What is Fallas?
It boggles our minds how little Fallas is known outside Spain, and how little media coverage this festival (one of the world's largest) receives. There are different speculations on how…
It boggles our minds how little Fallas is known outside Spain, and how little media coverage this festival (one of the world's largest) receives. There are different speculations on how…
We have been living now in Valencia for over a year and a half, and are ashamed to admit that we know very little of its surroundings. Turns out that…
Sorolla's Cry of the Palleter “Jo, Vicent Doménech, un pobre palleter, li declare la guerra a Napoleó. ¡Vixca Ferran sèptim! ¡Muiguen els traïdors!”. With this cry declaring war on Napoleon,…
We just happened upon a great article on Boston.com about Valencian paella, which could serve as an excellent introduction to anyone curious about the dish. To the surprise of most…
We recently visited an exhibition dedicated to the 1909 Regional Expo's centenary at the Ateneo Mercantil in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento and found ourselves more fascinated by the building than…
With an almost 4 month delay they have finally started the deconstruction of Teatro Princesa, which was destroyed in a fire earlier this year. Making great use of the chaos,…
During the month of July, Valencia really pulls out all the stops in an effort to help its citizens forget about the suffocating heat. The events which make up the…
Valencia is full of surprises. Turn a corner and you'll always see something new. Enjoy another set of random Valencia photos:
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…
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…