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On the 11^th and 19^th February and again on 3^rd March 2012, Valencia will play host to the XIV Flamenco Festival, which will be held in the beautiful Palau de la Musica.

In Spain, Flamenco dancing is considered one of the most popular dance genres. Originally created by Andalusian gypsies, this traditional dance routine quickly spread across the entire country and influenced the nation as a whole. Flamenco dancing has evolved over time through various diverse cultures, including the Arab culture, which has brought about the musical and choreographic details of Flamenco as we know it today.

Valencia welcomes the XIV Flamenco Festival

For the second consecutive year, the Russafa district in Valencia welcomes the Russafa Cultura Viva festival. From 14^th to 26^th February 2012, the streets will come alive with various activities organised by the multicultural residents of the district. The famous carnival will take place on the 25^th February, the World Day of the Carnival, which marks the culmination of these celebrations.

The Russafa carnival, friendly and inter-cultural

This Valentine’s Day why not choose Rome – The Eternal City, staying somewhere romantic and luxurious but with a difference. Explore the city with its architectural splendour and historic attractions.

The Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, offers the ultimate in sensual romanticism. This classic venue, complete with its own private art collection and Grand Spa, is situated in Rome’s most prestigious area and its Valentine’s package offers the ultimate romantic and luxurious experience coupled with a chance to revitalise, rejuvenate and relax. The package includes exclusive Valentine’s day cuisine at the L’Uliveto Restaurant and treatments in the Grand Spa, where you can relax and be pampered. Also included is a visit to the Ponte Milvio, including an opportunity to participate in a popular modern ritual. Valentine’s Day Breaks – It’s not all about going to Paris

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.

Plenty to enjoy during February in Jávea

The name Carl Fabergé still creates a buzz in the world of luxury goods today, so the news that this famous company was to open new stores in London and New York soon attracted the interest of fine jewellery lovers the world over.

The special seasonal lilac façade of the new London store has been cleverly designed to evoke the characteristic Fabergé look, which was created with a combination of enamel and the guilloche technique for which Carl Fabergé was rightly famous. The first Fabergé store in London opened in 1906 at 48 Dover Street, before moving to 173 Bond Street – and the new shop (at 14A Grafton Street in Mayfair) is almost exactly halfway between those two original locations.

Fabergé returns to London’s Mayfair and Madison Avenue, New York

The development of the internet has had a profound effect on almost all of us, with search engines such as Google and Yahoo allowing us instantly to access information on any topic that captures our imagination, however obscure.

While this has undoubtedly helped to make the lives of individuals more interesting, the changes wrought by constant connection to the World Wide Web have had an even more profound effect on companies’ marketing strategies.

Rimontgó’s Top Ten blogs make interesting reading

In a ceremony held on Friday 21^st October in Oviedo, the Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen accepted his Prince of Asturias Award for Letters.

Cohen – an accomplished poet and novelist, although best known for his melancholic yet humorous songs – used his acceptance speech as a platform from which to praise Spain’s extraordinarily rich cultural life.

Leonard Cohen accepts the Prince of Asturias Award