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/torres-de-quart/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/torres-de-quart/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:20:29 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/torres-de-quart/ Other gateways to the city of Valencia, are the missing doors of San Vicente to the south and the Puerta del Mar to the east or to the port. The doors disappeared in the nineteenth century with the rest of the wall surrounding the Old City to provide work for unemployed workers and to enlarge the city.
The Quart Towers were built by “professors in the noble art of pedra (stone)” Francesc Baldomar and Pere Compte between 1441 and 1460. The works also involved Jaume [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/torres-de-quart/feed/ 0 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/torres-de-serranos/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/torres-de-serranos/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:51:29 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinspain.com/?p=643 Their initial function was to serve as fortification, a fact that testifies to their heavy walls and their solidiness, but they were generally used for ceremonies and official entrances for important personalities that visited the city, the main reason why they are considered to be the main entrance to the city of Valencia.
Their name seems to come from the fact that they are located approximately to the northwest, therefore, they were the natural entrance that communicated with the ways to the Highlands (the Camino Real of Saragossa, that [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/art-and-culture/torres-de-serranos/feed/ 0 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/food-and-drink/bars-and-pubs/cafe-del-negrito/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/food-and-drink/bars-and-pubs/cafe-del-negrito/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:52:57 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/?p=1123 This small bar has an the typical bohemian feel of the neighborhood and is popular with arty folk.
The tranquil café is named after the Plaza, which has a small fountain in the middle and plenty of seating for long summer evenings.
The ‘slushy’ mojitos are as good as ever!
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Normal nights in Bolseria tend to be heavily R&B influenced, hot and sexy, even outright wild, with plenty of dressing-up and dancing skills, if the space allows. Even though La Bolseria is a total flame for the mainstream moths of the night, it is a passionate and dynamic venue [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/nightlife-and-music/bar-bolseria-el-carmen-valencia/feed/ 1 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/food-and-drink/orient-xpress-asian-noodle-bar-in-carmen/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/food-and-drink/orient-xpress-asian-noodle-bar-in-carmen/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:51:28 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinspain.com/?p=894
We’ll start with the good – the food is excellent. Far better than I had expected. I started with a salad followed by yaki udon noodles with beef, and both dishes were delicious.

Fresh ingredients in the salad and a perfect blend of spices & sauce in the noodles — and large quantities of both. I enjoyed every bite, and there was no room for dessert. Juergen had Gyoza [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/food-and-drink/orient-xpress-asian-noodle-bar-in-carmen/feed/ 0