Valencia Open 500

Day 8 October, 2010

The amazing and new Agora of the City of Arts and Sciences will host the Valencia Open ATP 500 for the second consecutive year. Big champions like Nikolay Davydenko and Andy Murray (winner of the first edition) and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga have already confirmed their participation in the competition, such as the best tennis players in the history of Valencia, Juan Carlos Ferrero and David Ferrer. The tournament, this year, will beguine October 30 and will esn November 7. Valencia Open 500 is the only tournament of category 500 in Spain which is indoor (The Agora is a multifunctional covered space designed by Santiago Calatrava located in the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències complex, Valencia, Spain. The building has a height of 80 meters and occupies 5,000 square meters of elliptic space. Depending on the configuration of the space, a maximum seating capacity for 6,000 people can be reached).

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Bioparc in Valencia

Day 4 October, 2010

Bioparc is the new Valencian zoo, it is located in the Cabecera park, in the Garden of the Turia and it opened on 27th February 2008. This park belongs to a new generation of zoos based on the concept of zoo-immersion, so the visitor will be introduced in the animal’s habitat and not the opposite. It has 100000 square meters which recreate the habitats of Africa, with a capacity to house more than 4000 animals of 250 different species of the African continent (the savanna, the forests of equatorial Africa and the island of Madagascar) in wide open spaces that replicate the habitat of each animal. The most innovative characteristic of this park is its design, which lets you see the animals almost without visible barriers. There are no fences or cages. It has recreated the natural habitats of animals and separating them from the visitors for hidden ditches, streams or crystals. In this new conception of zoo different African ecosystems are recreated. Once the visitor descends the runway of 145 meters long, on the old river bed, will advance through different habitats such as savanna, forests of Madagascar and Africa Equatorial. In the Bioparc visitors will find the original vegetation of each area and real replicas such as large rocks, caves and giant baobabs. In the center of the park is situated the amphitheater, wide outdoor multidisciplinary space with a capacity of 1000 people, which will offer to visitors the opportunity to observe behaviors of birds and mammals.

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Mestalla Stadium in Valencia

Day 3 October, 2010

Estadio Mestalla is a football stadium in Valencia, Spain. The stadium is the home ground of Valencia Club de Fútbol. With a capacity of 55,000 seats, it ranks as the fifth-largest stadium in Spain. It is also renowned for its steep terracing and being one of the most intimidating atmospheres in all of Europe in which to play.Mestalla, which in 1925 had held the first match of the Spain national football team in Valencia, was chosen as the perfect setting for the debut of Spain in the 1982 World Cup, although the performance of the combined national team was not finally what was expected. Ten years later, the Olympic team would look for support in the Valencian stadium, this time with a very different result, since the selected young footballers finally got the gold medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona.

Mestalla has been the setting for important international matches, has held several Cup finals, has been seat for Levante, home of the Spanish national team and exile for Castellón and Real Madrid in the European Cup.

Location: Valencia, Spain

Owner: Valencia CF

Surface: Grass

Field dimensions: 105 x 68 m

Capacity: 55.000 pax

Opened: May the 20th, 1923

Architect: Francisco Almenar Quinzá

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Valencia CF vs Manchester United

Day 25 September, 2010

The 29th there’ll be a great day of Champions League at the Mestalla stadium of Valencia. Valencia fc will face Manchester United trying to add three points to advance to the qualifying round.
The Valencian team will have to stop Rooney’s rush bright star of Manchester United and also other stars like Berbatov, Chicharito Hernandez, Scholes …
The three-time champion of the European Cup honors with his presence the Mestalla stadium, a long-awaited return to the top of European competition.

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