Fallas 09 – Weekend Events
Just a quick note about some things to look forward to this weekend. MascletàsShow up early for the afternoon mascletàs at 14:00 in the Pl. Ayuntamiento -- with the great…
Just a quick note about some things to look forward to this weekend. MascletàsShow up early for the afternoon mascletàs at 14:00 in the Pl. Ayuntamiento -- with the great…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9Swmy6yslA Today's mascletà was staged by Crespo de Alzira who, according to the newspaper Levante, are specialists in a special technique called the "Infernal Spider". Though it's hard to say…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqwpwWx-1Mg Piroquiles de Turis has been moving up in the Fallas calendar -- each day closer to the 19th is considered a step up. Last year they performed on the…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBoMdashEoo While walking from monument to monument during Fallas, stock up on energy with buñuelos, which are sold on almost every street corner in Valencia during Fallas. Don’t forget to…
Today's mascletà was shot off by Tomás de Beincarló, a company which has only existed for about 15 years. Their performance was more colorful than most, and the finale was…
La Feria de la Tapa is being held during Fallas in the large plaza next to the MuVIM museum. For €3.50, you get a drink (water, wine, beer) and a…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBQ_IlEFRYk Today's mascletà was staged by the pyrotechnic company Borredá, and from our vantage point, was kind of scary. Like War of the Worlds, or something. We got rained on…
The picture above demonstrates how I enjoy my Mascletàs: ground floor of the Plaza de Ayuntamiento. Others are more fortunate, and can watch them from one of the plaza's many…
We had to rush to Ayuntamiento for today's mascletà, after buying tickets for an upcoming bull fight, so were stuck with a different view, near the post office. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DghZ_LIOYp8 Today's…
The beginning of Fallas has brought a frightening rash of unofficial and unwanted fires to our neighborhood, on the south side of Carmen. First was the sad destruction of the…