More pictures of the Fallera Mayor 2010 here! We’re more than a few days late on this news, but no bother — we’ll have a whole year to get to know María Pilar Giménez and Ariadna Galán: the new Fallera Mayor and Fallera Mayor Infantil of Valencia. Source: fallasvalencia.es First thought: Ariadna has a name [...]

This morning, I hauled out my jacket out of the closet for the first time this year. A sad annual milestone. Still, it’s mid-October, so I shouldn’t be complaining. It feels like the cold spell which set in yesterday marks the end of summer. As good a time as any to get the hell out [...]

Habitual readers of the blog will remember the burning and subsequent destruction of the Teatro Princesa in the middle of the city. It was big news for us, because the theater was adjacent to our apartment building. Now, more than 6 months after the fire, we know what will be done with the theater’s lot. [...]

This past Friday, Valencia celebrated one of its most important holidays — Nou d’Octubre, the Day of the Valencian Community. We drank plenty of coffee in the morning and put on comfortable sneakers… it was going to be a long, eventful day. Things started at noon, with the lowering of the senyera (Valencia’s flag) in [...]

It has been awhile since our last Mascletà. And this one was worth the wait! Fallas 2010… already looking forward to it. -Hostels in Valencia, B&Bs, Holiday Rentals