24/7 Valencia #160

ISSUE 160 MAY 14

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We've opened a new Maria Mandiles!!! ...Just next to the Palacio de la Generalitat in the heart of Valencia, we've opened a new space with a new decoration, new menu, new terrace and new Maria Mandiles...It's going to leave you with your mouth open!!...2 restaurants, 2 terraces, the same charm & delight & philosophy and the same way of working...We're waiting for you!

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Editorial MAY 14

“WITH YOU... MY BROWN-EYED GIRL”

CONTENTS EDITORIAL - 5

NOT HEMINGWAY'S SPAIN IN VALENCIA - 6 ART IN VALENCIA - 7

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE - 8

VALENCIA MUSIC - 10 FOOD - 12

RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH - 13

MAY 14 LISTINGS - 17

ARTS & THEATRE - 17

LIVE MUSIC - 19 CLUBS - 20

CHILL OUT - 21

GAY / LESBIAN - 23

TRADITIONAL PUBS - 24 RESTAURANTS - 24

SHOPPING - 30

CLASSIFIEDS - 30

FUNNY OLD GAME - 34

VALENCIA FOOTBALL - 36

24/7 VALENCIA PARTY PEOPLE - 38 CLUBLAND - 40

WOMEN - 41

COMMENT - 42 MAP - 45

AGENDA . CLUBS & LIVE MUSIC - 46 ADVERTS - 48

When the musical genius & cantankerous git Van Morrison wrote the above lines he was a gruff young man...and a romantic at heart. By coincidence, Valencia in Spring is truly a romantic city and full of beautiful, brown-eyed girls everywhere you go. Check out our clubland article by ladies’ man John Treacy for the latest info on Valencia nightlife and mojitos by the beach!

In ‘Funny Old Game’, Gary Smith looks at the surreal world of Spanish football with its cast of comic villains and the obscene amounts of money involved.

Talking of corruption, El Gazza takes a look at the world of Spanish politics in ‘A Family Affair’.

24/7 Valencia is now in its 14th year and is recommended by the local, national and international press. This includes The Guardian, The Times, CNN.com, Time Out, Rough Guide, Super Deporte, Business Traveller Magazine, Footprints, Lonely Planet, Thomas Cook and many more. You can find the magazine every month in the best hotels, hostels, pubs, cafebars, restaurants and tourist offices in Valencia.

Food lovers can enjoy a tasty samosa recipe by Helen Westwater of ‘La Ola Fresca’, which is set in the hip barrio of Benimaclet. ‘24/7 Valencia’ restaurant

reviewer Tim Birch has dined in Tokyo, New York and London over the years.

This month he visited the cosmopolitan Ruzafa barrio to enjoy a very filling meal at the delightful ‘Mexico de Maria’.

Music lovers can enjoy an in-depth interview with talented musician Mike Mckoy who has an intriguing new album out. We also have an exclusive interview with one of the owners of ‘Café del Duende’, Valencia´s legendary live flamenco venue.

Check out our packed May listings for lots of info on arts & theatre, clubs, restaurants, shopping and more. At the back, you can enjoy our May agenda with info on live gigs and clubbing nights.

See you next month!

24/7 Valencia Team “Whatever happened To Tuesday and so slow, Going down the old mine With a transistor radio Standing in the sunlight laughing, Hiding behind a rainbow’s wall, Slipping and sliding All along the waterfall, with you My brown eyed girl, You my brown eyed girl.” (‘Brown-Eyed Girl’ - Van Morrison)

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ART IN VALENCIA

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HELENA SOROLLA. ESCULTORA

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Hasta 15 junio

Hasta 1 junio

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CAFÉ DEL DUENDE INTERVIEW Café del Duende was created by three flamenco fans who wanted a place to listen to flamenco, whether live or just to have a place with flamenco in Valencia.

“We were three good lovers of flamenco that we could only attend live flamenco performances in Valencia during the Festival of Flamenco in the Palau de la Música, or on some other rare occasion, The only concerts in Valencia were at the we decided to one day create a space for annual official flamenco festival at Palau the flamenco in Valencia, a place where de la Música. They called it a “brutal you could find fans, where the artists shock” to leave the flamenco ambiance could express themselves and from which after the concerts and not even have the audience could to learn more from a bar to go to. So they did something this deep art that for decades has been about it and did it themselves with Cafe quite unknown, when not reviled in these del Duende. The meaning of ‘duende’ lands. Anabel Vázquez, Ferrán Machado is undefinable but it could be thought and Tina Castle opened the doors of the of as something like soul, a singer or Cafe del Duende on 22 January, 1998. performance has soul, a flamenco singer or performance has duende.

Since then, against many winds and tides not a few twists and turns, we have bent It’s that moment when the music and over backwards to spread flamenco, this the performance becomes magical and beautiful and shocking way for musicians the whole is greater than the sum of its & dancers to express themselves and parts. It doesn’t always happen but you feel. The Malagueño Antonio was the know when it does. A sign of Cafe del first singer that we had the honour to Duende’s growth is that they started hear sing in the Café del Duende . Since with Thursdays only with live flamenco then, a growing number of artists have music and got popular enough to add passed by this place, resulting with the Friday, then Saturday and finally added passage of time to forming a family of an early Sunday evening show (20.00h). flamenco aficionados –both performers There was enough of an audience and and spectators– that there is in this city. popularity was there to enable them to Cafe del Duende is the place of reference expand like that. All concerts start at of flamenco in Valencia, a space where 23.30h except on Sundays. Café del many artists have been forged and which Duende was the pioneer for flamenco in have continued to grow in number and Valencia, the acknowledged inspiration also professionalism; a place where and model for the Radio City Tuesday to experience flamenco, where to live nights series and other similar events it, where you grasp the feelings that it around town. causes, that duende we are all trying to define and which so many times have felt vibrating in our bodies. This magic we 24/7 Valencia were able to have an have experienced with so many nights exclusive interview about El Café and an enormous gratitude to this great del Duende with co-owner Anabel Flamenco family. Sixteen years later we Vázquez: continue to struggle against the prosaic

difficulties, even more in these difficult times, that are threatening any attempt to keep alive a cultural manifestation of this kind. Sixteen years later we remain faithful to the spirit that made us open our doors. Sixteen years later we are proud to have contributed our grain of sand to spread our love of this immense art of FLAMENCO to others.”

How did CAFÉ DEL DUENDE get started? And what motivated you to set things up?

Café del Duende opened its doors in January 1998, so lovers of flamenco in this city would have a place where they could go, and those who had never experienced flamenco would have the opportunity to do so.

Were you just a group of friends interested in music?

You might say that flamenco has always been present in our lives. At a time when some people turned their back on the music, others were learning to love it.

Why on Calle Turia?

That’s where we found the most suitable premises.

What does flamenco mean to you?

What is the position of flamenco within the world of Spanish music?

As well as being part of our own personal story, flamenco is one of the most vital types of music by way of its originality, its quality and wealth of expression. Maybe what you call “the world of Spanish

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music” doesn’t have too much influence on it. Flamenco has a life of its own and is moving forward all the time.

Valencia is not known as a flamenco city, you, however, have managed to succeed here. Is there a market for flamenco music in this city?

We can no longer limit a type of music to the place where it was born. Flamenco started in Andalusia but it has become universal. Many people would be surprised how far flamenco has spread and how much it is appreciated in far-flung places all over the world, perhaps more appreciated sometimes than in places closer to home. The number of flamenco aficionados in Valencia is growing, but “markets” are difficult things.

Flamenco music is evolving, there are fusions with jazz and other types of music, for example. Do you prefer classic flamenco or do you support these new branches of the music?

Without evolution, flamenco as we know it would not exist. The classical style is the base, the root, but evolution is involved with the creative process and that must always be free. Despite the existence of a strict musical structure, flamenco allows for many variations and easily incorporates aspects from other types of music and other instruments. Time will tell which types of fusion work well and, over time, those that don’t are rejected.

What do the public prefer?

Our public is also very varied and we realise that some prefer the classical while others opt for more innovation. We offer as much of one as the other so we keep everyone satisfied.

Could you name some of the groups who have played at your venue? Have there been any concerts that were particularly special?

It wouldn’t be fair of us to single out one artist here. In general, the artists that play at Café del Duende are very good. There have been many special performances, but you only know they are special when you are there experiencing them. When you feel the ‘duende’ is especially in evidence for whatever reason that night, you know it, you feel it but you can’t explain why.

Do you get on well with the groups and musicians who come and play?

Of course. Café del Duende is their home and, in some cases, you might say it’s their ‘birthplace’, as more than a few of the artists started their careers here.

knowing what to expect, others don’t have any idea. All of them usually have an unforgettable night.

Do the public participate in the show?

In flamenco it’s typical to shout your approval at the musicians. You let your emotions out inspired by what is happening on stage and you feel part of what’s happening in the performance.

With the recession, rising taxes, etc., is it difficult to keep the vision and the project on track?

If this had been a purely business thing, a way of making money out of flamenco, we would have given up years ago. It’s true that it is getting more and more difficult, but we are privileged to be able to offer great flamenco to all those who want to experience it and to receive the gratitude of so many people who have been moved by the performances. That’s what motivates us.

What are your plans for the future?

What kind of atmosphere will we find at your venue? What sort of night can we expect?

To continue being an outlet for flamenco in the same way as we have been doing up to now, allowing more and more people to experience and get to know and love this deep and beautiful art form, and to continue to experience more magical nights at Café del Duende.

It’s a magnificent atmosphere; our public will tell you that. Some people come

David Rhead and José Marín

Café del Duende, C/Turia, 62 46008 Valencia. (Zona Botánico) Tel 630 455 289 cafedelduende.com ∙ Thanks to Altogringo for additional research / Article © 2014 24/ 7 Valencia

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VALENCIA MUSIC

enthusiasm, dispatch and vigour.

MIKE MCKOY Tell us something background, work, experiences.

about travels

your and

Though I was born in England, I almost seemed to inhale foreign tongues as a child and could express myself quite ably in six languages by the time I was 16. I now speak eight. My father, who was from Jamaica, spent part of his youth in Cuba, my mother came from Germany, and several of my schoolmates were Italian. The area of Luton where I grew up was populated by families from all over the Commonwealth and colonies. My mother was a German migrant to Britain after WWII, and I was born before my father’s Caribbean homeland declared her independence from the United Kingdom.

My motivation for learning languages probably sprang from a visceral need to reconcile the apparent contradictions Article © 2014 24/ 7 Valencia

in my world. Performing arts became a form of refuge for me. As a teenager, I joined Luton Youth Drama Workshop and, following audition, I became a fullproduction cast member of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain, enjoying minor roles in three London productions while still at school.

I took up the guitar during my first year at the Polytechnic of Central London (now called the University of Westminster), where I studied Modern Languages.

Although I’ve had some great teachers, my languages are actually self – taught and I picked up music in rather the same way. After 10 years’ experience as a TEFL teacher abroad, I went to the University of Sussex, where I applied myself fully to postgraduate studies in Education. As an idealistic teacher in Brighton in the early 1990s, I fully embraced my responsibilities as head of languages at a secondary school in a significantly deprived area.

I’m proud of having pursued the role with

Commitment to teaching has enabled me to not only reconcile contradictions but also create goals in my musical pursuits.

In my free time, I’ve sung and played in six European countries, performed aboard the Majesty of the Seas for Royal Caribbean, gained professional experience touring in musical theatre and opened for Elvin Jones Jazz Machine at London’s Ronnie Scott’s club (where I lead a packed house in a round of “Happy Birthday” on the night of Elvin’s 70th). In 2002, I recorded a live album called ‘Mike McKoy Swings to the Bossa Nova’ (not my choice of title) with Bobby Wellins, Anthony Kerr, Pete Letanka, Simon Woolf, and Simon Morton – some of the leading players in the UK. The music was – and remains – beautiful, but the experience didn’t become satisfying for me until I learned to stop looking beyond myself for solutions to my own visceral needs. Once I started focusing on articulating my own experience, “rhythm claimed me”.

How do you find Valencia as place to live as a musician, teacher and family man?

Having spent extended periods of time living and working in the UK, France, Mexico, Germany and other parts of Spain, having been around the block, and having found the courage to curb any neurotic affiliations, I can safely say that nothing I know beats living in Valencia. I think myself lucky to live amidst such elegance.

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MIKE MCKOY

However, beneath my philosophical exterior there is a pragmatist concerned about providing for my family. On a purely prosaic level, I simply can’t afford to funnel my energies into full – time music. Instead, I do what I have to do so I can do what I want to do. I’ve been in Valencia for nearly seven years now, and I’ve had to struggle a bit at times, but I’m learning to balance those roles in ways that are healthy, sustainable and fun. I love my teaching job at the Learning Bus because we support students’ individual progress through transparent and accountable means, without encroaching on their rights, and without implicitly teaching authoritarianism – values I uphold as a parent.

But as a musician, I’m in constant awe at the formidable skills and high level of music education here. A lot of the music in Valencia is way beyond the limitations of my capabilities and my experience, but I’d hasten to add that this is partly by choice. Being self – taught, you develop

an aesthetic where others often don’t. I once tried to explain this to an interviewer at Time Out with the old joke about a gentleman being “someone who can play the bagpipes but doesn’t”. I don’t sing and play because I need an audience, but I do need an audience in order to sing and play. In Valencia, there are some great places to play, and musicians to play with.

Come and check out the quintet at Jimmy Glass on Friday 23rd May! Could you tell us in detail about your latest album?

Perhaps the best place to start is with the title, which would have made my mother laugh while – I hope –honouring my father. Although I’ve used my own dual heritage as a point of departure, ‘Ludwig Manhattan’s Germaican Blues’ is not at all autobiographical. It’s entirely symbolic.

