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Blanquita Bar, Plaza Dr. Collado, 8 46001 - Valencia This is the life! Blanquita Bar is set in one of Valencia’s most atmospheric plazas in the centro histórico, with a lovely view of the old town and is great for people watching, too. It is a mere stone’s throw from La Lonja so easy to find. Members of the ‘24/7 Valencia’ team have been coming here during the spring and summer months to chill out on the terrace and share a sunny Sunday paella amongst friends or midweek tapas with loved ones in the evening. We keep going back, which is a good sign. The restaurant bar is open every day from 8.45 a.m. to midnight. Enjoy a mellow breakfast in the tranquil square with a croissant + juice + cappuccino for just 3.50€. From Monday to Sunday, there is a menu of the day

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at lunchtime for just 10.90€ with two dishes, dessert and a drink included. Conveniently the menu is in Spanish, English and French! For starters, you can choose between a slice of omelette, a cool gazpacho from Andalusia, fried squid, grilled cuttlefish or their patatas bravas, which are fried potatoes with garlic mayonnaise and spicy tomato sauce. A healthy option is the Ensalada Valenciana. You have a choice of 22 tapas to savour with an average price of around 6.50€…including ham and cheese, steamed mussels, puntillas (fried baby squid) as well as fried prawns, peppers or Ensaladilla Rusa. Experts at making pizza,

Blanquita Plaza Collado they have 18 types to enjoy, including a tempting Calzone Verde (mozzarella, spinach and goats’ cheese) for 10.50€ or a naughty Capricciosa (tomato sauce, mozzarella, parmesan, basil, mushrooms, artichokes, ham, olives, anchovies, hard-boiled egg and olive oil) for 12.50€. There’s a good choice of refreshing drinks to go with your food, including fruit juices like tomato, orange, pineapple and peach. On the alcohol front, they have sangria and the famous ‘Agua de Valencia’ (cava, orange juice, vodka and gin!) by the jug, as well as a good selection of beers and Spanish wines.

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Editorial OCTOBER 12

“24/7 Valencia? It’s the real deal!”

CONTENTS EDITORIAL - 5 VIDAS DE VALENCIA - 6 ART IN VALENCIA - 7 LA RUTA DE LA TAPA DEL CEDRO - 8 CLUBLAND - 10 RYANAIR - 11 FOOD - 12 RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH - 13 CHILLOUT - 16 OCTOBER 12 LISTINGS - 17 ARTS & theatre - 17 live music - 19 clubs - 20 chill out - 21 GAY / LESBIAN - 24 TRADITIONAL PUBS - 25 Restaurants - 25 shopping - 30 CLASSIFIEDS - 31 ESCIF - 34 VALENCIA FOOTBALL - 36 24/7 VALENCIA PARTY PEOPLE - 38 COMMENT - 40 VALENCIA WORLD - 42 WOMAN - 43 A VALENCIA STORY - 44 MAP - 45 AGENDA . CLUBS & LIVE MUSIC - 46 RANA BOOKS / MANCINI /OCHO Y MEDIO - 48

ISSUE 141 OCTOBER 12

Yes. That ‘24/7 Valencia’ is the real deal is what our readers tell us. This is a magazine whose team have lived and breathed Valencia since the 1990s. Our professional designers, photographers & writers have seen the exciting and depressing changes of this often beautiful and sometimes ugly city. Valencia is an attractivley enigmatic place and we love it. 24/ 7 Valencia is recommended by The Times, Time Out, Rough Guides, Lonely Planet, Let’s Go, Business Traveller Magazine, Levante-EMV, El País, CNN.com, Moon Guides, Ryanair, Super Deporte, ADN.es, Thomas Cook guides, Aer Lingus, The Guardian and many more… For many people, October is the beginning of the new season. We are here to share with you what’s goin’ on in Valencia. In restaurant of the month, our expert reviewer has a wonderful meal at La Pitanza, an authentic Valencian restaurant in the heart of the old centre. David Rhead and José Marín take you around a studenty area of town for the increasingly popular ‘La Ruta de la Tapa del Cedro’ tour, which takes in 8 varied bars of the area every Wednesday night for just 2€ per tapa & drink! In Clubland, Barry Eaton gives you the lowdown of the local nightlife scene with clubs of all shapes, sizes and tastes …

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to keep you clubbing till past the dawn. Times may be hard but people still want to have a good time and Valencia is a city that knows how to party! In Street Art, we have a photo collection by ‘Escif’, an internationally renowned Valencian street collective. This original and sometimes subversive work can be seen around the city in all sorts of nooks and crannies. The messages are becoming more relevant than ever in these turbulent times… Check out our packed agenda of live gigs & clubbing nights at the back as well as our comprehensive listings covering chill out, live venues, restaurants, trad pubs, discos, shopping, classifieds and more! To celebrate 24/ 7 Valenc ia’s 12 th anniversary, we invite you all to a special party with music, food, drink and good company at one of Valencia’s most happening and bohemian hangouts in the hip barrio of Benimaclet. Come along to Kaf café on C/ Arquitecto Arnau, 16 on Saturday November 3 rd with live music by ‘Folk-Jazz’ at 21.30h and tapas, vino and cerveza to enjoy at a very reasonable price until the early hours of the morning. Everybody is welcome and it’s free entry too! See you next month! 24/7 Valencia team

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

is the definitive English speaking guide to Valencia. 24/7 Valencia is recommended by The Times, The Guardian, Time Out, Lonely Planet, Rough Guide, Let´s Go, CNN.com, Business Traveller magazine, Footprints, Ryanair... Views expressed by the contributors are not necessarily those of the editor. 24/7 Valencia does not accept responsibility for date/time/venue changes. According to copyright law any reproduction, either total or partial, is completely forbidden without written permission of the editor. All articles, past and present, printed in 24/7 Valencia magazine are copyright of Orange Skies © 2012 Legal deposit: D4562606

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Desde 4 Octubre Exposición de fotografía de Amparo Oliver en Restaurante Gauditori (Guillem de Castro, 104 Tel. 963153038).

VIDAS DE VALENCIA

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Artesanía valenciana

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ART IN VALENCIA

CALIGRAFÍA CHINA MODERNA. OBRAS DE GU GAN Y PU LIEPING Hasta13 enero 2013

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

COVERS (1951-1964) CULTURA, JUVENTUD Y REBELDÍA Hasta 20 enero 2013

LA NAU C/ de la Universidad (Zona Carmen) Tel: 96 386 43 77 http://www.uv.es/cultura

LOS LAMBERT: ENTRE PARIS Y XÀBIA Hasta 6 enero 2013

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

ANDY WARHOL SUPERSTAR

Hasta 5 enero 2013

CENTRO CULTURAL BANCAJA Plaza de Tetuán, 23 (Zona Carmen) Tel: 96 387 58 64 http://obrasocial.bancaja.es

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Liven up your Wednesday nights with la Ruta de la Tapa del Cedro The great thing about the bars around the Plaza del Cedro is that they have always had to use their ingenuity and to offer something a bit different just to attract people across the river from the more ‘established’ nightlife areas in Valencia. This recession means that small businesses are having to think outside of the box and be a little bit more creative just to survive. It's no surprise, then, that eight bars in the Cedro have come up with an innovative way of joining forces to create the weekly Wednesday night Ruta de la Tapa del Cedro or, as the English version of the official Ruta map you can pick up in any of the eight bars calls it, the Cedro Tapas Trail. Whereas the bars around here have always tried to bring you in with music (the Cedro has more than its fair share of live music venues and bars, owned by music fans, often defined by the type of music they play), now they are seeking to also entice you with the offer of a plate of culinary delights and a caña. The idea is for each of the bars to offer three different tapas each week, which don't conform to what you might consider

as traditional tapa fare. While we all love our calamares and bravas – and if that's your bag, there are three or four excellent typical tapas bars in the area which don't take part – this is about a variety of different nightspots including a disco bar and a couple of Italian restaurants offering something new and (in most cases) tasty, and actively encouraging you to move on from bar to bar to take in the whole area at the same time.

of bringing people in from other areas for quite a while now. Set around a drab municipal park, the area certainly doesn’t look much, but away from the bright lights and tourists in the city centre, there’s been a healthily diverse and inventive nightlife scene here for over twenty years and there are plenty of little gems to be discovered amongst the ‘70s housing blocks and the skinny council issue trees.

The deal is you pay 2€ at each stop on the trail, you choose one of the three tapas from the bar’s list that week and you get a glass of wine, a caña or a soft drink thrown in. Certainly a good deal for us but not a great money-spinner for the bars you might think but, as Frank Walsh of Café Infinito says, “For our regulars, it's one way we can give them something a little extra. It also gets people out on what might otherwise be a quiet Wednesday night and of course brings new people in, both to the bars themselves and to the area in general”.

Plaza del Cedro, or Ciudad Jardín as it is also known, is the area of the city between C/ Dr. Manuel Candela and C/ Músico Ginés, west to east, and Av. Blasco Ibáñez and C/ Santos Justo y Pastor, north to south. Construction in the area started in 1965 to house the large number of immigrant workers coming into the city from Albacete and Cuenca, which meant the area has always been predominantly Spanish rather than Valenciano speaking. The descendants of the manchegos and conquenses now share the area with students from the University and the Polytechnic who have played a big part in making the barrio what it is.

With bars like Café Infinito, the Plaza del Cedro has been doing a pretty good job

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Before this, of course, it was all fields. The only way through the ‘huerta’ was the Camino de Algirós, which wound its way along the channel from the old Mestalla River to the sea, which was built by the Moors to irrigate the surrounding fields. The French, under Maréchal Suchet, set up camp here during the Napoleonic siege of the city, their cannons lined up along what is now C/ Dr. Manuel Candela, ready to bombard the city walls. A row of whitewashed country houses in C/ José de Orga, which dip down below modern street level, along with the Jardín de Ayora, are the only remnants of the old days of the huerta. You can take in the bars on the Ruta in any order and you are constantly bumping into other groups going in different directions. One bit of advice we heard from someone we met along the way was to avoid the more sit-down restaurant type places at their busiest time (between 21.30h and 22.30h). In the majority of places you are served quickly and with good cheer (the tapas are ready and waiting for you), but in one or two places along the trail people having full meals get priority over those doing the tapas route so you might have to wait a while. Our route began at around 20.30h in CAFÉ INFINITO (C/ Poeta Mas y Ros, 35), a bar-restaurant-pub with a perennial warm welcome, which seems to host some event or other almost every day of

the week, including art exhibitions, live music and a weekly quiz. There was a choice of spinach and cottage cheese cannelloni, a tasty ‘colourful’ mixed salad or a mini-veggie wrap. Then it was off to EL RINCONCITO DEL CEDRO next door, also on C/ Poeta Mas y Ros, 35. These first two bars are amongst those on the route which make the most effort with the tapas as regards coming up with something a bit different each week. El Rinconcito is a small, cosy montadito and caña place on a corner with large windows through which you can watch the world go by and offers some of the best food on the route. The night we were there, it was vichyssoise, tuna pudding or an ingenious mini-arroz a la cubana (with all its usual ingredients). Next we stopped in at RAYUELA (C/ Campoamor, 42), a brightly lit, informal restaurant which offers crêpes and salads on the edge of the square. The restaurant takes its name from the novel by Julio Cortázar, pages of which decorate its walls. There was a choice of sautéed potatoes with a foie sauce, cheese and tomato empanada or croquettes. We then crossed the square to PETER ROCK (C/ Explorador Andrés, 19) a rock ‘n’ roll bar with heavy metal posters and guitars on the walls, which was a bit of a departure from the other places along the trail. We then went down Explorador Andrés and round to the right to one of our favourites, CASA PEPA (C/ Impresor Lambert Palmar, 3), a small tapas bar

and restaurant with friendly staff which inside looks for all the world like a typical Valencian village cottage complete with socarrats (ceramics) and dresser. After the couscous and mini-hamburgers at Casa Pepa, we went on to LA PERCANTA (C/ Campoamor, 56), a smart-looking Argentinean owned pizza restaurant where we had chicken curry and panini and then just along the row to IL GENOVINO (C/ Campoamor, 50). Il Genovino is an Italianowned bar-restaurant which is popular with Italians who live locally and shows football matches from Il Calcio. Here we were offered chicken albóndigas, pasta and pesto salad, and mushroom and provolone. Finally the trail always ends up at DELUXE POP CLUB (C/ Poeta Mas y Ros, 42), for homemade desserts and ‘copas’; it's more of an indie-style nightclub than a restaurant but no less committed to the ideals of the Ruta, and not a bad place to round off the evening. The Ruta de la Tapa del Cedro is a fun way to brighten up a Wednesday night and give a little bit of purpose to an informal meeting-up with a few friends. You get to try something different regarding tapas in places you may not have got round to visiting before. It's growing in popularity and the idea is catching on – a Ruta de la Tapa is already up and running in Cánovas and watch this space for other parts of the city. David Rhead and José Marín Article © 2012 24/ 7 Valencia

