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February 2010

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26 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 100 views
Tourism Outlet in Valencia!

This year the International Tourism Exhibition of the Valencian Community, is introducing a new space called OUTLET TCV, offering the general public an exciting mix of tourism products such as hotels, rural accommodation, entertainment, restaurants and travel agencies.
OUTLET TCV is a new business space conceived to directly inform end consumers about products or services on offer in the region of Valencia.

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25 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 124 views
6th International Tourism Fair

The 6th edition of the Region of Valencia International Tourism Show (TCV) is getting underway. An event taking place on 26th, 27th and 28th February at the Valencia Exhibition Centre, where you can find out about all the best offers in accommodation, leisure and restaurants both nationally and internationally.
With the slogan Come, feel, experience, the Valencia Exhibition Centre will be promoting tourist proposals from 157 municipalities in the Region of Valencia, 12 Spanish autonomous regions, as well as Argentina, Costa Rica, Greece, Italy, Norway, Dominican Republic, Panama, Andorra, Portugal and …

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17 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 150 views
New Valencia online tourist office

The Valencia Tourism Convention Bureau has recently launched an online tourist office where you can get informed about an array of useful info on latest promotions, tours and events. And if your are lost in the city discovering it on your own, you can get the city map with the most important places to visit, make reservations in restaurants, concerts, hotels… among many other things.
Visit the virtual tourist office here

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16 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 232 views
Getting around Valencia with Google Transit

The world’s most used search engine has launche today a planning tool for metropolitan public transportation routes, within Google Maps. This is the first time in Spain there is a chance to plan a route with various modes of public transport in a single platform.
Transit allows a person to know the services of the public transportation to get from a place of origin to the destination, with timetables, routes and companies providing the service. It describes the total travel time to walk to or transport terminal, waiting, transfers and travel …

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15 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 168 views
Valencia vibrates with MTV Winter

The third edition of MTV Winter has offered great music last weekend. With the Arctic Monkeys on the top, the MTV Winter Valencia held at the City of Arts and Sciences has been a real success.

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15 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 257 views
BMW ORACLE Racing wins the 33rd America’s Cup

BMW ORACLE Racing, the American challenger, representing the Golden Gate Yacht Club, won the 33rd America’s Cup Match on Sunday in Valencia, sweeping past the Swiss defender, Alinghi, to a 2-0 victory.
This was an historic race for the oldest trophy in international sport, featuring two of the most innovative boats on the planet. BMW ORACLE Racing’s trimaran, USA, powered by the largest wing sail ever built, proved to be the faster of the two multihulls, overpowering Alinghi’s catamaran in both races.
Today marks the culmination of the San Francisco team’s 10-year …

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12 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 180 views
Finally, 33rd America’s Cup starts

It could be third time lucky for Race 1 of this 33rd America’s Cup.
There is an air of promise prevailing around the bases this morning as the overnight strong wind appear to have dropped away.
At 0900hrs there was no sign of the AP flag and so that means they will head to the race area and try for a start, no earlier than a midday start.
Alinghi docked out at 0845hrs local time this morning in perfect sunshine and a light 5-6 knots breeze around the Marina Juan Carlos 1 and …