This Was Fallas 2010
What is Fallas? This will be our final post about Fallas 2010 and then we'll shut up about it... for 3 months or so! Below, you'll find links to all…
What is Fallas? This will be our final post about Fallas 2010 and then we'll shut up about it... for 3 months or so! Below, you'll find links to all…
The embarrassing "Sin Premio" (without prize) distinction went this year to Archiduque Carlos Chiva for their rather uninspired monument which featured a giant devil dancing around scenes from hell. This…
Oh, poor L'Antiga! Every year they make such a great effort, but with the monstrosity of Nou Campanar looming just blocks away, they always fail to impress the judges. I…
Now, we think 11th place was a little unfair for Plaza de la Merced's 2010 monument. Theirs has consistently been one of the least interesting special section offerings, but the…
A free-fall in the final standings for Exposición-Mícer Mascó, who finished in 4th place last year, and 3rd in 2008. And what can you say... they didn't deserve much better…
The Special Section monument closest to our apartment wasn't one of the most celebrated. But Duque de Calabria's ode to eavesdropping still had a lot of great aspects. "But Don't…
Na Jordana's monument impressed most in the evening hours, when its haunted mansion and creepy figures were lit up and given an extra air of spookiness. https://vimeo.com/10773203 The motto this…
(Note: we skipped 5th place, which went this year to the commission of Malvarrosa, titled "The Battle of Color". We didn't get down there to see it, much to our…
A large Valencian man sleeps on the ground, dreaming of the world, in the monument of Sueca-Literato Azorín, titled "Planet Fallas". Around and on top of him, we find characters…
Continuing our look at the special section monuments of Fallas 2010, we arrive at the Canovas corner of Almirante Cadarso and Conde de Altea. A fat cat in a leather…