Just as Woody Allen’s Zelig “just wanted to be liked”, I’ve found it expedient to behave like a ‘cultural chameleon’ at times

in my life. Although the ability to blend in and adapt to one’s surroundings is widely considered to be a positive trait, it frequently conceals the sad state of affairs where people would not otherwise enjoy the basic freedom to be themselves. I’ve tried to preserve the architecture of the music – the style and form – and tried to express my ideas with the natural prosody of my own voice. The cats do the rest – hear for yourself at www.ludwigmanhattan. com!

What is jazz for you?

It’s a spontaneous interaction in a special language that infers the possibility of peace and love, of renewal and growth, of mutual understanding. It’s a conversation that honours the past without recreating it literally. Above all, its rhythms are simple but solid – and, of course, it swings.

Interview by Owl Article © 2014 24/ 7 Valencia

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FOOD

Samosas

By Helen Westwater La Ola Fresca Oh, ‘The Darling Buds of May’ are here and with sun in full bloom, let’s not stay at home worrying about intricate pastries. Today we get straight to the crunch with cheating filo pastry, readily available in local supermarkets, and make samosas for a spicy treat to take to the hills or the beach. For these tasty little parcels were made for travel. Much like the Cornish pasty or empanada, baked in their protective crust, they were packed in saddle bags to cross deserts, mountainous ridges and equally appropriate today for wherever you choose to have your picnic. Last month with the help of UK Erasmus visitor, Ginita Patel, we had a cooking workshop making them in La Ola Fresca, so here we share with you samosas.

Preparation

Samosas Ingredients • 1 packet filo pastry (use two at a time) • 1 onion, diced • 3-4 white potatoes • 4-5 carrots (Dice potatoes and carrots into 1-1.5cm cubes. You need equal quantities of each) • White cabbage, finely sliced • Peas (fresh or frozen, frozen are easier) • 1 tablespoon ginger, pureed • 1 tablespoon fresh green chilli, ground • 1 tablespoon garlic, pressed • 1 teaspoon (approx) black mustard seeds • 1 teaspoon (approx) cumin seeds • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric • Bunch fresh coriander, chopped • Juice of 1 lime • Salt and pepper to taste • 1 teaspoon garam masala (or mix of clove powder and cinnamon) • Flour and water for a paste for sealing the edges • Corn oil for frying

Heat 3/4 tablespoon oil in a large pan.

When hot, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and let fry a little. Add the onion and fry gently.

Add potatoes, carrots, ginger, garlic and cook lightly. Leave aside to cool.

La Ola Fresca C/ Músico Magenti, 11 Tel.: 610 026 305 Facebook: La Ola Fresca www.laolafresca.com Zona Benimaclet

Picnic Times – May Activities in La Ola Fresca Sunday 4th 11.00h – 16.00h: Travel with your mother to England for a Spanish Mother’s Day Brunch Special. You take care of the travel arrangements and we take care of the atmosphere, 12€ with reservation.

Saturday 17th 11.00h – 12:30h: Talk by Emanuela Gornati (www.miobio.es), “Aprende a Saborear Tu Vida” (Don’t diet, resolve your conflict with food forever). Gratis.

Saturday 23rd 17.30h – 19.30h: English Picnic Essentials, practice English and have fun, 15€ (includes materials and post workshop picnic).

Saturday 31st 18.00h – 19.00h: Learn English through Drama with Platform Teatro (www. platformteatro.com). Calling ..... all fairies, pixies, magicians, princesses and princes to La Ola Fresca for our next outdoor family workshop, ‘Wish a Spell on You’. 5€ per child (parents free) with reservation.

Pastry: Take 2 sheets of filo pastry. Cut 3 rectangular strips. Place a dampened tea – towel over all the pastry you are not using.

Make up the paste with flour and a little water and keep covered with a dampened cloth.

From the middle point of the widest side of the rectangular strip, make a fold over to the right. Then bring the other side over to the left. Wet all the edges with your flour mix.

You should have a little triangle that you can hold in your hand while you fill it with the mixture. Then fold the edges and seal with the flour paste.

Heat the oil in a frying pan or a deep – fat fryer. The ideal temperature is between 160C – 180C / 320F – 360F. Make a test with a little bit of filo pastry – when it floats straight away to the top, you are ready to get frying. If it is too hot, your samosas will have little bubbles in the pastry or become over brown.

When the oil is heated, fry your samosas.

They will be ready when they float to the top and are crisply lightly browned.

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RESTAURANT OF THE MONTH

EL MÉXICO DE MARÍA It is the fourth of May as I write this article, just one day before Cinco de Mayo, a holiday in Mexico which celebrates ‘El Día de la Batalla de Puebla’, the day the Mexicans fought and won a significant victory against the French in 1862. It was a significant battle and worth commemorating for two reasons – the Mexicans were heavily outnumbered by the French, who had not been defeated in almost 50 years and secondly, no country in the Americas has been invaded by any other European military force since then.

It is very fitting, therefore, that this month’s restaurant is the charming El México de María in Ruzafa. We went on Friday night, arriving in a street full to bursting with crowds attending an opening at the gallery across the road, but we pushed our way through the throngs to elMdeM. There were four of us this night and we were very warmly greeted by María, who suggested that we sit closer to the kitchen in back, though the restaurant was empty at this point. “It’ll get very busy very soon and I want you to have the best experience of my place.”

It has the look of just how you imagine a cantina in a small Mexican town would look, with bright-coloured walls, little shrines, bright cloths, colourful pictures, garlands and trinkets. María smiles constantly and has an easy way with her, she’s instantly likeable.

“I’m a gallega,” she told us, “but have always loved the cooking of Mexico. I lived in London for a while and whilst I was there, I visited Mexico to learn more. When I came back to Spain 10 years ago, I settled here and opened El México de María.” She went on to tell us that the food we were about to eat was Mexican – very definitely not Tex-Mex, and the cook was Mexican so the food is authentic.

“I want to choose your food for you, I want to give you a real degustación, and you’ll start with tortilla chips and our home-made guacamole, everything you eat tonight will be casera!” she says with a flourish (casera means home-made, if you hadn’t guessed).

She recommended a “great little Ribera”, an Alidis Crianza (16.77€ ), and water.

was, heaving with people who obviously know the place, and María well. María was passing from table to table, smiling and chatting, and everyone was tucking in heartily to their food.

We discussed how odd that the Spanish, in general, don’t like spicy foods and how some of the things we’d eaten this night were three chilli alarm hot!

The guacamole came with chips and three little dishes, one of smoked mole, another of a very spicy mushroom dip new to us, and the third of chopped jalapeño peppers (6.90€).

Pastel Azteca was next – layered with tortilla, cheese, chicken, pepper and chilli, served bubbling hot in an earthenware dish. María’s very sweet assistant told us to chop and mix it all up before serving – delicious (8.74€).

Enchilada Suiza was next – tortilla, cheese, tomatillo salsa verde and cream, a cheesy and tasty dish (10.23€).

We were expecting a dessert, but María bought a steaming banana leaf parcel to the table.

Then came Quesadillas de huitlacoche made with corn truffles – it is technically a fungus or mushroom that grows on kernels of black corn. They were earthy, as you would expect of a mushroom, and extremely tasty as we all agreed (9.61€).

Just when we thought we’d had everything Maria came to the table again, this time with Tacos de carnitas. These were the nearest to anything we make at home, spicy pork in small pieces served with tacos, chopped onion and carrot, cilantro (coriander) and a chilli sauce. Assemble yourself and enjoy!

They were so good! (12.45€).

Then, Maria came to the table with another course! It was Mole poblano con pollo y arroz de pueblo – a chicken thigh roasted and covered with a mole and chocolate chilli sauce with dried fruits, served with a vegetable rice. She shredded the chicken with two forks and it was every bit as good as we’d come to expect (10.90€).

We chatted and noticed how packed the place

“Banana Leaf Tamale, your last course! It’s a speciality of the house, you have to try it!” Unwrapped, the banana leaf gave up its treasure, a polenta – like paste stuffed with pork and chilli. A unique, moist and impressive end to a great meal.

“We have run out of the chocolate pudding, so I can only offer you the cheesecake!” María was back – with more food! It was a perfect cheesecake and served with glass cups of hot black coffee flavoured with orange and cinnamon.

Go, I urge you, to this fun and quirky restaurant (even the prices are quirky). But unless you or your friends have enormous appetites, maybe don’t attempt to eat as much food as we did. It was a long walk home!

Tim Birch

El México de María C/ Dénia, 20 96 332 80 78 Zona Ruzafa Open Wednesday – Sunday 13.00 – 16.00h, 20.30h – 01:30h.

Menú Degustación – 17.00€ Margaritas – 6.00€ Beers from 2.65€ Wines from 13.25€ Tequilas from 4.50€

Photos © D. Birch except Cerveza, Frida Kahlo & Esqueletos photos © México María / Article © 2014 24/ 7 Valencia

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Hasta 20 mayo CENTRO CULTURAL BANCAJA Estudios de Arte Hasta 8 junio Al Agua. La Playa en la Pintura Valenciana de 1900 Hasta 8 junio Estudi d’Estudis Hasta 8 junio CENTRO DEL CARMEN Argenta, Una Batuta Centenaria Hasta 4 mayo Helena Sorolla. Escultora Hasta 1 junio Vidas Gitanas Hasta 4 mayo Monjalés, Una Trayectoria Artística Hasta 29 junio Sobre el Paper. El Álbum Alcubierre de la Colección Abelló Hasta 31 julio CIUDAD DE LAS ARTES Y LAS CIENCIAS (L’Hemisferic, Museu de les Ciencies Principe Felipe, L’Oceanografic) www.cac.es ESPAI TACTEL Cover History, Hell’O Monsters Hasta 13 junio ESPAI VISOR Fern Sehen Monika Anselment Hasta 9 mayo Eduardo Nave Hasta 9 mayo Mladen Stilinovic & Tadeo Pogacar Desde 16 mayo hasta 15 agosto Art al Quadrat Desde 16 mayo hasta 15 agosto FUNDACION CHIRIVELLA SORIANO Monjalés, Una Trayectoria Artística 1953-2014 Hasta 7 septiembre Anna Moreno Hasta 7 septiembre GALERÍA BENLLIURE Pintura Moderna y Contemporánea de los Siglos XIX y XX Permanente GALERÍA LUIS ADELANTADO Desengaño Folkert de Jong Hasta 4 julio Atelier Familiar Delphine Courtillot Hasta 4 julio GALERÍA MR. PINK Publicidad Histórica de Seagram’s Gin Hasta 8 mayo GALERÍA PAZ Y COMEDIAS Cada Vez que me Despisto Estamos Aquí Andrea Nacach Hasta 3 mayo Chaekgado Lim Soosik Desde 8 mayo hasta 20 junio GALERÍA ROSA SANTOS Palabras en la Imagen Xisco Mensua Hasta 24 mayo Mira Bernabeu

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Desde 30 mayo hasta 18 julio GALERÍA ROSALIA SENDER Obra Reciente Vicente Castellano Hasta 3 mayo INSTITUTO FRANCÉS DE VALENCIA Paris M’éveille Santiago Arranz Hasta 2 mayo Fotógrafo Viajero Joël Espié Desde 7 mayo hasta 30 mayo La Nuit du Bal Amanda Moreno Desde 5 mayo hasta 30 mayo IVAM INSTITUT VALENCIÀ D’ART MODERN EXPOSICIONES IVAM Miquel Navarro en la Colección del IVAM Hasta 31 dicembre Julio González en la Colección del IVAM Hasta septiembre Colección del IVAM. XXV Aniversario Hasta 31 agosto Festival PhotOn Pep Bonet Hasta 25 mayo Mujeres Fotógrafas en la Colección del IVAM Hasta 15 junio Pintura Absoluta Cveto Marsič Hasta 1 junio JARDÍN BOTÁNICO L’Ombra del Ragai Hasta 1 junio Palmeras. Un Mundo por Descubrir Hasta 25 mayo LA BENEFICENCIA CENTRE VALENCIA DE CULTURA MEDITERRÁNEA Recorrido por la Prehistoria Valenciana, desde el Paleolítico hasta la Época Visigoda Exposición Permanente LA RAMBLETA La Ciudad Ilustrada Hasta 31 mayo LAS NAVES Los Surcos de Azar Diario de la Ruta de Paco Roca Hasta 4 julio Valencia Crea 2014 Mayo 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 Sala Joaquín Sorolla La Predicación de San Vicente Ferrer Alonso Cano Hasta 4 mayo Vicente Beltrán Grimal Hasta 22 junio MUSEO DE PREHISTORIA DE VALENCIA Villa Cornelius. La Vida Rural en Época Romana Hasta 29 junio Restes de Vida, Restes de Mort Exposición permanente MUSEU D’HISTÒRIA DE VALÈNCIA Historia de Valencia en Ocho Periodos Exposición Permanente MUSEO VALENCIA D’ETNOLOGÍA

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Huerta i Marjal El Secano y la Montaña Exposición Permanente Los Hereros Sérgio Guerra Hasta 11 mayo MuVIM Patrimonio Artístico: Dibujo y Pintura de la Diputació de València Hasta 25 mayo Patrimonio Documental del Archivo General y Fotográfico de la Diputació de València Hasta 25 mayo OCTUBRE CENTRE CULTURAL Viatge pel Meu País Fotografies de Joan Antoni Vicent Hasta 22 mayo Menorca Contemporània Hasta 15 junio UNIVERSITAT DE VALENCIA, LA NAU La Nau, El Viaje del Tiempo Manuel Boix Hasta 22 junio UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA VALENCIA Déjà Vu. Relecturas y Discronías Visuales Hasta 15 julio PALAU DE LES ARTS

La Forza del Destino Giuseppe Verdi 31 mayo / 5, 10, 14 junio Sala Principal Conciertos Les Bandes a Les Artes 10 y 18 mayo Teatre Martín i Soler THEATRE

CARME TEATRE Flesh (danza) 2 – 4 mayo Cartografía Especializada (danza) 8 – 11 mayo Un Entre Tants. Homenatge a Vicent Andrés Estellés (teatro) 15 – 18 Yo de Mayor Quiero Ser Fermín Jiménez (teatro) 22 – 25 mayo El Gran Arco (teatro) 29 mayo – 1 junio SALA RUSSAFA Obligacciones (danza) 8 y 11 mayo Por Qué Duele Cuando no hay Dolor?

