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Valencia’s Corpus Christi 2009

Post author:mpowell
Post published:June 9, 2009
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Last year, nasty weather ruined our first Corpus Christi in Valencia, so we're greatly looking forward to this year's celebrations. Acts are scheduled from June 11th to 14th, continuing a…

Tattoo Convention Valencia

Post author:mpowell
Post published:May 26, 2009
Post category:Bizarre Events
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The 9th Annual Valencia Tattoo Convention is being held at the Expo Hotel on June 12th, 13th and 14th. That last tattoo, the work of Javi Moreno, is the coolest…

Valencia’s Feria de Abril

Post author:mpowell
Post published:May 17, 2009
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We're really late with this one, but here are some images we got from this year's Feria de Abril, which was held (confusingly) at the beginning of May in the…

Our Lady of the Forsaken Part 2: Insanity & Parades

Post author:mpowell
Post published:May 12, 2009
Post category:Culture Events Festivals
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This weekend it was all about the Virgin. Thousands upon thousands of people took part in the various events which we previewed last Friday. Here's the second of two parts…

Our Lady of the Forsaken Part 1: History & The Dance

Post author:mpowell
Post published:May 12, 2009
Post category:Culture Events Festivals Photography
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This weekend it was all about the Virgin. Thousands upon thousands of people took part in the various events which we previewed last Friday. Here's the first of two parts…

Nou Campanar: The Monuments of Fallas 2009

Post author:mpowell
Post published:May 8, 2009
Post category:Culture Events Fallas Photography
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1st Place: 'Esta falla ... tiene mucha tela For the 6th year in a row, Nou Campanar walks off with the trophy for a mammoth, expensive monument that other commissions…

Book Fair in the Viveros Gardens

Post author:mpowell
Post published:May 1, 2009
Post category:Books Events Things to Do
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Until May 3rd, the annual book fair, the Fira del Llibre de València will be held in the Viveros Gardens. We went last year and can report: there were a…

Weekend Celebrations for San Vicente Ferrer

Post author:mpowell
Post published:April 20, 2009
Post category:Events Festivals Photography Video
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This weekend, the celebrations for San Vicente Ferrer really got underway... we stumbled by accident across quite a few of them. Friday: Paella Street Party in RuzafaAfter a delicious tapas…

Easter Sunday Procession in Cabanyal

Post author:mpowell
Post published:April 13, 2009
Post category:Culture Events Photography
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Bright, warm, sunny weather? IT'S AN EASTER SUNDAY MIRACLE!! Hooray! After Friday's procession was canceled due to the inclement weather, it was wonderful to have a beautiful Easter Sunday. At…

Semana Santa – Malvarossa Mass

Post author:mpowell
Post published:April 10, 2009
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One of the most photogenic events of the Semana Santa Marinera is the morning mass at the Malvarossa beach, on Good Friday. Only for early risers! Normally, we're definitively not…