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El Palmar – The Perfect Day Trip

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 14, 2008
  • Post category:Day Trips/Photography/Things to Do
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On Friday, we took a trip down to El Palmar -- a sleepy village found on the southern end of the Albufera national park. The town is extremely easy to…

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Alcoy: Festival of Moors & Christians

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 8, 2008
  • Post category:Day Trips/Events/Festivals/Things to Do/Travel
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More than a hundred festivals celebrating the legendary battles between the Moors and Christians take place every year across Spain. The largest and most popular of these occurs in the…

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Traditional Valencian Dance

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 7, 2008
  • Post category:Festivals/Music
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Last Sunday at noon, we stumbled unexpectedly onto a traditional Valencian dance in the Plaza de la Virgen. The show began with a small marching band, who did a loop…

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Wine Festival: Heaven on Earth?

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 4, 2008
  • Post category:Events/Food & Drink
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Last night, Jürgen and I visited the wine festival which we blogged about last week. And now would like to offer you one simple piece of advice: GO. And go…

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11th International Festival of Records

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 3, 2008
  • Post category:Events/Music/Shops/Things to Do
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If you're a record collector or film enthusiast, find time within the next three days and make your way down to the Nuevo Centro to the 11th International Festival for…

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The Mestalla – Go While You Can!

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:March 31, 2008
  • Post category:Sports/Things to Do
  • Post comments:5 Comments

We went to the VCF-Mallorca match yesterday. It was a horrible game -- uninspired soccer from the home team, ending in an embarrassing 0-3 defeat. So, let's concentrate on something…

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San Vicente Ferrer

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:March 29, 2008
  • Post category:Events/Festivals
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Hey Valencia, we get it. You love fiestas. Source: Wikipedia We thought it was over after Fallas but, nope, we had forgotten about the rest of the Easter Week festivities.…

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Ficus macrophylla – The Strangler Tree

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:March 28, 2008
  • Post category:Bizarre/Things to Do
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In the neighboring parks of Glorieta and Parterre three monumental trees immediately grab your attention. These are Valencia's most prominent Moreton Bay Figs (Ficus macrophylla). Their mammoth, twisting roots provide…

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Traditional Valencian Wine & Ailments Show

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:March 26, 2008
  • Post category:Events/Festivals/Food & Drink
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From April 2nd to the 6th, the Turia riverbed will be the home to the 20th show of traditional wines, cheese, liquors and sausages of the Valencian Community. The festival…

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Valencia’s Botanic Garden

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:March 24, 2008
  • Post category:Things to Do
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Right outside the city gates lies the University of Valencia's outstanding Botanic Garden (Jardín Botánico). Even if you're not a huge fan of plants, the garden is indisputably worth both…

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We're Jürgen and Mike, from Germany and the USA. We've been living in Valencia on-and-off since 2008. Much of our time is spent traveling the world with For 91 Days... but Valencia is the city we call home, and to which we'll always return.
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