Valenbisi: The City’s New Bike Rental Service
There's been talk of a city-wide bike rental scheme for a long time, and it's finally here. Introducing Valenbisi. We lived in Berlin, where the Deutsche Bahn (the railway company)…
July’s Jazz Festival Shaping Up to Be Hot
Jazz fans, listen up! Melody Gardot, Natalie Cole, Nikki Yanofsky, Dr. John, Maria do Céu Whitaker Poças (CéU), Joshua Redman and Avishai Cohen are some of the big names that…
Valencia Gets Two Top-Flight Teams Next Year
Congratulations to Levante UD, who beat Castellón on Saturday to seal their spot in the top Spanish league next year. Which means soccer fans here will have twice as many…
Where Oh Where Will I Watch the World Cup?!
I know. Usually, we try and provide you with information about the city. But this time, I'm stuck. The World Cup begins tomorrow and I have no idea where to…
La Bulería – Flamenco & Dinner
There aren't a lot of Flamenco joints in Valencia, but those that do exist boast a high level of quality. We recently checked out La Bulería, near the Ciudad de…
Paseo de las Rocas 2010
Crazy weather tried, but wasn't able to totally dampen the Corpus Christi festivities this year, and we made sure to show up for at the Palacio Arzobispal for the Paseo…
Corpus Christi 2010
The festivities for Corpus Christi, one of Valencia's most important holidays, get underway tomorrow and run through the weekend. Huge statues, creepy white-robed ladies, elaborately decorated balconies and unfairly burdened…
Our Trip to Madrid
Another quick post unrelated to Valencia... we got some great pictures and took a video during our recent trip to Madrid, and need to share! Madrid is completely unlike Valencia;…
III Festival de Mediterrani
It's all about the ladies at the third annual Festival de Mediterrani, at the Palau de las Arts Reina Sofia. With the slogan "ELLA", the operas featured during the month-long…
The Glory of the Baroque: San Juan de la Cruz
A couple weeks ago, we visited the Iglesia de San Martín and were introduced the Glory of the Baroque -- Valencia's incredible effort to restore a number of central churches…