22 mayo – 1 junio TEATRE EL MICALET Un Deu Salvatge (teatro) 7 – 25 mayo Toni Albà presenta Bufonant (teatro) 28 mayo – 1 junio La Romàntica del Saladar (concierto) 31 mayo TEATRO OLYMPIA Campanadas de Boda Hasta 1 junio TEATRO PRINCIPAL Els 4 Temperaments (danza) Ballet de la Generalitat 29 abril – 11 mayo TEATRO RIALTO Anfitrión 2 – 18 mayo

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MAY 14 24/ 7 VALENCIA LISTINGS Pink Chair Concert III 31 mayo TEATRO TALIA Diálogos en 3D Oswaldo Digón (monólogo) 3 mayo 1 Hora y 1/2 de Retraso (teatro) 7 – 25 mayo Histeria de los Nuestro (monólogo) Manu Badenes 9 mayo Luis Álvaro (monólogo) 10 mayo Trenta …Quants? (monólogo) María Juan 16 mayo Toni Pons Siente!!! Reloaded (hipnosis) 17 mayo 100% Natural (monólogo) Álvaro Carrero 23 mayo Da Capo / Vol Ras (teatro) 28 mayo – 8 junio Soy Un Miserable (monólogo) Miguel Lago 31 mayo CINEMA

BABEL *versión original www.cinesalbatrosbabel.com FILMOTECA CINEMA INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE CINEMATOGRAFÍA CICLOS IVAC – LA FILMOTECA www.ivac-lafilmoteca.es Mayo 2014 en La Filmoteca del IVAC Básicos Filmoteca: Cine Español (1930-1980) Hasta 10 abril Max Ophüls Hasta 24 mayo 36 Directores Japoneses Hasta 12 junio Circuito de Cine Independiente Hasta 29 junio Jerry Lewis Hasta 20 junio Mikhail Romm 6 mayo – 12 junio El Mundo Perdido de Jiří Barta 13 mayo – 1 junio Cinema VLC: Néixer 27 y 28 mayo Sesión Especial: Insurgentes 30 y 31 mayo Estrenos Filmoteca: Nostalgia de la Luz 30 mayo – 1 junio YELMO CINES www.yelmocines.es ADDRESSES MUSEUMS / GALLERIES

AGRUPACIÓN FOTOGRÁFICA VALENCIANA C/ Beata, 8 Tel: 96 351 26 20 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

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Historiador Diago, 20 Tel: 96 320 50 56 CA REVOLTA C/ Santa Teresa, 10 Tel: 96 392 20 88 CENTRO CULTURAL BANCAJA Pl. Tetuán, 23 Tel: 96 387 58 64 CENTRO COREOGRÁFICO DE LA COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA Parque de la Granja, s/n, Burjassot Tel: 96 390 47 74 CENTRO DEL CARMEN C/ Museo, 2 Tel: 96 192 26 40 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 COMUNICARTE GALERIA BAR C/ Conde de Olocau, 3 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 GALERIA ESPACIO C / Carles Cervera, 38 www.galeriaespacio.es GALERÍA LUIS ADELANTADO C/ Bonaire, 6 Tel: 96 351 01 79 GALERÍA MR. PINK C/ Guillem de Castro, 110 Tel: 96 391 33 34, 669 787 918 www.misterpink.net 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 LAS NAVES, ESPACIO DE CREACIÓN Contemporánea C/ de Juan Verdeguer 16, 46024 Valencia T 963 531 272 L’IBER MUSEO DE LOS SOLDADITOS DE PLOMO C/ Caballeros, 22 Tel: 96 391 86 75 www.museoliber.org LLIG LLIBRERIES DE LA GENERALITAT Pl. Manises, 3 Tel: 96 386 61 70 MONASTERIO DE SAN MIGUEL DE LOS REYES Av Constitución, 284 Tel: 96 387 40 13 MUSEO DEL ARROZ C/Rosario, 3 Tel: 609 877 956 MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES DE VALENCIA C/ San Pío V, 9 Tel. 96 369 30 88 / 369 21 11 MUSEO DE LA CIUDAD Pl. Arzobispo, 1 Tel: 96 352 54 78 - ext. 4126 MUSEO DEL CARMEN C/ Museo, 2 Tel: 96 369 30 88 MUSEO FALLERO Pl. Monteolivete, 4 Tel: 96 352 54 78 MUSEO NACIONAL DE CERÁMICA GONZÁLEZ MARTÍ C/ Poeta Querol, 2 Tel: 96 351 63 92 MUSEO TAURINO Pasaje Doctor Serra, 16 Tel: 96 351 18 50 MUSEO VALENCIANO D’ETNOLOGÍA C/ Corona, 36 Tel: 96 388 35 65

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ʻLIKEʼ US ON www.museuvalenciaetnologia.es MUSEU D'HISTÒRIA DE VALÈNCIA C/ València, 42 Tel: 96 370 11 05 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 UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE VALENCIA Camino de Vera, s/n Tel: 96 387 70 00 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 CENTRE LA RAMBLETA Bulevar Sur esquina C/ de Pío IX (Sant Marcel·li) larambleta.com ESPAI ATHENEIA C/ Guillem de Castro, 65 Tel: 615 578 344 - 657 857 792 www.xikanda.com ESPACIO INESTABLE C/ Dr. Sanchis Bergón, 5 Tel: 96 392 16 30 www.espacioinestable.com L’ALTRE ESPAI C/ Platero Suárez, 11 Tel: 96 353 92 00 OFF TEATRE C/ Turia, 47 Tel: 96 384 11 85 SALA ZIRCÓ C/ Joaquín Navarro, 11 Tel: 96 3 77 18 62 SALA RUSSAFA C/ Denia, 55 96 341 52 16 SPORTING CLUB RUSSAFA C/ Sevilla, 5 Tel: 96 325 15 98 TEATRE EL MUSICAL Pl. Rosario, 3 Tel: 96 367 31 95 TEATRE MICALET

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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

LIVE MUSIC Bigornia (Zona Carmen) C/ Museo, 10 Jazz jam every Wednesday evening.

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

Café Cronopio (Zona Benimaclet) C/Barón de San Petrillo 46 Tel: 960 64 17 17 http://cafecronopiobenimaclet.blogspot.com.es 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 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..

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.

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8 Mayo 22.15h Piano Singing Duo 9 Mayo 22.45h Silva/Palau Quartet 15 Mayo 20.45h Akinmusire Quartet 16 Mayo 22.45h Lous Jazz Group 19 Mayo 20.45h James Carter Trio

23 Mayo 22.45h Mike McKoy Quintet 27 Mayo 20.45h Bridges & Chris Cheek 29 Mayo 22.15h Piano Singing Duo 30 Mayo 22.45h Joan Soler Trio

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 every week you can see famous international live bands from the modern jazz world.

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 Bona Estrella (Zona Carmen) Plaza Manises, 3 Tel: 96 064 05 48 Live jazz and other types of live music every Thursday at 20.30h with free entry.

La Caverna (Zona San Vicente) C/ Cuenca, 70 lacavernaclub.blogspot.com Live music. Mod, soul, rock & roll, reggae and more.

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

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Noise Valencia C/ San Vicente, 200 Tel.670 659 705 www.discomirror.es Check international bands from around the globe.

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 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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Zona Ruzafa

Nylon C/ Germanias, 31 664 46 98 40 Valencia’s latest club. Electronica all night long in the hip barrio of Ruzafa.

Play C/ Cuba, 8 Tel: 96 3920570 http://playclubvalencia.tumblr.com/ Newish club in the hip barrio of Ruzafa.

Indie, pop and dance all night long.

Xtra Lrge Playground Gran Via Germanias, 21(esq Cadiz) New club with 600 metre multi-use floor.

Electronica and indie, art exhibitions too.

Theatre every week at 23.00h. See facebook.

Zona Juan Lloréns

Café Carioca Artist Club Juan Llorens 52 www.cafe-carioca.com Superb House music.

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 Pza / Perez Escrich, 18 Zona Juna Llorens Magazine has become an essential part of the rock’n’roll scene in Valencia. Every week some of Spain’s best Dj’s get behind the decks with Rock from the 50s to garage rock to punk rock. Magazine Club is also characteristic for promoting concerts around that city as well as its exclusive drink ‘el Magaziner’ (which is absinthe with a twist of lemon). Check out their table football too! Open Wednesday to Saturdays from 22h to 03.30h.

Magazine Club se ha convertido en 4 años de vida en el garito referente de la escena de Rock’n Roll valenciana. Todas las semanas pasan por su cabina algunos de los más experimentados discjockeys del país y son famosas sus sesiones de Rock desde los 50’ hasta nuestros días, de Garage y de Punk Rock. Otro sello de identidad es su ya célebre bebida exclusiva, el Magaziner (Absenta con limón granizado) y, como no, su futbolín…

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

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 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.

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!

Juanita Club C/ Jesús, 91 Rasta vibrations, just two minutes walk from the Mercado de Jesús, open from Wednesday to Sunday from 19h. A real Reggae lover's paradise, dj's, sounds, live music, café teatro and more (always free entry). Pinball, darts and every ‛mierCOOLes’ find good discounts.

Follow us on Facebook "Juanita Club Valencia".JUANITA CLUB. Are you Reggae? DJs too! Juanita Club especialistas y amantes de música reggae, sitio acogedor y relajado.

Music Box C/ Pintor Zariñena, 16 Tel. 96 391 41 51 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.

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www.jerusalemclub.es Check out the new Jerusalem Club on C/ Convento de Jerusalem, 55 with resident Djs Nacho Marco, Dioni Sánchez, electro and more.

Zona Benimaclet

Pulso Pub C/ Leonor Jovani, 6 Tel: 96 193 99 96 Great! Lively, rocking pub in the buzzing barrio of Benimaclet with a loyal crowd of locals and popular with different nationalities.

Great music soundtrack with live music jam sessions a regular feature. Popular owner Sebas really knows his music. Beers, spirits, good company and rock’n’roll!

Zona Rio Turia

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.

Rewind Club Valencia C/ Pintor Zariñena, 16 Tel: 96 391 41 51 Nice one! Used to be ‘Music Box’ and is now ‘Rewind’ replete with plenty of vintage sofas to chill on, independent music, more bohemian crowd, the latest DJs and a look to the recent past for tunes old & new.

Open from 11.30 pm until 3.30am during the week and 4.30am at weekends.

Slavia Plaza San Jaime, 8.

Slavia is a long-established classic of the Carmen scene. Open since 1996, with an ample selection of cocktails, gins and beers.

Enjoy some of the best music around in a fun atmosphere with the works of Gusta Klint adorning the walls, next to the historic Arabic wall of 11th century Valencia.Uno de los grandes clásicos del Barrio del Carmen, abierto en 1996, con una amplia selección de coctelería, gin y cervezas. Disfruta con la mejor música y el ambiente más divertido rodeado de las obras de Gustav Klimt junto a la muralla árabe de la ciudad del S. XI. Únic Plaza Sant Jaume, 1 New! Set in the very heart of the centro historico. Cocktails, music, art & design, fashion, young urban crowd. Vintage sofas too. Watch the people of the barrio stroll by. Lovely terrace too.

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

Zona Puerto / Playa

Guernica Playa Eugenia Viñes, 227 New and by the beach! Great Cocktails and music from around the world (African, Arabic and more) from Monday to Thursday, live theatre & contemporary dance on Thursdays and hard electronica sessionson Sundays. There’s even a weekly DJ from the wild Valencia ‘Ruta de Bakalao’ days.

Free entry all week except Sundays.

“Like an Ibiza bar from the 70s”.

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

CHILL OUT Zona Plaza Ayuntamiento

Mancini C/ Moratin, 1 Tel. 963 94 42 89 www.mancinicatering.es

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

Zona El Carmen

Anita Giro C/Pintor Domingo 7, near Radio City Tel. 96 113 34 18

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 Convento de JerusalénMiniclub

Jerusalem Club Convento de Jerusalén, 55.

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Cafetín (Café.Cocktail. Bar) Plaza San Jaume, 2 Movil: 652 38 32 28 cafetin.valencia@gmail.com Situated in the heart of the barrio del carmen

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This is a relaxing, agreeable and welcoming place where you can enjoy the best of teas and coffees. Specializing in AGUA DE VALENCIA, made the traditional way. Enjoy an ample selection of cocktails, sangria, spirits at good prices. Great to have a good time in good company with cool music soundtrack, a wonderful terrace to watch the world go by and the best service you will find in Valencia.

Un lugar tranquilo,agradable y acogedor donde disfrutar cada dia de los mejores tes y cafés.Especializados en el AGUA DE VALENCIA (LA MEJOR) hecha de forma tradicional, con una amplia variedad de COCKTAILS, SANGRIA Y COPAS, AL MEJOR PRECIO , para pasar grandes momentos con la mejor compañia.

