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Editorial JUNE 12

‘HOT TOWN, SUMMER IN THE CITY’ CONTENTS EDITORIAL - 5 VIDAS DE VALENCIA - 6 ART IN VALENCIA - 7 SAN JUAN - 8 VALENCIA BOOKS - 10 RYANAIR - 11 FOOD - 12 RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH - 13 TAPAS BAR - 16 JUNE 12 LISTINGS - 17 ARTS & theatre - 17 live music - 19 clubs - 20 chill out - 21 GAY / LESBIAN - 24 TRADITIONAL PUBS - 24 Restaurants - 25 shopping - 30 CLASSIFIEDS - 31 PHOTOS PLAYA - 34 15M EN VALENCIA - 36 24/7 VALENCIA PARTY PEOPLE - 38 COMMENT - 40 VALENCIA WORLD - 42 WOMAN - 43 FIB 2012 - 44 MAP - 45 AGENDA . CLUBS & LIVE MUSIC - 46 OFF BROADWAY / MANCINI / OCHO Y MEDIO - 48

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Lonely Planet Europe on a shoestring: “The freebie mag 24/7 Valencia is a fantastic guide (in English) to Valencia’s bars, clubs and restaurants.” Lonely Planet books are amongst the most widely read travel guides in the world. Strangely enough, the company was so named due to the co-founder Tony Wheeler mishearing the lyrics ‘lovely planet’ in a song! Lonely Planet covers Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Central America, Europe, North America, South America, the Caribbean, the Middle East and the Pacific. ‘Lonely Planet’ currently publishes around 500 different titles and it has a very impressive digital presence on the World Wide Web too. 24/7 Valencia is honoured to have been recommended by a number of Lonely Planet guides. Indeed, 24/7 Valencia is recommended by The Times, Rough Guide, Let’s Go, Time Out, Footprints, Business Traveller Magazine, Levante-EMV, CNN. com, Ryanair and more.Talking of Ryanair, we have an exclusive competition for our readers this month. Ryanair are offering ‘24/7 Valencia’ readers return flights from Valencia to Santander, Genoa and Fuerteventura. See page 45 for details! Inside, you will find a packed listings exploring chill out, traditional pubs, café-bars, Spanish & international restaurants and plenty more. Lovers of live music and clubbing can check out

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the June agenda at the back. Clubbers can also a enjoy a colourful photographic collection of ‘24/7 Valencia party people’ digging the city’s night-life to the full. We dedicate this issue to ‘El Peix Daurat’ restaurant. It is just a brief stroll from the Torres de Qaurt and set in the hip barrio of ‘Botanico’. Run by a talented Valencian chef, it specializes in Mediterranean cuisine and has built up a great reputation for original, healthy, rather chic and really tasty cuisine. During the month of June they will be holding a number of live acoustic shows to accompany their tapas and dishes. See their Facebook page for more details. The friendly owner is an English speaker too. Summer’s coming and it’s going to be a hot one! In this month’s colourful edition we have an informative article on the celebration of the night when spring turns to summer during the ‘Fiesta de San Juan’. Get the lowdown of what it is all about and then get down to the beach on June 23rd for an unforgettable experience. Have a great month, thank you for your support and enjoy the sunshine of Valencia… “but at night it's a different world…in the summer, in the city” See you next month! 24/7 Valencia team

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VIDAS DE VALENCIA The cuts Oceanogràfic

Feria de Naciones

Russafart 2012

Oceanogràfic L’ Umbracle

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ART IN VALENCIA

TROZOS, TRAMAS, TRAZOS – EL COLLAGE EN LA COLECCIÓN DE IVAM Hasta 19 agosto

IVAM C/ Guillem de Castro, 118 (Zona Carmen) Tel: 96 386 30 00 www.ivam.es

FOTOGRAFÍAS VALENCIA- MARSELLA PEDRO HERNANDEZ Hasta 28 octubre

MUSEO VALENCIA D’ETNOLOGÍA C/ Corona, 36 (Zona Carmen) Tel: 96 388 35 65 www.museuvalenciaetnologia.es

90 MINUTOS. FUTBOL E IDENTIDADES. Hasta 26 agosto

MuVIM C/ Guillem de Castro, 8 (Zona Carmen) Tel: 96 388 37 47 www.muvim.es

EL ELOGIO DE LA LOCURA. CUANDO LOS COMPROMISOS DEVIENEN EN IMÁGENES. Hasta 9 septiembre

FUNDACIÓN CHIRIVELLA SORIANO C/ Valeriola, 13 (Zona Carmen) Tel: 96 338 12 15 www.chirivellasoriano.org

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SAN JUAN – The Start of Something New More than 400 years ago, Lope de Vega wrote, “Salen de Valencia / Noche de San Juan / Cien coches de damas / Al fresco de la mar”. On the night of 23 June, Valencians all over the region will be celebrating San Juan. The biggest parties are a day later, down at the Postiguet beach in Alicante, but as you know, the city of Valencia is never backwards in coming forwards if there’s a fiesta to be enjoyed, especially if it includes fire and maybe even a few fireworks. In Valencia everything is centred on Malvarrosa and Las Arenas so prepare yourself for a one-night-only ‘Fallas on the beach’ with a taste of ancient mysticism celebrating the four elements. You may spend the whole night trying to get down there, which can be a nightmare unless you are within walking distance. Expect huge traffic jams and nowhere to park. From the centre, the best way is to cross the river from the Torres de Serranos and squeeze yourself onto a packed tram at the Estación de Madera or take Line 5 on

the Metro and change onto the tram at Serrería-Maritime. If you eventually make it, you can join up with the literally hundreds of groups of people building their own bonfires in a vast, open air party on the sand. When the clock strikes twelve, everybody rushes into the sea for a midnight dip while a bunch of lunatics dressed as wizards (usually drunk on *queimadas and ancient medicinal ‘herbs’) throw flowers into the water muttering strange incantations to invoke the maritime spirits. On this night of the year, at least, that soggy thing your hand touches while swimming in the Med might be a rose petal rather than a crisp packet or a jelly fish or something infinitely more disgusting. You won’t be just floating about on your back, though. Directed by the eccentric bloke in the pointy hat, you will have to jump seven waves if you want good luck for the next year, and nine if you want to get pregnant (that one only works if you are a woman). Don’t bother with a towel after the

nocturnal bathing, the traditional way to get dry is to jump another seven times (it’s always seven, isn’t it?) over a bonfire. This being Valencia, of course, some families, not wishing to waste good firewood, stick a paella on the top so be careful to look at what you’re jumping over. The traditional Valencia dish is best enjoyed without a sandy footprint in the middle. Tradition has it that San Juan is the opposite of Halloween. In both festivals, the doors to the spirit world open but while Halloween is the time for evil spirits and witches to roam the Earth, San Juan, being the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, is when the powers of Darkness have their weakest hold over the world. It’s the spirits of Light that are around in the Water, Fire, Earth and Air granting wishes and ensuring fertility and a bumper harvest (which sounds pretty good to me). Unless you’ve been sampling the wizard’s herbs, however, most of the spirits you’ll see will be brought in plastic Mercadona bags Article © 2012 24/7 Valencia

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by the hundreds of folk adhering to the ancient Valencia custom of the botellón or bought in the verbenas and beach bars that spring up all along the promenade. Caipirinhas and queimadas to the sound of loud Spanish pop music from the mobile discos contrast with the whisky and Fanta lemon or vodka and Red Bull and the sound of strummed guitars and bongo drums around the bonfires. The festival of San Juan has its origins in the Christianisation of the Roman festival of the goddess Minerva. This in turn originates from ancient Norse and Celtic festivals marking the summer equinox and the harvest and planting season. One such was the festival of Alban Heruin, a Nordic wizard who could, amongst other things, ward off disease, bring you strength in battle and bestow horrible stomach complaints on your enemies (a good man to know in a crisis, I should think). The tradition spread down through Germany and Celtic Britain and Ireland to ancient Greece (the feast of Hephaestus) and Rome. It was then adopted by Christians as, by some strange coincidence, it happened to be John the Baptist’s

birthday, exactly six months before Christmas. Nowadays bonfires will be lit on this very night from the cold wastes of Chilean Patagonia, where it’s the beginning of winter, to Cork in Ireland, where they also have a beach-based festival but swap the caipirinhas for pints of Murphy’s. For Valencians, San Juan means the start of summer. Spain’s about to close down for a couple of months (and given the present economic climate, who knows if it will open up again in September!). School’s out and students have been known to burn their books and notes in the San Juan fires. From this point on, we have well and truly reached a time of year when the focus moves away from the city centre and people look to the beach for their entertainment. It’s a time when it’s perfectly OK for Valencians (not just *guiris who’ve been wearing them since February) to wear shorts on any occasion and a time when Spanish telly, believe it or not, gets even crappier.

a new beginning than, say, New Year’s Eve. The equinox, a fresh start, a turning point. Whether you’re a Druid courting the favour of the spirits of the field, St. John the Baptist washing away sins or just someone who’s saying “Summer’s here. Let’s party!”, San Juan taps into something universal that spans cultures, religions and centuries right back to the dawn of our existence. Don’t forget your flip-flops. David Rhead and José Marín

*La queimada is an alcoholic drink from Galicia *Guiris are Anglo-Saxon tourists

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VALENCIA BOOKS

JASON WEBSTER Could you see your detective novels being made into a film one day? Yes, absolutely. I’ve always thought that Cámara could be played by Javier Bardem. There’s a physical presence about him, yet also a certain sensitivity. Describe a typical day for you… Writing is a job. I get up, get the kids off to school, then head upstairs to my study and sit down to work. When I’m ‘in production’, actually writing a book, I’ll do between 2,000 and 3,000 words a day. And I don’t get up from my desk until they’re done.

