Fiesta de Sant Bult

Another week, another procession/festival. I unwittingly ran into the procession of Sant Bult, held in the Valencia district of Xerea across the street from our neighborhood. Hope you enjoy the…

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The Museum of Fallas

Las Fallas -- the insane citywide celebration at the end of winter -- is such a huge part of Valencian life that it has its own museum. If you're not…

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San Vicente Ferrer

Hey Valencia, we get it. You love fiestas. Source: Wikipedia We thought it was over after Fallas but, nope, we had forgotten about the rest of the Easter Week festivities.…

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City on Fire – Valencia’s Cremà

Last night, more than 750 monuments were burned during La Cremà -- the fiery, official end to the Fallas celebrations. We went to see the monument of Convento Jerusalén be…

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La Utielana – Traditional Spanish from Mamá

A Valencian friend suggested we try out Restaurant La Utielana, if we’re interested in authentic, delicious and affordable Spanish cuisine. Yes, indeed. Very interested. After today’s mascletà, we made a…

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Cant de l’Estoreta – Valencia 2008

This morning, we went to the Plaza del Carmen to see the children’s parade. See those cute little kids dressed up in their Fallas clothing was heartwarming. The young Falleras: I…

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¡Despertà, Valencia!

At 7:30am, I shot out of bed and looked around frantically for a bible, certain that Armageddon was upon us. A few seconds later, I remembered that I'm not the…

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