying, “Yes, please” to a green salad – hold the dressing, and planning the week's activities around gym visits. Well, I say “we”, that's a royal We, obviously, and not an actual we that includes me, because my friends and I are the complete exception to the rule. Or maybe we're the norm, and I just happen to talk to a lot of people who tell a lot of porkie pies in their spare time, but it’s certainly true in my crew that the moment we see over 20º on the thermometer we flock to the terraces, order a beer and some patatas bravas, and sit, scoff and sunbathe for most of the weekend. And that’s to work off the hangover from the night before.

online since last paycheck and ordered The Sandals of the season, featured in every magazine, on every blog, a bargain at 29.99 in Zara and in every colour combo a girl could need – a very 1990s, simple, stiletto heel with ankle strap. Very sexy, most likely impossible to walk in, but as my dear younger cousin told me when she was just four years old and I a mature, sophisticated 18-year-old (I believe I was braiding her hair whilst babysitting at the time), you have to suffer to be beautiful. (Maybe that's the secret behind the laser fat removal. It can't be pretty.) The black, beige and burnt orange beauties will be mine in 3-5 working days, and are right on track with my New Year's Resolution to try to wear heels every day.

Just last Sunday we took to the Alameda, sunglasses on, caña in hand, T-shirts pulled down off shoulders to bronze that little triangle of skin, and put the world to rights til sundown, complaining about how unfit and unhealthy we were, to only order another plate of bravas, five more beers and “Excuse me, could we have some olives, too?” It makes it all the more enjoyable when people are jogging or running past in their Lycra shorts, iPod strapped to arm, working up a sweat as the most effort we make is to reach for another peanut. We all groan, roll our eyes, moan about these people who don't have fun and are keep fit freaks, poor lonely people, only to have the vicious circle of guilt kick in, sending us all rushing home on a super fast ride on a Valenbisi to do a power workout or 45 minutes on the elliptical. But the obsession with our bodies has become ridiculous, am I right? Every time I sign into my e-mail and check out Groupon, LetsBonus, Offerum and the like, I am shocked at the amount of treatments I can't even pronounce being offered to me at an “amazing discount – from €399 to €139! Remove your excess fat with a laser in one afternoon!” Is that really possible? To remove fat with a laser? Sounds like science fiction to me. I would rather spend my hard-earned pennies on some lovely pastel coloured chinos, a sleeveless denim jacket, a slinky summer dress or a flowy maxi skirt. Or on some sky-high heels, the cheat's way to a slimmer silhouette. I have already been

At The Bank where I pretend to work while online shopping, I mean, where I work really, really hard, all the bosses are female and they quite literally run up and down the corridors all day, on 8" heels, looking busy. They must burn off more calories in one day than I do during my boot camp smartphone app workouts on my living room floor. NB: During which, I get laughs a minute from my flatmates, as the instructor barks instructions at me from my phone, and I gasp for breath, red in the face as per usual, twisting and jumping and high kicking all over the place. My girlfriends and I all made a pact a few years ago to try and wear high heels every day, and thus emanate the authoritarian air of all our lady bosses, past and present, commanding respect whilst tightening our hamstrings all at the same time but the truth is life's too short and we'd all rather wear flats or, maybe at a huge push, the new trend – the flatform. This is like a platform, but with no shape whatsoever to the sole, a bit like a creeper but attached to a pretty pump or brogue. Cannot see this lasting past one season (in fact I may have seen two or maybe three pairs in the stores) because, while properly practical, let's face it – they are darn ugly. Give me a feminine wedge with a peep toe and vertiginous height any day – I want to strut (not clomp) my way to the nearest table in the sun.

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No Ham, No Life... by D. Blackwell the gashed throat. While the crowd was momentarily absorbed by the buckets of steaming blood, the butcher deftly hoisted the huge dead weight onto a table covered with hay. The villagers assisting him all had clumps of bush tied together, like brooms for fat witches. They lit them and began to burn the pig’s flesh to get rid of any hair. Within 20 minutes the entire body was sliced, diced, and hanging on a metal rack, the severed cuts of the beast, and especially the head, drawing gasps of awe from the crowd.