JASON WEBSTER Who is Max Cámara? A chief inspector in the Spanish national police and the hero of my series of detective novels, the first of which, Or the Bull Kills You, came out last year. The series is set in Valencia, although Cámara himself is from Albacete (not unlike a lot of policemen in Valencia). He has problems with authority, smokes homegrown marijuana provided by his anarchist grandfather, and tends to think in traditional Spanish proverbs. Tell us about your new novel, A Death in Valencia. A Death in Valencia is the second in the series, and starts with the murder of a paella restaurant owner in the Cabanyal area of the city. In real life, the town hall has plans to knock down a great swathe of this historic fishermen’s quarter, and I threaded that into the narrative of the novel. Also, the Pope is visiting Valencia and a high profile abortionist is kidnapped just as he arrives, possibly by maverick right-wing conservatives within the other Spanish police force, the Guardia Civil. Meanwhile, the block of flats Cámara lives in collapses one day, and he suddenly finds himself homeless.

He’s a fascinating character, something of a picaresque hero, who played an absolutely vital role in ensuring the success of the D-Day landings and the subsequent Normandy campaign. There aren’t many people who you can say played a pivotal role in changing world history. Pujol is one of them. Interview by Owl

Afternoons are spent trying to catch up with odds and ends – e-mails, social media stuff, articles, requests for interviews... That kind of thing takes up a lot more time these days. Then it’s being with the kids over the course of the evening. My wife teaches flamenco dance and is often working at that time of day. After that it’s bed, sleep, and dreaming time – very important for new ideas and resolving certain knotty problems. How does living in the Valencia countryside compare to living in the city of Valencia? It’s bliss, quite frankly. I found the noise levels in Valencia unbearable in the end – a new metro line was being built outside our Russafa flat, and dangerouslooking cracks were developing up and down the walls (some of this also turned into material for A Death in Valencia…). Now we live most of the time in the huerta, very close to the city, yet far enough away not to be overwhelmed by it. It’s a perfect situation for me – enough peace to be able to work, yet within easy reach of a great, very stimulating city. Do you have any new projects in the pipeline? The third novel in the Max Cámara series – The Anarchist Detective – is already written, and will be coming out next year, I suspect around June as well. At the moment I’m working on a book about a Spanish double agent in World War II – Juan Pujol, alias ‘Garbo’.

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FOOD

PICNIC FOR SAN JUAN OR SIN JUAN By Helen Westwater La Ola Fresca So ‘‘June Is Bustin’ Out All Over’’ and as there’s not much fear of rain in Valencia spoiling picnic plans, it’s time to escape the city grime and take your bike and yourself for an airing in the campo equipped with your picnic for comida al fresco. For our picnic we could choose chicken drumsticks, Scotch eggs or even go to Morocco with falafels, but instead we are going to investigate a traditional Valencian recipe which, in contrast to the usual suspects of paella, horchata and fartons, hides from the limelight. This paparazzi-shy dish is generally sold in bakeries but rarely seen on menus, but back in the glory days when Malvarrosa Beach was lined with merenderos (outdoor wooden picnic areas), this was the traditional food that grandmothers packed up for their families to eat by the sea. So in the month when we get ready to jump the waves for San Juan (June 23rd), we present the Coca de tomate, pimiento y atún (Coca de tomaca y pebrot amb tonyina in Valencian). So delicious that you can certainly have it ‘Sin Juan’ as well. Researching this recipe has been somewhat problematic. As well as the wide range of different cocas, savoury and sweet, as is so often the case with family recipes, there seems to be no definitive one for this. Some say it should be more of an empanada (similar to a Cornish pasty) style, but in one thing at least all the grannies agree. The pastry should contain alcohol! Although here again, some say white wine and some say beer. Never having made a pastry with white wine and oil before, I plummeted for an open-topped coca, with white wine pastry and it definitely does add a subtle wine flavour. So here goes…

Coca with tomato, red peppers and tuna ‛Coca amb

tonyina’

Ingredients • For the Pastry (open-topped Coca) • 375g flour • 1 cup white wine • 1 cup extra virgin olive oil • Pinch of salt • 1 beaten egg (optional) • For the Filling • 1 kg fresh ripe tomatoes (loosen the skins by soaking in boiling water, peel and dice) • 2 large red peppers, diced • 200 gm tonyina (atún en salmuera, fillet of tuna belly in brine) • 100 gm tuna in olive oil • 25 gm pine nuts • Olive oil for frying

and chopped tomatoes. Stir and reduce the heat to the lowest setting. Allow to cook down, stirring occasionally, until all the liquids have been absorbed (30 minutes to 2 hours). Meanwhile make the pastry… Place the flour and salt in a large, heatproof bowl. Gently heat the olive oil (be careful that it is not too hot as your hands are going to have to mix it in awhile!). Mix all the liquid ingredients into the flour bit by bit, taking care not to add too much liquid or you will have to add more and more flour and will end up with enough pastry to carpet your house! Leave to rest for around 30 minutes. Finally roll the pastry out onto an oiled baking tray and let it fall just over the sides so you can make nice corners around the edge of your coca. Leave to rest in the fridge until your tomato and pepper mix is ready. And if all this pastry making is too stressful, you can use ready-made pastry (shortcrust) available in most supermarkets – shhh, no one will know! Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F / Gas mark 4.

You will need: A large mixing bowl A flat baking tray 1 large frying pan or saucepan To start our recipe, we begin with the filling as with maximum cooking time, this absorbs all the flavours and brings out the sweetness of the tomatoes and peppers. In a large, heavy-bottomed, deep frying pan or saucepan, heat a little olive oil. When it has reached that early sizzling moment add the pine nuts and toast them lightly. Be very careful not to burn them, as these little chaps are certainly worth more than their weight in gold. Remove from the pan and set aside for later. Add a little more oil and when heated, add the diced peppers. Cook until they have become soft and are just at the point before they start to caramelize, before adding the peeled

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When all your tomato mix is ready, add the tonyina, tinned tuna and toasted pine nuts and cook for a further 5 minutes. Season with salt to your liking. Allow to cool a little before adding to your pastry base. Tuck up the edges and, if you like, glaze with a beaten egg. Place in your preheated oven and bake for around 15 minutes and off you go to San Juan! What’s cooking in La Ola Fresca in June: For more information: www.laolafresca. Saturday 9th 17.00h – 19.00h: Cupcake workshop with Nicola McGrath, 20€ Saturday 16th 10.00h: III Cultura a pie, Benimaclet Entra, starting with breakfast at 10.00h in Plaza Benimaclet and gigantic Scrabble outside La Ola Fresca at 18.00h, plus a host of other activities. See www.benimacletentra.org Saturday 23rd 11.00h: Bike Tour with Guiding Architects (GA Valencia) from La Ola Fresca to the sea. Learn some hidden secrets of Valencia and enjoy a day out by bike. 11€ (fruit juice included).

