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28th March 2024 SEMANA SANTA MARINERA (VALENCIA) 2024
“Walking through Valencia this week, you may catch a sight that might cause you to look again. Donned in what’s known as a ‘capirote’, the pointed hood bears a striking resemblance to the KKK. The capirote predates the 20th Century and is worn by penitents during the Holy Week (Semana Santa) in Spain in order […]
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23rd March 2024 VALENCIA AT EASTER
In a city whose most iconic ‘Fallas’ festival involves building hundreds of expensive and intricate sculptures, only to burn them all down simultaneously, it’s not surprising that even Easter celebrations are a little bit different in Valencia. Easter’s Semana Santa or ‘Holy Week’ is celebrated across Spain as a sombre occasion where cofradias or ‘brotherhoods’ […]
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15th March 2024 VALENCIA QUESTIONS WARS WITH ITS MUNICIPAL FALLA
Two white doves facing each other over an olive branch are the main image of a piece that exposes the absurdity and contradictions of war. Two white doves, symbols of peace, are currently facing each other in the Town Hall’s Square in Valencia, over an olive branch, yet another symbol of peace. The Municipal Falla […]
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15th March 2024 FALLAS 2024 TIMETABLE
Valencia’s biggest event of the year, the Fallas festival, commences this weekend, with a jam-packed schedule for all to enjoy. The origins of Fallas are believed to be linked to the pagan ritual of marking the changing of the seasons into spring, beginning with carpenters burning their wooden candle holders, known as “parots”, in celebration. […]
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10th March 2024 ‘NINOT’ FALLAS EXHIBITION AT ‘CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES’ UNTIL 15 MARCH!
The Ninot Exhibition opened its doors at the Science Museum of the City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia on 2 February and is open to the public until 15 March, which every year puts to a popular vote which ‘ninots’ are saved from the flames. The opening hours of the exhibition will be from […]
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4th March 2024 THE TRADITIONAL ‘ARTICHOKE FESTIVAL’ IS BACK THIS MARCH!
On the 23rd and 24th of March artichokes will take over the Plaza de la Constitución in Alaquàs in celebration of the traditional ‘Festa de la Carxofa’ (Artichoke festival). The Associació d’Amics i Amigues del Cant de la Carxofa have organised for ten prestigious restaurants to prepare exquisite dishes which incorporate the artichoke at the […]
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3rd March 2024 VALENCIA IN FALLAS: A GLIMPSE INTO THE SOUL OF VALENCIA AND ITS PEOPLE
Las Fallas is a unique annual celebration where Valencians commemorate Saint José. The festival unites the city in an explosion of colour, art, culture, and music. It is a month-long celebration of creativity and expression that leaves a lasting impression on all who attend. Thousands of tourists from all over the world gather in Valencia […]
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26th February 2024 ’24/7 Valencia’ GUIDE to FALLAS 2024
Are you interested in folklore? Tradition? Big dresses? If you are, stick around. Valencia has all that and more, during the celebration known as Fallas. Read this and consider yourself armed for the festivities. LAS FALLAS This March 2024, you’ll see these large sculptures being set up at practically every street corner in Valencia. Anything […]
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18th February 2024 EXCLUSIVE ’24/7 VALENCIA’ INTERVIEW WITH FALLAS ARTISTS!
Artista fallero Paco Pellicer tells ‘24/7 Valencia’ how fallas are made, what he thinks of ‘corporate’ fallas and what he likes best about the fiesta. Paco Pellicer and Marisa Falcó are fallas artists who run their own small workshop in the barrio del Carmen. The husband-and-wife team have been making fallas – the vibrantly-painted street […]
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15th February 2024 ‘LAMBURGUESA’ LIGHTS THE FUSE OF FALLAS WITH ‘LA MASCLET’ CHARITY EVENT
With the vibrant spirit of Fallas soon to engulf the streets of Valencia, Lamburguesa, the renowned burger joint, is all set to kick off the festivities with its charitable event ‘La Masclet’ for the third consecutive year. Scheduled for Saturday, February 24th, in Bétera, this event promises a day filled with gastronomic delights, lively music, […]
