The Juan Carlos I Royal Marina in the Port of Valencia will be base camp for the TP52 World Championship 2010. This point in the Mediterranean will be welcoming the crew members of an elite flotilla featuring some of the best sailors of our time.
These sailors will be battling it out to steal the title away from the reigning world champion Alberto Roemmers. Ten teams from nine different countries have already signed up to the 2010 edition.

On 9th October, Valencia commemorates the entry into the city of James I of Aragon in 1238 and celebrates the Valencia Regional Day and Saint Denis’ day, which is dedicated to love and affection.

The World Cup will be displayed at the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum on Saturday 18th and on 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th September.

El Centro del Carmen Valencia offers until 3 October an exhibition that involves eight European countries, which aims to foster intercultural dialogue and promote integration through a photographic investigation on the subject of The family and food in Europe.
Italy, France, Finland, Hungary, Poland, Greece, Spain and Slovakia forms the SETSE project which involves the selection of one photographer by each partner country who is to conduct his or her research in one of the other partner countries for two months, during which time he/she is to develop a project related …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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”.

The festival, which takes place from 9th – 11th July, is made up of classes, shows and much more. Juan Martín Carrara and Stefanía Colina, intercontinental champions of tango ballroom dancing will be leading the festival, in this unique stop at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia as part of their European Tour 2010.

Lovers of good food should take note of the dates of the next edition of Valencia Cuina Oberta – Restaurant Week, which is to be celebrated for the third time from 5 to 11 July.
This gastronomic event will feature dozens of restaurants ready to serve their best dishes at prices which are as affordable as they are absurd, given that many are prepared by renowned chefs in charge of establishments that have been graced with a Michelin star.