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Fallas 2010: Mascletà March 5th

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  • Post published:March 5, 2010
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https://vimeo.com/9942106 Today's mascletà was insanely loud. I don't know what happened; I thought I was just being whiny and sensitive, but when I looked around, everyone else in the crowd…

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Fallas 2010: Mascletà March 4th

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  • Post published:March 4, 2010
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https://vimeo.com/9915126 Mascletàs are back on the menú. After yesterday's was cancelled due to inclement weather, we had to wait 48 HOURS for the next blast. Aching from the nervous tics…

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Fallas 2010: Mascletà March 2nd

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  • Post published:March 2, 2010
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https://vimeo.com/9860104 As you'll see in the video above, this Mascletà came straight out of hell. It was just plain sick (mostly, in a good way) and was so intense it…

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Fallas 2010: First Mascletà – March 1st

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  • Post published:March 1, 2010
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https://vimeo.com/9830654 As always, March in Valencia gets off to a bang! After standing in an insanely long line for bullfighting tickets (and eventually giving up), we grabbed our favorite spot…

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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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New Year’s Mascletà 2010

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  • Post published:January 1, 2010
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Valencia doesn't celebrate New Year's Eve with a ton of fireworks or a large event of any sort, which is completely out of character for this otherwise gunpowder obsessed, partying…

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9 d’Octubre Mascletà

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  • Post published:October 11, 2009
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c7ZiZy-HuM It has been awhile since our last Mascletà. And this one was worth the wait! Fallas 2010... already looking forward to it.

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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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A Mascletà for the Virgin

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  • Post published:May 10, 2009
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Today at 2pm, pyrotechnic company Vicente Caballer staged a special mascletà in the Plaza de Ayuntamiento, in honor of the day of Our Lady of the Forsaken. That old gal,…

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Street Mascletàs: Be Warned

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:March 21, 2009
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography/Tips & Tricks/Video
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On our way home from the final mascletà of Fallas 2009 at the Ayuntamiento, we walked right into a small street mascletà, set up on Calle de Adresadors. "Cute!", we…

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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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