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RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH

LA CARME People who visit our home are always slightly amazed at how much stuff we pack into our rooms. D and I are terrible hoarders, we collect things –ceramics, books, cocktail paraphernalia, books, pictures, records and CDs. Oh, and mirrors. Nothing is of any great value but all are things which give us great pleasure. I have a particularly hard time getting rid of the books and LPs. I sort them into a pile to keep and a pile to sell. Then I invariably re-sort them and the pile to keep is almost always bigger than the selling pile, so it all takes such a long time. Poco a poco is the motto here. I'll keep you posted. When I told a friend of mine that ‘La Carme’ was this month's restaurant, he was, first of all, very surprised that I hadn't been there before but also told me that the place always reminds him of our home. “It’s crammed with old and interesting things, just like your place,” were his exact words. “You'll love it, and the food is great.” In fact, he wasn't the only one of our friends to sing the praises of this French-Mediterranean restaurant in the heart of the Barrio del Carmen. Other friends regularly go there for dinner when the family are over for a visit, so I was looking forward to it. I arranged to meet up with P at around 20.00h for an aperitif nearby. I kind of knew that she would be late, as usual, so took a copy of 'The Week', my current favourite magazine, along with me for company. At 20.45h, I got a call from P saying she was on the metro and would be with me ASAP. I called the restaurant and advised them we would be about 15 minutes late for our 21.00h reservation. “Tranquilo!” said the calm, reassuring voice of a man who would turn out to

be Miguel when we finally arrived and introduced ourselves. Let’s begin with the interior of La Carme. It really is lovely, brick and deep red painted walls adorned with objects and pictures, wooden floors and the typical Valencia beamed ceiling. A long, dark wood bar with mosaic at each end and a white marble top is the first thing you notice as you walk in. There’s an old phone on the wall behind, beside which sits a big, well-thumbed diary. We took a table by the window, open to let the sultry night air flow, and looked through the room with the simply and elegantly laid tables to a large open kitchen, where the owner/chef, Rafa and his assistant were preparing the food. La Carme is billed as market fresh FrenchMediterranean cuisine. It is directly behind the newly rebuilt Mossén Sorell market, and has actually been part of the restaurant scene in the Barrio del Carmen for almost 30 years. They had to move from their last premises 18 years ago because the building was to be reformed, something that still hasn't happened! We had wines by the glass, a white for P and a red for me. Both were very good Valencian house wines, which I noticed that all the regulars were drinking, and did the usual, dispensed with the menu and allowed the chef to choose. Soon the food began to arrive – Pâté with excellent bread, gherkin and unsalted butter came first, followed by a refreshing house salad of mixed leaf, avocado and melon with a yoghurt dressing that cleansed the palate. Next came a delicious crépe filled with chicken in a cream sauce. Then came a house speciality, Costillas a la miel, a pork rib slow-baked in the oven with a rich honey sauce and pureed potatoes, the pork was juicy and so tender it fell off the bone. Finally, we had Escudella gratinada de merluza con gambas y almejas, an

oven-baked hake steak cooked in a prawn and clam sauce and topped with grilled cheese that was melt-in-the-mouth. We really didn't think we could eat anything else but, “You have to tell your readers about our isla flotante (île flottante). It's one of the things we're famous for!” OK! It is the lightest of desserts, a poached meringue floating on a sea of custard, light, refreshing and delicious. There was also the matter of a small strawberry ice cream with fresh strawberries which, though never mentioned, turned up at the same time and was delicious, too. Rafa came out of the kitchen to meet and chat to us towards the end of our meal. He is justifiably proud of his restaurant and the people who work with him. La Carme is Valencian run and owned and a classic dining night out in the Barrio del Carmen. The menu is interesting and the idea is great, dinner is 16€ per person Wednesday – Thursday and 20€ Friday – Saturday. Sunday lunch is also 16€. The price includes starter, main course, dessert and bread. You could do what we did and share everything, so effectively ending up with double the dishes. The service is unhurried, friendly and attentive, never fussy. There is a good wine list featuring wines from Spain and France. Tim Birch La Carme Plaza de Mossén Sorell, 7 Tel: 96 392 25 32 (Zona del Carmen) Open Wednesday – Saturday 21.00h – 24.00h Sunday 14.00h – 16.00h

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TAPAS BAR

TABERNA EL OLIVO This is the real Spain, set in the historic centre of Valencia and just a brief stroll from Plaza del Carmen. The first thing that captures the eye is the attractive harlequin design of the interior and then the olive tree that shades the ample terrace. Run by two experienced chef / owners, this is as Spanish a tapas bar as you will find in the city. Carlos has run Andalusian bars for over 30 years and his mother is from Seville and father from Málaga. Mucha alegría! Juanma was born in Cádiz in the south and has built a good reputation for his vegetarian tapas, too. Both of them are warm and friendly characters, popular and wellrespected by locals and visitors. There’s a good cross-mix of couples and groups on the terrace and every time we have been, it has been a case of getting there early to get a seat as this is an increasingly popular hangout! Indeed, it has become a meeting point for locals of the barrio, the kind of bohemian crowd who know what they like when it comes to good value food and drink and having a good time. The last time we went, on a balmy spring night, the terrace was completely packed by 21.15h. Taberna El Olivo is a place where everyone is made to feel welcome. The crowd ranges in age from 20 to 60-somethings. Article © 2012 24/7 Valencia / Photos © El Olivo

The tapas menu is conveniently available in a number of languages, including Spanish, English, French and Italian! To accompany our Spanish beers, Jaunma laid on some Andalusian tapas. The shrimp fritters (Tortillitas de camarón) were filling and the marinated dogfish (Cazón en adobo) was spicy. We then shared a fine plate of fried fish (pescadito), to which we added lemon for an extra tang. Our dish of mussels was sweet and tasty. The red wine was flowing as the night progressed and we enjoyed a smooth crianza, Príncipe de Viana from Navarra, to accompany our dishes. Yes, James Bond would have chosen a white wine but us lesser mortals fancied a vino tinto that night. The combination of tapas was just right and we unwound with some manzanilla infusions. They currently do not do desserts. Amongst their many specialities you will find artichokes, homemade croquettes, grilled sardines, fried prawns, octopus, cured ham, a selection of cheeses and much more. All tapas are made in the moment, which means you can take your time over a glass of wine or beer. It was an agreeable atmosphere and the service was friendly and efficient yet unobtrusive. We even got to enjoy a

passing fire-juggling punk performance out on the square with Chuck Berry’s “Roll Over Beethoven” as the rocking soundtrack! El Olivo is the kind of place that is open and spontaneous due to much of the life being out on the terrace, and good for groups and dating couples. There is also some limited space to dine inside, too. Yes, this is a good night out and relaxing during the day as well. Me gusta! Owl and Bella Taberna El Olivo Plaza del Árbol, 4 (end of C/ Baja, near Plaza del Carmen) Tel: 96 391 70 87 Zona Carmen Tapas: 3.50€ – 7.50€ Wine: 11.50€ – 15€ Expect to pay between 17€ – 35€ for 2 people Open Monday – Sunday from morning to night: 09.00h – 01.30h

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Nunca tan Cerca Enrique Zabala Hasta 14 julio GALERIA THEMA Michavila-Armengol-Boix-CanogarMaría José Ortega... Hasta septiembre Rafael Amorós- Ángel Hernández Hasta septiembre INSTITUTO FRANCÉS DE VALENCIA 7 Maîtres Invisibles Rachid Koraïchi Hasta 8 junio Valencia Indignad@ Gabriel Rodríguez Hasta 13 julio Incubarte. V Festival Internacional del Arte Independiente Hasta 15 julio IVAM INSTITUT VALENCIÀ D’ART MODERN EXPOSICIONES IVAM 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 Tecnológicos Hasta 1 julio Ciudad Total Hasta 15 julio Trozos, Tramas, Trazos – El Collage en la Colección de IVAM Hasta 26 agosto Esperando Justicia Fernando Moleres Hasta 15 julio Utopías Posibles. Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio Hasta 16 septiembre JARDÍN BOTÁNICO Nius, Somnis i Temps Josep Albert Hasta 10 junio Colores Ocultos de la Naturaleza Hasta 10 junio Palabras, Brotes y Garabatos Hast 17 junio LA BENEFICENCIA CENTRE VALENCIA DE CULTURA MEDITERRÁNEA Recorrido por la Prehistoria Valenciana, desde el Paleolítico hasta la Época Visigoda Exposición Permanente LA CASA ENCESA ESPAI D'ART Se Conjuran las Danzas Jorge Garrofé Junio LA GALLERA Javier Velasco Junio 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 Mariano Benlliure in el Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia Hasta 2 diciembre Líneas Maestras. Dibujos del Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia Hasta 1 julio MUSEO DE PREHISTORIA DE VALENCIA

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Historia del Dinero Exposición Permanente La Mirada del Ídolo. Tresors del Museu de Prehistòria Hasta 2 septiembre Abrigo de Tordesillas. 100th Aniversario de su Descubrimento Hasta 1 julio MUSEO VALENCIA D’ETNOLOGÍA Huerta i Marjal Exposición Permanente Fotografies València – Marsella Pedro Hernández Hasta 11 noviembre MuVIM L’Aventura de la Pensament Exposición Permanente 90 Minutos. Fútbol e Identidades. Hasta 26 agosto Las Catedrales de Fútbol Hasta 26 agosto El Fútbol (También) es Así. Mostra de Diseño y Fútbol Hasta 26 agosto OCTUBRE CENTRE DE CULTURA CONTEMPORANIA El Parc Natural de L’Albufera: Una Història Mal Contada Desde 5 hasta 30 junio Mauthasen. Crònica Gràfica. Hasta 17 junio UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA, LA NAU Fragments 2011. Fotoperiodistes Valencians Hasta 3 junio Photon. 2nd Festival Internacional de Fotoperiodismo Samuel Aranda. Guanyador del World Press Photo 2011 Pedro Armestre. Plaza Tomada Miguel Candela. Brothels, Living in the Darkness Manuel Pérez Barriopedro Hasta 1 julio Experiencia Erasmus. 25 Años/Voces Hasta 1 julio Consumismo y Abandono. Impacto del Hombre en su Entorno Emilio Andrés Codina Hasta 30 septiembre Bosques y Montañas. La Naturaleza de Rosa Torres Desde 14 junio hasta 9 septiembre OPERA PALAU DE LES ARTS Il Trovatore Giuseppe Verdi 4, 10, 16, 19, 22 junio Sala Principal Medea Luigi Cherubini 12, 17, 21, 24 junio Sala Principal Ballet Nacional de España 13 – 15 junio Sala Principal Tristan und Isolde Richard Wagner 23, 28 junio Auditori theatre