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CLUBLAND The summer is officially over and we move from the terrace and in house for the autumn, but the programme of events is as hot as ever! So as always, this Clubland page lifts the lid on what is happening at some of the best clubs and parties in Valencia. We start with one of the newest venues on the scene in Valencia. TB Club (C/ San Vicente Mártir, 305) (www.facebook. com/TBCLUBVLC), only opened earlier in the year and, after a summer with its doors closed; they re-opened in September with a bang. Already boasting guest DJ appearances from Pacha Ibiza residents, October continues to deliver with more guests travelling to the club from across the country. The glamorous TB Club offers a perfect balance of quality across all fronts with excellent sound, guest DJs playing the finest dance music, ‘50s-inspired decor and great looking clubbers. Check out their Crazy Show, a pre-club dining experience with cabaret, performance and DJs entertaining through your fivecourse meal. For many, Barrio del Carmen is the perfect place to hang out. You can kick off early with some great restaurants, take in a couple of bars and then be only a stone’s throw from some of the most exciting venues in the city. In an area all about the party with an array of clubs that are open seven nights a week, one of the best venues is Radio City (C/ Santa Teresa, 19) (www.radiocityvalencia.com). With resident and guest DJs plus live artists passing through the venue, you can hear an array of top music from Latin to flamenco, breaks to electro, funk and pop to indie. With such a high number of quality nights over the month ahead, it seems impossible to pick the highlights, so my advice is to go direct to their website where you can check out the month’s line up for yourself! Mya (Av. del Saler, 5) (http://www. umbracleterraza.com/), and Las Ánimas Puerto (Edificio Docks, Paseo Neptuno s/n) (http://www.lasanimasdelpuerto. com/) always enjoy a summer of openair clubbing of the highest quality, with Umbracle above Mya offering an incredible setting next to the City of Arts and Science and Las Ánimas’ roof terrace overlooking the America’s Cup

24/7 VALENCIA Port. Well, both venues continue into the autumn but move the party downstairs. Mya continue to provide uptempo dance music of a more commercial nature to a dressed up crowd while the two rooms of Las Ánimas Docks offer electro and pachanga beats, respectively, on Fridays and Saturdays. Keep an eye out for some excellent midweek events at both clubs. As we head underground, my two personal favourite clubs in the city are MiniClub (Av. Blasco Ibáñez, 111) (www.facebook.com/Miniclubvalencia), and Excuse Me? C/ dels Tomasos 12, (www.excusemeclub.org) by Ruzafa Market. Both of these little gems provide only the finest disco, house, techno and bass-heavy beats and can be relied upon to attract the DJs from across the globe to our fair city. All backed up by an array of amazing resident DJs and an incredible atmosphere – if you like underground dance music, you will love these two clubs. For October, Miniclub offer parties Thursday through Sunday and feature some of Spain's finest house and techno DJs including Daniel Kyo, a DJ who has been making waves across Europe and beyond. Excuse Me? have a massive party on Friday, 19 October with none other than French DJ Brodinski. A massive talent and world- renowned, expect a sumptuous mix of techno, bassheavy house and electronica. This is a night that should not be missed.

(www.lococlub.org).October is packed with bands and DJs playing into the night. One event that particularly stands out is the appearance of Leeds-based band the Wedding Present who have been playing across the globe since 1985. With a new album out earlier this year, expect to hear classic hits alongside their new work. Reggae, ska and dub are thriving in this part of Spain and the Rototom festival that takes place in the region in August is testament to this. Dub Club (C/ Jesus, 91) (www.facebook. com/dubclub.valencia) and Juanita (C/ Lepanto, 8) (www.facebook.com/ groups/50909260487 ) are the only places to go for roots, sound system culture and bass-laden beats. The latter is just a stone’s throw from Torres de Quart. Valencia plays host to a vast number of clubs catering for everyone. Musically the city offers such a diverse spectrum of sounds that it is impossible to fit everything onto this page. 24/7 Valencia listings further into the magazine offer a comprehensive rundown of many more venues across every night of the week. It’s all about the music, so get out, listen and experience as much of it as you can. Barry Eaton (www.valenciaclubnews.com)

La3 (C/ Padre Porta, 3) (www.facebook. com/latres.valencia ) off Av. del Puerto never disappoints with its infectious mix of music that seems to mould together so well over the three rooms of nu disco, indie electronica, electroclash plus live performances, underground beats, showcases and just about anything else they can cram into a night’s worth of debauchery! Another club that brings forth the cream of the international DJ fraternity, and the highlight of their October programme is a visit from world class DJ and Bugged Out legend, Erol Alkan. Across the month the three rooms at this venue are packed with diversity and talent, so make sure you check out their Facebook page to see what else they have in store. If rock, indie, punk, ska and live music is your bag, then don’t look much further than Loco Club (C/ Erudito Orellena, 12) © 24/ 7 Valencia 2012

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FOOD

Lo Rat Penat Heartbreak Chocolate Cake By Helen Westwater La Ola Fresca Well, if you thought you were going to have to wait till February to woo your loved one, fear not for the feast of St. Dionisio, the patron saint of lovers, is around the corner. Mainly celebrated here as el día 9 d’Octubre, Valencia Day and yet another holiday! The bakers’ windows will be stacked with sweet little marzipan fruits known as mocaorà and these beautifully wrapped in silk scarves (also be found adorning every bakery) are the traditional gift to give your loved one on this day. To see some of the best examples of this marzipan world of art, I can recommend a visit to Cuenca Bakery on Avenida Blasco Ibáñez to see their spectacular window display. Valencia Day also celebrates the reconquest of Valencia from the Moors by King Jaime I in 1238 and his adoption of the bat Lo Rat Penat as Valencia’s emblem. Many versions abound as to why the bat became the symbol, but for St. Dionisio’s feast, we’ll choose the most romantic one. On the eve of the final battle for the city of Valencia, it is told that a bat (previously the mascot of the Moors for catching mosquitoes) flew into the tent of King Jaime I, whereupon the bat espied the iron dragon crowning the king’s helmet and fell hopelessly in love. This enabled the king to capture the bat and with the bat in the bag, hence the strength of the Moors. The next day the battle was won and the bat became the heraldic symbol of the city. And so in homage to our noble Lo Rat Penat and its misplaced love, we present ‘Lo Rat Penat’s Heartbreak Chocolate Cake’, adapted from a recipe by Harry Eastwood. It may seem a bit sinister to make a cake with aubergine, with its dark purple hue and

Lo Rat Penat’s Heartbreak Chocolate Cake • 2 small whole aubergines (weighing roughly 400 gm) • 300 gm dark chocolate of 70% minimum cocoa solids (nothing else will do), broken into small squares • 50 gm good quality cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting • 60 gm ground almonds • 3 medium free-range eggs • 200 gm clear honey • 2 teaspoon baking powder • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 1 tablespoon brandy (optional for dragon fire)

aubergine puree. Make sure all the chocolate has melted and inhale. Whisk up all the other ingredients for a minute in a large bowl and then fold the melted chocolate and aubergine mixture into the other ingredients. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and place in the bottom of the oven for 30 minutes. Your kitchen should be smelling nicely like a cauldron of chocolate by now. Take the cake out of the oven and let it cool in its tin for 15 minutes before peeling off the parchment paper. Quickly turn it over again so it is the right way up. Take your bat stencil. Mix a little cocoa powder mixed with icing sugar and sieve over the form of your bat shape. St. Dionisio, silk scarves or no, you will be in heaven!

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moist flesh, but with Halloween in the wings, the aubergine and chocolate are pure alchemy. A magic potion to cure all woes and melt the heart of any metal dragon! And this recipe serving 14 will allow you to invite plenty. You will need a 23 cm diameter x 7cm deep loose-bottomed tin A printed bat stencil cut out Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F/ gas mark 4. Line the tin with baking parchment and grease lightly with oil. Cook the aubergines, making sure to puncture their skins, otherwise they will explode in a dangerous and most messy manner!! Cook either in a microwave for 8 minutes or steam in a steamer or roast in the oven. When the vegetables are limp, discard any water and leave to stand in a bowl until cool enough to handle. Squeeze the aubergines out from their skins or peel and puree them in a blender. Melt the chocolate into the

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

Saturday 6th 17.00h: Gluten-free Postres – cooking workshop with Helen in English. Bilingual event, reservation essential 11€. Wednesday 10th 20.00h: Tandem French / Spanish – We travel to Belgium, exploring food and culture. Dinner with one drink included, reservation essential 11€. Saturday 13th 20.00h: Concert with Folk-Jazz (Will McCarthy and Nuno Alves) Wednesday 17th 20.00h: Travelling the World with International Cuisine – practice Spanish / English and travel to another country! Dinner with one drink included, reservation essential 11€. Saturday 20th 20.00h: La Ola Fresca ‘Surf, Soul and Batman’ Anniversary Party For more information, consult La Ola Fresca on Facebook or www.laolafresca.com Photo © Helen Westwater / Article © 2012 24/ 7 Valencia

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RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH

LA PITANZA We booked this month’s restaurant, La Pitanza, for a Monday night and reserved a table on la terraza hoping that the weather would be kind (following the deluge that took lives and roads away a few nights earlier). Luckily the evening was warm, so dining on the pavement outside this attractive restaurant was definitely an option. We were greeted by Belén, the chef and part owner of La Pitanza (her partner is her brother) and she introduced us to our waiter Joan (Valenciano for Juan). He gave us a menu to look over as he was busy serving another of the three tables on the terraza, an English couple who were quizzing him on the ingredients of a traditional paella. We overheard some of the conversation, “Oh no, madam, there is definitely no chorizo in a Valencian paella. Maybe they do this in Madrid, but not here in Valencia!” Once he had put them right and taken their order for a paella marinera, he was free to talk with us and was very happy to hear that we would leave everything up to him, including choosing our red wine. Joan’s taste in wines is impeccable as proved by his choice for us, a Heretat de Taverners Mallaura 2008, locally produced by the small bodega of the same name in Fontanars dels Alforins and a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo, Monastrell and Garnacha. Served by Joan with the grace and aplomb of a sommelier in the finest of restaurants, it is a really fine wine at a great price. Once the wine had been served, an amusebouche of a boquerone and olive artfully served in a presentation sardine tin arrived at the table along with some lovely crusty bread. A beautifully served tomato, skinned and filled with the best tuna, capers and onions in a delicious dressing was our first entrada,

a refreshing and delicious start to a meal. Joan told us the best was yet to come and returned with a tiny, creamy chowder-esque soup topped with a slice of griddled duck foie (liver), a dribble of balsamic vinegar and topped with toasted, cracked corn. We were instructed to get it all on a spoonful and eat in one mouthful – rather like a shot – to get the true flavour. I remember once seeing a BBC children’s presenter guesting on a cookery show and on being asked to taste something, going into raptures and describing it as (shock horror!) “a mouthgasm” – she could well have been describing this little treasure. Next came a small red pepper stuffed with ciervo picada (minced deer meat), and topped with frutos rojos (red fruits). Very rich and tasty. Belén was keen for us to try as many of her favourite dishes as we could and we were lucky enough to have a taste of a bowl of a chickpea, langoustine, calamari and pulpo stew which had an unusual and very welcome spicy edge! We loved this, too! So, by the way, do some of her regulars who actually phone ahead to make sure this is on the menu when they come to La Pitanza to dine. Next came the first of two entrantes (main courses): Pescadilla y almejas (baby merluza and clams) in a traditional suquet (a sauce made with tomatoes, onions, garlic, bread, saffron and ground almonds). D loves fish and could have eaten this all night, it was so good. Come to think of it, so could I. The second main course was Carrillera de cerdo (cheek of pork) slowly stewed until it melts in the mouth, and accompanied by a few crispy potato wedges. We were really so full by this time that we shouldn't have manage to eat this, but do you know what? We did, and it was lovely. Joan insisted we try Belén's puddings, too, and we agreed as long as we could sit awhile and make room for Belén to come and chat with us about the meal we had just eaten and the

restaurant. She is coming up to 10 years with this family venture (her mother helps her in the kitchen), it originally started serving drinks and tapas, but she got bolder and decided to offer a full menu. She cooks what is fresh from the market that day, so the menu changes daily. La Pitanza specialises in rice dishes and Belén is happy to accommodate the eating habits of northern Europeans and regularly cooks paellas in the early evening to serve them. It has been a great success, deservedly, and she has a loyal customer base. Her family is Valencia born and bred and Belén grew up in the old town, by the Mercado Central. It was then time to try some desserts. Belén prepared a little selection of three: Crema Catalana (a thick vanilla custard topped with sugar), a cheesecake with forest fruits, and finally a rich chocolate cake with a heavenly mandarin sorbet. Joan, a very charming and extremely knowledgeable guy, especially when it comes to fine wine, generously presented us each with chilled glass of a superb moscatel wine from Navarro, Pago de Cirsus, a perfect partner for a light and delicious dessert. La Pitanza is great value, the meal we had was roughly what you would get in a set dinner menu for just 24€ (three starters, one main course and dessert). As I write this it's our wedding anniversary tomorrow, and I'm sorely tempted to go again to celebrate with their fine quality service, food and drink. Tim Birch La Pitanza C/ Quart, 5 Tel: 96 391 09 27 Zona Carmen E-mail: lapitanzavalencia@gmail.com www.lapitanza.com Open every day 12.00h – 24.00h Menú del día 19€ excluding drink Menú de noche 24€ excluding drink Starters 6 – 10€ Main courses 10 – 15€ Rice dishes from 16€ Excellent selection of wines 15€ – 30€ Photos D. Birch / Article © 2012 24/ 7 Valencia

