Off the beaten Weekend Birthday edition
Two days. Two cities. A birthday escape filled with great food, slow moments, and beautiful discoveries: from the streets of Valencia to the corners of Alicante.
Day 1: Valencia
Lunch at Casa Montaña
Calle José Benlliure 69, 46011, Valencia Spagna
Found in Valencia’s historic El Cabanyal district, Casa Montaña is the kind of place that doesn’t try too hard to charm: it simply does.
With seasonal dishes and local wines, and an unhurried, quiet atmosphere, this rustic bodega offers a warm and genuine start to the celebration.
With seasonal dishes and local wines, and an unhurried, quiet atmosphere, this rustic bodega offers a warm and genuine start to the celebration.
Where time slows and local wines speak.
Casa Montaña is more than a wine bar: it's a portal into the quiet poetry of Valencian tradition.
After a leisurely lunch, the hours stretch gently: enjoy a stroll along the beach or a wander through El Cabanyal’s mosaic-lined streets.
As the day winds down, the mood shifts and the evening finds its next chapter.
As the day winds down, the mood shifts and the evening finds its next chapter.
Birthday Dinner at Begin
As the sun sets, the evening shifts to Begin: hidden behind an unassuming facade, this serene space greets you with earthy textures, soft curves, and candlelit calm.
Perfect for a birthday dinner that feels both special and grounding, it’s a place where taste and tone are in perfect sync.
Perfect for a birthday dinner that feels both special and grounding, it’s a place where taste and tone are in perfect sync.
Lush, luminous, and joyful.
Begin is where earthy elegance meets modern ritual.
Day 2: Alicante
Ceramics workshop at Pieza y Pausa
Calle José Benlliure 69, 46011, Valencia Spagna
The next morning, we escape to Pieza y Pausa: a ceramic studio that offers more than a workshop - it’s a return to, slowness, and to the simple pleasure of shaping
something with your own hands. A pause from the pace of the everyday, and a moment to make something beautiful, imperfect, and yours.
something with your own hands. A pause from the pace of the everyday, and a moment to make something beautiful, imperfect, and yours.
Calle José Benlliure 69, 46011, Valencia Spagna
The art of reconnection.
Surrounded by stillness, Pieza y Pausa is where slowness becomes art.
Surrounded by stillness, Pieza y Pausa is where slowness becomes art.
Wine & words at Pynchon & Co.
Calle José Benlliure 69, 46011, Valencia Spagna
Later, we wander over to Pynchon & Co: part bookshop, part wine bar, all charm. This hidden gem feels like it was made for late afternoons. Whether you’re browsing
a shelf of poetry or sipping wine in the garden patio, Pynchon is not a bookstore, it’s a state of mind.
a shelf of poetry or sipping wine in the garden patio, Pynchon is not a bookstore, it’s a state of mind.
Calle José Benlliure 69, 46011, Valencia Spagna
A Garden for the curious mind.
Pynchon & Co is where literature, good wine, and leafy corners meet.
Pynchon & Co is where literature, good wine, and leafy corners meet.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WEEKENDER!
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