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La Guerra de los Rose Hasta 3 junio La Sonrisa Etrusca 6 – 10 junio Javier Krahe (concierto) 8 junio Lo Mejor de Antonia San Juan 15 – 17 junio La Cena de los Idiotas Desde 28 junio hasta 22 julio TEATRE PRINCIPAL Crossover/ 55/ 2 5 – 6 junio TEATRE RIALTO Rusia (danza) 9 – 10 junio Hollywoodland (danza) 15- 17 junio cinema BABEL *versión original www.cinesalbatrosbabel.com FILMOTECA CINEMA INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE CINEMATOGRAFÍA CICLOS IVAC – LA FILMOTECA www.ivac-lafilmoteca.es CICLOS JUNIO 2012 JUNIO en La Filmoteca del IVAC Menuda Filmo, Cine para Todos los Públicos Hasta 1 julio Estrenos Filmoteca Hasta 15 julio Básicos Filmoteca Siglo XXI Hasta 12 julio Ross McElwee. Travesías del Yo Hasta 13 junio La Letra en la Imagen: Matar a un Ruiseñor Hasta 10 junio La Última Ola de Cine Rumano Hasta 23 junio 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 PUNTO Av. Baron de Carcer, 37 Tel: 96 351 07 24 GALERÍA ROSALIA SENDER Mar, 19 (Ciutat Vella) Tel: 96 391 89 67 GALERíA SEGRELLES

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ʻLIKEʼ US ON 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 CASA ENCESA ESPAI D'ART Plaza La Iglesia, 3 12594 Oropesa Tel: 96 431 37 26 LA GALLERA C/ Aluders, 7 Tel: 96 352 14 37 LA NAVE GALERÍA Nave, 25 Tel: 96 351 19 33 LA LLOTGETA, AULA DE CULTURA CAM-ESPAI D’ART Pl. Mercado, 4 Tel: 96 391 33 96 L’IBER MUSEO DE LOS SOLDADITOS DE PLOMO C/ Caballeros, 22 Tel: 96 391 86 75 www.museoliber.org LLIG LLIBRERIES DE LA GENERALITAT Pl. Manises, 3 Tel: 96 386 61 70 MONASTERIO DE SAN MIGUEL DE LOS REYES Av Constitución, 284 Tel: 96 387 40 13 MUSEO DEL ARROZ C/Rosario, 3 Tel: 609 877 956 MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES DE VALENCIA C/ San Pío V, 9 Tel. 96 369 30 88 / 369 21 11 MUSEO DE LA CIUDAD Pl. Arzobispo, 1 Tel: 96 352 54 78 - ext. 4126 MUSEO DEL CARMEN C/ Museo, 2 Tel: 96 369 30 88 MUSEO FALLERO Pl. Monteolivete, 4 Tel: 96 352 54 78 MUSEO NACIONAL DE CERÁMICA GONZÁLEZ MARTÍ C/ Poeta Querol, 2 Tel: 96 351 63 92 MUSEO TAURINO Pasaje Doctor Serra, 16 Tel: 96 351 18 50 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 ZIRCÓ C/ Joaquín Navarro, 11 Tel: 96 3 77 18 62 SALA RUSSAFA C/ Denia, 55 96 341 52 16 SPORTING CLUB RUSSAFA C/ Sevilla, 5 Tel: 96 325 15 98 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

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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 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. Bola negra (Zona Juan Llorens) C/ Ontinyent, 2 Busy programme of quality live music including flamenco, jazz, blues and more… 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 often being the flavour.

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JUNE 12 24/7 VALENCIA LISTINGS 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.

1 junio 22:30h Santi Navalón - Víctor Jiménez Duo 5 junio 21:30h Grant Stewart Quartet 8 junio 22:30h Christian Molina Gonzalo Sempere Duo 12 junio 21:30h Latino Blanco Extra Quintet

15 junio 22:30h Ricardo Belda - Joan Soler Duo 19 junio 21:30h Sara Serpa Quintet 22 junio 22:30h Solstice Jam Session 26 junio 21:30h Jorge Pardo 3 29 junio 22:30h Duo Palau - García

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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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. Nylon C/ Germanias, 31 664 46 98 40 Valencia’s latest club. Electronica all night long in the hip barrio of Ruzafa. 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! Two rooms: one is more organic with pop/

&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

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ʻLIKEʼ US ON stay open all night, until around 8 am. Club 47 C/ Quart, 47 See groovelives website. 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!

walk from C/ Caballeros & with free entry. Radio City C/ Santa Teresa, 19 Tel: 96 391 41 51 Free disco Fri - Sat nights, live flamenco every Tuesday. Funky and friendly club. Turmix C/ Dr. Chiarri, 8 Close to C/ Alta, open Thurs – Sat from 23.30 to 03.30h. Rock, garage, indie guitar disco. Zona Plaza Cedro Tornillo C/ Campoamor, 42 Tel. 96 392 55 27 www.eltornillo.com INDIE scene. Electronica beats collide with guitar, loads of students partying, dancing. 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. 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

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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 cafebar with homemade cakes, burgers, fish & chips... Off Broadway Coffee-lounge & food C/ Salamanca, 8 Tel: 96 064 27 73 New! Great name! Friendly and experienced staff. Set in the cosmopolitan Canovas zone. ‘Off Broadway’ has a wonderful combination of relaxed atmosphere, good music. Tasty food, great coffee, lovely cocktails, gintonics, comfy sofas and a great terrace. Daily menu for 8.50€ with drink and dessert included from Monday to Friday. Enjoy live football on their screens. Open from 12pm to 03.30am Zona El Carmen &Artico C/ Arolas, 11 Tel: 96 391 08 57 Dinners - cocktails - chill out - art space - electro funky beats.

Zona Puerto La3 c/ Padre Porta, 2 www.groovelives.com Indie & electrónica sounds on 3 floors

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Anita Giro C/Pintor Domingo 7, near Radio City Tel. 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. Good, varied music. Great beer at 2.50€ a pint, and a big screen for all the Euro 2012 matches. Boasts a lovely terrace to enjoy your food and drink outside.English speaking staff. 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 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!

Café Infanta Pl. Tossal, 3 Tel: 96 392 16 23 In the heart of the Carmen, Café Infanta is

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ʻLIKEʼ US ON Tel: 96 3 922 558 Great! Fantastic and ample terrace café-bar restaurant with friendly service and tasty food and drinks served all day. Take your time in a top chill out spot in the atmospheric old centre. One of the finest terrazas in the city. El Laboratorio (junto Pl. de la Virgen) Pl. Cors de la Mare de Deu, 3 Every Day 18.00h-01.30h Tel: 96 392 61 93 Young international staff and clientèle. The two coolest and cheapest bars to chill off the Plaza de la Virgen. Free tapas with drinks, international Beers, imaginative Cocktails and Gintonics, Mojitos at 4€. Fun food at fun prices: hamburgers, wraps, dimsum, samosas... Great terrace. Tuesday English-Spanish Language Exchange; Wednesday = GermanSpanish Exchange and Cocktails 2x1. Also Exhibitions, Theme Dinners, Ethnic Fiestas, Art & Photography...Mixed drinks start at 3.50€!!!! 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 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. 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! 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.

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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 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 Pinça 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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GAY / LESBIAN 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.

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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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 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

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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

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speakers. They now brew & serve their own beer ! Tuesdays and Wednesdays are international language exchange nights with Orange Academy, Thursdays is speed dating 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!

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.

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.

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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.

Asian Fusion 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. 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.

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JUNE 12 24/7 VALENCIA LISTINGS 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

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. 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 Alma del temple C/ Almirante, 14

Tel: 96 3 155 287 www.almadeltemple.com Experienced chef, historic setting, traditional and modern dishes. Upmarket yet affordable. 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 Olivo Taberna Plaza del Árbol, 4 (end of C/ Baja) Tel: 96 391 70 87 Authentic Spanish tapas in the historic centre. Highly popular and rightly so.

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… El Pony Pisador C/ Zurradores, 7 Tel: 638 196 289/ 635 849 390 Homemade Spanish food, rustic interior and run by a friendly Spanish couple. Entretorres C/ Caballeros, 35 Tel: 96 3 922 106 Valencia owned with paella, couscous and more… La Carme C/ Soguers, 2 Tel: 96 392 2532 30 years old emblematic restaurant of the Barrio del Carmen with Mediterranean dishes and cosy yet spacious interior. La Pappardella C/ Bordadores, 5 (next to Cathedral) Tel: 96 391 89 15 www.viciositalianos.com.