Buena musica, una terraza privilegiada y el mejor servicio que puedas encontrar,¿Por que no vienes a conocernos?

Plaza Sant Jaume numero 2 El Café Del Mar Plaza Lope de Vega, 4 Tel: 96 3 922 558 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€!!!!

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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. Special offers every WEDNESDAY! 1 litre Porrones 4,50€ (Cider, Beer, Calimocho, Tinto de Verano). Jarras 1 litro 8€ (Agua de Valencia , Sangria, Mojito). Cubatas 3,50€. Menu 6€ (Salad, Drink, Tabla Iberico of hams, meats & cheeses). Porrones 4.50€ on Thursdays too!

Bar Los pikapiedra es un bar alternativo legendario, con gente bohemia, porrones, música ecléctica y tapas españolas.

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. Abierto cada día, muy buena selección de cavas & champagne con terraza encantadora.

Las 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 multilingual, well-travelled owner who speaks Spanish, English and German.

L'Ermita C/ Obispo Don Jeronimo, 4 Tel: 96 391 67 59 Saturday... live acoustic music around 21.00h.

London Café Valencia C/ del Carda, 1 Movil: 699 922 370 Very, very spacious bar replete with London street signs.

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

Magarota C/ Zurradores, 9 Movil: 665 04 15 08 Friendly Spanish tapas & café Bodeguita bar with terraza and popular owners.

Nou Carxofa C/ Baja, 42 Tel: 96 3 910 298 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.

Sol i Lluna C/ del Mar, 29 96 392 22 16, www.solilluna.net

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 Tisana C/Moret, 4 (just off C/Roteros) Music includes: Ultra-mod, ye-ye,

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ʻLIKEʼ US ON Garage, Britpop 60s. Freak-Beat The Lounge Café-Bar Estameñeria Vieja 2 (behind La Lonja) Tel: 96 391 80 94, www.theloungecafebar.com

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Cracovia Bar C/Alcira, 25 Tel: 96 3 287 456 www.cracoviabar.com Really hip, relaxing & spacious café bar with breakfasts, lunches, activities and just waiting to be dicovered...

Zona Ruzafa

Biplaza C/ Cuba , 40 Friendly chill out bar with quality montaditos, beers and wine and plenty of activities.

Café Berlin C/ Cadiz, 22 Tel: 96 381 00 24 Modern & attractively designed café bar with an arty crowd.

El Desvan del Café C/ Puerto Rico, 4 Tel: 96 344 16 86 Very bohemian, very relaxing with a mellow crowd of chilled out and arty crowd.

La Tavernaire C/ Dénia, 18 Tel: 605 838 299 Bohemian cafe-bar, vegetarian dishes, live music Wednesdays.

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

Ubik Café C/ Literato Azorín, 13 Tel: 96 374 12 55 Emblematic of the buzzing barrio of Ruzafa.

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

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, live music quiz. Wednesday ‛Ruta de la Tapa del Cedro’.

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

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 La Pecera C/ Cadiz, 86 Tel: 639 517 703 Popular with lesbians in evenings. Open to all.

Magnus Termas (Sauna) Av. Puerto, 27 Tel: 96 337 48 92 Ni María Ni Virgen C/ Pintor Vilar, 1 Lesbian pub-bar in the Campanar area.

Café de las Luces C/ Guardia Civil, 20.

One of the best café bars of the city, situated in a tranquil & green zone of the city in the hip barrio of Benimaclet. With a bohemian & artistic atmosphere, enjoy a wide range of cafés, batidos and cocktails, relaxing on one of their Chesterfield sofas or on their ample and beautiful terrace. Uno de los mejores cafés de la ciudad, situado en unatranquila zona ajardinada con un ambiente bohemio y artístico, disfruta de su amplia carta de cafés, infusiones, batidos y cocktails relajándote en uno de sus sofás chesterfield o en la amplia y bonita terraza del local.

Zona Plaza Xuquer

Rocafull Cafe Pl. Xuquer, 14 www.rocafull.tk A key meeting point of the ‘indie’ community.

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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 A bohemian hangout.

GAY / LESBIAN Cross C/ Juan de Mena, 7 (Zona Botanico) Facebook Cross Valencia

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. Fiestas ‛Sex’ every Monday and Friday from 22.00h. 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 enter the gates of hell of this restaurant.

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

Drag queens sing for customers in this original restaurant.

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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 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

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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…

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 Arabic

Sahara (Zona Carmen) C/ del Mar, 52 Tel: 96 394 32 76 Movil: 698 579 148 www.sahararestaurante.com Argentinean

La Parrillita Argentina C/ Salamanca, 7 Tel: 677 693 785 www.laparrillitaargentina.com Facebook La Parrillita Argentina Fantastic! We had a lovely lunch here! Argentinean grill.

Bodega

Zona Ruzafa

Liverpool Russafa VLC C/ Sueca, 74 Telf: 674 244 998 English Pub. Everyday from 16.00 - 03.30h.

Zona Avenida Aragón

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

Sally O’Brien Av. Aragon, 8 Tel: 96 337 40 12 Zona Plaza Xuquer

Max Max C/ Vinalopó, 11 (Pl. Xúquer) Tel: 96 362 68 67 http://maxmaxvalencia.blogspot.com L'Eliana

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.

Bodega Vino y Jamón C/ Manuel Candela, 71 Tel: 96 0150345 Open from Monday to Sunday (12pm to 01.30am) Facebook Bodega Vino y Jamón The real deal. With 37 years of bodega experience, friendly Spanish owner Daniel is originally from Castilla La Mancha so this is as Spanish as it gets! Check out tasty hams, cheeses, anchivies, iberico hams, patatas bravas, chicken, chorizos and more at reasonable prices . Paella to order for 8 people comes to 40 euros. Wide range of Bocadilos for 3,50 euros. Bottle of wine and plate of ham for 7 euros. Wide range of wines (from 3,50 euros to 12 euros) on display including Rioja, Mala Vida, Protocolo from Cuenca, Ribero de Duero, Ramon Bilbao. Enjoy Cavas too. A

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ʻLIKEʼ US ON down-to-earth and authentic Spanish Bodega bar, away from the tourist crowds but welcome to all. Great terrace too. Bodega autentica española con dueño manchego con 37 años de expericencia. Puedes disfrutar de tapas como patatas bravas, pincho pollo, cordero, ancoas de cantabria, montaditos, chorizo, jamones ibericos, quesos, paella de encargo para 8 personas. Terraza amplia.

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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.

Greek

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.

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Tel: 96 391 48 00, www.viciositalianos.com.

Very popular, good value, great pizza.

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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.

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.

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 Japanese

Indian / Pakistani

El Rincon Griego C/ Conde Montornes, 23 (just off C/ Mar and corner of Poeta Liern) Tel: 96 394 4443 Mobile: 639608867 www.stratosm.es Zona Carmen Intimate and Greek owned and run, wellestablished restaurant in a quiet corner of the old town. The only Greek in town and with live music every Friday. Enjoy Greek tapas, fish and meat dishes, cheeses, yoghurts, pastries and Greek wine too! Restaurante griego muy conocido con tapas y platos típicos del país. Vino griego también. Muy céntrico.

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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 El Carmen

Al Pomodoro C/ del Mar, 22

Tora (Taberna Japonesa) C/ Pedro III El Grande , 13 Tel: 96 311 94 29 Great! Finally, an authentic Japanase taberna in Valencia run by a Japanese & Valencian couple! Specialities include Sake, Gyoza, Yakitori, Yakisoba, Ensalada Japonesa, Okinawa style Pig & tofu dishes too. Spanish beers to enjoy and great service. English , Spanish & Japanese spoken. Set in the cosmopolitan Ruzafa zone. Reasonable prices and great value dishes. This is the real deal in an attractive and relaxing setting. Just a stone's

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Finalmente una taberna japonesa auténtica en Valencia! Cerca del Mercado de Ruzafa.

Especialidades Sake, Gyoza, Yakitori, Yakisoba, Ensalada Japonesa, Cerdo estilo Okinawa, y Tofu también. Buen servicio calidad precio. Atendido por una pareja japonesa-valenciana, cocinero japonés.

Mexican

lado de una plazoleta muy tranquila, comida mexicana con ingredientes importados como el cuitlacoche, la flor de calabaza,hojas de plátano, chiles y picantes de la tierra Azteca y sin poder faltar una gran gama de Tequilas para degustar la bebida mas típica de México.

Taquería el Burrito (Zona Carmen) C/ Alta,12 Tel: 96 113 36 08 100% authentic Mexican food. Set in the heart of the centro historico. Eat-in or takeway with delivery service too.

Multi-bar

C/ Denia, 20 Tel: 96 332 80 78

El Mexico de María (Zona Ruzafa) C/ Calle Denia, 20.

Tel: 96 332 80 78 Friendly Mexican restaurant, superb homemade dishes. El Mexico de Maria has Mexican cuisine with years of culinary experience in Valencia with a fine combination of traditional and fusion Mexian cuisine for their loyal clientele. Lovely, cosy & colourful interior with lots of mexican decorations.

Set in the hip barrio of Ruzafa.

Restaurante mejicano acogedor con platos caseros y cocina fusión y tradicional. Interior atractivo, situado en el barrio de moda de Ruzafa.

La Venganza de Maliche C/ Pérez Escrich, 11 Tel: 963 33 33 77 Authentic and original mexican cuisine in a spacious restaurant with imported ingredients from Mexico. Expect to pay between 10€ - 30€. Enjoy a wide range of tequilas, spicy & tasty mexican dishes, a relaxing terraza & a good night out...

Una comida Mexicana auténtica y original, con un local amplio , lleno de color que te da la bienvenida con unos columpios típicos de la Riviera Maya terraza al

La Bona Estrella (Zona Carmen) Plaza Manises, 2 Tel: 96 0640548 Great! Very spacious multibar with wide variety of beers. Enjoy Spanish and Mediterranean dishes, live music, live sports and more. Enjoy red wines by the glass or bottle from Rioja, Utiel Requena, Ribera de Duero and white wine from D.O. Rueda and Rias Baixas. Open all day and every for Breakfast, lunch, dinner with starters including octopus, pork dishes and Greek salads too. Sardines or duck to enjoy as main dishes as well as good range of Spanish hams, cheeses, sausages and more. Live music jams. La Bona Estrella es un Multi-bar nuevo para desayunos, comidas y cenas, Mucho espacio y buena oferta de comida española y mediterránea. Jamones, quesos, chorizos, salchichones, ensaladas, carpaccios. Música en directo tambien.

C/ San Fernando, 22 (near Mercado Central) Zona Centro (46001) Tel: 96 3 21 70 03 Open from Monday to Sunday 12pm to 1a.m. info@mediterraneadehamburguesas.com www.mediterraneadehamburguesas.com At Mediterranea Hamburguesas sl, quality is our trademark and what sets us apart. We choose to work with the best materials, with a freshness and distinctive quality too. We enhance each burger with touches of the Mediterranean. Our daily challenge is to be the best burger bar in Valencia. Burguer bar de alta calidad en zona centro y zona ruzafa.

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Spanish / Valencian Zona Plaza Ayuntamiento

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

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

Enjoy their Tapas menu. Some of the best mediterranean dishes around. Restaurante Español con terraza amplia, ensaladas frescas, pescados y paella Valenciana.

Portuguese

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

Portuscale C/ Subida del Toledano, 6 Tel: 96 1 144 063 www.restauranteportuscale.es Authentic Portuguese cuisine with Portuguese owners.

Quality burger bar

Mediterranea de Hamburguesas SL C/ Sueca, 45 Zona Ruzafa (46006) Tel: 96 3 21 05 31 Open from Monday to Sunday 7pm to 1.30am

La Cata (restaurante-pizzeriataberna selecta)

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ʻLIKEʼ US ON Plaza Mariano Benlliure, 2 Tel: 96 0044 063 Great! Just off C/San Vicente and a stone’s throw from Plaza Ayuntamineto, so easy to find. Beautiful, relaxing and elegant terrace and authentic Spanish cuisine. Specialities include tapas like squid, tortilla, anchovies, gazpacho & octopus. Enjoy a Valencian Salad, patatas bravas, nice selection of hams & cheeses. Good choice of pizzas, select pastas and 5 types of lovely paellas as well as meats and tasty desserts like Tiramisu and ‘Flan de Huevo’. La Cata es un restaurante-taberna selecta española con una selecccion buenissima de tapas como pulpo, tortilla, anchoas y mucho mas ademas de 5 tipos de paellas, jamon, quesos selectos, carnes y postres deliciosas como tiramisu.

Lotelito Valencia Rooms & Bar C/ Barcas, 13 Tel: 96 206 78 52 Movil: (+34) 656 265 229 www. lotelitovalencia.com You can enjoy breakfast early in the morning, almuerzo around midday, lunch or dinner a la carta or menu as well as enjoy a wide range of spirits & cocktails. Tapas and platos to share are Lotelito’s speciality, which are notable for their tastiness and loving presentation. Bread & desserts are homemade & freshly produced daily. The head of the kitchen is Miguel Angel Mas who has had ample experience with a number of Michelin Star restaurants as well as having run his own restaurant for the last 7 years, which are both great signs of somebody who both knows all about cuisine and cares about it too. Enjoy Lotelito morning, noon and night! Desayunos, comidas y cenas, cócteles variados, tapas de calidad y mucho más.

Zona El Carmen

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

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Restaurante Español íntimo, rústico y con comida casera muy buena; rabo de toro, croquetas, jamón ibérico, calamares y más.

En Bou Lounge Drink + Tapas Tel: 96 3922632 Enjoy Mediterranean cuisine with tapas, gourmet hamburgers and desserts.

