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The Municipal Band of Valencia – Free 2009 Concerts

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:January 29, 2009
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The Municipal Band of Valencia (Banda Municipal) has finalized its list of concerts for 2009, which take place in or around the Palau de la Música, and all of which…

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Sunday Soccer in the Turia

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:January 27, 2009
  • Post category:Entertainment/Sports
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Sunday afternoons, the dusty soccer fields near the Torres de Serrano come alive with fast-paced matches between Valencia's club teams. There's a festival atmosphere to the whole thing. Often, up…

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Procession of the Three Kings

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:January 7, 2009
  • Post category:Culture/Entertainment/Events/Video
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We've all been to those parades where candy is thrown into the crowd. The throwers, perched atop shoddily-constructed floats, are usually weak-wristed children who can barely launch the treats past…

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Cavalia – Opening Night & Ticket Raffle

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:November 26, 2008
  • Post category:Entertainment/Things to Do
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A few days ago, we previewed the huge new spectacular that plans on taking Valencia by hoof storm: Cavalia. That post had a... cynical tone, but last night we were…

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Cavalia – A Musical Horse Spectacular!

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:November 21, 2008
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Next week, a special performance is being held down at the Valencia Harbor. Get ready to thrill to Cavalia: an acrobatic equestrian odyssey. That's right: it's an acrobatic equestrian odyssey.…

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Contaria – Children’s Theater Festival

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:October 20, 2008
  • Post category:Culture/Entertainment/Festivals/Music/Shops
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From the 20th to the 24th of October, kids can be entertained during the 2nd Contaria -- a festival of theater, held at various locations throughout the city. We only…

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Valencia Prepares for Madonna

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:September 16, 2008
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Madonna is visiting Spain for the first time in years, and has chosen Valencia as the site for one of two concerts in the country. The village of Cheste will…

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World Footvolley Tournament at Las Arenas

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:July 30, 2008
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Soccer meets volleyball at the 4th annual footvolley tournament at Las Arenas beach, in Malvarrosa. A 21st century mixture of sports, footvolley is extremely fun to watch -- it's almost…

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F1 Circuit Ready to Go!

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:July 22, 2008
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This weekend, Valencia's new F1 Track will be inaugurated, during the Spanish Formula 3 and GT Open. Saturday will be a day of practice, and 20,000 spectators are expected to…

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Ballroom Dancing in the Pl. de la Virgen

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:July 21, 2008
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http://www.vimeo.com/1380596?pg=embed&sec=1380596 Anyone who's bored in Valencia is simply not trying. It seems like every night, there is something new and unexpected occurring, especially with the Feria de Julio going on.…

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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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