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Kaf Café Bohemian lives! Bohemia lives and Kaf Café is one of its best meetings points in Valencia. It’s a cosy, warm, safe and comfortable hangout for people with open minds and lovers of art, music and books covering many subjects… Kaf Café is run and owned by the pleasantly grounded Uruguayan couple Sebastián and Cecilia. The former is of Valencian descent as well as being a painter and poet, and you can currently see his paintings on display this month of October. It’s clear that they care about what they do regarding food, drink and culture in general. Their philosophy is that culture can be created in small places that have nothing to do with officially funded public spaces and that reading should be free – hence their free library! Every month they have a packed programme of talks, documentaries, films, live acoustic gigs, poetry readings and more. Check out what’s on their agenda for October and the coming months! Named after the famous Czech writer Franz Kafka, Sebastián was part of a writers group in the past and decided to name the bar in homage to the great literary figure. Coincidentally, this ‘24/7 Valencia’ member’s first teaching job abroad was in the Czech Republic, just a few years after the Velvet Revolution. Kafka’s museum in Prague is definitely worth a visit… At Kaf Café, the music soundtrack is eclectic Article © 2012 24/ 7 Valencia

with some choice jazz, blues, rock ’n’ roll, folk, world music and more but the emphasis is on mellow volume so that people can really relax with their drink and food and hear themselves in conversation, too! The last night we went we were privileged to hear deep funk sounds played by good friend and lifelong revolutionary DJ Crazy, who provided a great soundtrack to the night with War (minus Eric Burdon) and jazz – funk from the early ‘70s… Over the many times that we have enjoyed a night out at Kaf Café, we’ve tasted their authentic empanadas done the South American way, chatted over nachos con guacamole and been filled by their patatas a la sal con all i oli. There are seven tapas to choose from and 12 montaditos, too. Our favourite is their mermelada de tomate con queso de cabra (salted goat’s cheese with sweet tomato marmalade) …delish! A healthy option is the Ensalada Kaf with corn salad, tomato, avocado, raisins, goat’s cheese and sesame seeds. Expect to pay 10 – 15€ a head for a meal here. Drinks include house wines at 2€ a glass, Chimay Trappist monk beer, Palauner as well as the usual Heineken and Amstel. There are a good range of infusions, pleasantly served in earthenware style cups including red tea, black tea, mint, jasmine, lemon, Earl Grey, Rooibos and the interesting tea of ‘Eden’, which combines apple, nectarine and peach. It’s good! We tried it last Saturday evening on an energetic full moon and it did the trick.

Their library is impressive, with almost 3,000 books to browse and borrow from and is conveniently shelved in easy-to-use sections with art books, philosophy, science fiction, literature, psychology, poetry, short stories, plays, history, detective and thriller novels, travel guides and more. There is also a quite a good English section. Each book in the library has a form within it to fill in and your time given to borrow is as long as you wish, within reason. Ask at the bar for more details. This is culture with a generous heart. On November 3, ‘24/7 Valencia’ magazine will be celebrating its 12th anniversary in Kaf Café with live music from 21.30 – 23.00h from a ‘Folk – Jazz’ duo and then a party until 01.30h. All of our readers are welcome and there is food and drink to enjoy at a very reasonable price. The concert has a free entry. This is a lovely, relaxingly lit and genuinely alternative hangout with a healthy philosophy of sharing and creating ideas and good times. Kaf Café has become an essential part of the increasingly active & hip Benimaclet café – bar scene. Welcome to all. Owl and Bella Kaf Café C/ Arquitecto Arnau, 16 Tel: 96 113 17 06, 663 702 960 kafcafe.blogspot.com Facebook: Kaf Café Zona Benimaclet Open Tuesday – Sunday 18.00h – 1.30h

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CAFE MALVARROSA / ESPAI PARAL.LEL Dueto de Papel J. Giménez de Haro / Rosa Gimeno Hasta 16 octubre Cua de Peix Antoni Domènech Desde 18 octubre CENTRO CULTURAL BANCAJA Andy Warhol Superstar Hasta 5 enero 2013 Esencial Helmut Federle Desde 4 octubre hasta 5 enero 2013 COL.LEGI MAJOR RECTOR PESETUNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA Totum Revolutum. L'Art con Terapia Carmen Ramírez Hasta 30 octubre CENTRO DEL CARMEN Zuloaga y Sorolla, Artistas en una Edad de Plata Hasta 14 octubre La Mirada Creadora Francisco Lozano Sanchís (1919 – 2000) Hasta 21 octubre El Paisaje Nórdico en el Prado Hasta 2 diciembre Cristino de Vera: A Zaga de tu Huella Hasta 14 octubre CIUDAD DE LAS ARTES Y LAS CIENCIAS (L’Hemisferic, Museu de les Ciencies Principe Felipe, L’Oceanografic) www.cac.es DR NOPO Coma Juan Diego Valera Hasta 15 diciembre ESPAI TACTEL Mapa de la Vida Ladrando Chuso Ordi Hasta 3 noviembre FUNDACIÓN CHIRIVELLA SORIANO El Elogio de la Locura. Cuando los Compromisos Devienen en Imágenes. Octubre GALERÍA BENLLIURE Pintura Moderna y Contemporánea de los Siglos XIX y XX Permanente GALERÍA KESSLER BATTAGLIA El Veto de Iris Inma Femenía Hasta 20 octubre GALERÍA LUIS ADELANTADO XIV Convocatoria Internacional para Jóvenes Artistas Hasta 20 noviembre GALERÍA PUNTO Paisajes del Olvido Ramón de Soto Hasta 6 noviembre GALERÍA ROSALIA SENDER Parelles Joan A. Toledo Hasta 27 octubre GALERÍA ROSA SANTOS Cuando las Palabras Desaparecen Teresa Cebrián Hasta 10 noviembre GALERÍA THEMA Michavila – Armengol – Boix – Canogar – María José Ortega... (pintura y obra gráfica)

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Hasta noviembre Rafael Amorós – Ángel Hernández (Escultura) Hasta noviembre INSTITUTO FRANCÉS DE VALENCIA Instantes de Vida en Madagascar Pierrot Men Hasta 16 noviembre IVAM INSTITUT VALENCIÀ D’ART MODERN EXPOSICIONES IVAM El Collage en la Colección del IVAM. Trozos, Tramos, Trazos Hasta 4 noviembre La Línea, La Curva, La Elipse Mar Solís Hasta 14 octubre Del Rigor al Barroquismo Frank Stella Hasta 14 octubre Doric Sean Scully Hasta 28 octubre Un Universo Efímero Liang Binbin Hasta 25 noviembre Caligrafía China Moderna Gu Gan y Pu Lieping Hasta 13 enero 2013 Colecciones en Diálogo Ignacio Pinazo Desde 25 octubre hasta 27 enero 2013 JARDÍN BOTÁNICO Arquitectura y Naturaleza: Una Visión del Botánico Hasta 21 octubre Arte Contra la Pobreza Hasta 28 octubre LA BENEFICENCIA CENTRE VALENCIA DE CULTURA MEDITERRÁNEA Recorrido por la Prehistoria Valenciana, desde el Paleolítico hasta la Época Visigoda Exposición Permanente LA GALLERA El Séptimo Círculo Javier Velasco Hasta 28 octubre 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 en el Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia Hasta 2 diciembre Pintores de Entresiglos Hasta 28 octubre Dibujos Antonio Palomino Hasta 13 enero 2013 MUSEO DE PREHISTORIA DE VALENCIA Historia del Dinero Exposición Permanente Prehistòria y Cine Hasta 2 junio 2013 MUSEO VALENCIA D’ETNOLOGÍA Huerta i Marjal Exposición Permanente Fotografies València – Marsella Pedro Hernández Hasta 28 octubre MuVIM L’Aventura de la Pensament

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Exposición Permanente Dibujante Ambulante Paco Roca Hasta 12 octubre Los Lambert: Entre Paris y Xàbia Hasta 6 enero 2013 Le Noveau Design en France d'Influence Déco Hasta 28 octubre OCTUBRE CENTRE DE CULTURA CONTEMPORANIA El Sentit de l'Índia Hasta 13 octubre UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA, LA NAU Covers (1954-1961) Cultura, Juventud y Rebeldía Hasta 20 enero 2013 Rehogar Soluciones para el Hábitat a Partir de Residuos Hasta 1 noviembre opera

PALAU DE LES ARTS El Dúo de ‘La Africana’ Manuel Fernández Caballero 6, 8, 10, 11, 13 octubre Teatre Martín i Soler Ópera Rigoletto Giuseppe Verdi 10, 13, 16, 18, 21, 24 noviembre Sala Principal theatre

CARME TEATRE Pànic Escènic (música y teatro) 4 – 7 octubre Artemis V Zrcadle (teatro) 19 – 21 octubre Hoogerman (danza) 26 – 28 octubre ESPAI INESTABLE Peceras (teatro) 4 – 7 octubre Otros Rastros (danza) 13 – 14 octubre Miniaturas (teatro) 19 – 21 octubre El Entretenimiento (teatro) 26 – 28 octubre TEATRO FLUMEN The Hard i Neros 5 octubre No Disparen al Guitarrista Jesús Manzano 6 octubre Midsummer Desde 18 octubre hasta 4 noviembre Kamino de Risas Karim 19 octubre Malayuna 20 octubre Impro V.2 al Cubo 27 octubre TEATRE MICALET Xavi Castillo and the A-Phonics Hasta 7 octubre Valèntia 11 – 14 octubre La Tossuderia 18 – 28 octubre TEATRO DE MARIONETAS LA ESTRELLA - SALA LA PETXINA El Viaje Submarino de

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OCTOBER 12 24/ 7 VALENCIA LISTINGS Cuchufleta y Bombalino Octubre TEATRO OLYMPIA Tío Vania por Anton Chekhov 3 – 21 octubre Imprebís 5 – 20 octubre cinema

BABEL *versión original www.cinesalbatrosbabel.com FILMOTECA CINEMA INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE CINEMATOGRAFÍA CICLOS IVAC – LA FILMOTECA www.ivac-lafilmoteca.es CICLOS OCTUBRE 2012 OCTUBRE EN LA FILMOTECA DEL IVAC 50 Años Sin Marilyn Hasta 7 octubre Cine Andaluz Hasta 7 octubre Estrenos Filmoteca Hasta 14 octubre Very Funny Things. Nueva Comedia Americana Hasta 2 noviembre Marco Bellocchio: Cine, Amor y Rabia Desde 16 octubre hasta 30 diciembre Día Mundial del Patrimonio Audiovisual 24 – 27 octubre Día Internacional de la Animación 25 – 28 de octubre 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

C/ Sueca, 27. Valencia (Ruzafa)

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 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

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

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ʻLIKEʼ US ON 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

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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 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

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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 Jazz en directo. Música en directo cada semana los jueves, viernes, sábados, domingos. Sala de prestigio con una buena acústica. 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. 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.

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 Cronopio (Zona Benimaclet) C/Barón de San Petrillo 46 Tel: 960 64 17 17 http://cafecronopiobenimaclet.blogspot.com.es Spacious and friendly bohemian cafébar with packed live music programme every week. Jazz, blues, flamenco, world music, jam sessions 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

2 Octubre 21:30h Scott Hamilton Quartet 5 Octubre 22:45h Kris Davis 10 Octubre 21:30h VLC/BCN Juction

12 Octubre 22:30h Piano Duo Session 16 Octubre 20:30h Jam Session 19 Octubre 22:30h Elma Sambeat Quartet

Jimmy Glass Jazz Festival 2012 Miércoles, 24 de octubre, 21.30 h: Jonathan Kreisberg Quartet / Feat. Will Vinson Viernes, 26 de octubre, 22.30 h: Indian Jazz Session "Off Festival" Martes, 30 de octubre, 21.30 h: Gilad Atzmon Trío Viernes, 3 de noviembre, 21.30 h: Jeremy Pelt Quintet / Feat. JD Allen Martes, 6 de noviembre, 21.30 h: Jerry Bergonzi Quartet Jimmy Glass Jazz Bar (Zona Carmen) C/ Baja, 28 www.jimmyglassjazz.net Legendary and prestigious jazz club in the classic New York style with an authentic jazz atmosphere, integrated on the international live jazz circuit , where you every week you can see famous international live bands from the modern jazz world.

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OCTOBER 12 24/ 7 VALENCIA LISTINGS Mítico y prestigioso club de jazz de estilo neoyorquino, con una átmosfera auténticamente jazzística, donde pueden verse todas las semanas figuras internacionales del jazz contemporáneo. Consulta la web: www.jimmyglassjazz.net Kaf Cafe (Zona Benimaclet) C/Arquitecto Arnau, 16 961131706 - 663 702 960 lk 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 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. Noise Valencia C/ San Vicente, 200 Tel.670 659 705 www.discomirror.es 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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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. 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 “DubClub Valencia” Dub Club es un club con reggae, funk, café-teatro, música en directo… 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! Three rooms: one is more organic with pop/ rock ’n’ roll/garage/soul and the other more electronic with groove electro/space disco/ new wave/cosmic boogie. Karaoke room too! Check it! Uno de los clubs más populares de Valencia con música ecléctica cada viernes y sábado hasta las 07.00h. Electro - space - disco - rock ’n’ roll y más. 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.

