The Mestalla – Go While You Can!
We went to the VCF-Mallorca match yesterday. It was a horrible game -- uninspired soccer from the home team, ending in an embarrassing 0-3 defeat. So, let's concentrate on something…
We went to the VCF-Mallorca match yesterday. It was a horrible game -- uninspired soccer from the home team, ending in an embarrassing 0-3 defeat. So, let's concentrate on something…
Hey Valencia, we get it. You love fiestas. Source: Wikipedia We thought it was over after Fallas but, nope, we had forgotten about the rest of the Easter Week festivities.…
In the neighboring parks of Glorieta and Parterre three monumental trees immediately grab your attention. These are Valencia's most prominent Moreton Bay Figs (Ficus macrophylla). Their mammoth, twisting roots provide…
It’s spring now in Valencia and at the plaza nearby the orange trees have begun to spread the lush smell of orange blossoms. Here some more random images from last…
You are in for a treat. Today we went to this Japanese Restaurant called "AO Yama" which had been suggested to me by Inma from my Spanish Language School (Inma:…
From April 2nd to the 6th, the Turia riverbed will be the home to the 20th show of traditional wines, cheese, liquors and sausages of the Valencian Community. The festival…
Right outside the city gates lies the University of Valencia's outstanding Botanic Garden (Jardín Botánico). Even if you're not a huge fan of plants, the garden is indisputably worth both…
Ah... Fallas is over, the monuments burnt, and we can finally get back to life as norma.... WHA?! You mean this is still a holiday?! That's right, largely forgotten in…
Last night, more than 750 monuments were burned during La Cremà -- the fiery, official end to the Fallas celebrations. We went to see the monument of Convento Jerusalén be…
Honestly, I didn’t expect too much from the Cabalgata del Fuego (Parade of Fire) but to my surprise it was one of the highlights of the Fallas. I never have…