Considering the unrelenting chill and rain which have been making life in Valencia miserable for the past few days, we stuck to indoor activities this past Sunday and visited the MuVIM – Valencia’s Museum of Illustration and Modernity (location). The most publicized of the exhibits was Monomania — a “fun” collection of cutout monkeys meant [...]

Set along a slope in the mountains of Alto Palancia, Jérica is a beautiful village with an abundance of sights. Easily reachable from Valencia by regional train, it makes an excellent day trip. No more than 200 meters from the railway station (“Jérica-Vivier” on the C5, one stop past Navajas), Jérica has a population of [...]

7th Place 2008 Ranking: 8th Place “Viatge pel temps” One of the most central Fallas monuments this year was among the very best — at least according to us. We would’ve put Pizarro-Cirilo Amorós’s hilarious and beautiful “journey through time” in the top 4, and are disappointed about its 7th place finish (location). With a [...]

8th Place 2008 Ranking: 10th Place “Barbaritats voràs, en la falla, un cabàs” Barbarians invade Valencia! Moving up 2 spots this year is Cuba-Litarto Azorín’s monument (location). With wacky characters and an interesting theme, this was a lot of fun to walk around. We heard more than one old lady cackling at the ninots. Placed [...]

Greenspace (location) is temporarily closing its doors for renovation, and has invited one of Spain’s best bands to headline the final concert on March 29th: Vetusta Morla. Vetusta Morla [Source: ElPais.com] The sextet from Madrid won top honors in Spain’s Premios de la Música, earlier this year, and are held in high regard by critics. [...]