9:00 - 01:30 todos los días El Botijo C/ San Miguel s/n www.tascaelbotijo.com Spanish tasca in the Barrio Carmen! Great terraza, delicious tapas, a top ensaladilla rusa and great tabla de quesos too. Cool flamenco, rock and pop sounds, welcoming vibe and friendly Andalucian/Valencia owners. Perfect size portions and informed service. Be sure to try Valencian tinto no. 12! Bar de tapas muy agradable y con muchos clientes fieles y buen ambiente en la terraza: jamones, tablas de queso, vinos y más.

El Secreto de Boro Plaza Juan de Villarrasa, 6 bajo Tel: 96 3 215 566 / movil: 667 293 711 www.elsecretodebero.blogspot.com Cuisine from the Mercado Central by a Valencia chef. Just a stone’s throw from the central Market.

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

Carosel Taula de Canvis, 6 Tel: 96 1132 873 Con Dos Tacones C/ Tapineria, no 27 Facebook Restaurante Con dos tacones Valencia Tel: 960 015 406 Movil. 683 27 58 11 Great! Spanish and mediterranean dishes with authentic cuisine from around the country and friendly, experienced Spanish owners.

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 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.

Jacaranda Sensation Food Corretgeria, 33 Tel: 96 3 922 737 www.jacarandasensationfood.com Set in the centro historico so easy to find.

We had a wonderful lunch here with lovely, friendly service and tasty rice, fish, meat and salad dishes. It’s a wonderful Mediterranean fusion with artistic presentation in a modern yet warm setting. Cosmopolitan crowd and mellow terrace outside. Popular with locals and visitors.

Menu del dia around 10€. Open Tuesday to Sunday: 9am – 4pm/ 8pm – 1am. Just a stone’s throw from the cathedral. Spanish owners who speak English. Jacarandã es una nueva experiencia gastronómica en el " Barrio del Carmen" de Valencia. Te invitamos a venir y sentir nuevas emociones con nuestra fusión de sabores perfectamente combinados que deleitarán los paladares más exigentes.

KA'RAK (Raquel Cernicharo) C/ Baja, 42 Tel. 96 315 45 88 New name! 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 14€ every evening. Closed Sunday night and all day Monday. De martes a sábado menú mediterráneo por 14€ con ingredientes frescos y buena presentación y buen servicio. Interior agradable.

La Carme C/ Soguers, 2 Tel: 96 392 2532 30 years old emblematic restaurant of the Barrio del Carmen with Mediterranean dishes and cosy yet spacious interior.

La Pitanza C/ Quart, 5 Tel: 96 391 09 27 www.lapitanza.com

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Las Damas C/ Damas, 3 Tel: 96 352 12 97 La Surcusal C/ Guillem de Castro, 118 (at IVAM) Tel: 96 374 66 65 La Xirgu C/ dels Borja, 4 Tel: 96 392 27 35

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.

L'Aplec C / Roteros, 9 (near Torres de Serranos) Movil: 696 119986 Bar - restaurant to go for tapas. Open Tuesday to Sunday from 12 noon to closing. Closed Monday. 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.

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Ligazon C/ Arolas,11-bajo. 46001-Valencia Telefono de reservas: 961141112 Octopus and tapas restaurant in El Carmen with a cozy atmosphere and delicious homemade products.

Mar d’avellanes C/ Avellanas, 9 Tel: 96 392 51 66 www.mardeavellanas.com Classy, creative & fresh Mediterranean cuisine in an exclusive, intimate restaurant in a quiet street near Plaza Reina.

Maria Mandiles Plaza Manises, 2 Tel: 96 04 60 57 info@maria-maniles.com We've opened a new Maria Mandiles!!! ...Just next to the Palacio de la Generalitat in the heart of Valencia, we've opened a new space with a new decoration, new menu, new terrace and new Maria Mandiles...

It's going to leave you with your mouth open!!...2 restaurants, 2 terraces, the same charm & delight & philosophy and the same way of working...We're waiting for you!!

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 Resto Bar C/ Roteros, 212 Tel: 96 392 31 68 www.mattilda.es Quality cuisine.

Mediterraniart C/ del Mar, 29 Tel: 96 0 715 790 mediterraniart@gmail.com Nou Carxofa C/ Baja, 42 Tel: 96 391 02 98 Ocho y Medio Plaza Lope de Vega, 5 Tel: 96 392 20 22 www.elochoymedio.com

Racó el falleret Guillem de Castro, 114 Tel: 96 064 28 72 New and authentic Spanish restaurant with traditional Valencian cuisine.

Just a stone’s throw from IVAM. 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.

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

Tapas, cheese, and meat too!

Tinto fino is a wonderful, classy tapas bar restaurant with an extensive collections of 50 wines from Spain & Italy as well as delicious tapas from the mediterranean.

Live acoustic music every Wednesday.

Trece C/ Calatrava, 12 Tel: 667 719 897 www.trece.co Hip new restaurant withe mediterranean fusion dishes and original, vintage interior.

Vintara Plaza de la Reina, 19 Tel: 96 392 41 85 Great paella is available from Monday to Friday.

Yuso C / de la Cruz, 4 izquierda Tel: 96 315 39 67 The real deal. Valencian chefs and Valencian staff. Superb paella, arròs 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.Restaurante auténtico valenciano, con cocineros valencianos, paella, arròs en fesols i naps, arroz a banda y más. Muy popular con grupos. Se recomienda reservar.

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La Mora Taberna C/ San Francisco de Borja, 1 Tel: 96 3 81 39 59 www,lamorataberna.com www.facebook.com/TabernaLaMora twitter.com/tabernalamora 46007 Off the beaten track. Smart interior, pleasant terraza and friendly service.

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Coco Pazzo Conde de Altea, 51 Movil: 717 12 22 35 New! Set in the cosmopolitan Canovas restaurant where you can enjoy Spanish / Mediterranean tapas and delicious & authentic barbecue ‘parrilladas’ with hamburgers to enjoy too. Good value prices too.

Restaurante ubicado en Conde Altea, Canovas, donde podras disfrutar de tapas, las mejores parrilladas y hamburguesas de la ciudad, ya que contamos con parrilla al carbon perfecta para dare el mejor gusto a todas tus comidas. Precios solidarios Zona Patraix

Café Taberna “El Caracol” C/ Archiduque Carlos, 20 Moviles: 639761257 / 657532275 New! Traditonal & multicultural tapas & pinchos. Vegetarian cuisine, homemade desserts & sunny, warm terrace.

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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 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.

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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.

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Blanquita (Zona Carmen) PL. Dr. Collado, 8 46001.Valencia Tlf. 637556321 Great Terraza and wide selection of tapas.

From Monday to Sunday, there is a menu of the day 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 with lettuce, tomato, onion, olives, corn, egg, tuna and carrot. We enjoyed their ‘Valencia salad’ the last time we went and the ingredients tasted as fresh as they looked. They also do a nice roasted chicken salad. Salads range from 5€ – 10€. Fantásticos desayunos, comidas y cenas y tapas españolas en el centro histórico con una terraza encantadora.

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

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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.

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 dueño de familia andaluza con alcachofas, croquetas, sardinas, opciones vegetarianas y mucho más.

Popular con gente alternativa, gente del barrio y visitantes. Excelente terraza.

Gilda C/ Esendra, 9 (corner Plaza Viriato) (Zona Carmen) Gilda is an original resto lounge just a brief few steps from the Torres de Quart (Quart Towers).

La Comisaría (Zona Carmen) Tapas y copas ilegales Pl. Arbol, 5 (corner C/ Baja) Tel: 96 391 07 39 www.lacomisaria.com Price per person around 15/22€.

Multilingual chef.

Mar Cuatro - Tapas & Burguers (Zona Carmen) C/ del Mar, 4 Tel: 96 391 43 50 Great! Valencian owned and run. Just off Plaza Reina so really easy to find. A fresh,

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Savour delish desserts in crystal pots that will surprise you for their delicious taste and lovely presentation. This is a vanguard Spanish tapas bar and open to all ages and backgrounds. Expect to pay around 20€.

Tapas de calidad, hamburguesas gourmet, pinchos, postres deliciosos, muy cerca de Plaza Reina.

Enjoy fresh, homemade tapas everyday, including specialities like patatas bravas, artichokes, mushrooms, hams, cheeses, octopus, squid, cod, sardines, prawns, mussels, anchovies and more. Tapas range between 4,50€ - 7.50€, so great value if you share with friends. As the sun starts to shine, be sure to enjoy a wine, beer or “Vermut Rojo” with ice.

Establecido en 1952, Arandinos es un taberna Española autentica y de familia Valenciana. Terraza encantadora con tapas como bravas, sepia, berenjenas, tortillitas de camaron, bacalo frito, mejillones y mas.

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Patio Innsa (Zona Carmen) C/Baja, 48 Tel: 96 3 917 751 Mobile: 653 977 522 www.innsahostel.com Set in a lovely, open air, historic 16th century palace setting, enjoy tasty tapas, wine, beer and Spanish dishes by candleight as well as intimate, acoustic live music sessions. Events and presentations.

Open during the day and at night.

San Miguel C/ San Miguel, 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 including paella and other rice dishes.

copenhagen (Zona Ruzafa) Literato Azorin, 8 Tel: 96 3 28 99 28 www.restaurantecopenhagen.com Kimpira Organic restaurant C/ Convento San Francisco, 5 Tel: 96 3 92 34 22 www.kimpira.es Macrobiotic and vegan food with organic ingredients, Just a stone’s throw from Plaza Ayuntamiento. We had a great lunch here.

La Tastaolletes (Zona Carmen) C/ Salvador Giner, 6 Tel: 96 392 18 62 Malmö C/ Sueca, 46 Tel: 96 328 54 28 www.restaurantemalmo.com Vinoteca

Santa Companya (Zona Carmen) C/ Roteros, 21 Tel: 96 392 22 59

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

Zona Plaza Ayuntamiento

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

Taberna Arandinos (Zona Carmen) C/ de la Cruz, no 1 (Plaza del Angel) Mobile: 639259581 Open from Monday to Sunday 10h -00.30h (Closed Sunday evening) Established in 1952, this is an authentic, friendly and down-to-earth Spanish family run tapas bar in a tranquil part of the historic old centre. Lovely terrace with a wide range of clientele of differing ages and nationalities.

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Aloe Vera Pl. Vicente Iborra, 3 Tel: 96 3926183 http://www.aloeveraplanet.com

Excellent Aloe Vera Shop in the old centre with friendly and experienced owner with lovely products and good advice.

A. Jazze Vintage C/ Baja, 30 www.avintagejazze.com Facebook: AJAZZEVINTAGE A. Jazze Vintage is a cosy vintage store where you can find all kinds of little treasures.

From fine clothing and Antique accessories to a great selection of Import Jazz on Vinyl.

Madame Bugalú C/Danzas, 3 Tel: 96 315 44 76 Chic!

Monki C/ Calatrava 11, bajo Tel: 96 392 45 16, www.monki.shop Soho del Carmen Calle Derechos 33, Valencia Tel: 96 391 2463

CLASSIFIEDS APARTMENTS

Flats2enjoy Plaza Mossen Sorell 10 Movil: 652398090 Email: info@flats2enjoy.com Alejandro@flats2enjoy.com www.flats2enjoy.com Experienced business dedicated to finding accommodation for students and holidaymakers.

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.

COUNTRY GUEST HOUSE www.casaruralserenachulilla.com CRICKET CLUB

Levante CC are a new cricket club based in Valencia that have regular league games with teams throughout Spain and also welcome touring sides to the city. The club train most Thursday evenings at the Camp de Beisbol in the

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Home (Zona Carmen) Pl. Vicente Iborra Tel: 96 391 37 97 C/ La Lonja, 4 Tel: 96 391 62 29 www.likeathome.net Two of the funkiest hostels in town, set in the heart of the centro histórico.

VALENCIA CF Mestalla stadium, Aragón/ Facultats metro, lots of buses incl. 9, 10, 12, 29, 30, 31, 32, 41, 79, 80. Tickets on sale from the stadium, club souvenir shops, La Caixa, Ticketmaster and selected tobacconists.

Hostal Antigua Morellana (Zona Carmen) C/ En Bou, 2 Tel: 96 391 57 73 www.hostalam.com SINGLE/ INDIVIDUAL 40€ (IVA included/ Incluido) DOUBLE/ DOBLE 50€ (IVA included/ incluido) Lovely hostel in the heart of the old centre with comfortable rooms, good service and all modern conveniences.

Hostal El Rincón (Zona Carmen) C/ Carda 11 Tel: 96 391 79 98 / 96 391 60 83 Single: 10-13€, Double: 18-24€ Quart Youth Hostel C/ Guillem de Castro, 64 Tel: 96 3 270 101 www.quarthostel.com The River Hostel Valencia (Zona Carmen) www.riverhostelvalencia.com Plaza del Temple, 6 Tel: 96 391 39 55

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La niña los peines (Zona Carmen) C/ Santo Tomas, 24 Tel: 96 392 52 82 Fantastic hair salon that is renowned in the city where highly experienced professional experts get to the essence of each person’s head of hair for the cut you are truly looking for.

Combining health, pleasure and imagination there are a wide range of services, cuts, colours, styles available. They are make up experts who have worked with a number of film directors, designers and photographers too.

There is also an erotic corner for customers…

“La Niña Los Peines mueve las tijeras y zapatea, afina el tono de los colores cuidadosamente, mima tu melena mientras te la modela al ritmo de tus deseos. Y en el gabinete de belleza te arregla de la cabeza a los piés. Calidad Schwarzkopf, trabajo cuidado y trato personal ¡Óle!”

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.

