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Fallas: Fiesta of Fire
“Foc” is Valencian for “Fire”, but you’ll be forgiven for screaming out a very similar-sounding English word while watching either the Cabalgata de Foc (Parade of Fire), or the Nit de Foc (Night of...
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More Images from Fallas
Considering the sheer size of Fallas, and the length of time over which it extends, it’s not too surprising that we snapped far more photographs of the festival than we could ever hope to publish. Here...
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The Valencian History Museum
Before cobbling together our concise history of the city, we decided to refresh our knowledge at the Valencian History Museum. Housed inside an old cistern, this museum takes visitors on a...
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El Centro del Carmen
The neighborhood of El Carmen takes its name from the massive, ancient convent around which it was built. Today, the monks are long gone, but the Convento del Carmen has found a renewed purpose as one...
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Valencia’s Ancient City Gates: Serranos and Quart
A thousand years ago, a formidable set of walls protected Valencia from marauders and invading armies, and anyone hoping to gain access to the city had to pass through one of its twelve monumental...
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The Streets of Ruzafa
Southeast of the historic center, Ruzafa has long been known as Valencia’s multi-cultural mixing pot. And in recent years, it has indisputably become the city’s hippest neighborhood, with an eclectic...
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Getting Around Valencia
From train and plane, to bus and bike, there are a number of ways to get to Valencia, and travel around once here. Here’s a quick rundown of what you need to know about transportation in Spain’s...
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The MuVIM and the Parque del Hospital
The MuVIM, or Museu Valencià de la Il·lustració i la Modernitat, can be found in the park where the city’s very first public hospital was built, in the 14th century. Today, the former hospital has been...
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Corpus Christi in Valencia
With a history reaching back to 1263, Corpus Christi is perhaps Valencia’s oldest festival, and remains one of its most popular. Occurring 60 days after Easter, the festival is ostensibly held in honor...
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Derby Night at the Mestalla
It should come as no surprise that the most popular sport in Valencia is football. This is Spain, after all. And of the twenty teams in La Liga (Spain’s First Division), five are based in the Comunidad...
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Adjusting to the Ritmo Valenciano
Although it’s possible to superimpose your own schedule onto Valencia, life is a whole lot easier when you submit to its way of doing things. But what does a normal Valencian day look like? Here’s a...
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Meet the Valencians
Armed with a pen, paper and a list of questions, we set out into the streets of Valencia, hoping to meet some locals. As we suspected, this turned out to be a simple task. Valencians live out on the...
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The Neighborhood of Canovas, or Gran Via
A wedge-shaped grid of streets just to the east of the city center, the upscale barrio of Gran Via is popular during the day for its restaurants, and at night for its clubs. Most Valencians refer to...
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The Batalla de Flores
The Feria de Julio has been celebrated in Valencia since 1871. With open-air cinema, concerts, fireworks and more, this month-long festival is an attempt to convince residents to remain in the city...
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The Micalet and the Santa Catalina
At either end of the Plaza de la Reina, you’ll find Valencia’s two most emblematic church towers. The Micalet, or “Little Michael,” is attached to the city cathedral, while the bell tower of the Santa...
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Valencia At Night
Even at night, Valencia is a city defined by light. The “blue hour” right after dusk is one of our favorite times, when the sky takes on a gorgeous, dark blue tint, and the street lamps illuminate the...
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Hasta Pronto, Valencia
Pack the bags, turn off the lights, shut the door, hail a taxi, shed a tear… and say goodbye! After five years of constant travel, we’ve become quite adept at the Departure Dance. But this time, there...
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Valencia For 91 Days – The E-Book
There’s not a city in the world Jürgen and I know quite so well as Valencia. We lived here for years before starting our travel project, and should there ever come a day we’re ready to settle down,...
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Corpus Christi in Valencia
With a history reaching back to 1263, Corpus Christi is perhaps Valencia’s oldest festival, and remains one of its most popular. Occurring 60 days after Easter, the festival is held in honor of the...
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Derby Night at the Mestalla
It should come as no surprise that the most popular sport in Valencia is football. This is Spain, after all. Of the twenty teams in La Liga, Spain’s First Division, three are from the Comunidad...
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