13th Annual Kite Competition in Valencia
Hey you, there! Yeah, you with the "I Love Kites" shirt on. Yes, you! You, who's wearing the "Krazy 4 Kites" ball cap! I've got some news that is going…
Fallas 2010: Mascletà Napolitana
https://vimeo.com/10008160 Along with thousands of other gluttons for punishment, Jürgen and I returned to the beach on Sunday afternoon for the rescheduled Mascletà Napolitana. This time, we were in luck…
Goodbye Beachside Terraces
The popular restaurant terraces on the beaches of Valencia, or chiringuitos, will soon be a thing of the past. In compliance with a new law regulating coastal areas, restaurants have…
Valencia Spa Hotel with History: Las Arenas
Pamper yourself! Enjoy a weekend in the Sea View Junior Suite (aka Suite Malvarrosa) of the Spa Hotel Las Arenas right on top of Malvarrosa Beach. From the suite, you…
Beach Rugby Photos 2009
Here are a couple pictures from Beach Rugby at Malvarrosa, one of the events making up the Gran Nit de Juliol. Not too many spectators on-hand, but it was a…
Gran Nit de Juliol
Got any plans for today? You'd better not! Valencia’s Feria de Juliol is reaching it’s climax with more events than you could possibly attend to. Here's a quick rundown of…
Oil on Malvarrosa Beach?!
Earlier this week, Juergen and I celebrated my 14th birthday with a trip to Malvarossa beach. It was a beautiful sunny day, I was away from my computer and I…
Bonfires of San Juan at Malvarrosa Tonight
Tonight, on June 23rd, the beach buses and metro will be running all night, facilitating revelers in attending the fiestas for San Juan at Malvarrosa beach. We're not going to…
Let the Beach Season Begin!
We finally got the weather one expects from Valencia: bright sun & pure blue skies. It's already worth heading to the beach, even though the water is still way too…