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Hola Valencia’s Top Five: Churches

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:September 25, 2010
  • Post category:Culture/History
  • Post comments:2 Comments

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…

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Hola Valencia’s Top Five: Restaurants

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:July 26, 2010
  • Post category:Food & Drink/Restaurants
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This was a really difficult list to compile, as we've been to a lot of restaurants during our time in Valencia. We tried to get include a good mix, from…

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Hola Valencia’s Top Five: Plazas

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:July 24, 2010
  • Post category:Things to Do/Tips & Tricks
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The one thing Valencia has more of than church bells? Plazas! Every corner of the city is the Plaza de Somethingorother. Here are our favorite five, in no particular order:…

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Plaza de la Virgin and Panoramic Views of Valencia

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  • Post published:July 24, 2010
  • Post category:Video
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https://vimeo.com/13595597 We'd climbed the 207 steps of the Micalet before, but this time have recorded a video of the panoramic views from above.

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Hola Valencia’s Top Five: Day Trips

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:July 23, 2010
  • Post category:Day Trips/Photography
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With our impending 3-month trip to Asturias coming ever closer, we thought it'd be a good time to look back on our years here, and compile some "Best Of" lists.…

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Eerie Valencia, Spooky & Beautiful Images

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  • Post published:July 21, 2010
  • Post category:Photography
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Here's a set of some eerie nighttime photos I've taken of Valencia. Enjoy!

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¡Hola, Oviedo!

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:July 20, 2010
  • Post category:Blog/News/Travel
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Hola Oviedo, and hasta pronto Valencia. In a few days, we'll be packing up our things and moving to the beautiful capital of Asturias for three months. August, September and…

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New Ribalta Painting Discovered in Valencia

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:July 17, 2010
  • Post category:Culture/Museums/News
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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…

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Spain: The Best Country in the World

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:July 12, 2010
  • Post category:Photography/Sports/Video
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What a glorious finale to an incredible month of soccer. Last night, all of Spain collapsed in an ecstatic fit when Andrés Iniesta slammed home his winning goal in extra…

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Jorge Alarte in Dénia

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:July 7, 2010
  • Post category:Bizarre
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While we were in Dénia's historic center, before setting off on the bike tour around Montgó, look who we passed on the street! Jorge Alarte, the Secretary General of Valencia's…

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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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