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Open sesame: Las Puertas de Toledo

Las Puertas de Toledo

It’s that wonderful tale of 1001 Nights where Ali Baba’s greedy brother Kasim knows the entrance but forgot the key. In hotels today it often happens the other way round. We have the key but don’t remember the door to it. Something that Toni Toledo frequently experienced when he was traveling. As a musician he was always absorbed with his gigs and didn’t pay much attention to the hotel room he was staying in. But the plain keycards wouldn’t tell him when he returned late at night. So he got…

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Rock me Amadeus: Festival Bellver

Festival Bellver

The sky above me is darkening from the purest Yves-Klein-bleu to a deep midnight blue. In the big open rotunda of Castell de Bellver I’m all ears, listening to a most exciting interpretation of a Mozart serenata. Even if classical music is not your thing I’m sure you would have been just as thrilled as I was. Set amidst the Castell’s spectacular murallas you simply cannot resist its magic. Italian violist Lorenza Borrani was captivating the audience with her passionate play and modern approach…