PART 6 Javi started off nearly every fiesta with “La Negra Tomasa,” a Cuban ode to a black voodoo goddess who cooked food that bewitched her lovers. He nodded and winked at key lyrics and even found time to slap the odd behind in between strums. Sidling up to George he took particular pleasure in striking the ass of the girl George had spent so long getting nowhere with. It was all in jest, of course. Javi knew how old she was and despite his oft-quoted refrain, “If she sits on a bench and her feet touch the ground, she’s surely fair game for fooling around,” he had no interest in looking for girls right now. He could do that better back in the city. For the time being he contented himself with rum and rumba. Morgan meanwhile discovered that a bag of peanuts makes a good percussion shaker.

a din so that eventually people were having to shout to the person next to them to be heard. And then it happened. The butcher entered the square and the sea of villagers parted respectfully as if he were Moses. He was every inch the man of the hour and this his day to shine. He strolled out cockily with, what looked like, a shepherd’s crook. He wore a leather apron, tied at the back, and brandished a huge knife that glinted in the noon sun. The kids were asking their parents a sudden barrage of questions and there seemed at once to be a total hush as the crowd felt the blood pump through their ears in anticipation.

An hour or so later the town started spilling into the main square. The sun was out and it had turned into a fine day. The gachas were thickening up, though they seemed a little bereft, as yet, of any meat. All in due course, the flames seemed to say, as the porridge-like gachas crackled and popped, surprising the children who stood too close.

The pen was opened and the pig shot out. The crowd laughed and swayed as it spread to accommodate the pig’s frantic dash for an escape route. The butcher let it make a few turns for the benefit of the crowd before leaping forward like a toreador and hooking it under the chin with the crook of his pole. It squealed. George was sure he had stuck the pig already and involuntarily looked away, but he was merely dragging it by the nook of its neck toward him. Morgan pushed a little girl out of the way to get closer.

Slowly, inevitably, the square got fuller and the festive vibe increased. All those of age, and many who weren’t, were now sufficiently inebriated and the voices rose to

It was so swift he barely saw the knife plunge in. A split second later, his assistants were on hand with buckets to catch the fountain of blood that gushed forth from

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Javi found Morgan and George admiring the cuts. Morgan was a trained cook and he was in heaven. A shouting match began between the butcher and the villagers, confusing Morgan until Javi explained that they were now going to auction some of the meat. Morgan insisted they bid for the loin, a prime cut from the pig’s back. He convinced the others to chip in together and he described a dish using thyme, which was abundant in the fields that time of year, and stuffing it with local cream cheese and roasting it. They bid, salivating, and paid over the odds for the loin. “Look at that,” cooed Javi, passing the spoils to Morgan. George nodded as if he knew the difference between loin and breast. Morgan began repeatedly singing the word ‘loin’ in Spanish to the tune of “O Sole Mio”. “Oy, where’s Miguel?” Morgan asked, snapping to his senses, the loin hanging in his quizzical hand. “Yeah, I haven’t seen him for a bit,” said Javi. They did a lap of the plaza. The crowd had thinned out. The auction over, people started making their way to the café, to catch up on drinking. There was always a big lull after the slaughter before the singing competition got under way. Miguel was nowhere to be seen so they made for the house. Sure enough, there he was, asleep in Javi’s room. TO BE CONTINUED… Article © 2012 24/7 Valencia

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TUESDAY / MARTES 1 RADIO CITY: Flamenco en Vivo + DJ Gypsy Box 23.00h 7€ con consumición. WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 2 JIMMY GLASS: Kike Perdomo’s AC & Funk (jazz, quintet) 21.30h 13€ Aforo Limitado. RADIO CITY: Indie Vibes con Ra-zz 23.00h Gratis. THURSDAY / JUEVES 3 BLACK NOTE: Sex & Rock & Roll (rock) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Kallardó con Rafael Vargas ‘El Chino’, Miguel Pérez, Yolanda López y El Pepe (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Gypsy y los Gatos Rumberos (quintet, flamenco – gypsy jazz) 22.30h 8€. DUB CLUB: Dub Me Crazy con JahSanti Selektor 23.00h Gratis. FRIDAY / VIERNES 4 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Lidón Patiño, Angélica Leyva y Manuel Reyes (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Lochlainn (quintet, Irish folk) 23.00h / 00.30h 8€. DUB CLUB: Café Teatro 23.00h 6€ + consumición / Herri Black Selectas con Negro Che + DJ Teis Gratis. ELECTROPURA: Aniversario Electropura 24.00h Gratis. EXCUSE ME?: Abajo: Club de Perras con Mathew Freakstyle + DJ Román + Vladimir Dynamo / Arriba: Sr. Chuchy.Frito.Man 24.00h. JIMMY GLASS: Jazz es Duo con Fabio Zambelli y Matt Baker (jazz) 22.30h – 24.00h 4€ consumición Aforo Limitado. LA3: Rubick + Sexy Zebras en concierto 22.30h / La1: Les Castizos + Cebrián + Fat Gordon & Diogenes / Oven: Diplomatics. MUSIC BOX: DJs 1.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Radio Eklekcity 23.00h Gratis. SATURDAY / SÁBADO 5 BLACK NOTE: Queers (rock) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Lidón Patiño, Angélica Leyva y Manuel Reyes (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Gianni

