The Paso de las Rocas is the 2nd of the Corpus Christi day parades, which were celebrated this year on June 14th. Click here to read our post about the first parade, the cabalgata del Convite. The Rocas are huge wooden floats, some of them dating from the 16th century, which depict Biblical and other [...]

We previewed Valencia’s biggest film festival, Cinema Jove, last week. Today, the event gets underway with a special screening of The Art of Stealing in the Teatro Principal. The Art of Stealing I took some time to page through the program today, and can verify that there are a lot of films to choose from. [...]

So far we’ve covered a couple venues where you can see Flamenco in Valencia. But if you’re a fan of Tango, it’s a bit tougher to find. If you know of a place, please leave a comment. We went for the Tango night at the Magarota (location), which they do every Thursday night starting a [...]

… is going on right now! Sorry about the late posting. From June 15th until Sunday the 21st, 52 of Valencia’s best restaurants are offering great menu deals, as part of a city-sponsored event called VLC Cuina Oberta. There’s a lot of information and a map on their official website. Each restaurant offers a lunch [...]

Valencia held its main 2009 Corpus Christi celebrations on Sunday, June 14th. If you like parades, followed by more parades, you’d have found paradise in the city today. The first one got started at noon. Called the Cabalgata del Convite this was an extremely lively procession for a Sunday morning. There were various groups of [...]