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Valencia.Art – Festival of Contemporary Art

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:September 22, 2009
  • Post category:Culture / Festivals / Museums / Things to Do
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The 5th edition of Valencia.Art, a festival celebrating Contemporary Valencian art, is set to take place in the Centro del Carmen on the first four days of October. This is…

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Photos from the Oktoberfest in Valencia

  • Post author:valencia blog
  • Post published:September 21, 2009
  • Post category:Festivals / Food & Drink / Things to Do
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On Saturday we managed to go to the Oktoberfest. We had originally planned on going for the inaugural day, but the weather wasn't playing along. It was a blast, but…

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Valencia’s Oktoberfest (in a Bullring, of course)

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:September 17, 2009
  • Post category:Festivals / Things to Do
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Starting today, September 17th, through the 21st you can experience Deutschland in Valencia, at the Bierfest in the Plaza de Toros. This is the first time an Oktoberfest related event…

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Kasparov vs. Karpov – Ultimate Chess Fighting

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:September 16, 2009
  • Post category:Sports / Things to Do
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Garry Kasparov and Anatoli Karpov are both living legends in the world of chess. Their encounters have always been historic and, this September, "Karpov v. Kasparov" is coming live again.…

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USA-Style Rodeo in Valencia

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:September 14, 2009
  • Post category:Culture / Entertainment / Sports / Things to Do
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For the first time in its history, Spain is about to experience American-style rodeos. The Rodeo Europe Tour is coming to 12 cities on the Iberian peninsula and Valencia is…

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BioParc – Tickets in September at Child Prices

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:September 9, 2009
  • Post category:Things to Do / Tips & Tricks
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Hoping to drum up some post-summer business, the Valencia Bioparc is selling all tickets at their children's price. Curiously, in their ads which trumpet this ("In September, we're all children!")…

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Convento de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:September 8, 2009
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Smack in the middle of Ruzafa is a nondescript convent, dedicated to Our Lady of the Angels. Found on C/ General Prim, this is seriously one of those blink-and-you'll-miss-it sights…

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Museum House of Blasco Ibáñez

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:September 7, 2009
  • Post category:Museums / Things to Do
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Vicente Blasco Ibáñez is one of the most important figures in contemporary Valencian history. The author, politician, journalist and adventurer made a huge mark on the Comunidad during his 61…

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Valencia Fashion Week

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:September 3, 2009
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One of the greatest things about Valencia is that it's not all that fashionable. I mean that in the best way possible -- the people walking up and down Calle…

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Ruzafa Market Photos

  • Post author:valencia blog
  • Post published:August 26, 2009
  • Post category:Photography / Things to Do
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Another photo set from our walk through Ruzafa. Today we'll take you to the Ruzafa Market:

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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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