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HOSTELS

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LEVANTE UD Ciudad de Valencia stadium, 11/70 bus, Machado metro, Estadi del Llevant tram. Tickets available at ground on matchday and in advance from Levanteud.com.

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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 Lotelito Valencia Rooms & Bar Rooms/ Apartments/Free Wi-Fi C/ Virues, 6 (corner C/Barcas) Tel: 96 306 09 30 www.lotelito.com Neptuno **** C/ Paseo de Neptuno, 2 Tel: 96 356 77 77 www.hotelneptunovalencia.com Petit Palace Germanías *** C/ Sueca, 14 Tel: 96 351 36 38 www.petitpalacehotelgermanias.com Purple Nest Hostel Valencia Plaza Tetuan, 5 Tel: (34) 96 353 25 61 www.purplenesthostel.com Red Nest Hostel Valencia Calle de La Paz, 36 Tel: (34) 96 3 427 168 www.rednesthostel.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

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 La bona estrella (Plaza Manises, 2 Tel: 96 0640548) Intercambio English - Spanish every Monday 19.30h.

Laboratorio 1 (Pl. Cors de la Mare de Deu, 3/ tel: 96 392 61 93) - German - Spanish 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...

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...

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Rocafull ( Plaza Xúquer, 14 Language Exchange - Miércoles a las 20h.)

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...

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Alfa

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� Spanish Courses � English Courses � Translations � Language Exchange � Business Classes � Group/Private Classes Alfa Language Centre (close to Levante UD football stadium) C/ Motilla de Palancar, 33.

Tel: 961 336 658 www.alfalanguagecentre.com Facebook: Alfa Language Centre A popular language school offering English and Spanish lessons in a very welcoming and friendly environment.

Limited places. Exam preparation – DELE and Cambridge exams.

Experienced and native teachers.

Alfa es una academia de idiomas que ofrece cursos de inglés y español.

Grupos reducidos. Plazas limitadas.

Profesorado experimentado y nativo.

info@soleaspanishschool.com / www. soleaspanishschool.com Tel: +34 645060968/ + 34 654578345 We are a family Spanish School located opposite to the beach Las Arenas. Our classes promote what is being learned in the classroom in real life situations.

LAURIA 14 Lauria 14 (Zona Ayuntamiento) C/ Roger de Lauria, 14 P1 1ºA Mobile: 656 824 864 www.tarotzaidamarcos.es www.samarium.es Zaida Marcos is a highly experienced psychic consultant. Services range from readings, private consultations, rituals, chakra cleansing, business and prosperity workshops and much more. Call for a consultation.

Zaida Marcos es una psíquica profesional con mucha experiencia. Sanación de chacras, talleres de éxito en negocio, y mucho más.

Castell, Caran D’Ache, Pantone, etc. Very spacious, quality products and helpful service.

ARTURO MANUEL, TU PAPELERIA EN VALENCIA DESDE 1955. Todo lo que necesitas en: Archivo, Papelería, Escritura, Bellas Artes, Máquinas de Oficina, Sillas, Imprenta, Suministros de Oficina, Cartuchos, Agendas y Ergonomía.

Las mejores marcas: Moleskine, Filofax, MontBlanc, Piquadro, Delta, FaberCastell, Caran D'Ache, Pantone, etc.

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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 books - but if we don’t we’ll find it for you.

Valencia Property Tel: 96 166 28 92 www.valencia-property.com www.houses-for-sale-in-spain.net information@valencia-property.com Finding you more than just a home in Valencia. Get the lifestyle information too.

STATIONER / PAPELERIA

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

Plaza Jaime Roig 1, Calle Marc Corneli, 46160 LLIRIA, Spain Tel: 96 279 3142 Open Monday – Thursday 10.00h – 15.00h / Fridays 10.00h – 19.00h / Saturdays 10.30h – 14.30h / Sundays closed. www.spainsburys.com Email: info@spainsburys.com “British supermarket with a touch of Irish. Supermercado británico con un toque de irlanda.”

Accompaniments & Condiments, Bacon, Sausages etc, Beans, Peas, Spaghetti, Tinned Veg etc, Biscuits, Crisps and Cakes, Breakfast Cereals Bread, Crumpets etc. Cooking Sauces - Ethnic Cooking Sauces - Other & Sauce Mixes, Dairy and Cold Meats, Desserts, Drinks - Cold Drinks and much more! Vegetarian food like Quorn now available. Books & music too.

T'AI CHI

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 niveles. También castellano, francés, alemán. Traducciones excelentes. Preparación exámenes.

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.

Soleã Spanish School Soleã Spanish School C/ Eugenia Viñes, 115

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DEO Papeleria Arturo Manuel ARTURO MANUEL (TU PAPELERIA EN VALENCIA DESDE 1955) GV Fernando el Católico 29 Tel: 96 384 51 75 48008 Valencia www.amsuministros.es Excellent Stationer. Well situated on Gran Via Fernando El Catolico. Serving happy customers since 1955. Long established Stationer including Files, Writing paper, Drawing Paper, Office furniture, Chairs, Printing, Cartridge, Agendas, Ergonomics. Best brands: Moleskine, Filofax, MontBlanc, Piquadro, Delta, Faber-

Accredited teacher Andrew Binnie Tel. 609 71 80 02 Email andrew@softlimit.co.uk

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FUNNY OLD GAME Franco

Florentino Pérez & Cristiano Ronaldo

Johann Cruyff @ Barça

FUNNY OLD GAME There is a world-famous event that occurs in Spain at least twice a year and which raises opposing passions among people from all walks of life. It occupies great swathes of airtime and newsprint the week before and after it occurs. And it is most certainly not just about football. It is a match between Barcelona FC and Real Madrid.

When both Barça and Real Madrid lost to German teams not long ago, a joke went viral that reveals a little of the politics behind the apparently innocuous football rivalries in Spain: “When Aznar was president of Spain, Real Madrid used to win in Europe. When Zapatero was president, Barça used to win. Now Rajoy is president, the Germans win.”

As anyone who has seen a Barça – Real Madrid match in Camp Nou or on TV will know, the Catalan flag and references to independence are very much visible among the supporters. Likewise, extreme

right – wing symbols have been seen among Madrid teams’ fans. It is no surprise to the Spanish that Aznar should be a Real Madrid fan while the socialist Zapatero, who hails from the Spanish right – wing stronghold of Valladolid in Castilla y León, should be a Barça fan, or culé.

The name culé, referring to Barça fans, originated in Barça’s old stadium, where the backsides (culs) of the Barça fans could be seen by passers – by outside.

Going to see a Barça match during Franco’s regime meant more than going to a football match. It meant an excuse for gathering with thousands of like – minded Catalans (something which was illegal under any other circumstances) and being able to vent one’s frustrations against Madrid – and hence the centre of Spanish government. Deals such as the great Di Stéfano’s signing for Real Madrid after failure behind the scenes to join Barça fuelled suspicions from many other spheres. Johann Cruyff, on the other hand, became a Catalan idol, naming his son Jordi at a time when the Franco regime banned Spanish citizens

Joan Laporta

from giving Catalan names. Jordi went on to play for Barça and Catalonia. Of course, it may be better for society to vent its animosities on the playing field than elsewhere, and while football is undoubtedly given far more significance than many other infinitely more important matters, it can still be a reflection of feelings in other areas of society.

The presidents of the clubs themselves are usually very representative of their fan base, having been voted by them. Real Madrid’s current president is Florentino Pérez, officially the 10th richest person in Spain. He was a member of the recently deceased Adolfo Suárez’s UCD (Suárez was head of Spanish TV under Franco and pivotal president of Spain during and after the Transition). Barça’s ex-president Joan Laporta helped found Solidaritat Catalana per la Independència, a party for Catalan independence. His successor, Rosell, recently resigned amid investigations by the tax authorities into Barça’s most recent star signing, Neymar.

But then, dodgy, ‘colourful’ football club presidents are nothing new in Spain.

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GARY SMITH José María del Nido Di Stefano

Ex-president of Valencia

Zapatero & Rajoy

Ex-president of Barcelona Spain!

Perhaps the most famous was Atlético Madrid’s late leader and Franco fan, Jesús Gil. His admiration for the dictator possibly began when he was pardoned by the regime for the manslaughter of 56 people when his hastily built restaurant collapsed. This one – man building boom later became mayor of Marbella and covered it with concrete before finally being found guilty of embezzling public money. The town’s name was emblazoned on the team’s shirts for years, paid for by its council to the tune of €450 million – which ended up being the case for which Gil had to step down us mayor. He took control of the club in 1987, but it wasn’t until after his death in 2004 that the Supreme Court took its supreme time to declare that he had appropriated the club illegally and swindled it through false contracts. His lawyer in the Marbella town council, who earned €6.7 million from the town’s coffers from 1999 to 2003, was none other than José María del Nido, until very recently the president of Sevilla football club. His time at the club saw great new signings and sporting triumphs, yet his dealings with Marbella have caught up with him – he is now in prison.

Once again, Valencia is not to be outdone.

Recently, an ex-president of Valencia Football Club (the one responsible for the

gigantic, unfinished stadium languishing to the north of the city) was arrested for attempting to kidnap another ex-president of the same club, who lives almost next door to him.

Jesús Gil

Such characters should come as no surprise when we look at the figures. At the start of the current football season, it was claimed that Spanish clubs owe €3.6 billion to the Inland Revenue, the top culprits being Real Madrid and Barça, followed by the likes of Atlético Madrid and Valencia CF (at the end of last season, four Valencian clubs were apparently in the top 20, one of them in the second division). And everything seems to indicate that this black hole is only getting bigger.

Serious shortcomings and irregularities in the Spanish football federation’s economic control are still going through the courts. Its president, who is also the vice – president of FIFA, recently threatened to halt the Spanish league if he lost control over the referees, following a suggestion to send an inspector to report on their work. I wonder why...

Funny old game.

Football is a world that makes its own rules. If a team loses a match – and consequently earnings for European games, further TV rights etc. – due to bad refereeing decisions, they clearly can’t take the case to court, even though the TV evidence may be there for all to see. If they did so, they would be fined or even banned by football’s powers-thatbe (La Liga, UEFA, FIFA etc.). Any other organisation operating outside the courts and moving such astronomical amounts of money is usually referred to as a mafia.

Gary Smith Article © 2014 24/ 7 Valencia

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OFF TO THE EMIRATES BUT NOT IN EUROPE The nearest Valencia fans will get to European football next year will be an appearance in the seventh edition of the Emirates Cup. The hosts Arsenal, Benfica and AS Monaco will provide pre – season opposition as the club now face the prospect of non – participation in a FIFA European competition for the first time this century.

The month of April offered the supporters the roller coaster of emotions they have been accustomed to this campaign. With the chance of a Europa League place slipping away with each La Liga match, the team’s best hope of qualification was to win this year’s competition.

Basel of Switzerland were the quarter – final opposition and a sub – par performance by Los Chés in an empty stadium because of crowd trouble in the previous round sent Valencia back to Mestalla with everything to do.

The return leg gave the fans a reminder of the glory days and just how electric the ground can be when the players put in a performance the fans deserve. Two goals from Paco Alcácer sandwiched with an Eduardo Vargas header ensured extra time as Valencia cancelled out the three – goal deficit from St. Jakob Park.

With every home fan in the stadium in full voice, the tide turned Valencia’s way in extra time and Los Chés finally went through 5-3 on aggregate as Alcácer completed his hat trick and Juan Bernat completed the goal tally.

Hundreds of fans stayed outside the ground chanting for the players in scenes that have not been seen at Mestalla since the Copa del Rey semi – final victory in 2008 against Barcelona.

In between the two games with Basel was the small matter of a league clash with Real Vallodolid in the Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla. A drab 0-0 draw was the outcome, a result that did not really suit either side.

The next league match saw the club from the south of the Valencia Region, Elche, visit Mestalla. The ground was swelled by a good number of the visiting fans but they headed back down the AP-7 pointless as the home side eked out a 2-1 victory.

The little Argentinean Pablo Piatti opened the scoring for Valencia before Coro equalised for Fran Escribá’s side. A stunning strike from Dani Parejo halfway through the second half secured the points.

A trip to Pamplona followed, with Valencia picking up a point thanks to a late Jonas equaliser, but by now most of the fans had turned their attention back to the Europa League and a two – legged semi – final clash with La Liga rivals Sevilla.

The Ramón Sánchez Pijuán is often used by the Spanish national side for its more competitive matches and it is renowned for providing a hostile atmosphere for the opposition.

The home fans were playing their part and Valencia were on the back foot from the start of the game as the Andalusians showed off some of the slick football that has seen them soar up the table after a dreadful start to the season.

Valencia defended stoically but Sevilla breached the visitors’ wall twice through Mbia and Bacca to claim a 2-0 lead at the halfway stage of the tie.

However, there was no respite for the club, as Valencia’s next league challenge was to host leaders Atlético Madrid.

Diego Simeone has transformed the rojiblancos into a major force on the European stage and an evenly balanced game was edged by the visitors, when Raúl García capitalised on Guaita’s misjudgement to give the club from the capital all three points.

The return leg in the Europa League was another classic with Sevilla and once again the Valencia fans did not disappoint. A rocking Mestalla witnessed elation and heartbreak as the players gave their all and more.

Within 25 minutes Valencia were back on an even keel with Sofiane Feghouli and a Beto own goal (from a fantastic Jonas header) restoring parity.

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When Jérémy Mathieu, arguably Valencia’s player of the season, inched the hosts ahead with 70 minutes on the clock, Mestalla went crazy and fans were already booking tickets to Turin in their heads.

But football can be a cruel game and, with Valencia blatantly time – wasting and feigning injuries, the home side started defending deeper and deeper in their own half. In the fourth minute of additional time the unthinkable happened, as Cameroonian Stéphane Mbia, on loan from Queens Park Rangers of all clubs, headed home for the visitors to shatter the dreams of all the locals.

