Archive for May, 2010

  • by mpowell

    It’s all about the ladies at the third annual Festival de Mediterrani, at the Palau de las Arts Reina Sofia. With the slogan “ELLA”, the operas featured during the month-long event were chosen for their focus on strong female characters. Richard Strauss’s Salome, based on the play by Oscar Wilde features the infamous Dance of [...]

  • by mpowell

    A couple weeks ago, we visited the Iglesia de San Martín and were introduced the Glory of the Baroque — Valencia’s incredible effort to restore a number of central churches to their former glory. This past weekend, we had a chance to see a 2nd church given the treatment: San Juan de la Cruz, on [...]

  • by mpowell

    It’s been going on for a couple weeks now, but we finally made it down to the Festival of Nations in the Turia riverbed, near the Alameda metro station. The festival, which features stands from over 50 countries on 5 continents, seems to have grown in size and professionalism. They’ve laid down a wooden floor [...]

  • by valencia blog

    It’s been awhile since we posted a pure Valencia picture post – I’ve got a ton stacked up, but for now enjoy these. Click on the thumbnail to view the whole image. – Hostel Reviews Valencia

  • by mpowell

    The World Cup is coming up fast, which means approximately 89% of Europe’s children (and 78% of adults) are busy collecting and trading Panini stickers to complete their Official Panini World Cup albums. I got hooked during the 2006 World Cup, when I lived in Berlin. With a mix of dogged determination, slight insanity and [...]



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