Popular Italian restaurant without pizza and emphasis on Piadinas and pastas. La Strada C/ Quart 17 Tel: 96 392 41 77 Excellent! Hip pizzeria and pasta restaurant just a brief stroll from Torres de Quart. 10€ daytime menus, around 15€ at night. Friendly service and tasty meals, popular with couples and groups and bound to be popular over the festive season! English Speaking Waiter. 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. Zona Canovas Accapella C/ Conde Altea, 60 Tel: 96 3748424 A warm welcome from a family run restaurant. Well presented pasta and pizza dishes in relaxing and spacious surroundings. The music is mellow and the interior is gentle on the eye. A qualified wine connoisseur can recommend what goes best with your dish. Wonderful terraza. A good night out… Don Salvatore Italiano C/ Conde de Altea, 41 Tel: 96 334 13 04 www.donsalvatore.com A real treat of an Italian restaurant. 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. Italian Pizzeria Il Bocconcino C/ Quart, 1 Tel: 96 323 03 98 Authentic Italian pizzeria / bocatería run by an Italian family.

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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

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.

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.

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Bodeguilla de Gato C/ Catalans, 10 Tel: 96 391 82 35 Try it! Firm favourite amongst locals in the know. Tapas, vino and copas. Real atmosphere… Burdeos in Love C/ del Mar, 4 Tel: 96 391 43 50 Classy wine bar with stylish cuisine. Carosel Taula de Canvis, 6 Tel: 96 1132 873 Cool restaurant near to the Mercado central. Authentic Mediterranean dishes with delicious and beautifully presented salads, wonderful paella, informed clientele, spacious and relaxing interior. Valencian chef and English speaking host. Dos Aguas C/ Marqués de Dos Aguas, 6 Tel: 96 251 64 26 Good value Spanish menu del días, great view.

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El Mexico de María (Zona Ruzafa) C/ Calle Denia, 20. Tel: 96 206 37 27 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.

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

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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 plenty of choice and space. Bocateria La Vaca Verde Plaza Mercado Mossén Sorell, 11 Tel: 96 3154 061 Check out the international milk carton collection on the wall!

El Botijo C/ San Miguel s/n www.tascaelbotijo.com Spanish tasca in the Barrio Carmen! Great terraza, delicious tapas, a top ensaladilla rusa and great tabla de quesos too. Cool flamenco, rock and pop sounds, welcoming vibe and friendly Andalucian/Valencia owners. Perfect size portions and informed service. Be sure to try Valencian tinto no. 12! El Generalife C/ Caballeros, 5 Tel: 96 391 78 99 Wonderful terrace, view of the Plaza del Virgen.

El Peix Daurat C/ Doctor Monserrat 14. Tel:.635 413 476.

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JUNE 12 24/7 VALENCIA LISTINGS 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. LIVE CONCERTS IN JUNE: ‛Malatesta Records’ Concierto 20h Junio 9 / Nacho Silvestre 11:30 a.m Junio 14 / Jazz Session 20h Junio 16 / Jazz Session 12:30 p.m Junio 23 / Mind Poetry 20h Junio 28. 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 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

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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 Raimon 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 Very spacious, arty, and buzzing at the weekends with an alternative vibe… Los Arcos C/ Blanquerías, 10 Tel: 96 391 71 31 Quality cuisine by the Torres de Serranos. Mattilda C/ Roteros, 21 Tel. 96 392 31 68 Creative cuisine.

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

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ʻLIKEʼ US ON 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 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

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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 Offers a new concept in gastronomy in the barrio del Carmen. Blanquita PL. Dr. Collado 9 46001.Valencia Tlf. 637556321 Lovely sunny terraza and Mediterranean tapas to enjoy.

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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…

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

shopping On the whole, the Carmen clothes shops are more alternative. The Colón 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

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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,

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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 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. BIKE HIRE

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. Rana Books Av. Reino de Valencia, 15 46005 Valencia, Spain Tel: +34 96 332 81 28 www.ranabooks.es New bookshop with friendly and experienced staff, books and games for learning English, teaching area and café-bar too. 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.

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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

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.

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 Version Original (Zona Carmen) C/ Turia, 26 Tel: 96 338 08 55 www.version-original.es

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

BOOK SHOPS Casa del Llibre Passeig Ruzafa, 11 Tel: 96 353 00 20 Spanish bookshop is a very welcome addition for English speakers / readers everywhere. Over 20,000 books in English, including art, music, literature, science, education. Fnac C/ Guillem de Castro 9-11 Tel. 96 353 90 00 Upstairs you will find a good collection of English books including language aids, travel guides, novels past and present, art books…

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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. Shiatsu Vale 653 749 044 Relax with a Zen massage www.shiatsuvale.com The Grinberg Method C/Bolsería 17 -1 (Zona Carmen) Tel: 626 542 097 www.grinbergmethod.com email: novella@MetodoGrinberg-esp.com

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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 HOTELS Hotel Las Arenas ***** Eugenia Viñes 22-24 Tel. 963 120 600 Hotel Meliá Valencia Palacio de Congresos***** Avenida Cortes Valencianas, 52 Tel: 902 14 44 40 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

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Glenburn School of English C/ Doctor Modesto Cogollos 6 y 8 Tel: 96 393 35 88 www.glenburnschool.com English school with welcoming atmosphere and experienced native staff offers courses at all levels for adults and children and prepares students for FCE, proficiency and E.O.I. exams. Offers Spanish for foreigners, French and German. Excellent translation.

Lenguas Vivas (near Ángel Guimerá) C/ Palleter 43 - 45 - Tel: 963821058. An increasingly popular academy which offers Spanish, English, French, Italian and Chinese courses/translations. Groups or private classes for all ages and from all backgrounds welcome. Preparation for DELE, Trinity, TOEFL and TOEIC exams. Highly-qualified and native teachers in a professional and friendly atmosphere.

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Valencia’s Follies A tour of the Valencia Region these days is becoming reminiscent of films such as I Am Legend, 28 Days After and The Day After Tomorrow in the images of a decadent past splendour that abound. There are the huge avant-garde buildings in Valencia city’s old riverbed: the Palace of the Arts sitting like a huge spaceship waiting to take off, the massive eye of the IMAX cinema squatting above shimmering water and the razor-backed Science Museum, lying like the skeleton of a fantastic extinct monster (how apt). Beyond these, the highest point on Valencia’s skyline is provided not by a building but by an unnecessarily extravagant bridge. Next to this we find the Ágora, a giant clam reaching for the sky (as clams do…not), and beyond that the Oceanographic marine park, full of the world’s exotic mammals and snazzy buildings. In Alicante there is the City of Light, Spain’s answer to Hollywood or Rome’s Cine Città that was intended to become Europe’s Mecca of the movie world. The province of Castellón to the north is not to be outdone, with a spanking new airport. So what do all of these buildings have in common, apart from their astronomical public cost? Well, they’re all, erm… pretty naff, unused and/ or empty, actually. So here’s the lowdown you won’t find in the official tourist brochures or regional TV propaganda: The City of Arts and Sciences Budget: 0.3 billion euros Real cost: 1.1 billion euros (and rising). El Palau de Les Arts This opera house, like something that just landed out of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, was inaugurated in 2005 and then spent a year closed. It is already looking a bit flaky, which is hardly surprising when one considers that its daily maintenance costs come to half the yearly budget for the Valencia Institute of Music. On top of this, heavy rain in the past has led to it being flooded

with water and mud. The elevators have been insufficient to prevent big queues considering its capacity, and some seating arrangements had to be changed because they had columns smack in front of them, obscuring the audience’s view of the stage. Strangely enough, if you stroll five minutes up the riverbed, you’ll find the Music Palace, a building which was already there and which can be used for concerts…and opera. The Hemisphere After the Palace of the Arts comes the “eye” of the IMAX cinema or Hemisphere. Your curiosity may be piqued by the weird white patterns on its roof. Fortunately, this particular artwork cost the taxpayer nothing – the seagulls have created it by crapping on it. Prince Felipe Science Museum This dinosaur skeleton bears the name of Prince Felipe (possibly to thank him for having to inaugurate it twice). It was built by the same world famous architect as the two aforementioned structures, Valencia’s own Santiago Calatrava. They say this architect has an inimitable style, though he certainly knows how to imitate himself repeatedly. But give credit where it’s due – he knows how to sell himself, which is surprising considering he’s also world famous for overshooting budgets and technical gaffes for which city councils all over are trying to sue him. He is clearly a Valencian of his time. This building provides a gigantic indoor space (which they still don’t seem to know what to do with). It has a huge, transparent wall on one side, which I believe is made of solid diamond and cleaned regularly with wads of euro banknotes. According to the regional government, this building is a great success in terms of visitor numbers, though in their figures they include anybody wandering through the ground floor (free entry), in the vicinity, passing by on the bus, glancing at it from an aeroplane or looking at a photo of it.