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Bigornia C/ Museu, 10 Arty crowd of the Carmen scene with electro, hip-hop, funk, techno and more. Good vibes. Blau C/ Alta, 11 House and funk with a crowd to match. Bolseria Café C/Bolseria, 41 Tel: 96 391 89 03 Hot tropical vibe with swinging crowd at weekends. House, Latin, funk and pop. Carmen Club C/ Quart, 26 www.carmenclub.es Brand new and spacious nightclub with free entry until 4am! Open every night of the week with International, Erasmus, R'n'B, Latin fusion nights, live acts and more... Calcatta C/ Reloj Viejo, 6 One of the few discos in the Carmen to stay open all night, until around 8 am. Club 47 C/ Quart, 47 See groovelives website. 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!

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

La3 c/ Padre Porta, 2 www.groovelives.com Indie & electrónica sounds on 3 floors 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. Discounts every day always free entry. DJs too! Follow us on Facebook “ JuanitaClub (VALENCIA)” Juanita Club - especialistas y amantes de música reggae, sitio acogedor y relajado. La Flama C/ San Roteros, 14 Near the Torres de Serrano, this is a musiclovers meeting point with a rock & roll crowd.

Radio City C/ Santa Teresa, 19 Tel: 96 391 41 51 A legendary club in Valencia's old town. Free, eclectic disco Monday - Sunday nights, live flamenco every Tuesday @23h. English language nights Thursday @20h with Britpop music till late. 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! 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. Pinball C/ Concordia, 3 www.pinballvalencia.com For lovers of psychedelia, northern Soul, funk. Groovy atmosphere, buzzing at weekends. Cats and chicks shakin’ it until the early hours, digging various scenes like something out of Blow Up. Just one minute´s walk from C/ Caballeros & with free entry. Pinball es un Pub-disco con música de los sesenta, garage, rock ‛n’ roll, Northen Soul, mercadillos, mojitos y más.

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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

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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.

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High Cube Puerto de Valencia ( near Veles i Vents building) www.highcube.es Mobile: 627 71 41 20 / 661 68 00 68 Zona Palacio de Congresos

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

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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. Sabroso menú del día, buen servicio, interior estilo retro y ambiente relajante, especialistas en café, clientela mixta. Zona Canovas

Madhatter's Coffee Lounge C/ Serranos Morales, 3 Tel: 96 3 348 132 Friendly, English run cafe-bar 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.

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including some wonderful live music acoustic concerts in the downstairs ‘Sala Ampaarö’.

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. Boasts a lovely terrace to enjoy your food and drink outside.English speaking staff. Gay & Lesbian friendly. Café-bar cosmopolita con buenas tapas, buen ambiente, terraza agradable, abierta y tolerante.

Bar Torres C/ Guillem de Castro, 119 Tel. 963 154 162 Just a stone's throw from Torres de Quart but completely off the tourist track. This is a real Spanish bar of the barrio with a good atmosphere and a multi-lingual, well-travelled owner who speaks Spanish, English and German. Paella every Friday and good tapas during the whole week, fresh products and good prices. Spanish beers, patatas bravas, ham, cheese, fish, and more for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The real Spain. Family run business. Auténtico bar español con tapas del día, paella cada viernes, jamón, tortilla, queso, pescado, y más. Muy cerca de Torres de Quart. Café Guirgall Dr Beltran Bigorra, 18 Movil: 661 914 307 Increasingly popular café-bar with tapas, terrace & an active cultural programme

muy buenos y eventos cada mes. Lab2 es un sitio internacional con intercambios ingles - español - alemán, mojitos, cenas temáticas y mucho más. Café Infanta Pl. Tossal, 3 Tel: 96 392 16 23 In the heart of the Carmen, Café Infanta is spacious yet cosy inside. Great terrace.

Café Lisboa Pl. Dr. Collado, 9 Tel. 96 391 94 84 An excellent café bar in one of Valencia’s most atmospheric plazas. Good mixed crowd of students, locals, visitors and a very popular terraza. Open 09.00h and all day until late. Lots of bocadillos, coffees and beers. Barça and Levante football on TV at the weekend. A legendary cafe-bar that is 36 years old. Set in the historic centre. Breakfast, lunch and dinner available everday. Salads, sandwiches, Snacks, Montaditos, Desserts. Fine choice of cocktails including Mojito, Daiquiri, Bloody Mary. Agua de Valencia, Sangria & Paella too. Warm interior and beautiful terrace. Un clásico del centro histórico, terraza amplio, interior relajado, tapas y cócteles. Bohemio, literario, y abierto a todos. 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!

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

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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 cafebar 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. Café-bar autentico con tapas españolas, paella, fideuá y buen servicio. 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.

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. Cava, champagne, terraza con fuente y más. L'Ermita C/ Obispo Don Jeronimo, 4 Tel: 96 391 67 59 Saturday... live acoustic music around 21.00h.

Los Pikapiedra (Zona Carmen) C/ Caballeros, 25 Tel: 96 3 919 876/ 681 215 545 www.bar-lospicapiedra.com Great! Definitive of the alternative Carmen scene. Highly popular with students, punks, hippies and adventurous tourists. It is a friendly, alternative hangout that is run by a multilingual, well-travelled owner and is open to all. Set on 3 floors with room for groups and couples. After 18 years of deserved popularity with locals and visitors, Los Pikapiedra is without doubt an essential part of the Barrio del Carmen scene. Easy to find too! Reasonable prices. They now have a wonderful selection of Spanish tapas. Ask at the bar for their carta. Bar Los pikapiedra es un bar alternativo legendario, con gente bohemia, porrones, música ecléctica y tapas españolas. 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 street in the historic centre. Agreeable ambience and reasonable prices. 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. Sant Jaume es un clásico del centro histórico con unas de las mejores terrazas en Valencia. Teteria Tiana C/ Maret, 4 (near Torres de Serranos) We’ve been coming here, on and off, since 1995! Great music from the 60s to now, real lovers of classic retro sounds and rock’n’roll from Europe and the States. Intimate corners make it good for couples and groups. Hidden away, in a side street off C/ Roteros and a stone’s throw from Torres de Serranos.. This lot know their music and they know how to have a good time. 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

Gatos Cafe Pub Plaza Xuquer, 9 Set in the beautiful Plaza Xuquer, this is a cafe-bar with everything. L'adormidera Plaza Xuquer, 3 Facebook ladormidera Great live acoustic gigs, beers, wines, teas, art exhibitions and more... Rocafull Cafe Pl. Xuquer, 14 www.rocafull.tk A key meeting point of the ‘indie’ community. Zona Plaza Cedro

Cafe Infinito C/ Poeta Mas y Ros, no 35 Tel: 617 27 20 42 www.cafeinfinito.net Superb! International multilingual staff with a friendly atmosphere and packed agenda including theme nights, language exchange and live music quiz. Tornillo C/ Campoamor, 42 Tel. 96 392 55 27 A meeting point for faces from the indie and electronica scenes. Definitely worth checking. Zona Plaza Benimaclet

La Ola Fresca Calle Músico Magenti 11, Benimaclet Reservations: 610026305 A ‘cafecito’ with a big heart and a fabulous terrace • Speciality in brownies and homemade cakes • world food cooking Juice therapy • local artesanal beers • fairtrade tea and coffee workshops and special events • Sunday BRUNCH • Facebook: La Ola Fresca Valenbisi: 116 Comidas del mundo, servicio excelente, sabroso y actividades cada semana. Tam Tam C/ Emilio Baro, 20 Very special, one of the finest chill out bars in the city. A bohemian hangout with a spacious, soulful interior. Eclectic sounds for an eclectic

Cross C/ Juan de Mena, 7 (Zona Botanico) Facebook Cross Valencia www.crossvalencia.com Just 2 minutes walk from Torres de Quart in the tranquil Botanico barrio. Cross is one of Valencia’s most popular Gay Clubs. Open each night from 22h to 03.30am with Sundays and Wednesdays featuring ‘get naked’ parties. Saturday night has the best drag shows and the club’s music soundtrack is modern. Closed Mondays. Magnus Termas (Sauna) Av. Puerto, 27 Tel: 96 337 48 92

Nuncadigono C/ Turia, 22 The latest gay sex-club with rooms, showers, labyrinths, videos, slings, contacts, S&M, bears, fucking, sex, glory-holes, motor bikes. Each month: ‘Fiesta Slip’ 1st and 3rd Thursday from 22h (jockstrap/ swimwear) ‘Fiesta Naturista’ 2nd & 4th Thursday from 22h. (naked) Free cloakroom service and free condoms and lubrication, ask at the bar. Happy hours todos los dias. Open every day from 12.00 pm to 04.00 am. Gay sexbar. Cuartos, duchas, laberintos, videos, slings, valencia, contactos, gay, nuncadigono, bar, sm, bears, sexo, motos. Pekado Pl. Vicente Iborra, 9 Tel. 96 392 41 39 The seven deadly sins are served after you

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

TRADITIONAL PUBS Zona El Carmen

Finnegan’s Pl. de la Reina Tel: 96 392 28 62

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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. Bar Irlandés legendario en el corazón de Valencia, con buena selección de cervezas y comidas también. Gente con experiencia. Deportes en directo. Zona Canovas

Portland Ale House C/ Salamanca 10 Yes! Valencia’s first true American pub, run by a friendly American team with draft beers available, sports and an increasingly mixed crowd of locals, visitors and English and Spanish speakers. They now brew & serve their own beer ! Tuesdays and Wednesdays are international language exchange nights with Orange Academy, Thursdays is speed dating and Sundays is the legendary pub quiz! Portland Ale House es un pub americano auténtico. Con dueños americanos y sus cervezas propias más marcas famosas y noches de intercambios inglés/ español. Muy cosmopolita. 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 every Friday at 23h. Parties with prizes. Open Saturday and Sunday at 13:00h pm. Reservations at info@stpatricksvalencia.com See Facebook for more details! Pub irlandés famoso con pantallas para deportes en directo. Buena selección de cervezas y cócteles, música en directo los viernes, intercambios los jueves y más… 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.

Restaurants Afro-Cuban

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

McDonalds Pl. de la Reina, 15 Tel: 96 392 35 91 Easy to find, with the city’s cathedral as the backdrop. Peggy Sue’s American Diner Calle Carrasquer, 7 (near Torres de Quart) Tel: 96 391 90 18 www.peggysue.es Arabic

Sahara (Zona Carmen) C/ del Mar, 52 Tel: 96 394 32 76 Movil: 698 579 148 www.sahararestaurante.com Set in a tranquil part of the old centre. Just 2 minute's walk from Plaza Reina. Arabic restaurant with Moroccan chef and owner. Lovely interior includes a corner with typical low seats and tables. Lovely starters includes hummus & aubergine tapas, main dishes include tajin, enjoy Arabic sweets for dessert and Arabic tea too.

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

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€. French

Atmosphére (Institut Français) C/ Moro Zeit, 6 www.restauranteatmosphere.com Open 08.00h to 20.00h, delicious homemade food from expert chefs. Fusion Restaurant Sésame C/ En Bou (Zona Carmen) Tel: 96 391 30 62 Highly popular. The well-travelled French owner proposes a wide variety of creative tapas and dishes with an original Greek & Mediterranean/ Asian/ French and Vegetarian fusion using only fresh local produce. Warm and friendly service. Tasteful & cosy setting with quite a romantic interior. Book at weekends as often busy and seating is limited. Indian / Pakistani

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! Uno de los mejores restaurantes indios en Valencia con comidas y cenas típicas del país. Muchos productos indios en su tienda a lado también. 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.

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. Restaurante mediterráneo muy original con interior barroco, platos suculentos, popular con grupos y parejas. Cerca de Mercado Central. 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. Enjoy their lovely terrace in a quiet corner of the historic centre of Valencia. We are waiting to welcome you… La Pappardella C/ Bordadores, 5 (next to Cathedral) Tel: 96 391 89 15 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 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. Don Salvatore 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!

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

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. Kokura tiene comida japonesa con toques de fusión y para comer dentro o para llevar. Servicio a domicilio. Expertos en sushi. Macrobiotic

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

El Mexico de María (Zona Ruzafa) C/ Calle Denia, 20. Tel: 96 332 80 78 Friendly Mexican restaurant, superb homemade dishes. Taquería el Burrito (Zona Carmen) C/ Alta,12 Tel: 96 113 36 08 Tasty Mexican food & drink. Takeaway service. Organic

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

Café Pessoa C/ Literato Azorin, 2 Tel: 96 341 75 14 Great! An authentic Portuguese café bar with lovely cocktails and trendy interior.

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fresh paella, homemade desserts and bossa nova soundtrack. 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.

