by cwells | Jul 31, 2015 | Culture, Fallas, Festival, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Valencia
On the last Sunday in July, a very special, very strange celebration occurs in Valencia near the Túria riverbed. Since 1891, this crazy event celebrates the life in Valencia and marks the end of the Fería de Julio, or July Fair. Held on the last Sunday in July, and...
by cwells | May 18, 2015 | Culture, Fallas, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Valencia
The weather here has been spectacular, with cool evenings and warm days full of sunshine. Then, suddenly and quite shockingly, the temperature sort of burped. For one day, the weather was blisteringly hot, reaching 108F and staying that warm until later in the evening...
by cwells | Mar 23, 2015 | Culture, Fallas, Holiday, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Valencia, Walking
Gentle readers, I posted a little last year on la ofrenda, where the communities, towns, and villages throughout the Valencian Community come to the city to pay homage to the Virgin Mary here in Valencia. The processions last for hours and cover wide swaths of the...
by cwells | Mar 17, 2015 | Culture, Fallas, Holiday, Spain, Spanish, Valencia, Walking
Unlike the permanent museum celebrating Las Fallas here in Valencia, there are often a few temporary exhibits celebrating this unique cultural heritage here. I went into the city center one afternoon specifically to visit the Exposición “Falles de cartó,”...
by cwells | Mar 13, 2015 | Culture, Fallas, Holiday, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Travel, Valencia, Video, Walking
One of the more interesting aspects of Las Fallas is from a sociological perspective, in that the behaviors of so many Valencianos changes overnight. Think about the fairgrounds when the state fair comes to town, then expand that to a neighborhood. Lots of people,...
by cwells | Feb 20, 2015 | Culture, Fallas, Holiday, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Valencia, Walking
Gentle readers, in my last post, I provided an overview of the Expositión del Ninots, a huge exhibition of some of the smaller artwork surrounding the fallas that will be on display during the month of March. I know, it is a lot to take in for a blog post, but you can...