A 3-1 result gave Sevilla the trip to Italy on away goals to contest a final with Benfica, who, ironically, Valencia will now play against in the Emirates Cup at the beginning of August.

Out of the Europa League and with very little chance of catching Villarreal for the coveted seventh place that guarantees European football next year ,a league victory at Bernabéu to complement the three points gained at Nou Camp earlier

in the year would have been a nice way to finish off the season.

Feghouli

This looked to have been on the cards when Valencia went ahead just before half – time through a Mathieu header from a Dani Parejo corner. Sergio Ramos scored the equaliser before Parejo gave Los Chés the lead for the second time.

An injury – time leveller from Ronaldo ensured Madrid got a share of the spoils.

Earlier that day, Levante had cut league leaders Atlético Madrid down to size with a 2-0 home victory to record their best league victory to date this season. Other results throughout April included defeats to Villarreal and Bilbao and draws at home to Getafe and away at Elche.

Anyone wishing to get tickets for Valencia or Levante matches can do so by visiting the respective box offices at the grounds. Details on the websites at www.valenciacf.com and www. levanteud.com.

Pizzi

John Howden See listings page 31 for football calendar.

Valencia CF vs Atlético Madrid

Levante UD

Real Madrid vs Valencia CF

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Hair day Swing

Garra Luces TB Club C/ San Vicente, 305

Gracia

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Super Club C/ San Vicente, 95

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The Dance All photos Cecille Š 24/ 7 Valencia 2014

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CLUBLAND

24/7 VALENCIA in the sun and the waiter comes gliding towards you and asks, “Hola, que quieres para tomar?”

At that moment your brain starts to calculate that question and flicks through the normal three drinks you usually order in this situation: 1-Beer 2-Wine 3-G&T

THAT SPRING / SUMMER BREEZE Can you feel it?

I certainly can, finally the weather has taken a definite turn towards the last few steps of my favourite seasons of the year....SPRING / SUMMER BABY, YEAH! I don’t know about you, but this past autumn and winter felt like the longest, coldest and most depressing months for quite a few years.

Most probably it’s because of the economic situation that the press, government and pessimists all around the globe keep going on about. This year, above any, I think they have really outdone themselves and truly succeeded in their main goal in controlling the general public by using fear and uncertainty of the future. Well done, guys! Not many people went travelling this year and more people kept their money in your banks so you can get richer using it, BRAVO! There is one thing they can’t control though and it’s the same thing that they dread and I look forward to every year....have you guessed it yet??? SPRING / SUMMER BABY, YEAH!!!

It’s the time of the year that people begin to smile more, they start buying loads of fresh, bright and colourful clothes and drink endless amounts of ice cold beer, glass after glass of chilled vino blanco and not forgetting the amber nectar of all drinks... MOJITOS:)))))))))) There is something about a mojito, for me it´s about what it represents. When you order a mojito, there are many processes leading up to that glorious first sip. First, it’s the decision to have one. Normally you are sat on a sunny terrace somewhere perhaps by the beach looking at the deep blue ocean and the clear blue skies. Everyone around you is having fun

Then, all of a sudden, a fourth option pops into the equation, why not order a mojito?? Why not order something that your eyes have just experienced moments before, something that represents, smiles, sea, sand and, most of all, satisfactory.

This chain of thought is then swiftly followed by your lips producing a list of words strung together which all sound the same sentence, “Haces mojitos?”

At this point, honestly, you don’t know what answer you would prefer to hear. On the one hand, you hope they say, “Sorry, sir, we have just run out of limes”, and you will have to go back to your original thought of a nice, cold beer in the sun. But on the other hand, you know if the waiter says yes….well…..things could via off to another.

Mmmmmmmm…Mojitos…a friend;)

human’s

best

On 7 June at the new terrace at the Laydown Club (Marina Real Juan Carlos I), Dom Scott and Friends will be re-opening their Saturday afternoon (16.00h – 22.00h) deep house sunset sessions for music lovers of all ages to attend and enjoy whilst in the company of the city’s finest talent. As many of you might remember, they were a huge hit last year in the Mist Club in the port and Ánimas del Puerto before that, too. Their mix of old classics and brand new across-the-waters tunes were a massive hit not only for Valencia natives but anyone who was fortunate enough to be in the region at that time.

This year they have promised to be bigger and better with world class guest DJs who have come forward themselves asking to be part of the scene after the big man Dom Scott’s personal achievements in the music industry producing with the big boys this year. If you haven’t made plans for this date, I strongly recommend you put it in your diary as it will be a benchmark for things to come this summer.

Other clubs like the alternative Jerusalem Club

(C/ Convento Jerusalén, 55), the commercial Mya (Avenida del Saler, 5), indie & electronica at La3 (C/ Padre Porta, 2) indie & pop at Play (C/ Cuba, 8),- and the pumping house music for a young crowd at SUPERCLUB 95 (C/ San Vicente, 95) are all promising to have a summer line-up to put all other summers to shame. Please watch this space next month to get full summer calendars as/when the DJs are confirmado.The festival season is nearly upon us as well, so I promise to inform you on all of the top festivals around Spain to hit up in next month’s edition of 24/7 Valencia, as soon as all of the big acts have been confirmed.

Regarding two of the recommended clubs, Jerusalem is more of an underground type place smack bang in the middle of town, near the train station. The new owner, Jesús, used to have various clubs 10 years ago that had a huge hipster following and great alternative crew every weekend. Obviously, these types of people have technically grown up since then.

Fortunately for him, these clubbers still have a Peter Pan syndrome and are still mad for going out on a Friday and Saturday night to listen to fantastic DJs play underground music and non-radio retro tunes. Mya is mainstream commercial house, maximum FM – style type of music but situated in a superb location (City of Arts & Sciences) with normally an upmarket, fashionable clientele.

In recent months, I’ve maybe leaned towards a negative vibe regarding finding that special person in your life, and fully enjoying the precious time we are all here on this big blue snooker ball we call the earth. Perhaps I got dragged down by those love haters, too, but today is a new day, my people!! This month of May is always a positive month where anything is on the cards….. the possibility of finding that true love IS out there, it’s just waiting for those stars to align in the right order. Or should I say just the right amount of sun, tunes and combination of shots racked up on the bar;) Seize the moment, my old pedigree chums, because it’s out there just waiting for you to grab it!!!

One thing I will tell you, though, you will have to make a plan stand and get off your arses / asses and at least make it to a place with good music, ‘cause that’s where all the magic happens, baby, yeah!!!!

JTLTDX;)

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COMMENT Garzón

Aznar

A Family Affair Those of you who have seen ‘The Godfather’ will no doubt remember the wedding scene where the power mongers of politics, the economy, the judiciary and the Mafia rub shoulders like the good friends and business partners they are. Several years ago, the Spanish were treated to such a real – life setting with the wedding of Prime Minister Aznar’s daughter. Alfonso Guerra, once the socialist Deputy Prime Minister of Spain, sarcastically advised the public prosecutor leading what has become known as Gürtel, the biggest, most famous corruption investigation in the history of Spanish democracy, to simply look at the guest list to save time. Indeed, 18 of those accused in the web were invited, including the two suspected ringleaders, Correa (Belt or Gürtel in German) and Álvaro Pérez, accused of orchestrating a web of overpriced public contracts in exchange for PP party donations etc. Other guests included Miguel Blesa, once president of the Caja Madrid bank, who has already spent time in jail over irregularities in very suspicious movements of large amounts of money before the 300-yearold bank disappeared in the financial black hole that formed under his reckless presidency, along with the savings of many pensioners he is accused of swindling with dodgy investment schemes (even blind and mentally impaired people signed their life savings away). Rodrigo Rato, Aznar’s Economy Minister and once head of the IMF, was also there. He is charged, along with Blesa, for apparent irregularities also when managing Caja Madrid, before it was swallowed by the big, bad Bankia.

Ana Mato, now Health Minister, was

Álvaro Pérez, el Bigotes

Correa

there, too. She is famous for such extravagancies as claiming to the Inland Revenue to have spent thousands of euros on confetti for her daughter’s birthday party and for having no idea where the Jaguar parked in her garage came from. She came to the wedding with her then – husband, a PP senator and mayor who, when prosecuted for theft, got a sudden raise from the PP and 229,000€ for leaving the party when it was clear he had no way of escaping justice. Of course the party treasurer for two decades, Luis Bárcenas, was also there. He is now metaphorically in the eye of the hurricane and literally in prison after his famous hand – written accounts were leaked to the press: the alleged list of the PP’s illegal benefactors and beneficiaries, who have received public contracts with astronomical profit margins, always in regions governed by the PP. The case has led to a staggering stream of constant contradictions and blatant destruction of evidence.

An exasperated lawyer for the public prosecution has said, “There are three types of PP members: clear liars, destroyers and those with a selective memory.”

And of course, Spain’s current prime minister, Rajoy, was there. Two other heads of state, Tony Blair and Silvio Berlusconi, also appeared. At that time, Spanish law stated that no foreign group could hold over 25% of a TV station, yet it was discovered that Berlusconi had 80% of the Spanish channel Tele 5. Aznar’s government increased the percentage, making it legal, and intervened to halt the prosecution just two days after the wedding. Meanwhile, the newlyweds were now sunning themselves on Berlusconi’s yacht.

How is it possible for such people to continue holding public posts? The answer lies in the other, less- publicised

public posts – in the judicial system.

When democracy came to Spain, many of those same judges who passed death sentences and sent people to prison for their political affiliations simply continued in their posts.

Never before in the short life of Spain’s democracy has one political party held such sway over public institutions as today, seemingly using them for its members’ own private ends with astounding impunity. As an example to begin with, the president of Spain’s Constitutional Court hid the fact he was a member of the Popular Party already in power when he took up the post, a fact which goes against the very constitution he is supposed to defend and one of its articles, not to mention the most basic notions of separation of powers. Nobody in said court suggested he should resign – and he hasn’t. The Public Defender, responsible for dealing with citizens’ complaints about governmental abuses, is also a member of the PP, as is the head of the National Securities Commission (in charge of financial regulations). She is also an ex-minister of the same party. As I write, the radio is explaining that the sister of the National [tax] Fraud Investigation Office’s head has just been promoted, along with over a dozen other people, to fill the posts of the recent resignations of high – ranking officials after an inspector was sacked for attempting to fine a multinational for tax evasion amid accusations of government protection for big tax evaders.

I could go on and on. The level of political meddling in supposedly objective judicial processes is there for all to see in the biggest cases of recent times, such as the investigations into the sinking of the Prestige that caused Spain’s biggest environmental disaster or the Yak-42 accident (killing 75 people) investigation

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and botched/hurried body identification.

Not to mention the PP government’s insistence via diplomacy and the public media that Spain’s worst terrorist attack, on Atocha Station, was perpetrated

by ETA when all the evidence made it clear the culprits were Islamic extremists (following Spain’s involvement in the war in Iraq). More recently, the heads investigating the Noos case spattering PP politicians and the royal family have been sacked by the Interior Ministry, along with the three police chiefs investigating Gürtel and the Bárcenas case (also involving PP government members). The result of this is that judges and lawyers appear to radically and suspiciously change their opinions when the accused of defendants are discovered to have political affiliations.

The Valencia Region once again provides perhaps the most notorious examples, as shown by the recently sentenced ex-president of the Castellón region for the PP. The case for which he was finally given a relatively light sentence (he may not go to prison for massive tax fraud, though the anticorruption body had demanded a 13year sentence) had taken a decade and got through nine judges and four public prosecutors who ‘voluntarily’ decided to leave, with no explanation given or sought. After sentencing, he still remained as president of the Castellón Chamber of Commerce and has not been criticised by the local business community. I wonder why.

But even more worrying than judicial protection for delinquents is the judicial persecution of decent citizens reminiscent of dictatorships.

There is the case of José Bono, a socialist ex-minister and once speaker of the Spanish Parliament, who was saved by police officers from an aggression by individuals at a demonstration he attended for terrorist victims. After unanimous condemnation of the aggressors, including from the PP, it was discovered that the attackers were in fact members of the PP with local government posts. Suddenly, the goodies were the baddies, the victims the aggressors. The police officers who had defended Bono were put on trial. The local police commissioner

was sentenced to 5½ years in prison for “illegal arrest” of the stick – wielding PP members, and other officers were also condemned. The judge threw out the video evidence. Rajoy himself demanded a parliamentary investigation.

In the end, the police officers were acquitted by the Supreme Court, some of them taking early retirement and sick leave for depression. No apologies were ever made.

Perhaps the most internationally famous case was that of the judicial hounding of Judge Garzón for listening in on the conversations of the accused with their lawyers (rightly suspecting the lawyers were acting as go – between for their clients’ Swiss bank accounts).

The presiding judge was found to have written the accusation’s text to comply perfectly with the court order, with the same spelling and punctuation mistakes, but this didn’t stop the prosecution from going ahead. A similar situation is now being seen with the revelation of Miguel Blesa’s corporate e-mails, the investigating judge now being threatened with a possible jail sentence and suspension for 30 years.

Said judge recently remarked: “The big news in Spain is not that there are corrupt people, but their impunity,” and “Spain is no country for judges”. Left – leaning media moguls have also been through farcical trials trumpeted in the right – wing (or public) media, with Judge Gómez de Liaño finally being kicked out of the judiciary for prevarication. Aznar pardoned him as prime minister. He is now Bárcenas’ lawyer.

It is clear, then, that sending corrupt politicians to prison in Spain is a very difficult and somewhat risky task, with only the most valiant, independent judges and police officers up to the job.

