Valencia Scenic Drive: Alcoy to Altea
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…
Alcoy – Christians & Moors Festival 2009
What must be the Valencian Community's most impressive Christians & Moors Festival takes place in the beautiful mountain city of Alcoy on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of April. Scratch…
Day Trip to Jérica
Set along a slope in the mountains of Alto Palancia, Jérica is a beautiful village with an abundance of sights. Easily reachable from Valencia by regional train, it makes an…
Walk Down Obama Street in Náquera
Náquera is a small touristic village located 23 kilometers north of Valencia city. In accordance with The Law of Historical Memory, a Spanish ruling that obligates the removal of anything…
Day Trip to Navajas
Navajas is a small mountain town in the hills which separate the Valencian Community from Aragon, in the province of Castellón. With a population of less than 1000, Navajas boasts…
Sagunto, Part II
We took a day trip to Sagunto for the 2nd time in a month, this time bringing a few visitors from Germany. Informed by the last experience, we showed up…
Sagunto: City of Ruins
Sagunto is one of the most popular day trips from Valencia, and with good reason. It's extremely easy to reach: just an inexpensive 30 minute trip on the Renfe Cercanias…
Buñol – La Tomatina!
This Wednesday, the 27th of August, the small town of Buñol will once again play host to one of the world's most famously bizarre festivals: The Tomatina. You've probably seen…
Enguera: Village in the Hills
We recently had the chance to visit a friend's childhood home in Enguera, which is a small town nestled in the hills surrounding Xátiva, about an hour south of Valencia…
MUAA – Museum of Audio Visual Arts
Variety Magazine recently ran an article about the MUAA Museum of Audio Visual Arts, which is scheduled to open a year from now, in Alzira, just 25 miles south of…