Requena’s Sausage Fest: The Aftermath
On Saturday morning, we bundled up and took the train from Valencia's Sant Isidre station to Requena; a beautiful 90-minute continuous ascent into the mountains. Snow was falling, lightly dusting…
Granada – The Nazrid Palaces of the Alhambra
I gave myself up, during my sojourn in the Alhambra, to all the romantic and fabulous traditions connected with the pile. I lived in the midst of an Arabian tale,…
Artichoke Festival in Benicarló
Artichoke Fun Fact! The origin of artichokes is a mystery, though they're thought to be natively from North Africa. Benicarló is a small seaside town on the northern end of…
A UFO in Xàtiva?
We’ve been telling you about the history of Xàtiva and taking you up to the castle and now we will bombard you with photos taken shortly before Three Kings Day.…
Day Trip to Xàtiva
Earlier this week, we wrote about the history of Xàtiva -- a wonderful little city an hour south of Valencia. Easy to reach by train, Xàtiva makes a great day…
Xàtiva – Introduction & History
This weekend we took our first trip to Xàtiva, a small city of almost thirty thousand about 50 minutes south of Valencia. I'm sure we'll be going back -- easy…
El Palmar and the Albufera – Another visit
We already blogged about our day trip to El Palmar but we recently went back. A visit to El Palmar is also highly recommended during the fall and winter months.…
El Puig’s Medieval Festival for Jaume I
This weekend, El Puig, a small town about 25 minutes north of Valencia by train, celebrated its liberator King James I. In 1238, he took El Puig and used the…
Day Trip to Peñíscola
A generation of movie goers can be forgiven for thinking that Valencia occupies a peninsular hill, protected by massive walls and a looming castle. The 1961 epic El Cid starred…
Summer Festivals in the Valencian Community
A huge number of festivals and events occur in villages throughout the Valencian Community, during the hot months of August and September. Here's a quick rundown of some of the…