We recently visited an exhibition dedicated to the 1909 Regional Expo's centenary at the Ateneo Mercantil in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento and found ourselves more fascinated by the building than…
The engraellat is a unique kind of street firework, which we had the dubious honor of "experiencing" (or: "being assaulted by") on Saturday June 13th, as part of the celebrations…
This weekend, Valencia celebrates a festival in honor of its official patron saint, Our Lady of the Forsaken (Mare de Deu dels Desamparats, in Valencian). Here's a preview of some…
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…
The Nit de Foc (Night of Fire) spectacular in the Turia riverbed is probably the year's most anticipated fireworks show in Valencia. The show was the work of the company…
Just a quick note to let you know that we are working as fast as we can to publish remaining Fallas 2009 photos and videos. Posts coming up: Nit de…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXdZwyLw4ww The second to last Mascletà of Fallas was shot off by Pirotecnia Valenciana, and was incredible. We went with a couple mascletà virgins, and they were both absolutely blown…
Oh no!!! Only one day of Fallas left (after today). Am I saddened, relieved, or an exhausted mixture of both? If we have one piece of advice for tomorrow, it's…