Mesclat C/ Beltran Bigorra, 10 (Zona Carmen) Tel: 96 306 58 52 www.mesclat.net Great! Mesclat (which is Valenciano for mixed) is a quality burger bar that gives you the chance to choose between meat, fish or vegetables and the ingredients that accompany your burger and the type of bread too. Black Angus, Wagyu, ecological veal from Avila, cuttlefish, King Prawn, feta cheese & spinach are just some of the choices on offer amongst 12 hamburgers to choose from. Each burger can be combined with 4 or more amongst 25 distinctive ingredients. Homemade sauces, piadinas, succulent salads all make this part of the experience of this ‘fast-good’ valenciano restaurant. Check out their carta of national and international beers and a fine selection of wines, which suits the most demanding of palates. Mesclat: the good face of globalization!!! Open every night and open midday from Thursdays to Sundays. 12 Hamburguesas de mucha calidad de ternera ecológica, sepia, feta, espinaca y más. Opciones entre pescado, vegetales y carne. Spanish / Valencian

El Pony Pisador C/ Zurradores, 7 (Near Plaza Santa Catalina) Tel: 638 196 289/ 635 849 390 Homemade Spanish food, rustic interior and run by a friendly Spanish couple. Try their Croquetas de Jamón Ibérico, artichokes, baby squid with paprika, strawberry cheese cake. In a quite corner of the Centro Histórico. Good selection of wines from 8€ to 16€. Menú del día 10€ including drink. Saturday & Sunday lunch 14€, drink extra. Dishes from 4.50€ to 7€. Authentic Spanish cuisine. Restaurante Español íntimo, rústico y con comida casera muy buena; rabo de toro, croquetas, jamón ibérico, calamares y más. 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.

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Carpe Diem C/ Martínez Cubells, 4 (off Passeig Ruzafa) Tel: 96 342 77 80, www.carpediem-vlc.com A genuine Spanish restaurant right in the centre of Valencia, on a mellow side street, dead easy to find! Friendly service, trendy interior, expert chefs and authentic Valencia cuisine! Enjoy fish dishes, Spanish tapas and rice dishes including paella on their mellow terraza as you watch the world go by. Savour their delicious salads, chilled white wines, and desserts. An international staff are on hand to help you with your choice. Enjoy their Tapas menu. Some of the best mediterranean dishes around. Restaurante Español con terraza amplia, ensaladas frescas, pescados y paella Valenciana. Zona El Carmen

33 Lounge Restaurant C/ San Dionisio, 8 Tel: 96 392 41 61 www.33loungerestaurant.com Mediterranean tapas, expertly made

La Galeria C/ Baja, 38 Tel: 96 3 154 494 Tasty and in the heart of the barrio del Carmen. Run by friendly, welcoming owner Paco and his staff. This Spanish restaurant is highly popular with groups and couples. Lovely selection of salads, cheeses, bocadillos, homemade desserts, menus for groups, live music on Thursdays, art exhibitions by local artists. Típico del Barrio del Carmen con ensaladas, quesos, bocadillos,

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postres caseros sabrosos, buen ambiente, menús para grupos, música en directo los jueves. Bienvenidos! La Pitanza C/ Quart, 5 Tel: 96 391 09 27 www.lapitanza.com Quality Spanish restaurant, just off Plaza Tossal, with rice, fish and meat dishes to savour. Valencian owned and run.

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... El bar de tapas más histórico en el centro de Valencia, especialidad en clóchinas, buenas habas y ensaladilla rusa. 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! 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. 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 Peix Daurat C/ Doctor Monserrat 14. Tel:.635 413 476. www.elpeixdaurat.com Open Tuesday to Friday (13.30h - 16.00h Monday to Sunday (20.00h - 24.00h) Wonderful lunch-time paella every Friday afternoon.Superb! By sheer word of mouth, this hidden gem of a restaurant has become a favourite of discerning customers. Chic & tasty Mediterranean cuisine and from around the world. Situated in a quiet street in the old centre, just 2 minute’s walk from Torres de Quart so easy to find. They use different techniques and cooking traditions to create Mediterranean dishes with their unique flavour. They now serve great pinchos & tapas. Cocina Mediterránea de buena calidad con toques de fusión y con servicio atento. Pinchos y tapas también. El Rall Pl. Tundidores, 2 Tel: 96 392 20 90 Legendary paella restaurant, prime location by La Lonja and Plaza Negrito. Escalones de La Lonja C/ Pere Compte, 3

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. Gay & Lesbian friendly. Tapas caseras, divertidas, servicio amable y buenas paellas de jueves a domingo. Muy cerca de Torres de Serranos. Auténticamente español y abierto a todos. La Caragola Pl. Mossen Sorell, 9 Tel: 615 992 803 La Greta C/ Pere Bonfill, 7 Tel. 96 332 24 47 Alternative vibe, cool music, tapas and open, liberal crowd. Vegetarians are catered for. La Huerta y La Botella Obispo Don Geronimo, 8 Tel: 963 923 705 In a quiet street, just off Calle Caballeros. Valencian cocina includes Michelin trained chefs. Choice wine list too. Menu del dia is 10€. Average price for evening meal is 20€.

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La Lola C/ Subida de Toledano, 8 Tel: 96 391 80 45, www.lalolarestaurante.com reservas@lalolarestaurante.com. Very cool, popular and excellently located by the cathedral tower. A distinctive interior combines minimalism with ‘60s Spanish retro and space for 50 customers. This is ‘nueva cocina española’! Authentic live flamenco every week. Win a free meal for two at La Lola! In what year was Joaquín Cortés 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. 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 Xirgu C/ dels Borja, 4 Tel: 96 392 27 35 Very spacious, arty, and buzzing at the weekends with an alternative vibe… Maria Mandiles C/ del Padre Huérfanos, 2 Tel: 96 315 48 84 A wonderful choice. In the heart of the historic centre in a tranquil square by the church of El Carmen, next to a garden, you will find the restaurant Maria Mandiles. With an ample terrace, you can enjoy tapas, fondues, cheeses, salads, homemade desserts, a variety of sangrias, cocktails, and ‘Agua de Valencia’ too. Lunchtime menu from Monday to Friday for 10.50€ with everything included. Saturdays and Sundays at lunchtime has paella for 6.50€. Typical price for evening dinner is 18€. Open all day from 10am to 01.30am. En pleno centro histórico con una amplia terraza, donde poder disfrutar de sus montados, fondues, ensaladas, quesadillas, postres caseros, variedad de sangrías, cocteles y agua de Valencia. Mattilda C/ Roteros, 21 Tel. 96 392 31 68 Creative cuisine.

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Mediterraniart C/ del Mar, 29 Tel: 96 0 715 790 mediterraniart@gmail.com Great! Open very day of the week, Mediterraniart is an authentic and elegant Valencia chill out bar/restaurant run by a friendly, young and experienced team. Paella everyday, typical Spanish tapas including bravas, calamares, ham and cheese and mediterranean salads and dishes. Menú del día 9,50€ & 14€. Dinners betwen 20-25 €. Mellow & cool music soundtrack with soul, funk, jazz, house and more. Restaurante de calidad y bienvenido. Tapas y platos mediterráneos. 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. Terraza enorme, cocina mediterránea auténtica, relajante y buena selección de arroces, carnes y pescados. 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. De martes a sábado menú mediterráneo por 13€ con ingredientes frescos y buena presentación y buen servicio. Interior agradable 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

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Tel: 96 326 08 91 Tasty dishes in a quiet corner of the Barrio del Carmen. San Miguel C/ Sant Miquel, 7 Tel: 96 392 31 29 Classy. In the heart of the historic centre, San Miquel has a tapas bar, a wonderful terrace and authentic traditional cuisine. Serranos C/ Blanquerías, 5 Tel: 96 391 70 61 Another great Valencia landmark close by the Torres de Serrano. 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. 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. Guernica C/ Cadiz, 42 Tel: 96 064 18 60 Zona Ruzafa Facebook Guernica Ruzafa Great name, good setting, good food and wonderful cocktails! Guernica is set in the

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hip barrio of Ruzafa and run by Ruben, the welcoming and enthusiastic chef owner with many years of experience in the quality restaurant scene of Valencia. Fresh food from the local market presented creatively. Enjoy paella or mussles most days for 10€ at lunchtime. Lovely terraza. Open every day from 12.00h to midnight. Productos frescos de mercado, elaborados cócteles, encantadora terraza, muy conocido el sitio en el barrio de Ruzafa de moda en Valencia. 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 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. 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.

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

Lovely sunny terraza and Mediterranean tapas to enjoy. Puedes disfrutar tapas mediterráneas, pizzas, paellas, cócteles, en una bella terraza en el corazón del centro histórico cada día.

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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! Restaurante fusión Mediterráneo muy bienvenido y con carácter de cocina internacional y clientela internacional.

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Dehesa Santa Maria (Zona Canovas) C/ Gran Via del Marques del Turia, 76 (corner of Plaza Canovas) Tel: 96 065 06 40 / Reservations: 96 0 65 06 41 www.dehesacanovas.com www.dehesasantamaria.com Wonderful setting in the highly popular, upmarket and cosmopolitan Canovas zone. This is a well-established and authentic Spanish Tapas bar-restaurant specializing in quality Spanish ‘Iberico’ products so you can savour the best hams, cheeses & sausages to go with your wine or beer. Real quality Spanish food and drink with a quality clientele too. Friendly service, lovely terrace and clean & polished interior. Delicious desserts! Tapas bar de alta calidad con productos ibéricos, jamones, quesos, postres deliciosos.

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Blanquita (Zona Carmen) PL. Dr. Collado, 8 46001.Valencia Tlf. 637556321

Thai Gardens Valencia C/ Joaquin Costa,26. Zona Canovas Tel: 96 333 66 13 valencia@thaigardensgroup.com

Thai Gardens C/ Joaquin Costa,26 Zona Canovas Tel:96 333 66 13 valencia@thaigardensgroup.com Superb! Check out this impressive Thai restaurant in the cosmopolitan Canovas zone. Authentic Thai cuisine by expert Thai chefs with all ingredients imported weekly from Bangok. Restaurante Tailandés auténtico con cocineros de tailandia e interior impresionante. Ingredientes importados de Bangok semanalmente. Vegan

Loving Hut C / Conde deAltea, 44 Tel. 96 3 744 361 www.lovinghut.es Vegan dishes in the Canovas zone. Vegetarian

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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.Tortilla, ham, cheeses, soups, patatas bravas, fish, meats, sausages, wines & beers and more. 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”.

Popular con gente alternativa, gente del barrio y visitantes. Excelente terraza. La Comisaría (Zona Carmen) 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. Multilingual, talented chef.

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 with alternative crowd and visitors. 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. Auténtico bar de tapas español con dueños de familia andaluza con alcachofas, croquetas, sardinas, opciones vegetarianas y mucho más.

copenhagen (Zona Ruzafa) 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 (Zona Carmen) C/ Salvador Giner, 6 Tel: 96 392 18 62 Highly recommended. Emphasis is on tastiness and nutrition. Spinach, musaka, hummus… Vinoteca

Santa Companya (Zona Carmen) C/ Roteros, 21 Tel: 96 392 22 59 Classy. Long established and just a stone’s throw from the Torres de Serranos in the centro historico.

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La Violeta (Flower shop, express delivery) Pl. Ayuntamiento, puesto 2 Tel: 96 352 13 99, 667 326 340 Zona El Carmen

Bugalu (retro) C/ Derechos, 22 Tel 96 391 84 49 Confettis C/ Quart, 69 Mobile: 687 100 608 www.confettis.es A shop for all the family with party ‘piñatas’. Cup Cake C/ La Paz, 36 Tel: 96 352 01 95 www.cupcakevalencia.es Emeeme 1964 C/ Numancia, 1 Tel: 96 315 40 53 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 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 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. Urban Klan (Skate wear / Hip-Hop) C/ Museo, 5 Zona Canovas

Taste Of America C/ Avd Reino de Valencia, 6 Tel: 96 206 64 65 www.tasteofamerica.es Zona Colon

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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

CLASSIFIEDS 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

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también. Servicio experto y amable. BOOK SHOPS

Rana Books Av. Reino de Valencia, 15 46005 Valencia, Spain Tel: +34 96 332 81 28 www.ranabooks.es Rana Books is Valencia's newest English bookshop. It has a huge variety of books for adults, children and Teachers. Staff are friendly, knowledgeable and bi-lingual. The shop hosts regular events for Native English speakers and for those learning English at all levels. Events include weekly High tea, Board game Nights, Author signings, Native English staff host English conversation classes for adults and storytelling workshops for Children. Rana Books welcomes everyone to relax on their Chesterfield Sofa, indulge in a fresh cake and choose one of the newest bestsellers. More details available at www.ranabooks.es Nueva librería inglesa en Valencia, gran variedad de libros para adultos, niños y profesores. Clases en inglés, charlas de escritores. 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. 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... BRITISH TV

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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. Bicis para alquiler y comprar. Reparaciones

www.casaruralserenachulilla.com FOOTBALL CALENDAR

7 octubre 12.00h Levante - Valencia sábado 20 octubre 20.00h Valencia - Athletic Bilbao domingo 21 octubre 12.00h Getafe - Levante martes 23 octubre 20.45h Champions League BATE Borisov - Valencia jueves 25 octubre 19.00h Europa League