Gagliardi Nomadic Nature Project (quartet, jazz contemporáneo) 23.00h / 00.30h 8€. DUB CLUB: Ricardo Esteve, Jesús Gimeno & Roberto Molina en concierto (flamenco) 20.00h / Sputnik DJ 23.30h Gratis. EL LOCO: Bluestafaris + Funkowsky (funk-soul) 22.30h 8€. ELECTROPURA: Aniversario Electropura con Josh Rouse en concierto 20.00h Gratis. EXCUSE ME?: Garage 36 / Beatamax con Jupiter Lion DJs 24.00h. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Melomans en concierto (a cappella) 23.00h 8€ con consumición. SUNDAY / DOMINGO 6 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: José Serrano, Tomás de los Cariño y Juan de Pilar (flamenco) 20.00h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Gianni Gagliardi Nomadic Nature Project (quartet, jazz contemporáneo) 19.00h 8€ / Jam Session (vocal y instrumental) 20.30h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Black Sunday con Killmanjarto 23.00h Gratis.

FRIDAY / VIERNES 11 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Manuel Serena, Celia Romero, Tomás de los Cariño y Juan de Pilar (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Gemma Plans Quartet (vocal jazz-bossa-Latin) 23.00h / 00.30h 8€. DUB CLUB: Café Teatro 23.00h 6€ + consumición / DJ Marvin Deno Gratis. EXCUSE ME?: Rebolledo (desde México) + Sais / Magazine DJs 24.00h. JIMMY GLASS: Jazz es Duo con Santi Navalón y Miguel A. Casany (jazz) 22.30h – 24.00h 4€ consumición Aforo Limitado. LA3: Aniversario con Hipsters + Klaxons DJ Set + DJ Soak + Fuck Norris + Bass Reich / Dodge & Fuski (desde UK) + La Musique D’Ordinateur / Debruit (desde Francia) + DJ Elko + GNZ a Little Beat 12€ con lista hasta 2.30h / 14€ después. WAH-WAH: La Habitación Roja (indie) 22.30h 12€ / 15€. SATURDAY / SÁBADO 12

BLACK NOTE: E.C. Scott & Her Band (soul – blues de EEUU) 23.30h 15€. EL LOCO: Chuck Prophet (rock de EEUU) 21.30h 15€ / 18€. RADIO CITY: Flamenco en Vivo + DJ Gypsy Box 23.00h 7€ con consumición.

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Jesús Aguilera y Su Gente (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Gemma Plans Quartet (vocal jazz-bossa-Latin) 23.00h / 00.30h 8€. DUB CLUB: Jah Macetas en concierto + DJ Quick-e (reggae) 20.00h Gratis. EL LOCO: Ruedas + Radiadores (rock) 22.30h 10€ / 13€. EXCUSE ME?: Fiesta FIB 2012 con Aldo Linares + Juan Vitoria + Toxicosmos + Vladimir Dynamo / Tony El Gitano + Miguel El Divino 24.00h. MUSIC BOX: DJs 1.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Radio Eklekcity 23.00h Gratis. WAHWAH: Eleanor Friedberger (indie) 22.30h 12€ / 16€.

WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 9

SUNDAY / DOMINGO 13

BLACK NOTE: Red, Gold & Green + Payho Soul Rebel (reggae) 23.30h 3€. MUSIC BOX: DJs 1.00h Gratis.

