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Traditional Dancing in Plaza de la Virgen

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  • Post published:July 4, 2010
  • Post category:Video
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ieQDDS6amU Incredible but true – you might not run into free lions wandering the streets, but encountering some kind of random traditional musical event in Valencia is certainly a possibility!

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Fallas 2010: Mascletà March 11th

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  • Post published:March 11, 2010
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography/Video
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https://vimeo.com/10092206 For the 2nd day in a row, no Rita? We're not huge fans of all her politics, but during Fallas, you have to love Valencia's mayor. She missed a…

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Our Lady of the Forsaken Part 1: History & The Dance

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:May 12, 2009
  • Post category:Culture/Events/Festivals/Photography
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This weekend it was all about the Virgin. Thousands upon thousands of people took part in the various events which we previewed last Friday. Here's the first of two parts…

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Our Lady of the Forsaken 2009 – Events

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:May 8, 2009
  • Post category:Culture/Entertainment/Festivals
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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…

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Flamenco en Café del Duende

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 10, 2009
  • Post category:Bar/Events/Music
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http://vimeo.com/3158829 On Friday night, we checked out Café del Duende, which is a small flamenco bar on the western outskirts of the city center. The bar is so small that…

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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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