Furthermore, the general, rising feeling among Spanish citizenry that they are unprotected from criminal activity is now being felt at a more grassroots, everyday level. And the implications for those who attempt to condemn it are perhaps even more sinister.

The government is now planning to make it illegal for anybody to film a police officer with a mobile phone, imposing huge fines. The announcement came days after a man was killed by police

in Barcelona and a mobile phone video contradicted the police report, showing punches being thrown by the officers. Amid an apparent rise in police heavy – handedness, including apparently indiscriminate use of rubber bullets causing serious injuries, the government has now decided to buy a water cannon. The latest changes in Spain’s education curricula, condemned by parents, students, teachers and opposition politicians alike, include teaching children to obey the law, with no mention of the purpose of civil demonstration or disobedience, which are being increasingly demonised in the public media.

To a certain extent, an outsider such as myself must learn to accept some nepotism in such a family – based, Mediterranean culture. Indeed, after 10 years waiting for an operation, I recently put my contacts to work and got a call the next day from the hospital to give me a date. As I have said before, I have certainly learnt that without family or friends one cannot go very far in Spain.

The business fabric, mostly SMEs, also relies heavily on its personal contacts, thus explaining the ease with which backhanders are given and generally accepted. But this facet of the culture is clearly at odds with the universal, democratic idea of separation of powers.

Justice cannot be a family affair.

El Gazza

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24/7 VALENCIA LIVE MUSIC & CLUBS AGENDA

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MONDAY / LUNES 5

LA RAMBLETA: Micah P. Hinson 22.00h 15€.

TUESDAY / MARTES 6

JIMMY GLASS: Eric Alexander Quartet (jazz) 20.45h 15€ Aforo Limitado. RADIO CITY: Flamenco en directo (flamenco) 22.30h 10€ con consumición.

WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 7

CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Pablo Martínez Flamenco –Jazz Band (quintet) 22.30h 8€.JUANITA: MiérCOOLes con Dardos Gratis 19.00h Gratis. LA RAMBLETA: Josh Rouse vs. Violent Femmes (versiones Violent Femmes) 22.00h 15€ / 18€.

THURSDAY / JUEVES 8

BLACK NOTE: Leandro & Friends (R&B) 23.30h 2€. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Esther Garcés, Johnny Amador, Juan Carlos Mendoza y Juan de Pilar (flamenco) 23.30h. EL LOCO: Marc Ford + Elijah Ford 22.00h 15€ / 20€. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h Gratis.

JIMMY GLASS: Piano / Vocal Duo Session con Mireia Vilar y Albert Sanz (jazz) 22.15h – 24.00h 4€ consumición.

JUANITA: Jamaica Loves Juanita 23.00h Gratis. LA RAMBLETA: Sole Giménez (piano y voz) 22.00h 15€ / 18€. RADIO CITY: DJ Session 23.00h Gratis. WAH-WAH: Dean Wareham + Lost Tapes 22.00h 20€ / 25€.

LA3: La1: Ley DJ + Cebrián / Rafa Siles + Robotto + Aaron Gehrig 01.30h.

LA RAMBLETA: Mishima 22.30h 15€ / 20€. RADIO CITY: Dixie Jumble Three en concierto acústico 23.00h 4€ con consumición // DJ Session Gratis.

SATURDAY / SÁBADO 10

BLACK NOTE: Beabops + Descarriados (rock ‘n’ roll) 23.30h 8€ con cerveza. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Manuel Serena, María Lizana, Juanma Maya, Juan de Pilar y Enrique Sevilla (flamenco) 23.30h.

CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Luna y Panorama de Insectos (cantautor pop) 22.30h 5€. EL LOCO: Agustín Brocal 20.00h 5€ / Thais Morell 23.30h 9€ / 12€. JIMMY GLASS: Piano Duo con Pau Viguer y Xavi Folch (jazz) 22.15h Gratis. JUANITA: Café Teatro con Rachel Arieff 20.00h 6€ con consumición // We are Marley con Slowly Man + Rebel Killer 23.00h Gratis. LA3: Rafael Lechowski en concierto 21.00h 12€ // Guille Milkyway DJ set + Xharles / Chelis + DJ Notch 01.30h. WAH-WAH: Daddy Long Legs + Magic Dildoss 22.00h 10€ / 15€.

SUNDAY / DOMINGO 11

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Manuel Serena, María Lizana, Juanma Maya, Juan de Pilar y Enrique Sevilla (flamenco) 20.00h. CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: Marco Mezquida (piano solo) 19.30h 8€. JUANITA: Red, Gold & Green en concierto (tributo a Bob Marley, dub set) 20.00h Gratis.

MONDAY / LUNES 12

RADIO CITY: DJ Session 23.00h Gratis.

FRIDAY / VIERNES 9

TUESDAY / MARTES 13

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Saudade con María Briones, Antonio Vieira, Rafa Villaba y Manuel Serena (flamenco) 23.30h. EL LOCO: Sweet California 19.00h 12€ // Perro + Trepat 23.00h 7€ / 10€. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h Gratis.

JIMMY GLASS: Silva / Palau Quartet (jazz) 22.30h – 24.00h 4€ consumición.

JUANITA: Nano Bravo & Friends (reggae – dancehall) 23.00h Gratis.

RADIO CITY: Flamenco en directo (flamenco) 22.30h 10€ con consumición WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 14

CAFÉ MERCEDES JAZZ: CEC Jam Session 22.30h Gratis. EL LOCO: Autumn Defense 21.00h 15€ / 20€.

JUANITA: MiérCOOLes con Dardos

Gratis 19.00h Gratis.

THURSDAY / JUEVES 15

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Ana Lloris, Yolanda López, Tomás de los Cariño y Manuel Reyes (flamenco) 23.30h.

JIMMY GLASS: Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet (jazz) 20.45h 16€ Aforo Limitado.JUANITA: Jamaica Loves Juanita 23.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: DJ Session 23.00h Gratis. WAH-WAH: Corcobado 22.00h 14€ / 16€.

FRIDAY / VIERNES 16

AUDITORIO BURJAOSSOT: Crystal Fighters 20.00h 20€. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Ana Lloris, Yolanda López, Tomás de los Cariño y Manuel Reyes (flamenco) 23.30h. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h Gratis. JIMMY GLASS: Miguel A. Lous Jazz Group (jazz, quartet) 22.30h – 24.00h 4€ consumición.

JUANITA: Sugar Tree en concierto 21.30h // Reggae Party con Juanita Crew + Selecta Trinity Roots 23.30h Gratis. LA3: Carlos Rivera en concierto 22.30h 18€// Crystal Fighters Post Party con Obtuso + Cebrián / Box in Box & Lionsize 01.30h. LA RAMBLETA: Surforama 2014 con Untamed Youth (con Deke Dickerson) + Phantom Surfers + Jackie & Cedrics + Fifty Foot Combo + Dragtones + Twin Tones + … 20.00h 30€ / Bono 2Días 53€. RADIO CITY: Ester Casanova en concierto 23.00h 6€.

SATURDAY / SÁBADO 17

BLACK NOTE: Rat Power Blues (blues) 23.30h 8€ con cerveza. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Ana Lloris, Yolanda López, Tomás de los Cariño y Manuel Reyes (flamenco) 23.30h. EL LOCO: Ruta 60 23.00h 10€ / 15€. JIMMY GLASS: Piano Solo (jazz) 22.15h Gratis. JUANITA: Café Teatro con Hermanas Wuachosky 20.00h 6€ con consumición // Splen Di Ni (funk – soul) 23.30h Gratis. LA3: Siniestro Total en concierto 21.30h 12€ // ElyElla DJs + Mr. West / Mike Gannu + APO + Jorge Gregori 01.30h. RAMBLETA: Surforama 2014 con Untamed Youth (con Deke Dickerson) + Phantom Surfers + Jackie & Cedrics + Fifty Foot Combo + Dragtones + Twin Tones

twentyfoursevenvalencia 47 20.00h 30€ / Bono 2 Días 53€. RADIO CITY: DJ Session 23.00h Gratis.

Gratis. WAH-WAH: Polock 22.30h 10€ / 13€.

SUNDAY / DOMINGO 18

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CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Ana Lloris, Yolanda López, Tomás de los Cariño y Manuel Reyes (flamenco) 20.00h.

JUANITA: La Peluquera en concierto 19.30h Gratis. RADIO CITY: DJ Session 23.00h Gratis.

BLACK NOTE: Mama Soul (soul – funk) 23.30h 8€ con cerveza. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Isabel Julve, Manuel Reyes y Manuel Quintero (flamenco) 23.30h. EL LOCO: Sonic Avenues + Needles & Pins 23.00h 10€ / 15€.

47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h Gratis. JIMMY GLASS: Piano Solo con Christian Molina (jazz) 22.15h Gratis. JUANITA: Café Teatro con Álvaro Velasco 20.00h 6€ con consumición // Dúo Santiamón 23.00h Gratis.

MONDAY / LUNES 19

JIMMY GLASS: James Carter Organ Trio (jazz) 20.45h 25€ Aforo Limitado.

TUESDAY / MARTES 20

RADIO CITY: Flamenco en directo (flamenco) 22.30h 10€ con consumición WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 21

JUANITA: Songs of Redemption (cine documental sobre Jamaica) 20.00h Gratis. LA RAMBLETA: Nacho Vegas 21.30h 20€. RADIO CITY: Spirit Rhythm Band en concierto acústico (swing) 22.45h Gratis // DJ Session.

SUNDAY / DOMINGO 25

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Isabel Julve, Manuel Reyes y Manuel Quintero (flamenco) 20.00h. JUANITA: Capitán Balkan Gipsy Project en concierto 19.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: DJ Session 23.00h Gratis.

MONDAY / LUNES 26

RADIO CITY: DJ Session 23.00h Gratis.

THURSDAY / JUEVES 22

TUESDAY / MARTES 27

BLACK NOTE: Leandro & Friends (R&B) 23.30h 2€. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: José Serrano ‘El Metralla’, Sandra Ruiz, Tomás de los Cariño, Ricardo Bustamante y José ‘El Negro’ (flamenco) 23.30h. EL LOCO: Ha Ha Tonka 22.00h 10€ / 15€. JIMMY GLASS: Piano / Vocal Duo Session (jazz) 22.15h – 24.00h 4€ consumición.

JUANITA: Jamaica Loves Juanita 23.00h Gratis.

JIMMY GLASS: Bridges & Chris Cheek (jazz, quartet) 20.45h 13€ Aforo Limitado. RADIO CITY: Flamenco en directo (flamenco) 22.30h 10€ con consumición.

FRIDAY / VIERNES 23

THURSDAY / JUEVES 29

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: José Serrano ‘El Metralla’, Sandra Ruiz, Tomás de los Cariño, Ricardo Bustamante y José ‘El Negro’ (flamenco) 23.30h. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h Gratis. JIMMY GLASS: Mike McKoy Quintet (jazz) 22.30h – 24.00h 4€ consumición Aforo Limitado.

JUANITA: DJ Cocogirl + Rebel Killer + DonDub 23.00h Gratis. LA3: Delafé y Flores Azules en concierto 23.00h 17€ // Zombie Kids + Xharles / Rich Art + Toni Zaragoza 01.30h. LA RAMBLETA: Óscar Briz + Clara Andrés 22.00h 10€.

RADIO CITY: DJ Session 23.00h

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Celia Romero, Manuel Serena, Tomás de los Cariño y Juan de Pilar (flamenco) 23.30h. EL LOCO: Morgan O’Kane 20.30h 10€ / 15€ // Las Kellies + Supergrupo2 23.00h 6€ / 10€. 47 CLUB: DJs 23.30h Gratis. JIMMY GLASS: Piano / Vocal Duo Session (jazz) 22.15h – 24.00h 4€ consumición. JUANITA: Jamaica Loves Juanita 23.00h Gratis.

WEDNESDAY / MIÉRCOLES 28

JUANITA: MiérCOOLes con Dardos Gratis 19.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: DJ Session 23.00h Gratis.

23.30h 8€ con cerveza. CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Celia Romero, Manuel Serena, Tomás de los Cariño y Juan de Pilar (flamenco) 23.30h. EL LOCO: A69s 23.00h 6€ / 10€. JIMMY GLASS: Joan Soler Trio (jazz) 22.30h – 24.00h 4€ consumición Aforo Limitado.

JUANITA: Fiesta Dancehall 23.00h Gratis. RADIO CITY: Nasty Boogie en concierto acústico (blues) 23.00h 4€ con consumición // DJ Session Gratis.

SATURDAY / SÁBADO 31

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Celia Romero, Manuel Serena, Tomás de los Cariño y Juan de Pilar (flamenco) 23.30h. EL LOCO: Señor Mostaza Plays Stones 23.00h 7€ / 10€. JIMMY GLASS: Piano Solo (jazz) 22.15h Gratis. JUANITA: Café Teatro con Jesús F. Manzano 20.00h 6€ con consumición // Reggae Party con Miguel Caamaño 23.00h Gratis. LA3: Monkey Dance Party con Ley DJ & Deivhook + Cebrián / Affkt + Darlyn Vlys 01.30h. LA RAMBLETA: Rozalén 22.00h 16€. RADIO CITY: DJ Session 23.00h Gratis.

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SUNDAY / DOMINGO 1

CAFÉ DEL DUENDE: Celia Romero, Manuel Serena, Tomás de los Cariño y Juan de Pilar (flamenco) 20.00h.

JUANITA: Candela Roots en concierto acústico (reggae) 20.00h Gratis.

RADIO CITY: DJ Session 23.00h Gratis.

FRIDAY / VIERNES 30

BLACK NOTE: Black Velvet Combo

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