Freitag, 4. Juli 2008
This new popularity speaks well not only of the organisational efforts behind the America’s Cup but also, as Mark Faithfull, a reporter with the London newspaper The Times, stated, the city’s “renaissance with commerce, culture, cinema, theatre, museums, music, business and history sitting side by side in a place famed for international and avant-garde design.
”The English-language travel guide Wallpaper states that “the third-largest Spanish city has stepped up to centre stage.” The proliferation of travel guides on Valencia “is another sign that Valencia has made it on the global tourism map”, states José Salinas, the managing director of Turismo Valencia.According to Mr. Salinas, “the third largest city in Spain has undergone a cultural renaissance like none other seen in any city since Gaudí set himself to that task in Barcelona. The city has become one of the most interesting port cities on the Mediterranean Sea.
”Upon being asked about changes in the coastal city by a reporter for the US daily the International Herald Tribune, one Valencia resident said, “if you want to know something about Valencia, ask an old man, because if you ask younger people they won't remember what it was like.”
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