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Fallas 2010: Cabalgata del Fuego

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  • Post published:March 21, 2010
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https://vimeo.com/10321591 The Cabalgata del Fuego, which takes place along Calle Colón at 7pm on the last day of Fallas, is a relatively new addition to the calendar. But what the…

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Fallas 2010: La Planta and Buñuelos

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  • Post published:March 15, 2010
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March 15th – Fallas is now truly underway! A few weeks ago the city was awoken by the Despertà and ever since we've been running ourselves ragged, trying to attend…

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Fallas 2010: Events for March 13th

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  • Post published:March 13, 2010
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Got any plans today? I sure hope not! And if you’re well rested, that’s even better. Make yourself a healthy breakfast, because you’ll need the energy for today. Before we…

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Fallas 2010: La Despertà

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  • Post published:February 28, 2010
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Luckily for us, the world's most annoying alarm clock only goes off once a year. But it's a bastard. At 7:30am on the last Sunday of February, Valencians take to…

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Color Mascletà & Cabalgata Infantil 2010

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  • Post published:February 22, 2010
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After watching a color mascletà for the first time last year, we knew we were in for a treat. And yes, it was incredible again. If you'd like to see…

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Fiesta de San Antonio Abad

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  • Post published:January 15, 2010
  • Post category:Culture/Events
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Let's see -- I really don't know much about this one, so any help I can get from the readers of Hola Valencia, I'll appreciate! San Antonio Abad, or Anthony…

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Paso de las Rocas – Corpus Christi in Valencia

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  • Post published:June 21, 2009
  • Post category:Bizarre/Festivals/Photography/Video
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The Paso de las Rocas is the 2nd of the Corpus Christi day parades, which were celebrated this year on June 14th. Click here to read our post about the…

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Alcoy – Christians & Moors Festival 2009

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 24, 2009
  • Post category:Bizarre/Day Trips/Festivals
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What must be the Valencian Community's most impressive Christians & Moors Festival takes place in the beautiful mountain city of Alcoy on the 22nd, 23rd and 24th of April. Scratch…

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Fallas 2009: Cabalgata del Fuego

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:March 22, 2009
  • Post category:Fallas/Festivals/Photography/Video
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One of the many highlights on the final day of Fallas is the Cabalgata del Fuego, a parade heralding the coming of the cremà. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeogLi2zD7I The "parade of fire" has…

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Fallas 2009 – The End

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  • Post published:March 20, 2009
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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…

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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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