http://www.holavalencia.net A blog about Valencia - Guide, Photos, Restaurants, Fallas, Videos, Events, Food, Hostels, B&Bs and Hotels Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:39:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Valencia is full of surprises. Turn a corner and you'll always see something new. Enjoy another set of random Valencia photos:   ... http://www.holavalencia.net/2009/07/02/valencia-full-of-surprises/ Earlier this week, Juergen and I celebrated my 14th birthday with a trip to Malvarossa beach. It was a beautiful sunny day, I was away from my computer and I had just turned 14!! Full of a youthful zest for life, I squealed and ran into the water, ... http://www.holavalencia.net/2009/07/01/oil-on-malvarrosa-beach/ During our first summer here, in 2008, the Estrella Damm lounge overlooking the America's Cup harbor was one of our favorite hangouts. Hip staff, good drinks, comfortable seats and an unbeatable sunset view made it a great place to take friends. Well, that's apparently a thing of the past, as ... http://www.holavalencia.net/2009/06/26/valencia-fail-estrella-damm-lounge/ Jozy Alitdore (AP) Sorry for this bit of non-Valencia related celebration... but WOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! The USA beat Spain 2-0 in the confederations cup semi-final last night, and we're headed toward our first FIFA Final ever! I still can't believe it. Fine, it's just the Confederations Cup, but what an incredible result. It was ... http://www.holavalencia.net/2009/06/25/u-s-a-all-the-way/ Tonight, on June 23rd, the beach buses and metro will be running all night, facilitating revelers in attending the fiestas for San Juan at Malvarrosa beach. Source: El Mundo We're not going to make it down this year to the party, which is known as much for its all-night drunken bonfire jumping ... http://www.holavalencia.net/2009/06/23/bonfires-of-san-juan-at-malvarrosa-tonight/ It's a testament to the awesomeness of the Valencian Cathedral that the Door of the Apostles is only its 2nd coolest entrance. Let's take a little tour. This door was originally the main entrance to the Moorish mosque, but in the 15th Century was redone in Gothic style, at which ... http://www.holavalencia.net/2009/06/22/the-door-of-the-apostles/ It's not exactly the Ritz, but Hostal El Cid offers you a private room in the center of Valencia’s historic district, for the price of a hostel. Private doubles start at €22 per person per night, ... http://www.holavalencia.net/2009/06/21/hostal-el-cid-budget-hotel-valencia/ 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 ... http://www.holavalencia.net/2009/06/21/paso-de-las-rocas-corpus-christi-in-valencia/ 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 ... http://www.holavalencia.net/2009/06/20/cinema-jove-starts-tonight/ 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), ... http://www.holavalencia.net/2009/06/20/tango-in-valencia/