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Rosa Sanz, Tomás de los Cariño y Ricardo Bustamente (flamenco) 20.00h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Gemma Plans Quartet (vocal jazzbossa-Latin) 19.00h 8€ / Jam Session (vocal y instrumental) 20.30h Gratis. DUB CLUB: Differently por Atsu Didgeridoo Kalimba 20.00h Gratis.

MONDAY / LUNES 7 BLACK NOTE: Tonky Jam (Open Jam Session) 23.30h Gratis. JIMMY GLASS: Tar Baby con Oliver Lake (jazz) 21.30h 16€ Aforo Limitado. TUESDAY / MARTES 8

THURSDAY / JUEVES 10 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Aloma de Balma, Tomás de los Cariño y Antonio Sánchez (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Folk-Jazz (folk jazz) 22.30h 6€. DUB CLUB: Reggae Party con Bad Foundation + Slowly Man 23.00h Gratis. EL LOCO: Cubical (garage) 21.30h 12€ / 15€. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h Gratis. LA3: Fuel Fandango en concierto 22.00h 6€ / 10€. RADIO CITY: Electro Mestizaje con DJ Gypsy Box 23.00h Gratis.

MONDAY / LUNES 14 RADIO CITY: Supersonic Monday con Killmanjarto 23.00h Gratis. TUESDAY / MARTES 15 BLACK NOTE: 2 Animales (rock acústico)

twentyfoursevenvalencia 47 23.30h Gratis. EL LOCO: Richard Buckner (alt country desde EEUU) 21.30h 10€ / 13€. JIMMY GLASS: Miguel Zenón Quartet (jazz) 21.30h 16€ Aforo Limitado. RADIO CITY: Flamenco en Vivo + DJ Gypsy Box 23.00h 7€ con consumición. WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 16 RADIO CITY: Indie Vibes con Ra-zz 23.00h Gratis. THURSDAY / JUEVES 17 BLACK NOTE: Sex & Rock & Roll (rock) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Aloma de Balma, Tomás de los Cariño y Antonio Sánchez (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Acceso Directo (sextet, Afro-Cuban-Latin-jazz) 22.30h 8€. DUB CLUB: Dub Me Crazy con JahSanti Selektor (reggae) 23.00h Gratis. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h Gratis. JIMMY GLASS: Albert Sanz Trio con Al Foster (jazz) 21.30h 17€ Aforo Limitado. WAH-WAH: Tortoise (postrock desde EEUU) 21.30h 18€ / 23€. FRIDAY / VIERNES 18 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Manuel Fernández, Cristina Simón y Manuel Reyes (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Antonio Mesa Gypsy Jazz Flamenco (quintet, jazz – flamenco) 23.00h / 00.30h 9€. DUB CLUB: Café Teatro 23.00h 6€ + consumición / DJ Don Dub Gratis. EXCUSE ME?: Sala X con Bethunizer + Negro + Midnight + Dynamo / Parrusian Bell 24.00h. JIMMY GLASS: Jazz es Duo con Joan Soler y Voro García (jazz) 22.30h – 24.00h 4€ consumición Aforo Limitado. MUSIC BOX: DJs 1.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Radio Eklekcity 23.00h Gratis. SATURDAY / SÁBADO 19 BLACK NOTE: Gatos Locos + DJ Quique Lledó (rockabilly) 23.30h 5€. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Isabel Julve, Ricardo Esteve y Jesús Gimeno (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Antonio Mesa Gypsy Jazz Flamenco (quintet, jazz – flamenco) 23.00h / 00.30h 9€. DUB CLUB: Reggae Jam 19.00h / Rocksteady Beatz 23.30h Gratis. EXCUSE ME?: Aniversario Calypso / Dioni Sánchez + H4L 9000 24.00h. LA3: Jack Beats + Vidcode + Finalistas + Xharles / Miss_tra + Xorens 00.30h gratis con flyer hasta 2.00h /10€ hasta 2.30h / 12€ / 14€ después. WAH-WAH: Los Deltonos (R&B – Americana) 23.00h 12€ / 16€.

