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The fact that it is winter hasn’t had any noticeable effect on Jávea’s cultural programme. February’s schedule looks as though it will be as busy as ever, with plenty for residents to enjoy.

On Sunday February 5th and Monday February 6th the Sete Segell Film Club will show the 2011 film, The Power of Women, a collaboration between Belgian, Italian and French investors. Sunday February 12th and Monday 13th features the American film, Drive, while Sunday 19th and Monday 20th is devoted to Le Havre, a French film first released in 2011. February’s final showings will be screened on Sunday 26th and Monday 27th with the 2011 German film, Almanya-Wilkommen in Deutschland, which focuses on the experience of Turkish immigrants in the 1960s.

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In the Middle Ages some of the greatest minds concerned themselves with the lifelong pursuit of turning base metals into gold. While the answer to that one has not yet been found, leading oenologists are the alchemists of our times – creating the ‘Nectar of the Gods’ out of the soil of south-western France.

The southwest of France is an area with one of the most prestigious traditions of any winegrowing region in the world. Wine has been produced here since classical times, and its vintages have long since counted among the very best in the world. Names such as Chateau Rochebelle, Chateau Latour and Chateau Lafitte Rothschild are internationally revered and add a distinctly aristocratic air to this region. Representative of the very finest quality and refinement, they personify the concept of wine both as a tradition and as an art.

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How do you create interest in a subject that, at first appearance, might seem a little dry and dusty? Well, one sure-fire way to do it is to position it at the heart of a Hollywood blockbuster that is directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Harrison Ford!

Ever since the Indiana Jones franchise hit the cinemas, the previously sedate academic subject of archaeology has undergone a renaissance, with students signing up in the hope of covering themselves with a little bit of that Indy stardust.

Now an interactive exhibition at the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum in Valencia’s famous City of Arts and Sciences has gathered together an impressive collection of material from the Indiana Jones movies in order to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of this highly successful franchise.

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There are many well-known Spanish brands that have earned a reputation on the world stage, but among these Fermax stands out as an international brand of excellence noted not only for its technological innovation and advanced design, but also as a successful family-owned business run along sound business principles.

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Hong Kong was the focus of Asian real estate in November as sector decision makers and professionals from the region – and across the world – converged on the city during the MIPIM Asia convention. Rimontgó was represented by both its principals, José and Antonio Ribes Bas, an indication of how important this region is becoming in the international luxury property market.

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Recently the website of America’s CNBC network featured one of Rimontgó’s properties, Castillo de Santa Florentina-Casa Nova, under the title ‘Extreme Fireplaces’. It’s certainly true that this unique property’s scale and medieval grandeur would lend itself to some impressive fireplaces, but CNBC’s report goes on to also discuss the castle’s long history and many outstanding features.

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When King Felipe III of Spain granted Jávea town rights on 2 July 1612 he probably didn’t imagine that it would still give cause for a full season of celebrations in the 21st century. If so, he would have underestimated the pride local people continue have in their town and its origins and traditions. What’s more, given the Spanish penchant for celebrations and festivities an event such as a 400th anniversary is something that fires the imagination.

Continue reading…A year of celebrations in 2012 as Jávea turns 400…