Ah, Sundays. There's nothing better than sleeping in on a lazy Sunday morning, taking your time with breakfast, coffee, the paper. Disbelief and a gratifying sense of shame when you…
Yesterday, we previewed the events which would be taking place on January 22nd, the day of San Vicente Mártir -- Valencia's patron saint. And today, we went out into the…
San Vicente Martir is the patron saint of the city of Valencia, and stores will be closed tomorrow, January 22nd, for the public holiday in his honor. Vicente's story dates…
Man, I can't believe 2008 is already coming to an end. In February, we moved to Valencia from Western Ireland, exchanging one the Europe's worst climates for one of its…
October 9th, the day of the Valencia Community came and went in a blur. At noon, a huge crowd had gathered in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento to watch the city's…
Mark your calendars -- on October 9th, the next major festival hits Valencia, the Day of the Valencian Community (Día de la Comunidad Valenciana). Of course, we'll be blogging more…
The Plaza del Ayuntamiento is the largest and probably most important plaza in Valencia. Home to the city hall (ayuntamiento) and the magnificent central post office (edificio de correos), the…
I'll give you one guess as to how Valencians welcome the month of July. Hopefully you said "By Throwing a Crazy, Weeks-Long Fiesta". If not, you haven't been paying attention.…