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Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences, Santiago Calatrava’s futuristic City of Arts and Sciences, celebrates 25 years! 

Santiago Calatrava’s futuristic City of Arts and Sciencesin Valencia celebrates its 25th anniversary 

VALENCIA’s futuristic City of Arts and Sciences is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its Museo de les Ciencies – and it’s still one of Europe’s most jaw-dropping feats of modern design. The architect Santiago Calatrava designed the gleaming complex. Felix Candela helped shape its curves. Built on the dry riverbed of the old Turia, the space-age project was meant to …

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Don’t pass on Portugal’s Porto, but also head inland up the wonderful River Douro to explore what has been described as the ‘Most Beautiful wine region in the world’

Don’t pass on Portugal's Porto, but also head inland up the wonderful River Douro to explore what has been described as the ‘Most Beautiful wine region in the world’

A GLASS OF chilled Alvarinho, on the terrace of Yeatman’s landmark hotel, was the reward for a journey that covered some of Portugal’s wildest and most captivating scenery. We were definitely ready for aperitifs before lunch after half a days sightseeing through the cobbled street of Porto’s historic center. We could have been sipping the city’s famed sweet wine, but …

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EXCLUSIVE: Despair for British expats as their Alicante community is terrorised by feral squatters – while authorities do nothing

EXCLUSIVE: Despair for British expats as their Alicante community is terrorised by feral squatters – while authorities do nothing

A group of British expats told The Olive Press that they had almost given up on their Alicante communities, terrorised for years by squatters due to the inaction of authorities.  Five years ago, unfinished construction left unoccupied buildings on Calle Vincent van Gogh.  Now, ‘two rows of these houses where there’s no electricity, no running water, and no amenities at …

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