Hola Valencia’s Top Five: Churches
Although sometimes it's easy to forget, what with its liberal, anything-goes attitude to life, Spain is one of the most deeply Catholic countries on Earth. Valencia has an enormous number…
Hola Valencia’s Top Five: Festivals
Well, I bet you've already guessed one of the festivals on our list! Sorry, Assumption Day, it's not you. Here are the five festivals we loved the most during our…
New Ribalta Painting Discovered in Valencia
This must be the kind of discovery that anyone who gets into the field of restoration hopes to one day make. A dusty, dirty old painting in storage at the…
Paseo de las Rocas 2010
Crazy weather tried, but wasn't able to totally dampen the Corpus Christi festivities this year, and we made sure to show up for at the Palacio Arzobispal for the Paseo…
Corpus Christi 2010
The festivities for Corpus Christi, one of Valencia's most important holidays, get underway tomorrow and run through the weekend. Huge statues, creepy white-robed ladies, elaborately decorated balconies and unfairly burdened…
Our Lady of the Forsaken
This weekend, always on the second Sunday in May, Valencia celebrates its patron saint, Our Lady of the Forsaken. The city's most insane religious procession takes place on Sunday morning,…
Semana Santa 2010
I hope you're recovered from Fallas, because the next big celebration is already here. Get ready for the excitement of Semana Santa in Valencia! Sigh. Well, if we must. As…
Granada – The Cathedral & Royal Chapel
Our hotel, Casa de Federico, was within spitting distance of the city cathedral, and so it was the first bit of sightseeing we did while in Granada. The church is…
Jan 22nd – Holiday of San Vicente Mártir
You'll probably have noticed that the stores in Valencia are closed again today. The reason this time is the celebration of San Vincente Ferrer, the city's patron saint. This is…
Day of the Immaculate Conception
Last year, we were taken off guard by the public holiday on December 8th, celebrating the Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception. It seems bizarre to dictate a public holiday…