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3 Sep 2010 | No Comment | 45 views
In September we are all kids at BIOPARC

Valencia BIOPARC starts September with a promotion to ease the return of holidays.
September is a good time to go to the park and enjoy a full day walking discovering different African ecosystems, scenaries, landscapes with your five senses. It is probably the coolest zoo you’ve ever heard of. Based on the zoo-immersion concept, Bioparc Valencia is a zoological park of a new generation, immersing the visitor completely in wild habitats.
Back from holidays, BIOPARC Valencia launches a special promotion “we are all kids” in which all the single rates of Biparc become …

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25 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 124 views
Today at 11.00 La Tomatina!

Over a 100.000 kilos of tomatoes will flood the village square. Acid juices fall all over the participants’ clothes. Still there is the ecstacy f the big tomato fight. Tomatoes are thrown with enthusiasm towards friends and opponents alike, everybody immersed in the Tomatina philosophy.
Each year, on the last Wednesday of August, thousands of people plunge themselves in a traditiion that has lasted for 64 years. THey come from all parts of the world, just to feel and live through one of the most unique festivities in summer: La Tomatina.

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6 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 173 views
On Appétit, your virtual menu

On Appétit project is a virtual menu for restaurants that replaces the conventional one. This innovative system shows all available dishes, viewing the food inside your plate, and lets you interact easily to choose your menu.
The system has been engineered by Aritz Villodas, researcher at Tecnalia’s INFOTECH Unit.

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4 Aug 2010 | No Comment | 137 views
Lonely Planet releases iPad guides

Lonely Planet has recently released several e-books for Italy, France, Great Britain, Ireland and Spain including Valencia.
These ebooks are the ideal tool for planning and experiencing your perfect trip through the best of Lonely Planet’s content. They’re interactive and inspiring, highlighting all the must-see sights and must-do experiences through stunning images, insider tips, tailored itineraries and easy-to-navigate content.

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26 Jul 2010 | No Comment | 146 views
Valencia is a showcase of new technologies

Every year, Valencia becomes in a cutting-edge showcase of the most important online technology, creativity, leisure and culture event in the world.
Between 26th July and 1st August, the city welcomes thousands of Campus Party visitors from all over the planet and this edition will have the pleasure to have world-class speakers such as Wozniak, co-creator of Apple and Oliverio Toscani, the world’s leading advertising designer, among other prestigious speakers.

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24 Jul 2010 | No Comment | 204 views
‘A Taste of Spain’ returns to Edinburgh

Music, dance and delicious ‘comida Española’ await visitors at this year’s Edinburgh ‘A Taste of Spain’, ensuring everyone will be whisked away for a day to the UK’s favourite holiday destination.
The free festival will take place at The Mound in the heart of Edinburgh and will be supported by the Spanish Tourist Office, Jet2.com and Jet2Holidays.com. There will be various Spanish regions taking part, all illustrating the flair and diversity of Spanish culture with giant paellas, flamenco dancers and even Spanish bagpipes, with musicians bravely putting their bagpipe skills to …

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23 Jul 2010 | No Comment | 409 views
“Star Trek. Welcome aboard” in Valencia

For the first time in Europe, the City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia presents the “Star Trek. Welcome aboard” exhibition, which brings together original pieces from the series and films ‘Star Trek’ presented with an elegant set design capable of teleporting visitors to the starship “Enterprise”.