http://www.alifeinvalencia.com Guide to Valencia Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:13:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/bob-esponja-friends-loceanogrfic/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/bob-esponja-friends-loceanogrfic/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 08:23:42 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/bob-esponja-friends-at-loceanografic/ Come and see Bikini Bottom in all its seaweed glory. Plus, from December 24 to January 6 you can meet  Sponge Bob himself at the Oceanographic!
The whole area is amazingly constructed under water. This underwater aquarium holds 45,000 aquatic creatures of 500 species. These include invertebrates, reptiles, birds and fish. Visitors can see the deadly sharks swimming inches away from the protective glass panels. Penguins, sea lions, dolphins, beluga whales, walruses and many more aquatic species move freely in this gigantic aquarium. No aquarium would be complete without [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/bob-esponja-friends-loceanogrfic/feed/ 0 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/fashion-art-cac/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/fashion-art-cac/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:59:42 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/fashion-art-at-the-cac/ The exhibition brings together a collection of over 40 hand-painted dresses that blend fashion and design with the visual arts. Fashion Art, located in the Calle Mayor section of the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum, is arriving in Europe for the first time, having travelled to several Latin American cities such as Buenos Aires, Montevideo and Santiago de Chile, among others.
Artists from Latin America and Spain have used fabrics [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/fashion-art-cac/feed/ 0 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/teatro-de-la-electricidad-cac/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/teatro-de-la-electricidad-cac/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:49:50 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/teatro-de-la-electricidad-at-the-cac/ In front of an auditorium with an audience of fifty or so and on a stage that simulates the laboratory of a scientist/inventor, a scientific entertainer is attempting to improve their understanding of concepts related to physical phenomena that produce electricity.
Bells that ring without touching them, candles that go out with a metallic wand without the need to blow, jumping rings, electric arcs that cross space, or neon tubes that light up on touching their ends are some of the experiences that will literally make your [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/teatro-de-la-electricidad-cac/feed/ 0 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/arabia-at-the-hemisferic-cac/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/arabia-at-the-hemisferic-cac/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 12:26:32 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/arabia-at-the-cac/ This unique building shaped to symbolise a big human eye is a window to the outside, a balcony that will allow you to glimpse at other worlds and have incredible experiences thanks to the shows, projections and activities held regularly in its facilities.
The projection room, which can seat over 300 people, has a 900 square metre concave screen, 24 metres in diameter, which will allow you to enjoy to the full Arabia, [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/arabia-at-the-hemisferic-cac/feed/ 0 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/star-trek-exhibition-at-the-cac/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/star-trek-exhibition-at-the-cac/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:56:46 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/star-trek-exhibition-at-the-cac/ There will be a massive “Star Trek” exhibition which will give visitors the chance to see real props and costumes from this legendary series for the first time ever in Europe, in a meticulously assembled set that will beam them up to the star ship ‘Enterprise’
The replica of the bridge, a flight simulator, models and real objects can all be seen in the exhibition on this series that actually did see into the future [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/star-trek-exhibition-at-the-cac/feed/ 0 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/umbracle-hosts-europes-largest-dinosaur-exhibition/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/umbracle-hosts-europes-largest-dinosaur-exhibition/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:51:41 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/umbracle-hosts-europes-largest-dinosaur-exhibition/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/umbracle-hosts-europes-largest-dinosaur-exhibition/feed/ 0 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/nights-at-the-oceanografico/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/nights-at-the-oceanografico/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:42:34 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/?p=1492 This event uses different artistic disciplines to look at the history and cultural tradition of the Mediterranean basin through mythology.
A fusion between two worlds, that of humans and of nature, told through music, light, sound and the exercises performed by the dolphins. The event aims to raise awareness among audience members and convey a respect for the environment.
Open from 8 p.m. until midnight, visitors can walk around l’Oceanogràfic ‘out of hours’ and visit the facilities to see species such as sharks, seals, walruses [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/nights-at-the-oceanografico/feed/ 0 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/the-cabecera-park/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/the-cabecera-park/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:14:08 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/the-cabecera-park/ The park has two main sections, the Montaña Mirador and the Bosque de Ribera Mediterraneo which recreates the original landscape of the Turia River.
Found at the western end of the riverbed, this exquisitely planned parkland is a mixture of communal playgrounds and nature reserves. It contains an artificial lake which is fed by the source of the old river, an outdoor auditorium which hosts live music and theatre throughout the year.
The park is [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/the-cabecera-park/feed/ 0 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/the-ayora-gardens/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/the-ayora-gardens/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:58:10 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/the-ayora-gardens/ The Ayora Gardens are beautifully laid out, tranquil and peaceful and have a beautifully constructed modernist small palace, which was built in 1900.
The City council of Valencia bought the grounds of the Gardens of Ayora 1976 and began a long restoration and cleaning process of the gardens which had been left to go to ruin.
The garden has a calming atmosphere, perfect just to walk and relax, it has leafy vegetation, with great rubber plants, jacarandas, olive trees, eucalyptuses and much more.
The garden itself is split into four different zones:
The old part but, enclosed by a stone wall, is [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/the-ayora-gardens/feed/ 0 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/jardines-del-real-jardines-de-viveros/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/jardines-del-real-jardines-de-viveros/#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 11:20:55 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/jardines-del-real-jardines-de-viveros/ These gardens are locally known as the Breeding grounds because in 1903 they were  given to the city council of Valencia to provide breeding grounds for trees. The gardens emphasize the range of the palms, with hundreds of species and also boasts numerous sculptures and monuments, splendid rosaleda, a bird house built in 1933, a pool and a park, as well as small zoological area.
It is a [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/jardines-del-real-jardines-de-viveros/feed/ 0