Francisco Raya, innovative confectionary overcoming the effects of the economic crisis

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The Nuestra Señora de Valme sweet shop is a family business in Dos Hermanas, Seville. Francisco is its founder. 70 different types of puff-pastry leave its work shop daily, attracting thousands of consumers from the district’s different towns. Some pastries have even travelled as far as Argentina and England. Thus, through innovating a traditional sweet, […]

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Fandangos and verdiales in the classes of the first high school in Spain that teaches flamenco

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The Institute of Secondary Education Carmen Laffón, in San José de la Rinconada (Seville), is the first in Spain to introduce flamenco as a subject in its classrooms.  The students of the Theatrical Arts Sixth Form Collegeare studying distinct types of flamenco, rhythm, playing guitar, dancing and singing. This is a pilot experience implemented thanks […]

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