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Fallas 2010: La Despertà

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  • Post published:February 28, 2010
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography/Video
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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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October 9th – Day of the Valencian Community

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:October 6, 2009
  • Post category:Festivals
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October 9th is the Day of the Valencian Community, kind of like 4th of July in the States. Though, I suppose it's different, because it's a celebration for a specific…

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Feria de Julio Beach Firework 2009

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  • Post published:July 27, 2009
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We managed to see the last of the 4 beach fireworks of the Feria de Juliol. And we found a great spot, sitting right next to where they set up…

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Summer Festivals in the Valencian Community

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:July 27, 2009
  • Post category:Culture/Day Trips/Festivals
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A huge number of festivals and events occur in villages throughout the Valencian Community, during the hot months of August and September. Here's a quick rundown of some of the…

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Feria de Julio – 2009

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:July 5, 2009
  • Post category:Events/Festivals/Music/Things to Do
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During the month of July, Valencia really pulls out all the stops in an effort to help its citizens forget about the suffocating heat. The events which make up the…

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Street Fireworks – Engraellat at Almirante Cardoso

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:June 15, 2009
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The engraellat is a unique kind of street firework, which we had the dubious honor of "experiencing" (or: "being assaulted by") on Saturday June 13th, as part of the celebrations…

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Valencia’s Corpus Christi 2009

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:June 9, 2009
  • Post category:Events/Festivals
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Last year, nasty weather ruined our first Corpus Christi in Valencia, so we're greatly looking forward to this year's celebrations. Acts are scheduled from June 11th to 14th, continuing a…

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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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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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Nit del Foc: Fallas 2009

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:March 20, 2009
  • Post category:Fallas/Video
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The Nit de Foc (Night of Fire) spectacular in the Turia riverbed is probably the year's most anticipated fireworks show in Valencia. The show was the work of the company…

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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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