El Palmar – The Perfect Day Trip
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…
Alcoy: Festival of Moors & Christians
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…
Traditional Valencian Dance
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…
Wine Festival: Heaven on Earth?
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…
11th International Festival of Records
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…
The Mestalla – Go While You Can!
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…
San Vicente Ferrer
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.…
Ficus macrophylla – The Strangler Tree
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…
Traditional Valencian Wine & Ailments Show
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…
Valencia’s Botanic Garden
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…