SUNDAY / DOMINGO 20

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CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Lucilla Duarte, David Muñiz, Juan Pilar y El Piraña (flamenco) 20.00h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Eva Dénia Trio (chanson – jazz) 19.00h 8€ / Jam Session (vocal y instrumental) 20.30h Gratis. DUB CLUB: Festival Transmisor 20.00h. RADIO CITY: Black Sunday con Killmanjarto 23.00h Gratis.

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

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Jesús Aguilera y Su Gente (flamenco) 23.30h. DUB CLUB: Mandievus en concierto 20.00h / Bad Foundation + Slowly Man Gratis. ELECTROPURA: Manolo Tarancón en concierto 20.00h Gratis. EXCUSE ME?: Swan DJs / Diskobiscuits con Electric Gramophone + H4L9000 24.00h. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h Gratis. LA3: Alien Sex Fiend + 747 Federales en concierto 21.00h 23€ / 25€ / Obtuso + Ley DJ / Pau Pérez + Alex Sánchez. RADIO CITY: Radio Eklekcity 23.00h Gratis.

TUESDAY / MARTES 22

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JIMMY GLASS: Honey Ear Trio (jazz) 21.30h 12€ Aforo Limitado. RADIO CITY: Flamenco en Vivo + DJ Gypsy Box 23.00h 7€ con consumición.

BLACK NOTE: Rocking Band (blues rock) 20.00h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Fernando Lucas, Yolanda López, Christian Sabalete y El Piraña (flamenco) 20.00h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Joan Vallès (duo, canción Francesa) 19.00h 8€ / Jam Session (vocal y instrumental) 20.30h Gratis. DUB CLUB: Los del Johnny en concierto 21.00h 3€.

MONDAY / LUNES 21

WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 23 BLACK NOTE: Red, Gold & Green + Payho Soul Rebel (reggae) 23.30h 3€. EL LOCO: Arenal’s Road (concurso grupos) 22.00h 6€. THURSDAY / JUEVES 24 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Javi Calderón, Yolanda López y Christian Sabalete (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Jabier Muguruza (duo, jazz – cantautor) 22.30h 10€. DUB CLUB: Reggae Party con Bad Foundation + Slowly Man 23.00h Gratis. MUSIC BOX: DJs 1.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Electro Mestizaje con DJ Gypsy Box 23.00h Gratis. FRIDAY / VIERNES 25 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Manuel Serena, Amaro Carmona, Manuel Reyes y Manuel Quintero (flamenco) 23.30h. DUB CLUB: Café Teatro 23.00h 6€ + consumición / DJ Chicho Solaz Gratis. EL LOCO: Village Green Experience (tributo a Kinks) 23.00h 8€ / 12€. EXCUSE ME?: Sala X con Ultimos Bañistas + Radar / Club de Perras con Martin Plan B + Vladimir Dynamo / Ritchmond DJ 24.00h. JIMMY GLASS: Jazz es Duo con Albert Palau y Thais Morell (jazz) 22.30h – 24.00h 4€ consumición Aforo Limitado. LA3: Zombie Kids + Cebrián / Time Out / Siamesas 10€ anticipada y en puerta hasta 2.30h / 12€ / 14€ después de 2.30h. WAH-WAH: Maika Makovski + Dani Poveda (indie) 23.00h 10€ / 13€.

MONDAY / LUNES 28 RADIO CITY: Supersonic Monday con Killmanjarto 23.00h Gratis. TUESDAY / MARTES 29 BLACK NOTE: 2 Animales (rock acústico) 23.30h Gratis. EL LOCO: Lords of Altamont + Ukelele Zombies (garage) 21.00h 12€ / 15€. RADIO CITY: Flamenco + DJ Gypsy Box (flamenco) 23.00h 7€ con consumición. WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 30 JIMMY GLASS: Loop the Curl con Perico Sambeat, Voro García, Albert Sanz y Carlos López (jazz) 21.30h 13€ Aforo Limitado. MUSIC BOX: DJs 1.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Indie Vibes con Ra-zz 23.00h Gratis. THURSDAY / JUEVES 31 BLACK NOTE: Sex & Rock & Roll (rock) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Esther Garcés, Johnny Amador, Juan Carlos Mendoza y Juan de Pilar (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Tat Satie (quintet, world music) 22.30h 8€. DUB CLUB: Dub Me Crazy con JahSanti Selektor 23.00h Gratis. EL LOCO: RPWL (rock progresivo) 22.30h 18€ / 22€.

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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