OCTOBER 12 24/ 7 VALENCIA LISTINGS Levante - Twente Enschede 27/28 octubre Betis - Valencia Levante - Granada 3/4 noviembre Valencia - Atlético Sevilla - Levante miércoles 7 noviembre 20.45h Champions League Valencia - BATE Borisov jueves 8 noviembre 21.05h Europa League Twente Enschede - Levante 10/11 noviembre Valladolid - Valencia Levante - Real Madrid VALENCIA CF Mestalla stadium, Aragón/ Facultats metro, lots of buses incl. 9, 10, 12, 29, 30, 31, 32, 41, 79, 80. Tickets available from the stadium, club souvenir shops, La Caixa, Ticketmaster and selected tobacconists. LEVANTE UD Ciudad de Valencia stadium, 11/70 bus, Machado metro, Estadi del Llevant tram. Tickets available at ground on matchday. HAIR SALON

El Atelier C/ Navarra 7 (Zona Mercado de Abastos) Tel. 96 072 3470 www.el-atelier.es Hair salon in the city offers a cosy, friendly environment, the latest trends in hair styling; make up, handmade jewellery, vintage clothing, accessories and affordable art. English/ Spanish speaking hairdresser. Open Mon - Sat. Salón de peluquería de calidad, ropa, estilismo, corte y tinte. Peinados y Recogidos para bodas, eventos y fiestas.

www.likeathome.net Two of the funkiest hostels in town, set in the heart of the centro histórico. Hostal Antigua Morellana (Zona Carmen) C/ En Bou, 2 Tel: 96 391 57 73 www.hostalam.com Single: 45-55€, Double: 55-65€. 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

HOSTELS

Home (Zona Carmen) Pl. Vicente Iborra Tel: 96 391 37 97 C/ La Lonja, 4 Tel: 96 391 62 29

LANGUAGE SCHOOLS

English Classes Experienced teacher and teacher trainer. Business, general and conversational English. Recommended. All levels. Tel: 617 850 700.

C/ Doctor Modesto Cogollos 6 y 8, Valencia 46021.

INTERCAMBIO / QUIZ

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. Academia inglesa de calidad con profesores nativos y cursos para niños y adultos a todos los nivles. También castellano, francés, alemán. Traducciones excelentes. Preparación exámenes.

HEALTH

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

Wednesdays @20.00h - 22.00h La Dehesa de Santa Maria (Gran Via, 76) English-Spanish exchange night / Wednesdays@20.00h Portland Ale House ( C/ Salamanca, 10 / tel: 96 3 810 406) Language exchange - Tuesdays @20.00h ... English - Wednesdays @20.00h... Spanish - Thursdays @20.30h Quiz - Sundays@20.00h... Portland Café (Paseo de la Facultades, 2 / tel: 96 3 810 406) - Language exchange / Mondays@ 20.30h... Radio City ( C/ Santa Teresa, 19 / Tel: 96 39 41 51 English Thursdays @20:00h - 23:00h... Seven ( Plaza Honduras, 34 / movil: 617154715) - Language exchange Thursdays & Sundays@ 20.00h... St Patrick's -( Gran via Marques del Turia, 69/ tel: 96 351 36 42) - Language exchange English - German - Spanish / Thursdays@20.00h... The Lounge - ( Estameñeria vieja, 2 / tel: 96 391 80 94) English - Spanish German / Wednesdays@ 20.30h... Ubik Café - ( Literato Azorin, 13 / tel: 96 374 12 55) English - Spanish Tuesdays @20.30h - 22.30h

Cafe infinito (C/ Porta Mas y Ros, 35 / tel: 617 27 20 42) - Music quiz / Sundays@21.30h... Dublin House ( Plaza del Patriarca, 6 / tel: 96 394 49 09) - Language exchange / Thursday @20.00h... Lab2( C/ Hierba, 4 / tel: 96 391 2716) - English - Spanish - Tuesdays @20.00h - 22.00h Laboratorio 1 (Pl. Cors de la Mare de Deu, 3/ tel: 96 392 61 93) - German - Spanish

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VALENCIA WEBSITES

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SPAINSBURYS

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. Highlyqualified and native teachers in a professional and friendly atmosphere. Academia muy establecida con clases en castellano, inglés, francés, italiano y chino. Grupos, clases privadas, todos bienvenidos. Profesores nativos y motivados.

Plaza Jaime Roig 1, Calle Marc Corneli, 46160 LLIRIA, Spain Tel: 96 279 3142 Mon –Fri 9.30 am – 16.00h/ Sat 10.30 am – 14.30 h www.spainsburys.com Email: info@spainsburys.com “British supermarket with a touch of Irish. Supermercado británico con un toque de irlanda.” TATTOO SHOPS

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

LAUNDRETTE

The L@undry Stop C/ Baja, 17 Tel: 96 391 35 28, 687 255 275 Open daily 09.30h ‘till 22.00h! (Sat&Sun: 14.30h ‘till 22.00h). Valencia’s first cyber Laundromat/Laundrette! The L@undry Stop is a different place where you can surf the web, chill with a drink or read a book while your clothes get washed. Washing 5€, Drying 3€, Soap .50€, Internet .50€/20 min. Lavandería moderna y acogedora con internet, revistas, bebidas. PRoperty

This is Valencia Tel: 622 230 597 www.thisisvalencia.com info@thisisvalencia.com We have a relocation and property service. Flats, houses and chalets for sale and to rent within a 30km radius of the city. Let us know what you are looking for, chances are we will already have something to suit on our

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Two Steps Forward – One Step Back It is turning out to be a real stop-start beginning to the season for Valencia Club de Fútbol. After scraping just two points from a possible nine, the Chés managed to get their first win of the season over Celta de Vigo. The increasingly impressive Feghouli got Valencia off to a dream start after just three minutes, converting a cross from Jonathan Viera. However, the team from Vigo did not roll over and struck back after 15 minutes… thanks to some poor judgement from home keeper Diego Alves. Valencia were put under the cosh but held on and a headed goal from new signing Cissokho gave Valencia the three points. Pellegrino himself said that VCF

had won without playing well and most of Mestalla was in complete agreement with him. A few days later, a much sterner test awaited Pellegrino’s team as they travelled to Munich to take on the mighty Bayern in the opening match of this season’s Champions League. The difference in quality between the two sides was enormous. The midfield duo of Tino Costa and Dani Parejo were completely outclassed and were unable to convert a pass during the 90 minutes. The Germans, principally through an excellent Toni Kroos, controlled the match from start to finish, and finishes from Kroos himself and Schweinsteiger were enough to ensure that Pellegrino’s first taste of Champions football as a manager was to be defeat. A late goal from Valencia forward Valdez made the scoreline a little more flattering for the Spanish visitors. Back in the league, the team had to travel away to Mallorca, a perfect occasion to wipe away the disappointment of the defeat at the hands of the Bavarians. But, alas, VCF were

very poor to say the least. Mistakes from the two centre-backs Rami and Ruiz, plus questionable decisions from the Valencia goalie Alves, allowed the home team to pull out a two-goal lead, which they never looked in danger of surrendering. A week later Zaragoza were the visitors to Mestalla, a Ché victory was imperative and thanks to strikes from Valencia’s two most, and only, impressive players, Viera and Feghouli, ensured a two-nil victory for the home team. This gave Pellegrino a bit more breathing space as criticism was growing due to the shaky start to the campaign. Once again the team did not play well but managed to grind out a result, right-back Pereira and the return of Fernando Gago were the other two notable positives from the game. The next round of the Champions League saw Valencia take on Lille and a result was important for the blanc i negres after their disappointing visit to Munich. Pellegrino recalled Valencian keeper Vicente Guaita, after a string of dodgy performances from Diego Alves, and he also gave a chance to

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reserve team player Carlos Delgado. Both players responded well to the challenge and did not let their manager down. Valencia ran out 2-0 winners, thanks to a brace from the Jonas brother who slotted away a fortuitous Soldado pass and then scored directly from a cross he mishit. A half-empty Mestalla yet again saw a more than average performance but importantly the Chés got three points on the board, and their next game away to Bate Borisov will be very important after the Belarusians managed to defeat Bayern Munich in the surprise result of the week. Whilst in the league the upcoming fixtures will see them play against Betis, Athletic Bilbao and neighbours Levante. Valencia’s biggest headache at the moment is their lack of money and the fact that Bankia has pulled out of the financial deal, which would have seen the new stadium completed. President Llorente has warned that the club will have to keep on selling its best players as it seeks to lessen its debts, so goodbye Feghouli and Soldado? Levante have also had a topsy-turvy start to proceedings. Home wins to Real Sociedad, Espanyol and Helsinborgs in the Europa League have been offset by heavy defeats against Osasuna and Málaga. But the granotas have a relatively easy run of games, which sees them take on Getafe and Granada and, who would bet against them pulling out a surprise win against a distinctly average Valencia? As far as their European adventure goes, they are set to face Hannover 96 and FC Twente.

Levante UD in Europa League

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Pellegrino

JIM... entrenador del Levante UD

So it has been an average start to the season for both teams from the capital as both squads look for a little more consistency in October. The local derby will be fundamental for both teams as they look to find some form. Amunt i Força Mark Hulton See listings page 31 for football calendar

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The Queue After twenty years in Spain, I am afraid to say that there are still some aspects of life and culture here that baffle and exasperate me. My regular readers will be aware of my trials and tribulations with bureaucracy. A word of stoic advice in this regard: if you have any bureaucratic procedure to do (buy a car, change doctor, pay tax, etc.), assume it will take at least three visits to the relevant offices and take far longer than you imagine. In a country with such a vast, unwieldy bureaucracy, one of the most visible examples of culture shock that I have yet to overcome is the Spanish queue. Let me explain how the ‘system’ for queuing works in Spain. When you first enter a shop or approach a market stall, you may be perplexed at first to see an amorphous mass of people milling about apparently aimlessly. In fact, this is the ‘queue’. You must call out “¿El último?” to discover who is at the ‘end’ of the ‘queue’. The next person to walk in will do the same, and you must let them know that the ‘último’ is now your good self if you do not wish to lose your place. To Brits like me, I used to feel miffed at first at people ‘pushing in’ front Article © 2012 24/ 7 Valencia

of me, until I realised that they were just wandering about yet perfectly aware that I was before them in the imaginary queue. In fact, this ‘system’ does have its advantages. For example, if you only want one item in the supermarket yet the person in front of you has a trolley load of goods, you can often ask politely to ‘push in’ front of them to save time. You can also get the person behind you to save your place while you do something else, though this is not infallible. Again, the newcomer to Spain can find this disconcerting when people stroll into a shop and reclaim their place in the queue in front of you, and as in all countries there are wily old ladies who will take advantage of your lack of awareness to push in front of you. I first experienced Spaniards’ lack of awareness of orderly queuing as an English teacher long ago. I put a group of teenagers in a line and told them to imagine they were in a queue and that they had to pass information down the line from the “information desk” (my desk) at the front of the class. After several minutes of frustrating confusion,

it finally dawned on me that it was the whole concept of queuing that they hadn’t managed to grasp. And this is where the problems start for Brits like me who love their orderly queues. Take the example of my local clinic, which I think represents all the inherent problems with queuing in Spain. I visit this clinic regularly to give blood samples, and the procedure for queuing goes something like this: 1. Arrive at clinic to mob of people around the entrance, wandering about or sitting on the kerb. This is the ‘queue’. 2. Walk around trying to discover who is ‘last’. 3. All rush towards door when public workers finally arrive 10 minutes late (natch). 4. Argue about who came before whom. 5. On passing through door, take number from ticket reel craftily hidden behind door where people can’t see

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COMMENT it. Some people who know this slyly take their number and sit down quietly without telling anyone. However, these people are unaware that there are in fact two queues; one after the other, and the first queue does not go by ticket number. In other words, as they sit in smug silence they are actually losing their place. 6. Finally arrive at front desk regardless of the order in which you began in the queue. (Now go back and get ticket number if you didn’t know you needed one or didn’t see the hidden reel.) 7. Jostle amid people wielding badly sealed wee samples (and I don’t mean small ones) to get given bits of suspiciously soggy paper (natch) for next queue.

conclusion that the reason the Spanish have such a fondness for official bits of paper is that they need written proof of their rights and duties for arbitration in case something goes wrong (e.g., tickets in case they lose their place in a queue, posters on the bus indicating they should give up their seats to pregnant ladies, etc.). When I tell Spanish friends that the U.K. has no written constitution, they are often baffled, especially as their own constitution was so hard won. My somewhat smug reply is usually this: “British people don’t need a written constitution to know their basic rules. They can see them written in the orderly queue for the bus.” El Gazza

8. Sit down and wait for ticket number to appear on digital screen. If bored, moan loudly and indignantly about lack of organisation and suggest other queuing methods involving different bits of paper and number systems. 9. Realize after 15 minutes that the number screen is not working (as usual). 10. Curse bitterly and blame others for not informing you. Go back to 5. The Latin queue is perhaps one of the clearest examples of the differences between northern and southern European cultures and, I believe, indicative of what lies at the root of the reason for the massively oppressive bureaucracy in Mediterranean countries. The simple act of forming a line of people, one behind the other, is turned into a system of numbers, screens and bits of paper, with rules written down in an attempt to ensure people don’t cheat the system (which some will certainly do, given the chance). So whilst I have enjoyed the sun, landscapes and other more attractive sides to Spanish culture, I often wonder how many months of my life have been spent unnecessarily waiting in public buildings. This leads me to the Article © 2012 24/ 7 Valencia

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level here was at least two years ahead of what it was in the States. I remember that my fellow classmates had started to study differential calculus at the age of 15! Believe me, it took lots of hard work for me to be able to catch up and adjust to what was demanded.