The Ham-Holder Then comes the bridge that has come to be known by the locals as the Jamonero due to its resemblance to the device used to hold ham legs in many a Spanish kitchen. Its official, poncy name is Azud d’Or (Golden Waterwheel, in remembrance of its cost-effectiveness). The Spanish have a habit of naming their landmarks with far more originality than their authorities – near said bridge you’ll find the ‘Dragonfly’ roundabout and the ‘Pink Panther’ roundabout, the names with which the locals have identified the mess of abstract sculptures on them. I think their real names are Broken Cutlery and Scrap Metal Turd on a Stick #2. True to Calatrava’s inimitable style, the Jamonero was budgeted at 23.2 million euros but its final cost came to 59.9 million and apparently had design faults that called for modifications. Fatal accidents soon after opening led to a traffic light being installed in the middle, making it slower to cross than an ordinary bridge. To avoid heart attacks, don’t use the inside lane. The Ágora Next stop down the riverbed: the Ágora. This was built, or should I say is still being built, by – you guessed it – Santiago Calatrava. Urban legend has it that he scribbled a drawing of it on a napkin while having dinner with Valencia’s shifty expresident Camps and thus clinched the deal (a similar rumour applies to evil pixie Bernie Ecclestone bringing the ruinous Formula 1 Street Circuit here). I say it’s still being built because it has yet to have the architect’s ‘unique’ Mazinger Z-style visor on top and seems to need a proper door fitting (it has broken twice), not to mention the leaky roof. It is used a couple of weeks a year for a tennis tournament and a fashion show, but for the rest of the year it seems to be fenced off on one side to the public who paid for it. Budget: 40 million. Real cost: 90 million (so far…). We could also harp on about the Oceanographic marine park, a new zoo, the empty buildings at the port left behind

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COMMENT in the hangover from the America’s Cup binge and a multi-million euro bridge for the F1 street circuit that gets used a couple of times a year. It is fascinating that most Valencians themselves haven’t even heard of the monumental fiasco known as Sociópolis just south of the city (because it is never reported in the local public media); they often ask what those gigantic, vacant buildings are. There’s also Norman Foster’s Congress ‘Palace’, almost invisible now as it has been hemmed in by rampant speculation in the surrounding area (just like the City of Arts and Sciences), and which has also had its leaky roof. But let’s leave some limelight to the other region’s provinces… Terra Mítica The story of the Benidorm area’s theme park began with an unsolved case of arson that cleared an area of trees for the local mayor to ignore forestry laws (which were then aptly changed with the help of this same man, who went on to become the region’s environment head) and forcefully expropriate, grant the relevant licences and build the fittinglynamed Mythical Land. This is perhaps the most blatant example of public money being used for eventual private gain and backslapping, with laws being used and changed accordingly for dubious motives. Not that it has worked out entirely, since the park is by no means a financial success. The local mayor in question also went on to become the dodgy president of the entire Valencia Region (no, not Camps; the other dodgy one before him: Zaplana). The City of Light Another of Zaplana’s bright ideas (pun intended), Alicante’s Ciudad de la Luz, recently went up for sale after investments totalling 150 million euros (plus 190 million in debt). It was supposed to be Valencia’s Hollywood, but its most famous success story was in shooting an Asterix film here – though they coughed up four million euros to entice the French filmmakers. Castellón Airport This is one of the most internationally famous examples of how the region’s government has been disgracefully

wasting everyone’s money: an airport that has never been used. It is believed to have been a personal commitment by the province’s president at the time (whose huge copper statue stands outside), yet another of Spain’s most infamous sleazespattered politicians. Upon inaugurating this white elephant, he was overheard telling his grandchild, “What do you think of granddad’s airport?”, thus showing the megalomaniac’s true intention, as if his statue weren’t enough. The purported idea was for the airport to herd tourists into the eco-terrorist zone of concrete and golf courses known as Marina D’Or on the coast. Said ‘Golden Marina’ became famous throughout Spain through its hard sell in all the media for years, yet it has now felt the property bubble burst more than most places, largely because so many of the buildings here are holiday retreats. The airport’s total investment is believed to come to 150 million euros, though this does not include management costs (yes, we are still paying people to keep rabbits off the empty runway) of 6 – 8 million euros a year (i.e., about 56 million euros in total). Such utter waste of public money amid shifty dealings has long ceased to anger me, above all because I see that most Valencians seem quite happy to vote for this Pharaonic cretinism. Now that the recession is finally digging in, however, the enormous buildings in Valencia’s riverbed are no longer lit up at night midweek, presumably to save money in the recession, as if they are ashamed to show themselves. It is particularly galling at a time when the Valencia Region’s government is now using the recession as an excuse to be the first region in Spain to hop on the bandwagon of surreptitious privatisation of health care and cuts in public education. Unlike the impressive Fallas sculptures that get burned away ready for next year, the region’s leaders seem to have forgotten that these structures are here to stay and that they need maintenance. They will not simply disappear in a bonfire of the regional government’s vanities. Such gigantic monuments to public waste are the physical embodiment of political folly that is literally visible to all of Valencia’s

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NITU CHUGANI Tell us something about your background, travels and experiences. I was born in India and brought up between Ghana and Hong Kong. I have travelled to various places like Dubai, India, London, Switzerland, France and also some cities in Spain. I had an arranged marriage when I was 18 and came to Valencia. How my marriage was arranged is another story by itself!! My parents knew my husbandto-be’s family and decided to get me married. I was in Hong Kong and my future husband, who lived in Valencia, was in India searching for a bride. A few hidden phone calls and I was shown a photograph of him saying I was engaged to him! And no, I did not like the photograph!! It was a whirlwind courtship and then a typical colourful Indian marriage and it all seemed like a fairy tale to me at 18. Now 32 years down the line, the fairy tale is a distant memory. Has Valencia changed a lot since the 1980s? Oh yes, definitely. When I first came here, I got a cultural shock coming from such a modern city like Hong Kong. I could not believe that English was hardly spoken and that there was just one Chinese restaurant here! Indian groceries were unheard of – I had to get them shipped from the Canary Islands. I had a first-hand experience with the coup in 1981 and actually saw the military tanks from my window. My husband wasn't home yet and I was frightfully worried. My parents even called up from Hong Kong as soon as they saw it on the news! Yes, Valencia has changed a lot! El Corte Inglés was the only decent shopping option we had, the ‘ruta de bacalao’ was the in thing then and every weekend we would

hear of so many deaths due to drunken driving. The trend is now the ‘botellón’ (outdoor drinking) for the kids and for the local people it’s the pubs and clubs, and lounge bars. I have also seen the influx of the Chinese coming in, the recession creep in slowly and the whole change in the way the city has been governed. I have also seen how Las Fallas have now become so global and then the Tomatina rose to fame in India due to a Bollywood movie that decided to showcase it in one of their films! I quite like the fact that Valencia is now known all over the world. When I got married, many people had not even heard of this small city! I remember trying to trace it on the map! Yes, I married a stranger, came to a strange city and I survived! Describe your blog and your working day. I run an online cooking page on Facebook, Cooking with Nitu, which my cousin in Hong Kong started for me two years ago and I now have 8,500+ followers. I am still trying to figure out how I got so many followers! I try to put up my own tried and tasted recipes daily. I then started a blog, www.nitudidi.com, and my own YouTube channel where I put up bilingual videos in Spanish and English. Local television station Canal 9 filmed me, live on air, doing ‛a curry in a hurry!’ My day starts with my PC!! I am also an advisor on a cooking forum so I help people with their cooking queries via e-mail, and then proceed to post my recipe with my picture on my various pages online. I also teach and give English-speaking classes and have cooking workshops in my home when I get the people who want to learn. I sell saffron and spices (my own brand) online, too, so I have quite a lot to fill in my day. Of course, I also surf the web for new ideas for my recipes! I was given my app for Android as a gift, so that’s been a real achievement for me. Hopes for the future? I would love to see Spain back in its glory where everyone was happy and life here seemed like a perpetual holiday. I would love to bring Indian home cooking into Spanish homes (I also have a blog in Spanish) and basically spread a lot of love

and happiness through my recipes and videos. I have been told I do impart a lot of that!! And most important, I would love to see all terrorism and hunger disappearing from this world we live in today. Happiness and food is our birthright and being a food blogger, I can only say that eating good food does make one happy! To end this on a delicious note: my all-time favourite dish? Has to be Tandoori Chicken! Tel: 619 581 580 E-mail: nituchugani@hotmail.com Interview by Owl Photos © / Article © 2012 24/7 Valencia

