In a move that will surprise and please many local property owners, Jávea Town Hall recently decided to lower the rate of tax in order to help the finances of householders in the town.
From now on the payable rate will drop from 0.657% to 0.617%, which will represent a useful saving to many property owners in the area.
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We scour the city and surroundings of Valencia looking for exciting things to report on, research topics, interview people and immerse ourselves in the local life and rhythm, but when we chanced upon two young English girls who live and work in Valencia, we just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to ask them about their impressions…
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Property pur
chasers across the board have become increasingly demanding over the years and this phenomenon is even more marked among buyers of luxury homes.
Spain’s respected economic newspaper, Expansión, decided to ask the experts, namely esteemed vendors of high-end properties, consulting Rimontgó’s Cristina Martinez. Confirming that expectations were constantly increasing, she stated: “Executives spend very little time at home. But while they are there they expect all the comfort and five-star features that allow them to relax.”
Continue reading…Rimontgó features in Spain’s influential Expansión newspaper…
Vicente Gracia is a jeweller like few others. Not content to produce luxury pieces for wealthy clients, he is more of an artist that has chosen the sculpting of precious metals and stones as his medium. The result is a style that draws on ancient inspiration to redefine jewellery as we know it today.
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Though just 13 when the Civil War broke out, Santiago Grisolía’s parents thought it better to get him out of harm’s way and send him to Cuenca, where his father had contacts in a local hospital. Taller than most, he stood a chance of being recruited into the war machine, so he moved from his native Valencia to the picturesque hilltop town to begin working in a hospital at a time when most thirteen year-olds would still be at school.
Adulthood came early to Santiago, but then again, his intellectual gifts and fascination with chemistry and medicine made him take to his new environment with typical gusto. Adaptability and perseverance would become important personal traits, easily as valuable as his scientific abilities in what was to be a long and varied academic and research career.
An early start
With all the informality of the age and the situation they found themselves in, young Santiago was given some chemistry and medicine textbooks to get through before becoming an active member of the hospital’s soon overburdened team. Continue reading…Santiago Grisolía – a life in the service of science…
A product of the famous Danish design tradition, Morten Georgsen worked for the likes of Bang & Olufsen before establishing his own bureau, Futhark Design. Along with inspired ideas that produce stunning pieces of furniture for homes, gardens, offices, shops and hotels, he is also passionate about making good design available to more than just a select few. In this he cites fellow Scandinavian icons such as Abba and Ikea A, who may not always get the critical acclaim but have been embraced by the public at large.
Georgsen’s approach to life mirrors his egalitarian philosophy. “The world of design has always been wrapped up in a layer of snobbery and elitism, as if good taste is the intellectual preserve of a few and the aesthetic monopoly of artists. In some ways, this aura that surrounds designers and architects is good, as a certain mystique can inspire and challenge new generations to emulate the great masters that went before, but at the end of the day furnishing is a practical need that we all have – and in that sense we all deserve quality.”
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What is the essence of luxury and are we right to desire it? Luxury and the pursuit of excellence discussed and redefined by José Ribes Bas, CEO of Inmobiliaria Rimontgó and Valencian furniture designer José Miguel Martínez Medina.
The following feature appeared in the January 2010 of L’Exquisite Magazine
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