Fallas 2009: The Flower Offering to the Virgin
Getting around the city is a tricky affair on the 17th and 18th of March. On these two days, over 100,000 falleros, falleras and musicians from all around the Valencian…
Getting around the city is a tricky affair on the 17th and 18th of March. On these two days, over 100,000 falleros, falleras and musicians from all around the Valencian…
La Cremà is the fiery, spectacular conclusion to the weeks-long festival of Las Fallas. On the night of the 19th of March, the 766 monuments which had been placed around…
One of the many highlights on the final day of Fallas is the Cabalgata del Fuego, a parade heralding the coming of the cremà. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeogLi2zD7I The "parade of fire" has…
On our way home from the final mascletà of Fallas 2009 at the Ayuntamiento, we walked right into a small street mascletà, set up on Calle de Adresadors. "Cute!", we…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqwpwWx-1Mg Piroquiles de Turis has been moving up in the Fallas calendar -- each day closer to the 19th is considered a step up. Last year they performed on the…
The picture above demonstrates how I enjoy my Mascletàs: ground floor of the Plaza de Ayuntamiento. Others are more fortunate, and can watch them from one of the plaza's many…
The beginning of Fallas has brought a frightening rash of unofficial and unwanted fires to our neighborhood, on the south side of Carmen. First was the sad destruction of the…
March 7th was a busy day. After the daily 2pm mascletà, and the special Gran Mascletà Napolitana at the beach, we mustered our remaining strength and went down to Ruzafa. …
At 6pm, a "neapolitan-style" mascletà was scheduled at the Playa de las Arenas. Thousands of Valencians showed up at the beach during probably the most beautiful, warm day of the…
Fallas equals Paella time. Walk through Carmen during Fallas, and you'll likely encounter the site of a Paella cooking competition. I had my camera out and notebook open, so that…