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I have a confession to make. I am unashamedly a huge, raging British Royal Family fan. I love the lot of them. Whereas in this country, if you are patriotic it is often seen to be fascist, I would wave my Union Jack all day long, don a red, white and blue minidress à la Geri Halliwell and even wear themed knickers. I have Union Jack bunting strung up from corner to corner, Keep Calm and Carry On (or Drink Vodka, Eat Cupcakes and many other variations we have been sent in postcard form over the years) in bright red and white stuck to the fridge, and silly British trinkets brought back from family visits. In a previous flat, I even had William, Harry and the Queen adorning my bedroom walls in gilt frames, but that didn’t last too long. I found that most boyfriends were, perhaps understandably in retrospect, a little freaked out by the royals looking out at them haughtily. So you can imagine how I was more than a little bit sad to not be able to get to the U.K. for Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, but over the moon when I received a party package from my cousin with streamers, little flags to stick in desserts and pies emblazoned with “Let them eat cake” and more bunting. I had all my friends over for a Coronation chicken and rice lunch and we enjoyed the sunshine while the whole of London got drenched in rain during the pageant, a patriotic, no-holds-barred, pull-out-all-the-stops celebration of Queen Elizabeth’s 60year reign, which we watched on a live

stream from the BBC whilst drinking beer and sangria (couldn’t get hold of any Pimm’s, unfortunately!) Whether my Spanish friends fully understood the festivities or not is another matter entirely, but having been here such a long time sometimes it’s not only nice to share a bit of heritage and history with them, but also remember where I come from for myself. And also, any excuse for a get-together, you know me! And this was actually the second themed party my friends and I have enjoyed in the space of a fortnight, and the truth is, by the looks of things, this Summer will offer us more than a few more chances to do so! Just a week before the Jubilee, we had all piled into a friend’s flat, laden with dips, chips, mini-pastries, beer, vodka and wine to enjoy the utter cheese-fest of a night that is that age-old bonkers competition, Eurovision. Although we were invited for the rather early hour of 8.30 pm, we all made it more or less on time to grab a spot on the sofa/floor/ nearest lap and crowd round their fancy plasma screen TV, ready to enjoy a good laugh at most of Europe’s expense. Or at least their Eurovision representatives, anyhow. By 10 pm, most countries had made it more than obvious that they were there to score as few points as possible, and some of the choreography was so bizarre a couple of us took to our feet and copied it all, for hilarity’s sake. We have been holding a Eurovision party for half a century now, and are all fully-

trained experts in guessing whose points will go to which countries. Frankly, it has got to a point where they either have a Swedish songwriter, or are Sweden, or the rest of countries might as well not even sing, they will get points from their neighbours anyway. Poor old Engelbert Humperdinck (emphasis on the old, there) did terribly for England, yet it was still Ireland, predictably, who gave them nearly all their points, and vice versa, which makes for extremely entertaining viewing. Spotify provided our Eurotrashthemed soundtrack to the rest of the night as we slid around the parquet floors in tights and socks, in absolute hysterics as we recalled the funniest bits of the show. Namely, the lovely Russian old ladies who produced cakes from an oven on set during their act. Quite bizarre, but shouldn't they have won, bless the old dears? For a far less ironic, but no less fun, musical extravaganza, it is becoming increasingly hard to choose which festival I should treat myself to this year. Ideally, I would hit them all, but neither am I made of money nor am I 20 years old, one’s body cannot take the same strain as it couId a few, ehem, years ago, so it will have to be just the one this year. Or maybe two. Everybody knows I haven’t missed a Benicàssim since I moved to Spain, and it is still my favourite festival, despite the fact that Vince Power is doing extremely odd things to the line-up – just a good thing that it’s just my kind of extremely odd: Jessie J, Katy B, New Order and Bombay Bicycle Club, to name a few, all in the same weekend? I’ll take it. With knobs on! Plus, I absolutely refuse to miss Florence and the Machine. She is one of my top bands of all time and to see her live would make my year, only I have the slight problem in that she is playing Thursday night, and I work Friday at 9 a.m. I think I feel a fever coming on... Touch my forehead, I’m warm, right?

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FRIDAY / VIERNES 1 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Leo Molina, Alba Díaz y Manuel Heredia (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: EG&M (jazz – flamenco ) 23.00h / 00.30h 8€. DUB CLUB: Manu Faroles + Duo Santiamon 23.00h Gratis. JIMMY GLASS: Piano Duo Session con Santi Navalón y Víctor Jiménez (jazz) 22.30h – 24.00h 4€ consumición Aforo Limitado. MUSIC BOX: DJs 1.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Radio Eklekcity 23.00h Gratis. SATURDAY / SÁBADO 2 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Paco Peña, Manuel Serena y Manuel Reyes (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Serie B (rock) 23.00h / 00.30h 8€. DUB CLUB: Kinky Bwoy + DJ Quick-e / DJ Don Dub 19.00h Gratis. EL LOCO: Emma Get Wild (folk rock) 21.30h 5€. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Radio Eklekcity 23.00h Gratis. SUNDAY / DOMINGO 3 BLACK NOTE: Laudable Sepia Dominical (pop) 20.00h 8€. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Juanma Maya, Juan de Pilar y Sandra Ruiz (flamenco) 20.00h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Sara García & Néstor Zarzoso (bolero) 19.00h 8€ / Jam Session (vocal y instrumental) 20.30h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Black Sunday con Killmanjarto 23.00h Gratis. EL LOCO: Cynics + Los Glurps! (garage) 21.30h 14€ / 17€. MONDAY / LUNES 4 RADIO CITY: Supersonic Monday con Killmanjarto 23.00h Gratis. TUESDAY / MARTES 5 JIMMY GLASS: Grant Stewart Quartet (jazz) 21.30h 15€ Aforo Limitado. RADIO CITY: Flamenco en Vivo + DJ Gypsy Box (flamenco) 23.00h 7€ con consumición. WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 6 RADIO CITY: Indie Vibes con Ra-zz 23.00h Gratis.

THURSDAY / JUEVES 7 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: María Lizana, Tomás de los Cariño y Juan de Pilar (flamenco) 23.30h. DUB CLUB: Reggae Party con Bad Foundation + Slowly Man 23.00h Gratis. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h Gratis. MATISSE: Dr. Sapo + Funkowsky 22.30h 8€ / 10€. RADIO CITY: Electro Mestizaje con DJ Gypsy Box 23.00h Gratis. FRIDAY / VIERNES 8 BLACK NOTE: Funk Up + DJ Richard McKenzie (funk – soul) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Kallardó (flamenco) 23.30h. DUB CLUB: El Hombre Viento + Rocksteady Beatz 22.30h Gratis. EXCUSE ME?: Los Infiernos + Los Espantos en concierto 22.00h 10€ / Luke McKeehan (desde Canada) + Bloody Mir Di Namek 24.00h / Super 8 Bit Party con Arottenbit (desde Italia) + Vesper On. JIMMY GLASS: Piano Duo Session con Christian Molina y Gonzalo Sempere (jazz) 22.30h – 24.00h 4€ consumición Aforo Limitado. LA3: La1: Electrronicall + Cebrian / Oven: Shall Ocin + Fabian Dresens 1.00h. MUSIC BOX: DJs 1.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Radio Eklekcity 23.00h Gratis. SATURDAY / SÁBADO 9 BLACK NOTE: Animal House (Afro beat) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Manuel Serena, Amaro Carmona, Manuel Reyes y Manuel Quintero (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Diablito Tango (trio) 23.00h / 00.30h 9€. DUB CLUB: Mediterranean Roots en concierto 20.00h 5€ / Mandievus Gratis. EL LOCO: Novedades Carminha + Mexican Moustache (garage) 22.30h 9€ / 12€. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h Gratis. LA3: Colin Peters + Ley DJ 1.00h. RADIO CITY: Radio Eklekcity 23.00h Gratis. SUNDAY / DOMINGO 10 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Amaro Carmona, Almudena del Valle y Paco Costa (flamenco) 20.00h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Esther Balaguer Quintet (vocal jazz) 19.00h 8€ / Jam Session (vocal y instrumental) 20.30h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Black Sunday con Killmanjarto 23.00h Gratis. MONDAY / LUNES 11 RADIO CITY: Supersonic Monday con

