Cocktails! Cheers!

Friends of tivlc are over from England tonight getting away from the snow and bad weather for a couple of days. They have expressly requested cocktails when they arrive - so its Sloe Screw and Champagne cocktails all the way!

Sloe Screw - Sloe gin and Orange Juice
Champagne Cocktail - Cava, Brandy, surag and Angastura Bitters
images©2007tvb - and are available from gallery@thisisvalencia.com - email for more information

Unveiling of the Renaissance Frescos in Valencia Cathedral

Discovered when the high altar was being restored, the cathedral’s frescos are finally on display.
They were commissioned in 1472 by Rodrigo de Borja, a cardinal and member of the infamous Borgia family, who went on to become Pope Alexander VI.
These beautiful, vibrant frescos of twelve musician angels had been hidden behind the baroque ceiling of the high alter since the 17th century.
The work is attributed to Francesco Pagano and Paolo da San Leocadio, you can see them now at Valencia’s cathedral. For more information click the headline, though, be warned, the site is only in Castellano or Valenciano.

Ceramics Centre of the World

CEVISAMA - the International Tile and Bathroom fittngs fair opens at the Feria de Valencia for it's 25 Anniversary outing today. It will be officially opened by Francisco Camps, President of the Comunidad Valenciana.
It is said to be the biggest fair of its kind in the world. So if you have been trying to get a hotel room for this week and found it hard, you know why now!
The Feria de Valencia is the largest exhibition space in Spain now, and is only 5kms from the city centre and the same from the airport.