JOHN GARCÍA Tell us about your experiences of growing up in the States and then moving to Valencia in 1979… In the beginning it was quite a culture shock. Not only were there huge differences between both countries, but I also had to adjust from having resided in a residential area, full of open spaces and wooded areas, to living in a city. None of my former high school classmates in the States had any concerns regarding politics. This was not the case in Valencia. You must recall, this was still the beginning of democracy in Spain. There were a few students who were affiliated to right-wing parties. Most were very active, outspoken and outright violent at times. Most students, however, had leftist ideals. Many of them had grown up surrounded by relatives who despised the totalitarian regime that had reigned in Spain during the previous four decades. Every Saturday and Sunday, the Fascist Party would set up stands in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, still called Plaza del Caudillo at the time, to promote their party. Fortunately, this is something we do not have to observe nowadays. As you can imagine, I had never seen anything like this in the U.S. It was stunning. Another thing that shocked me was academics. There was a huge difference at that time between the levels demanded in mathematics, physics, history, all subjects, really, between Spain and the U.S. The

Things have changed now, and there is virtually no difference between academic standards in the U.S. and Spain. You see, until the early to mid-‘90s, only the best students studied ‘preparatory’ secondary school. The rest went to vocational schools or simply got jobs at the age of 14. This has changed now, and secondary school education is comprehensive and compulsory until the age of 16. Now everyone goes to secondary school. Has Valencia changed much in the last 30 years? Yes, a great deal. When I arrived, there were streetlights only in the city centre. It wasn’t until the early ‘80s that streetlights were installed all around town. The riverbed, where we now have a beautiful park, was practically abandoned. There were a few dirt soccer fields here and there but, for the most part, it was a swampy area full of reeds, debris and homeless people. It was quite a dangerous area. There were practically no tourists in the city. There was really not much to see, except for the historical part of the city. The Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias has really done a great deal for this city. It has made Valencia a well-known city in Europe and beyond. Nowadays you see tourists and Erasmus students all around the city. Describe your typical day. I work at the UNED University teaching English Literature and Translation. Most of our classes are in the evening so I do not have to be in my office until 10.30h. That allows me to get up early, set the kids to school and go to the gym before work.

In the mornings, aside from preparing my lectures, I have to tend to e-mails from my students, review online student forums and general office tasks. In the afternoons, I have my classes and after that, three times a week, I go to practice as I coach a local baseball team in the Spanish División de Honor. Could you let our readers know about the Valencia baseball team that you run? The Valencia Astros are more a club than a team. You see, it is composed of various teams, which correspond to different age groups. The team with most exposure is obviously the senior team that, as I stated previously, competes in the top Spanish league, which is nationwide. We ended up in first place during the regular season, having won 32 out of the 36 games, but we lost the playoffs for the championship against FC Barcelona. We have various Americans on that squad who, in turn, also coach in our youth program. We have almost 100 young boys and girls in our youth program ranging from age 8 to 18. This program has grown enormously in the last three years since we decided to conduct our baseball practices in English. We have many Spanish kids who started out because their families were more interested in improving their kid’s English than in the sport itself! Fortunately, many of them discover the sport and they continue with us for this reason. We also have a few American youngsters in our teams. We believe it is a great way of having kids from different backgrounds and cultures mingle and learn from each other. If anyone is interested in trying this experience, they can get in touch with me at jgarciapuig@ono.com or the head of the Youth Program, Albert, at aloroig@hotmail. com. Facebook Valencia Astros.

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My best pal, partner in crime and drinking/ shopping/running/b*tching buddy Lolita Devine had her birthday last month, and though it was not a round number, we decided to make it a Special Do nonetheless. Falling mid-September, her birthday is usually a pretty fun affair as it brings our little clique back together after the general drift apart during the ‘Summer Holidays’ (as if we were still at school or something) – we all go a little bit AWOL from July onwards so it marks a reunion of sorts as well as a chance to celebrate another wonderful year of Ms. Devine. We spent the first half of the month testing cake recipes, tracking down trinkets, dusting off lanterns and candles and downloading essential tunes for a top party playlist. We had the party in her lovely secluded garden, where we enjoyed champagne cocktails as the sun went down, chomped on a delicious Mexican feast, nibbled on cake pops, sat and chatted, danced, drank more cocktails and gossiped some more til the early hours. We even played a drinking game, just like teenagers – I thought I would die laughing as I tried hopelessly to spell out the letters of VODKA with my body... As the guests gradually trickled off home, the few of us girlies left behind moved indoors, slipped into PJs and crashed in a heap on her ample sofas. It was a very sophisticated yet rather relaxed affair and a lovely way to welcome in the Autumn. It is a funny time of the year, though. For starters, it was 33 degrees in the sun today when I popped out for a sneaky fag, yet this evening I am sitting here with a streaming cold, puffy eyes, doped up to

available – 100 cañas (little beers) and 100 montaditos for 100 euros. Frankly, if it’s not on a Wednesday or Sunday when everything is a euro anyway, say if I was a sports coach and had 10 strapping young lads to feed, I would think that this offer seemed to good too be true – 10 euros a head for dinner including 10 beers? Obviously, for us ladies 10 little baguettes is out of the question, I can barely manage more than three, but I plan to spread the word for huge groups – they even give you one of each item on the menu! What a bloody nightmare for their kitchen staff! Apparently, in the one by the train station it hasn't been ordered yet, but I will keep you posted, I plan on finding out just how successful this deluded deal actually is. the ears with paracetamol and something sweet and citric I was given in a glass. (As you can see, I am very trusting). Just the other day, after a super crazy week at The Bank, I met some girlfriends for some beers on a terrace at the end of the day and it soon became glaringly clear that it is not only my body that is confused by the changing season. True, the magazines, blogs, and the Internets lead us to believe that transition fashion is “fun” and “easy” – layer this, tie that, put ankle boots on with a summer skirt – but the reality is that it is no mean feat to pull off. As we sat people watching, my favourite outdoor activity in case you were wondering, it was obvious that the recent Fashion Weeks just taken place (New York, London, Paris, Valencia!) had no influence whatsoever on the general public, who seem to take a very laid back approach to getting dressed in the morning. More of a, “Throw on what's lying on the back of this chair and pull on these warm boots 'cause I heard it’s going to be chilly today” sort of attitude. As we do, when it involves beer, girls and fashion, we got into a ridiculous conversation about how we could hold a New Season Crash Course in Getting Dressed, have it in 100 Montaditos, and charge a euro a head. This crazy concept came about not because we want to make money from the clueless, oh no, we want to share our knowledge for FREE, to make the City an even more beautiful place. No, my friend, diverting even further from our initial subject, as these alcohol-infused conversations often do, we decided on the cover charge because our favourite mini-baguette shop has a new offer

For my conference, however, I would not have just those 10 lads attend, though they are of course more than welcome especially if they would like to model, say, underwear or swimwear – the beers and bread would be shared amongst those guilty of wearing leggings as trousers, underwear as outerwear, tracksuits outside the gym, that kind of thing. I would, along with my girlfriends, as they enjoyed a warm carbbased snack and an ice cool beer, explain how hard it should be not to look on-trend these days even if you wanted to with all the super cool things in all the shops at the moment! It’s already jeans weather, I'll grant you that, so pull on something studded (you really can't avoid this trend - I swear Zara clothes should come with protective goggles for your loved ones so many items are spiked and pronged) and sling on a blazer and voila! We did just so the other night as we took Lolita out to one of our local bars to cheer her up. It appeared that after the initial excitement of the birthday celebrations died down, the whole I'm So Old thought hit her like a watermelon (look up ‘Watermelon Launch’ on YouTube, you will totally understand) and so distraction was needed, ASAP. Turns out we took her to just the right place - it appears that getting checked out by 22-year-old boys as we play pool is just the ticket. Even worked wonders for me, and my birthday's not for another five months.

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A VALENCIA STORY

No Ham, No Life... by D. Blackwell and wished he’d grown up in the country and not in the city.

PART 8 (Based in Valencia, our motley crew have gone to Aragon for a festival...) During the weeks leading up to the festival, the villagers had all been encouraged to write dirty ditties. These were then selected and performed by the band. A panel of ten individuals, including the mayor, were judging for the best ditty of the year. The songs swiftly reduced the crowd into drunken belly laughs as each joke reached its punch line. The composer of each number could be easily spotted by the elbow jabs they were receiving from friends and family as their song was performed. Miguel was in his element contemplating the vocal swoops and arcs. He integrated himself into one group of revellers by complimenting the old patriarch whose song had just been performed. During an instrumental break placed to give the judges time to relax and have a drink with friends and family, Miguel turned to the old man and made a well-informed comment about jotas de Aragón (a comment he’d actually just lifted from the liner notes of a CD) and the viejo patted him on the back, repeating, “that’s ma boy, that’s ma boy…” and passed him a plastic bottle filled with some unknown alcoholic drink. Miguel feared going blind if he decided to drink it, but went with the flow anyway and took a swig, feeling more at ease now that the village vibe was finally beginning to coax him out of his shell. He felt an immense satisfaction at being part of a cultural tradition like this

Morgan, Javi and George eventually grew tired of the music and wandered off for more beer and hijinks. George spent most of the remainder of the day besotted with the waitress. Javi swept from group to group like a rock star, and Morgan was periodically plucked from amid the throng to entertain a new group with his jig which, as usual, resulted in him kissing some old lady. Morgan was like a species from a different planet so the husbands didn’t seem to mind. Their girlfriends were all too fat and ugly to be worth fighting over, anyway. It was fiesta. They could roll with it, and if they wanted to hunt him down later it would prove no problem spotting him because he was the only redhead in town. The sky eventually darkened, blackening the evergreens on the hill, and the winning song was picked. The old lady who composed it was begrudgingly nudged out of the crowd by her son-inlaw and accepted the prize, blushing bright red from embarrassment at the foul language she had used to win. The group of four somehow miraculously reconvened in the town square and began saying their goodbyes to their newfound friends. The butcher tried to convince them to stay another day and go boar hunting come dawn. Miguel stepped in quickly and nipped the idea in the bud by insisting he had a concert in the city and thanks for the offer but, “There’s just no way…”

flashing his gold filling, and presently Morgan and George dropped off to sleep. Javi finally used up his key anecdotes (including a joke about the town of Formixe being founded by an Englishman and a Valenciano; the punch line was “For Me, Xe”). He finally fell into a keen silence, observing the proud evergreen trees, patron tree of his hometown, lining the road leading out to the highway. He looked on them with yearning. Javi was a little concerned about whether Miguel was still mad at him, then Miguel began in a gentle voice to croon the winning ditty: “Said the ass to the pussy, what great milk you lap.” He repeated the line with all the graceful vocal arches of the jota style. “Said the ass to the pussy, what great milk you lap.” He paused and drew breath, to get the most out of the harmony as it reached up. “You take all the cream….” And Javi chimed in, “And leave me with the crap!” Javi laughed and watched Miguel’s contented face shining in the rear-view mirror. They really, truly, loved each other in spite Miguel’s refusal to bow down at the altar of Ham. They fled the little town, the fountain singing their names as they hurtled on to the distant city, with no suspension and a prime cut of pig in Morgan’s pocket.

Javi and the butcher hugged, then Javi began hugging the rest of the village, one by one, which took its toll on the others; they spent a good hour actually getting from the square to the car. Javi took the driver’s seat, and off they set. He proceeded to tell everyone about his apprenticeship in the red light district,

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OCTOBER 2012 OCTUBRE 2012

JUANITA: Reggae Party con Pon Top 23.30h Gratis. LA3: Ley DJ + Mr. West / Hipsters Agency / DJ Soak + Dubsick + Kaiserloop 1.30h. RADIO CITY: Supersonic Monday con Killmanjarto 23.00h Gratis.

+ Meerkat + Xharles / Alexis Sáez + Eterno DJ / Timenaut + Grill’M 1.30h. RADIO CITY: Radio Eklekcity 23.00h Gratis.

FRIDAY / VIERNES 5

TUESDAY / MARTES 9

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: María Lizana, Tomás de los Cariño, Juan de Pilar y Enrique Sevilla (flamenco) 23.30h. DUB CLUB: Groove Session con Marvin Deno 23.30h Gratis. JIMMY GLASS: Kris Davis piano solo concert (jazz) 22.45h – 24.00h 8€ Aforo Limitado. JUANITA: Slowly Man Sound 23.00h Gratis. LA3: La1: Zahara en concierto 22.30h 9€ / 13€ // Cebrián + Space Elephants / Oven: Midnight + Mr. West + Mike Gannu / Jarana: Demodé + Eterno DJ 1.30h.

