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Valencia Scenic Drive: Alcoy to Altea

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  • Post published:July 12, 2009
  • Post category:Day Trips/Photography/Things to Do
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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…

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Alcoy – Christians & Moors Festival 2009

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 24, 2009
  • Post category:Bizarre/Day Trips/Festivals
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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…

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Day Trip to Jérica

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:March 31, 2009
  • Post category:Day Trips/Photography
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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…

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Walk Down Obama Street in Náquera

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 3, 2009
  • Post category:Bizarre/Day Trips
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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…

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Day Trip to Navajas

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:December 12, 2008
  • Post category:Day Trips
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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…

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Sagunto, Part II

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:October 15, 2008
  • Post category:Day Trips/Museums/Photography
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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…

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Sagunto: City of Ruins

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:September 24, 2008
  • Post category:Day Trips
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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…

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Buñol – La Tomatina!

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:August 26, 2008
  • Post category:Bizarre/Day Trips/Events/Festivals
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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…

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Enguera: Village in the Hills

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:August 7, 2008
  • Post category:Day Trips
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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…

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MUAA – Museum of Audio Visual Arts

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:June 23, 2008
  • Post category:Day Trips/Museums/Tips & Tricks
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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…

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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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