Día de San Juan – Patron Saint of Wackos?
On the evening of June 23rd, Spaniards all along the southern coast flock to the beaches to celebrate the Día de San Juan, by burning all their old, unwanted items…
On the evening of June 23rd, Spaniards all along the southern coast flock to the beaches to celebrate the Día de San Juan, by burning all their old, unwanted items…
Agua de Valencia is an extremely popular drink here, taking advantage of one Valencia's prime exports -- oranges. I ordered it at an outdoor bar recently and instantly fell in…
We wrote about the Cinema Jove just couple of days ago. Turns out that all open air films are shown at the Viveros Garden. So we went on the first…
Variety Magazine recently ran an article about the MUAA Museum of Audio Visual Arts, which is scheduled to open a year from now, in Alzira, just 25 miles south of…
It’s about time for another picture dump. Hope you like them. Above, somebody is lost on the roof of the Patriaca! Two of the many different mailboxes at the main…
Why does the phrase "modern art" evoke a different mental image than "contemporary art"? Shouldn't the two be synonymous? Anyway, if you're interested in the latter, be sure to make…
In our day jobs, we run Criticker, a movie recommendation website. So the start of Valencia's film festival, Cinema Jove, is extremely exciting for us. The festival runs from June…
I have walked by the Centro del Carmen, a museum & cultural center, a thousand times but never bothered actually going inside. How silly of me -- especially when most…
Last Thursday at Valencia's BioParc, a Kudu antelope was found dead with its neck broken. The suspected culprit? An indie concert in the neighboring Canaleta park. These antelopes are extremely…
Note: This is another in a series of posts about The Real Colegio del Patriarca -- a building we intend to explore in depth. If interested, read our earlier posts…