It is not often you feel like lingering at a train station, but even queuing for a ticket is an uplifting experience at the Estacion del Norte in Valencia. Built betwen 1906 and 1917, the walls and ceilings are covered in ceramics, tiles and mosaics which depict the flowers, fruit and vegetables that grow in [...]
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On the orange trail in Valencia
Posted: September 15, 2011 in ValenciaTags: Art Nouveau, Estacion del Norte, Mercado de Colon, modernismo, Valencia
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Valencia – where even concrete looks glamorous
Posted: September 3, 2011 in ValenciaTags: City of Arts and Sciences, Santiago Calatrava, Valencia
Concrete may not be the most glamorous of materials, and is not usually thought of as a big draw for tourists, but it is doing for Valencia what titanium has done for Bilbao. The City of Arts & Sciences is a startling string of structures which has transformed a neglected part of Valencia between the [...]
Jose was methodically opening bottle of bottle of wine. ‘I’m just getting prepared,’ he explained to us, ‘A couple of hours from now, it’ll be absolutely frantic in here and we need to save every second.’ I arrived in Valencia from Madrid this morning, on the high-speed train. A fabulous paella at La Rua was [...]
I really enjoyed this book for quite a few reasons. It’s a great story for a start, and Jason Webster has invented a wonderful character in Max Camara, the detective charged with solving the murder of Jose Blanco, one of Spain’s top bullfighters. The novel is set in Valencia and tells you a lot more [...]