Killmanjarto 23.00h Gratis. TUESDAY / MARTES 12 JIMMY GLASS: Latino Blanco Extra Quintet (jazz) 21.30h 12€ Aforo Limitado. RADIO CITY: Flamenco en Vivo + DJ Gypsy Box (flamenco) 23.00h 7€ con consumición. WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 13 RADIO CITY: Indie Vibes con Ra-zz 23.00h Gratis. THURSDAY / JUEVES 14 BLACK NOTE: Sex & Rock & Roll (rock) 23.30h 4€. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: José Serrano, Tomás de los Cariño y Juan de Pilar (flamenco) 23.30h. DUB CLUB: Reggae Party con Bad Foundation + Slowly Man 23.00h Gratis. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h Gratis. MUSIC BOX: DJs 1.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Electro Mestizaje con DJ Gypsy Box 23.00h Gratis. FRIDAY / VIERNES 15 BLACK NOTE: Jayme Marques 23.30h (bossa) 15€. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Rosa Sanz, Tomás de los Cariño y Kike Naval (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Big Beat Sextet (hard bop) 23.00h / 00.30h 8€. DUB CLUB: JahSanti Selektor 23.00h Gratis.47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h Gratis. JIMMY GLASS: Piano Duo Session con Ricardo Belda y Joan Soler (jazz) 22.30h – 24.00h 4€ consumición Aforo Limitado. RADIO CITY: Radio Eklekcity 23.00h Gratis. WAH-WAH: Mendetz + Pendeltons (pop disco) 22.30h 12€ / 15€. SATURDAY / SÁBADO 16 BLACK NOTE: Greg Izor & Nasty Boogie + DJ Quique Lledó (blues desde EEUU) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Isabel Julve, Manuel Reyes y Manuel Quintero (flamenco) 23.30h. DUB CLUB: Ara Musa Honra en concierto 20.00h 5€ / Xino DJ Gratis. LA3: ElyElla DJs + Obtuso / The Wookies (desde México) + DJ Soak 1.00h. MUSIC BOX: DJs 1.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Radio Eklekcity 23.00h Gratis. SUNDAY / DOMINGO 17 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Manuel Fernández, Cristina Simón y Manuel Reyes (flamenco)

twentyfoursevenvalencia 47 20.00h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: 19.00h 8€ / Jam Session (vocal y instrumental) 20.30h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Black Sunday con Killmanjarto 23.00h Gratis.

SUNDAY / DOMINGO 24

RADIO CITY: Supersonic Monday con Killmanjarto 23.00h Gratis.

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Lucila Duarte, David Muñiz y Juan Pilar (flamenco) 20.00h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Lupe en Copacabana (bossajazz, quartet) 19.00h 8€ / Jam Session (vocal y instrumental) 20.30h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Black Sunday con Killmanjarto 23.00h Gratis.

TUESDAY / MARTES 19

MONDAY / LUNES 25

JIMMY GLASS: Sara Serpa Quintet (jazz) 21.30h 13€ Aforo Limitado. RADIO CITY: Flamenco en Vivo + DJ Gypsy Box (flamenco) 23.00h 7€ con consumición. WAH-WAH: Blasters + Rock House (rock ‘n’ roll desde EEUU) 21.30h 18€ / 20€.

RADIO CITY: Supersonic Monday con Killmanjarto 23.00h Gratis.

MONDAY / LUNES 18

WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 20 EL LOCO: Pretty Things + Wau y Los Arrrghs! (R&B desde UK) 22.30h 20€ / 24€. RADIO CITY: Indie Vibes con Ra-zz 23.00h Gratis. THURSDAY / JUEVES 21 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Esther Garcés , Johnny Amador, J.C. Mendoza y Juan de Pilar (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Malayuna (fusión Latina y R&B, quintet) 22.30h 8€. DUB CLUB: Reggae Party con Bad Foundation + Slowly Man 23.00h Gratis. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h Gratis. MATISSE: Carlos Ann 22.30h 10€ / 12€. MUSIC BOX: DJs 1.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Electro Mestizaje con DJ Gypsy Box 23.00h Gratis. FRIDAY / VIERNES 22 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Celia Romero, Manuel Serena, Juan de Pilar y Tomás de los Cariño (flamenco) 23.30h. CARMEN CLUB: Miss Yuls 24.00h. DUB CLUB: Deep Kultxa Crew + Pon Top 22.30h Gratis. EXCUSE ME?: Cuborama con Midnight + Sais 24.00h. JIMMY GLASS: Solstice Jam Session (jazz) 22.30h – 24.00h 4€ consumición Aforo Limitado. LA3: Space Elephants (DJ set) + Cebrian / Wow / 30th Aniversario Rocafull 1.00h. MATISSE: Annie B. Sweet 22.30h 16€ / 20€. MUSIC BOX: DJs 1.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Radio Eklekcity 23.00h Gratis. SATURDAY / SÁBADO 23 DUB CLUB: San Juan Reggae Party 23.00h Gratis. EXCUSE ME?: Dioni Sánchez + H4L 9000 24.00h. RADIO CITY: Radio Eklekcity 23.00h Gratis. WAH-WAH: Begoña Bang Matu I + Shake It Ups (reggae – ska) 23.00h.

TUESDAY / MARTES 26 JIMMY GLASS: Jorge Pardo 3 con Albert Sanz y Masa Kamaguchi (jazz) 21.30h 15€ Aforo Limitado. RADIO CITY: Flamenco en Vivo + DJ Gypsy Box (flamenco) 23.00h 7€ con consumición. WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 27 MUSIC BOX: DJs1.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Indie Vibes con Ra-zz 23.00h Gratis. WAHWAH: The Vibrators (punk desde UK) 22.00h 15€ / 18€. THURSDAY / JUEVES 28 BLACK NOTE: Sex & Rock & Roll (rock) 23.30h 4€. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Chusa Márquez, Juanma Maya y José A. de Torres (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Acceso Directo (Afro-Cuban jazz, sextet) 22.30h 8€. DUB CLUB: Reggae Party con Bad Foundation + Slowly Man 23.00h Gratis. MATISSE: Josh Rouse and Long Vacations 22.30h 13€ / 17€. RADIO CITY: Electro Mestizaje con DJ Gypsy Box 23.00h Gratis. FRIDAY / VIERNES 29 BLACK NOTE: Patraix Blues Band + DJ Quique Lledó (blues) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Jesús Aguilera y Su Gente (flamenco) 23.30h. DUB CLUB: Suite 5 en concierto 22.00h. EL LOCO: Los Vicentes + Recovers (rock ‘n’ roll) 22.30h 10€. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h Gratis. JIMMY GLASS: Piano Duo Session con Albert Palau y Voro García 22.30h – 24.00h 4€ consumición Aforo Limitado. RADIO CITY: Radio Eklekcity 23.00h Gratis. WAH-WAH: Midnight Shots + Serie B (‘60s) 22.00h 8€. SATURDAY / SÁBADO 30 CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Chusa Márquez,

Rafael Vargas ‘El Chino’ y Miguel Pérez (flamenco) 23.30h. CARMEN CLUB: Roque Sax en directo / DJ Robin Orlando 24.00h. DUB CLUB: Reggae Jam + DJ session 23.00h Gratis. EXCUSE ME?: Matias Aguayo + Bloody Mir Di Namek + Sais + H4L 9000 + Midnight + Gonzo in Vegas / Sr. Patilla + Miss Taboo. 24.00h. LA3: Hola Todo El Mundo en directo 21.00h / Ley DJ + Obtuso / Miss_tra 1.00h. MUSIC BOX: DJs 1.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Radio Eklekcity 23.00h Gratis. WAH-WAH: Uzzuhuaia + Babylon Rockets (rock) 22.00h 13€ / 15€.

FIB Festival (Benicàssim): 12 – 15 JULY / JULIO THURSDAY / JUEVES 12 Florence + the Machine + At the Drive-In + Horrors + Example + Pony Bravo + Los Tiki Phantoms + De La Soul + Bat for Lashes + Dave Clarke + Kurt Vile & the Violators + Yuksek + Lisa Hannigan + TUYA + Chin Yi + Arveene & Misk + … FRIDAY / VIERNES 13 Bob Dylan + Bombay Bicycle Club + Chase & Status + Maccabees + Miles Kane + Disappears + Katy B + Little Dragon + SebastiAn + Jero Romero + Oscar Mulero + La Habitación Roja + Klaus & Kinski + Arp Attack + Viktor Flores + Django Django + Zola Jesus + Timber Timbre + Joe Crepúsculo + Virginia Díaz + Smart + Los Hermanos Pizarro + Sons Phonetic + … SATURDAY / SÁBADO 14 Stone Roses + Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds + Crystal Castles + Jessie J + School of Seven Bells + Delorentos + Dizzee Rascal + Maverick Sabre + Buzzcocks + Robyn Hitchcock & Venus 3 + Shit Robot + Department S + Damian Schwartz + Modulok + Getatchew Mekurya & The Ex + Matmos + New Raemon + Ham Sandwich + Blanca dB + Don Gonzalo + Kidd Ross + Ligers + … SUNDAY / DOMINGO 15 New Order + David Guetta + Ed Sheeran + Vaccines + Cooper + Secret Society + La Casa Azul + Little Boots + Agoria presents Forms + Stevie Jackson + Spector + Maya Jane Coles + Crookes + Juanita y Los Feos + Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs + Antlers + Howler + Todd Terje + Aldo Linares + Thee Brandy Hips + Two PIAS DJs + ... 1 Day Tickets: 75€ / 2 Day Bono: 110€ 3 Day Bono: 135€ / 4 Day Bono: 165€

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