Skip to content

Hola Valencia

Photographs and info on the city by a couple of newcomers

Fallas 2010: La Despertà

  • Post author:
  • Post published:February 28, 2010
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography/Video
  • Post comments:4 Comments

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…

Continue ReadingFallas 2010: La Despertà

Corpus Christi 2009 – Cabalgata del Convite

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:June 17, 2009
  • Post category:Culture/Festivals/Photography/Video
  • Post comments:4 Comments

Valencia held its main 2009 Corpus Christi celebrations on Sunday, June 14th. If you like parades, followed by more parades, you'd have found paradise in the city today. The first…

Continue ReadingCorpus Christi 2009 – Cabalgata del Convite

Valencia’s Corpus Christi 2009

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:June 9, 2009
  • Post category:Events/Festivals
  • Post comments:0 Comments

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…

Continue ReadingValencia’s Corpus Christi 2009

Semana Santa Marinera 2009

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 3, 2009
  • Post category:Culture/Events/Festivals
  • Post comments:0 Comments

Easter Week is probably the most important event on the Catholic calendar. In Valencia, its celebrated almost exclusively in the maritime district... which is why it's called the Semana Santa…

Continue ReadingSemana Santa Marinera 2009

About Us

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.
rss facebook twitter tumblr youtube instagram gplus

Recent Posts

  • Hola Valencia’s Top Five: Churches
  • Hola Valencia’s Top Five: Things to Do
  • Hola Valencia’s Top Five: Festivals
  • Hola Valencia’s Top Five: Restaurants
  • Hola Valencia’s Top Five: Plazas

Recent Comments

  • Jeremiah on Alcoy – Christians & Moors Festival 2009
  • Asia on First Visit to the BioParc (Valencia Zoo)
  • Antje on Tapas Festival in Benimaclet
  • Andy´s Tapas on Hola Valencia’s Top Five: Restaurants
  • remko on Valencian Vocab: Mascletá

Tags

Andalusia art Ayuntamiento beach blogsherpa cabalgata Calatrava carmen Church Ciudad de las Artes y Ciencias Competition concerts corpus christi Culture Dance day trip Fallas Fallas 2010 Falleras feria festival Fire firecrackers Fireworks Granada horses La Planta malvarrosa Mascleta monuments museum Ninots paella parade Procession religion Rita Barbera Nolla ruzafa Soccer Spain Spanien Sports tapas Turia Valencia
Copyright - OceanWP Theme by OceanWP