RADIO CITY: Juanma Maya, Juan de Pilar, El Piraña y Marisa Gallardo + DJ Gypsy Box (flamenco) 23.00h 7€ con consumición

BLACK NOTE: Follow That Dream (‘50s rock, tributo a Eddie Cochran) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Rosa Sanz, Julia Jimeno, Isabel Julve y Kike Naval (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Tres Platos (jazz, trio) 23.00h 9€. DUB CLUB: Reggae Jam + DJ Don Dub 20.00h Gratis. JUANITA: Reggae Party con DJ Quick-e 23.00h Gratis.

SATURDAY / SÁBADO 6

BLACK NOTE: Sex & Rock & Roll (rock) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Con Cebolla de Sangre con Rosa Sanz, Julia Jimeno, Isabel Julve y Kike Naval (flamenco, tributo a Miguel Hernández) 23.30h DUB CLUB: Café Teatro 23.00h / Reggae Thursdays con Slowly Man 24.00h Gratis. KU DISCO (Benidorm): Funtastic Dracula Carnival con Subsonics + Las Ardillas + Vicky Leytones + Blind Rage and Violence 20.00h. LA3: Maravillas DJs + Fat Gordon & Diogenes / Ana Mendez + Sutja Gutierrez 1.30h. MUSIC BOX: DJs 1.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Electro Mestizaje con DJ Gypsy Box 23.00h Gratis.

BLACK NOTE: Second Coming (rock, tributo a Police) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Manuel Serena, Amaro Carmona, Manuel Reyes y Manuel Quintero (flamenco) 23.30h. DUB CLUB: Concierto + DJ session 22.00h. EXCUSE ME?: Clausura MiMAA con Fábel + Sergio Máñez + Bloody Mir di Namek / Cúpula del Trueno 24.00h. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h Gratis. JUANITA: Reggae Party con Mandievus 23.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Radio Eklekcity 23.00h Gratis. WAH-WAH: 12th Aniversario Wah-Wah con Arizona Baby 22.30h 15€. SUNDAY / DOMINGO 7

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Jesús Aguilera, Paula Sanjuán, Javier Calderón y Manuel Reyes (flamenco) 20.00h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Susanna Gregorian & Elizabete Sirante (violin y piano, chamber music) 19.00h 8€ / Jam Session (vocal y instrumental) 20.30h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Black Sunday con Killmanjarto 23.00h Gratis. MONDAY / LUNES 8

EL LOCO: Jello Biafra and Guantánamo School of Medicine + Hard Ons en concierto + Alta Tension DJs 22.30h 15€ / 18€. DUB CLUB: Moustache Party con Duo Santiamon + Xino DJ + Los Monoplano 23.00h Gratis. EXCUSE ME?: Bloody Mir Di Namek + H4L9000 + Sais 24.00h.

WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 10

JIMMY GLASS: VLC/BCN Junction con Perico Sambeat (jazz) 21.30h 13€ Aforo Limitado. RADIO CITY: Indie Vibes con Ra-zz 23.00h Gratis. THURSDAY / JUEVES 11

FRIDAY / VIERNES 12

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Rosa Sanz, Julia Jimeno, Isabel Julve y Kike Naval (flamenco) 23.30h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Tres Platos (jazz, trio) 23.00h 9€. DUB CLUB: Swing Party con Le Petit Manouche + DJ Fonki Cheff 22.00h. EL LOCO: Lemon + 3 Beans & Rice en concierto + DJ José MardiGras 22.30h Gratis. EXCUSE ME?: Club de Perras con DJ Pimp + Plan B + Vladimir Dynamo / Sais + H4L9000 24.00h. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h Gratis. JIMMY GLASS: Piano Duo Session con Latino Blanco y Bertrand Kientz (jazz) 22.30h – 24.00h 4€ consumición Aforo Limitado. JUANITA: Reggae Party con La Juana 23.00h Gratis. KU DISCO (Benidorm): Funtastic Dracula Carnival con Gories + Gravedigger V + Help Me Devil + Deke Dickerson’s Venturesmania (garage rock) 18.00h. LA3: Kill the Hipsters

SATURDAY / SÁBADO 13

SUNDAY / DOMINGO 14

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Rosa Sanz, Julia Jimeno, Isabel Julve y Kike Naval (flamenco) 20.00h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Jam Session (vocal y instrumental) 20.30h Gratis. MONDAY / LUNES15

RADIO CITY: Supersonic Monday con Killmanjarto 23.00h Gratis. TUESDAY / MARTES 16

JIMMY GLASS: Jimmy’s Jam XXI Aniversario (jazz) 20.30h Gratis con 4€ consumición Aforo Limitado. RADIO CITY: Alba Díaz, Manuel Heredia, Chicho y Leo Molina + DJ Gypsy Box (flamenco) 23.00h 7€ con consumición. WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 17

EL LOCO: Wedding Present + Standby Connection 21.30h 15€ / 18€. THURSDAY / JUEVES 18

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Esther Garcés, Johnny Amador, Juan Carlos Mendoza y Juan de Pilar (flamenco) 23.30h. DUB CLUB: Café Teatro 23.00h / Reggae Thursdays con Slowly Man 24.00h Gratis. EL LOCO: Juan Habichuela Nieto (flamenco, remember Loco Mateo) 21.30h 15€ / 18€. RADIO CITY: Electro Mestizaje con DJ Gypsy Box 23.00h Gratis. FRIDAY / VIERNES 19

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Celia Romero, Manuel Serena, Tomás de los Cariño y Juan

twentyfoursevenvalencia 47 de Pilar (flamenco) 23.30h. DUB CLUB: Ska-ba Dinamite Sounds 23.00h Gratis. EXCUSE ME?: Cuborama con Brodinski + Vladimir Dynamo + Midnight / Alexis Sáez & Recordable 24.00h. JIMMY GLASS: Elma Sambeat Quartet (jazz) 22.30h – 24.00h 4€ consumición Aforo Limitado. JUANITA: Tributo a Peter Tosh con Xino DJ + Mandievus 23.00h Gratis. MUSIC BOX: DJs 1.00h Gratis. PLAZA DE TOROS: Miguel Bosé 21.30h 60€ y 40€. RADIO CITY: Radio Eklekcity 23.00h Gratis. WAHWAH: Napoleón Solo + Pretty Becky 22.30h 10€ / 12€. SATURDAY / SÁBADO 20

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Javier Calderón, Yolanda López, Christian Sabalete y El Piraña (flamenco) 23.30h. DUB CLUB: Casiopea Jam (hip-hop / jazz / soul / reggae) 20.00h Gratis. EL LOCO: Söber (heavy) 22.30h 15€ / 18€. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h Gratis. JUANITA: Slowly Man Sound 23.00h Gratis. LA3: Xharles + Marc + Cebrián / Sergio Máñez & Uolk aka Pandemonium / Acción Sánchez & Mr. West 1.30h. SUNDAY / DOMINGO 21

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Manuel Fernández Reyes, Cristina Simón y Manuel Reyes (flamenco) 20.00h MONDAY / LUNES 22

RADIO CITY: Supersonic Monday con Killmanjarto 23.00h Gratis. TUESDAY / MARTES 23

RADIO CITY: Javier Calderón, Juanma Maya, José Antonio y Yolanda López + DJ Gypsy Box (flamenco) 23.00h 7€ con consumición.

con Slowly Man 24.00h Gratis. ESPAI RAMBLETA: Tindersticks + Thomas Belhom (pop) 20.30h 34€ y 30€ (Festival Urbano Valencia). 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h Gratis. FRIDAY / VIERNES 26

BLACK NOTE: Mr T-Bone & Caroloregians + Offbeaters (ska – reggae desde Italia y Bélgica) 23.30h 15€. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Ana Lloris, Amaro Carmona, Manuel Reyes y Manuel Quintero (flamenco) 23.30h. DUB CLUB: DJ Elko 23.00h Gratis. ELECTROPURA: Juan Vitoria DJ. EL LOCO: Tiempos en concierto + Alta Tension DJs 22.30h 12€ / 15€ (con consumición. JIMMY GLASS: Indian Jazz Session 22.30h – 24.00h 4€ consumición Aforo Limitado. JUANITA: Sputnik DJ 23.00h Gratis. LA3: Erol Alkan + Obtuso / Gerard Estadella 1.30h. SATURDAY / SÁBADO 27

BLACK NOTE: Vibe Creators (groove) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Kallardó con Rafael Vargas ‘El Chino’, Miguel Pérez, Daniel de Francisco y El Pepe (flamenco) 23.30h. DUB CLUB: Baron Dandy y Sus Rumberos en concierto + rumba DJ session 22.00h. EL PEIX DAURAT: Folk – Jazz en concierto 13.00h Gratis. ESPAI RAMBLETA: Niños Mutantes (indie) 21.00h 16€ y 14€ (Festival Urbano Valencia). EXCUSE ME?: DiskoBiskuits con Philipp Gorbachev + H4L9000 + L’Enfant Terrible / Sr Patilla & Miss Taboo 24.00h. JUANITA: Reggae Party con Bad Foundation 23.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Radio Eklekcity 23.00h Gratis SUNDAY / DOMINGO 28

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Ana Lloris, Tomás de los Cariño y Ricardo Bustamente (flamenco) 20.00h. EL LOCO: Els Catarres 20.00h 15€. RADIO CITY: Black Sunday con Killmanjarto 23.00h Gratis.

WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 31

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Folk – Árabe con Will McCarthy y Abdel Louzari 23.30h 8€. DUB CLUB: Spheniscidae en concierto 20.00h + Zombies Party con Rocksteady Beatz Gratis. EL LOCO: Wellingtons + Bipolar en concierto + Alta Tension DJs 22.30h 7€ / 10€. EXCUSE ME?: Halloween con True Bloody Mir + FrankenSais + Jason 9000 / Diogenes & Gem Germ 24.00h. JUANITA: Miquel Inyection 23.00h Gratis. LA3: La Pulquería en concierto 22.30h / Cebrián Death + Zombie Ley DJ / Retrakil 1.30h. RADIO CITY: Indie Vibes con Ra-zz 23.00h Gratis.

NOVEMBER 2012 NOVIEMBRE 2012 THURSDAY / JUEVES 1

BLACK NOTE: Sex & Rock & Roll (rock) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Yuske Saegusa y Su Gente (flamenco) 23.30h FRIDAY / VIERNES 2

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Irene ‘La Serranilla’, Juan Rubio y Willy López (flamenco) 23.30h. RADIO CITY: Radio Eklekcity 23.00h Gratis. SATURDAY / SÁBADO 3

JIMMY GLASS: Gilad Atzmon Trio (jazz) 21.30h Aforo Limitado (Jimmy Glass Jazz Festival). KAF CAFÉ: Folk – Jazz en concierto 21.30h Gratis.* TUESDAY / MARTES 6

WAH-WAH: Nada Surf 21.00h 18€.

JIMMY GLASS: Jerry Bergonzi Quartet (jazz) 21.30h Aforo Limitado (Jimmy Glass Jazz Festival). TEATRE OLYMPIA: Los Evangelistas (indie rock, tributo a Enrique Morente por músicos de Los Planetas y Lagartija Nick) 21.00h 25€ (Festival Urbano Valencia)

THURSDAY / JUEVES 25

TUESDAY / MARTES 30

FRIDAY / VIERNES 9

BLACK NOTE: Sex & Rock & Roll (rock) 23.30h Gratis. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: José ‘El Metralla’, Sandra Ruiz, Tomás de los Cariño, Richardo Bustamente y José El Negro (flamenco) 23.30h. DUB CLUB: Café Teatro 23.00h / Reggae Thursday

JIMMY GLASS: Gilad Atzmon Trio (jazz) 21.30h 10€ Aforo Limitado (Jimmy Glass Jazz Festival). RADIO CITY: Flamenco en Vivo + DJ Gypsy Box (flamenco) 23.00h 7€ con consumición.

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Leo Molina, Alba Diaz y Manuel Heredia (flamenco) 23.30h. JIMMY GLASS: Jorge Pardo Sextet (jazz) 21.30h Aforo Limitado (Jimmy Glass Jazz Festival)

WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 24

JIMMY GLASS: Jonathan Kreisberg Quartet con Will Vinson (jazz) 21.30h Aforo Limitado (Jimmy Glass Jazz Festival). MUSIC BOX: DJs 1.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Indie Vibes con Ra-zz 23.00h Gratis.

*Fiesta 12 Aniversario 24/ 7 Valencia 2012

MONDAY / LUNES 29

SPACIOUS NEW BOOKSHOP WITH FRIENDLY AND EXPERIENCED STAFF, BOOKS AND GAMES FOR LEARNING ENGLISH, TEACHING AREA AND CAFÉ-BAR TOO.

SUPERB CAFE BAR WITH RETRO DESIGN AND MEALS. OFF C/ SAN VICENTE & JUST 3 MINUTES WALK FROM PL. AYUNTAMIENTO & PL. REINA. FRIENDLY OWNER

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