Paseo de las Rocas 2010
Crazy weather tried, but wasn't able to totally dampen the Corpus Christi festivities this year, and we made sure to show up for at the Palacio Arzobispal for the Paseo…
Our Trip to Segovia
Don't miss: Our Trip to Segovia: Part II In 2010, we're making good on our promise to see more of Spain! We recently spent a weekend in the gorgeous medieval…
Valencian Vocab: Parany
Parany is a curious word I've been seeing a lot of in the Valencian press lately, usually appearing alongside words like "protest", "anger", and "controversy". And "killing". Naturally, I was…
The Miramar – Architectural Oddity
One of Valencia's unique architectural highlights is the miramar -- translating literally into "look at the sea". Valencian Miramar The miramar is immediately recognizable; a small square-shaped tower plopped on…
Mentira – Alcoy’s Awesome Party Drink
When we went to Alcoy for the Christians & Moors festival, we were delighted to be introduced to la Mentira, the city's official party drink. Mentira is a delicious and…
Initial walk through the insane Fallas lights of Calle Sueca
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STS0QJNhB0s On the 7th of March we had gone to see the turning on of the street lights. It was so packed we didn’t dare to squeeze ourselves through Calle…
Barraca-Bama!
The small triangular barraca is a sight which is quickly disappearing from the Valencian landscape. These homes, popularized in Blasco Ibáñez's novel of the same name, have been popular with…
Colegio del Patriarca Video – Bell Tower in Action
Note: This is a special video edition in our series of posts about The Real Colegio del Patriarca -- a building we intending to explore in depth. If interested, read…
Buñuelo – How I love thee!
buñuelo (m) small doughnut, fritter Oh buñuelo, you greasy ball of dough, so sweet, so wrong, so disgustingly delicious! You disgusting, delicious little whore, selling yourself on every street corner…
Valencian Vocab: La Cridà
At 7:45pm, on the last Sunday of February, Las Fallas festival is officially inaugurated. We went last night and stood in the rain with thousands of cheering, singing and shouting…