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FAMOUS ANCIENT VALENCIANOS - Peter Paschal

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Painting by Valencian Master * Jerónimo Jacinto de Espinosa  Peter Paschal was born in Valencia on the east coast of Spain in 1227. Pete...

A GENUINE MIRACLE OF NATURE * La Mujer Barbuda by Jusepe de Ribera

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Since returning from our fabulous four-day SpainLifestyle Baroque & Renaissance Road Trip, many of my friends and colleagues have a...

THE ORIGIN OF COCA-COLA IS SPANISH?

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A small Valencian family distillery in the old stables of the Palau del Marquès de Malferit, could be the origin of one of the emblems of c...

MARVEL IN THE MYSTERY AND FACE THE FAMOUS RELIC OF ALICANTE

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Spain is indeed a wonderful place to explore religious relics. An adventurous traveller does not necessarily have to be dedicated to a re...

DECORATIVE AND DISTINCTLY HISPANIC IN SUECA

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One of the most original, eclectic and stylish architectural genres of late 19th century Spanish Modernism is the decorative and distinc...

SOROLLA'S GREATEST CHALLENGE WAS FACING THE LIGHT OF NATURE

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ALTHOUGH OUTDOOR PAINTING was already fashionable in Sorolla’s time, it was only after the turn of the century that he fully embraced it. Fo...

IMPRESSIVE SAN MIGUEL STANDS PROUD AT FINE ARTS MUSEUM OF VALENCIA

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The Valencia Fine Arts Museum houses some of the most important paintings in Spanish history. As soon as you enter the main gallery, a monum...

Saint Lucia: Early Christian Martyr or Valencian Fashion Model?

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In the Fine Arts Museum of Valencia you will find this magnificent representation of one of the most interesting virgin saints of the biblic...

JUAN DE RIBERA * ARCHITECT OF EVICTION

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Juan de Ribera (b1532-d1611) was the Archbishop and Viceroy of Valencia. He used all his civil and religious power to pressure Philip III ...

PONDER PROVINCIAL PRIDE FROM MEDIEVAL TO MODERN IN MURLA

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Lovers of fortresses and architecture will enjoy a trip to the mountains of Marina Alta for a close-up look at a proudly preserved parish...

SOROLLA FANS * A SPECIAL CENTENARY CELEBRATION

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Fifty extraordinary original works by Sorolla, many of them masterpieces, from one of Spain's most important private collections, the Ma...

BEAUTIFUL BAROQUE MASTERPIECE SHOWS OFF ITS ARTISTIC PECULIARITY IN PEDREGUER

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In Pedreguer is the parish church of the Holy Cross (Iglesia de la Santa Cruz). It took me several months to get into this church, as I a...