For hostel/hotel bookings during Fallas, we’ve found the best rates at Hostelbookers, Booking.com and Apartments in Valencia What little troopers! The kids marching in this morning’s Cant d’Estorta had to brave the nasty weather which has put a real damper on Fallas.  From the warmth of a cozy cafe, we watched cute, shivering children re-enact [...]

The final mascletà of Fallas 2009 was shot off by they company of Ricardo Caballer, and what can we say? If you were anywhere within a 60-mile radius, you already know that it didn’t disappoint. But you did have to be present to see the colorful streamers explode over the crowd — a trick which [...]

The Nit de Foc (Night of Fire) spectacular in the Turia riverbed is probably the year’s most anticipated fireworks show in Valencia. The show was the work of the company Ricardo Caballer, who’ve been operating since 1888 and were also in charge of Fallas’ final mascletà. They must be the most important pyrotechnic company in [...]