Welcome to Valencia!
thisisvalencia.com, is the essential guide, in English, to Valencia, Spain's most exciting city. Everything you want to know! - if you live here, if you are visiting or just passing through- it's all here for you, at the click of a button.
The site is literally packed with information on all the wonders of the city- all the information we can get for you on everything from culture to sport to leisure to events. From High Art and Opera to Formula One and America's Cup,
Valencia is a city that offers everything and more. Restaurants, Bars, Cafés, Opera, Theatre, Music, Dance, Festivals (Oh, the festivals!), Fiestas, Golf and every conceivable Sport, Culture and Arts
If you haven't visited Valencia, then it's time you did - If you are already here - get the most out of the city - with the help of thisisvalencia.com

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WANT TO BUY OR RENT A FLAT IN VALENCIA?
OR A HOUSE IN THE COUNTRY SURROUNDING THE CITY ?

WE HAVE A GREAT SELECTION HERE

LA TOMATINA IN BUÑOL
TOOK PLACE 27 AUGUST

We were there with one of our excellent tours - read all about it HERE and see the gallery here -

If you want to visit Buñol next year for the world's messiest festival or try one of our other tours, contact us at tours@thisisvalencia.com, tell us when you are visiting and we'll let you know what's happening.

SAILING

THE TROPHÉE CLAIREFONTAINE REGATTAS
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September
The nineteenth edition of the Trophée Clairefontaine of Sailing Champions is being prepared at Valencia (Spain) in the Marina Real Juan Carlos 1st, i.e. inside the harbour which hosted the competitors of the 2007 America's Cup and more recently the F1 European Grand Prix. The Trophée Clairefontaine de Valencia will be raced on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September on this world-famous and natural nautical stadium. Eight great champions will be racing.

03 AUGUST 2008
AMERICAS CUP SHOCK ANNOUNCEMENT

In a surprise announcement , The New York Supreme Court decided by a 3-2 majority that the Spanish Challenge from CNEV in July 2007 was valid after all. Now Oracle Appeals!
Read the full story, including the reactions of the key players here

FORMULA ONE
Massa wins the First European Grand Prix in Valencia

The First Formula One European Grand Prix on the Urban Circuit by the Port took place this weekend. Massa beat Hamilton by just over 7seconds. Poor old Alonso was forced to retire after the opening lap when he and the Williams of Japan's Kazuki Nakajima collided. Full report and the verdict on Valencia as the new venue HERE

Our latest newsletterIS out this week -PREVIOUS NEWSLETTERS ARE STILL ONLINE click here to read and here and here click here to read now

and new Barbara column here

WHAT'S NEW IN THISISVALENCIA.COM IN SEPTEMBER AND BEYOND? READ ON...

There are bound to be some more surprises, we are always telling you that this is the land of 'Pensat i fet' (literally, think and do it!) so keep coming back to these pages for news on what's on in the city and even better, sign up to our regular newsletter here! and keep completely informed. After all, The Times, The Guardian and The Daily Mail reckon we are one of the best online guides to Valencia!

STOP PRESS · STOP PRESS · STOP PRESS · STOP PRESS ·

MADONNA STOPS IN VALENCIA · ONLY SPANISH DATE ON WORLD TOUR

Madonna is coming to play live in Cheste in September.

It was confirmed TODAY 16 July, that the lady will perform for one night only at the Cheste Circuit on the 18 September 2008.

Tickets go on sale Friday 18 July - details here

THIS IS FIB BENICASSIM 2008

ANITA AND PJ WITH ALL THE LATEST NEWS, VIEWS, REVIEWS, PICS, GOSSIP, INTERVIEWS AND MUCH MORE FROM THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE HEINEKEN FIB MUSIC FESTIVAL IN BENICASSIM. THE GALLERY IS HERE AND THE BLOG IS HERE

NEED GOOD SUMMER READING AND LISTENING? GO HERE FOR THE LATEST REVIEWS FROM GOORU AND BABU

Zaragoza Expo 2008 - IT ALL ENDS IN TWO WEEKS - Barbara O'Neill visits this new expo, which opened its doors to the public last week. The theme is Water and Sustainability but Barbara finds it a little dry and very warm HERE

55 Dias en Valencia
is a great exhibition of new Chinese Art at Ivam and the City museum more

Movies in English
There's a really bumper batch of good films in Version Original at the Espai and Babel/Albatross at the moment. check the culture page for trailers.

EXPLORE VLC - THE GUIDE
We are proud to present The Guide - what to see and do in Valencia. If you don't know the city - this is the place for you. Excellent walks around the city and much more! Our columnist, Barbara O'Neill wrote very briefly about the Casa Museo Benlliure in a recent column here on Thisisvalencia.com. So moved and impressed by the visit was she that we decided to commission her to expand the piece for inclusion in this section.
AND THE GUIDE TO FASHION SHOPPING IN THE CITY
FOOD SHOPPING
MARKETS

¡Tambien en Castellano!
VLC LA GUIA
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COMPRAS EN VALENCIA Aquí
MODA Aquí- ALIMENTACIÓN Aquí- MERCADILLOS Aquí

24/7 Valencia Magazine
In what will be a regular feature of thisisvalencia.com, our good friends at 24/7 Valencia Magazine have asked us to host a pdf version of the colour section of the JULY and JUNE issues. click the picture of the cover to go to the page to download.

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tim and the team
thisisvalencia.com

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THISISVALENCIA
Explore VLC - The Guide - How to see the most in the shortest time

Take a look at our heavily updated listings here! The listings are vastly improved. There are new sections, some already fully running and others still building, but over the next few weeks you will see them in all their glory.

We have new shopping listings, all the shopping centres in and around the city, all the street markets and the days of the week they operate. All new restaurant/clubs listings with a guide to price. An out of town section, which over the next weeks and months will grow into a comprehensive guide to the towns and villages in the Valencia Community. There's a new useful information section with really useful numbers. A guide to the naughtier side of Valencia. A leisure section with listings for golf courses and Parks. There are also Gay and Lesbian Listings.

And online now, a small list but building fast - Accommodation in Valencia, short let flats, B&Bs, rooms and small hotels, and in the useful info section, all about living in Valencia.If you have anything to let, rooms, apartments, houses,or have a small hotel or guest house and want to be part of this new section, check out the page and then email us for our excellent rates

Coming to Valencia to live? Take a look at our flats and houses for sale and to rent, the best selection in town and around.here

VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE.
For those of you who want to know more about the people who make Valencia work,

A drink, a meal, good friends and a laugh
Our new extended reviews of some of our favourite places to eat and drink, are proving very popular. Bob Yareham's highly entertaining reviews of some of the great, and not so great places to eat continues to grow with more reviews added weekly

JASON WEBSTER
An exclusive interview with the author of ¡Guerra!, here