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The Amazing Fallas/
Fires
In March in the
Valencia Region and also in July in Alicante, they have huge festivals,
everyone dresses up in traditional costumes and they party all through
the night steadily burning the fallas, enormous effigies.
The best things
to see in Spain. The bands march and play, the streets are filled with
noisy raucous people. Their are fireworks everywhere, fireworks so
wonderful it's hard to believe.
It's hard to
tell from photo's but these are towering figure's some 60-70 foot high
and they burn them. It's just such a fantastic spectacle unlike anything
else anywhere in the world. The various societies spend all year making
these effigies, some are incredibly crude and then they burn them in one
night. This is true entertainment in Spain. The Valencia fallas is a
massive event and the crowds are huge, try one of the smaller towns in
Valencia region such as Denia which is a festival rich town and the
fallas crowds not so large but the spectacle is equally impressive. The
little one's are well catered for with children's falls being burnt
earlier in the evening.
The Alicante
version is:-
Las Hogueras
de San Juan
including bull fights
20-24th June 2008
Again in
Valencia, if you thought the Fallas were incredible then wait until
you've seen 'La Tomatina', talk about Entertainment in Spain and the
best things to see in Spain, don't wear your best clothes because this
is a massive tomato fight in the street and everyone gets smothered in
sloppy tomatoes.
La Tomatina
The worlds
biggest food fight
Valencia
29th August
2008
No, we're
not stuck on Valencia but it is the city and region of Spain which is
the best to visit at present and has the most to see and do and has the
most events, for instance this year 2008 starts the city F1 Grand Prix
street circuit in Valencia, which will be one of the best thing's see in
Spain; and after the America's cup yachting event in 2007, it is
returning in 2009.
Visit Valencia
Now have a
look at this
No, you haven't been
transported to another planet, this is Valencia. The river used to flood
every couple of years so they diverted its course and in its place they
have created some of the most imaginative buildings and green space on
the planet Earth
These buildings contain,
concert halls, exhibition halls, auditoriums, aqua parks, huge
underwater marine exhibits, children's play areas and just space, yes-
space to relax and enjoy being alive.
You can ride on little
trains, hire a push bike, play in free areas, enjoy the sunshine and
take a gentle stroll in the heart of a wonderful city. This is just such
great entertainment in Spain.
http://www.comunitatvalenciana.com/
Feria de Julio
Valencia
Valencia city celebrates its traditional Feria de Julio, or July Fair,
with an extensive and varied programme of events. This fair, which has
been celebrated each year since 1871, is a special occasion that allows
locals and visitors to enjoy a variety of acts, celebrated in the warmth
of the pleasant summer nights of Valencia.
Campus Party 200823rd to 29th July 2008 Valencia The Campus Party is known as the biggest computer science celebration in network of the world, where thousands of participants are connected during tens of hours in a row in front of a computer, demonstrating that the human factor is the heart of the event; the screen of the computer comes to life under the logo "Internet is not a computers network, Internet is a network of people". check dates http://www.comunitatvalenciana.com/ Valencia Ball al Carrer DOMINGO 20 DE ABRIL DE 2008 Falla: SANTA MARIA MICAELA - MARTIN EL HUMANO Falla: BARRIO DE SAN JOSE DOMINGO 27 DE ABRIL DE 2008 Falla: GENERAL BARROSO - CALVO ACACIO Falla: YECLA - CARDENAL BENLLOCH DOMINGO 04 DE MAYO DE 2008 Falla: MONTE DE PIEDAD Falla: DOLÇAINA I TABAL / CANT D´ESTIL 4th International Tourism Fair Valencia 4-6 April 2008 
The important World International
Tourism Fair is being held in Valencia between 4th and 6th April.
Regional food and drink in Valencia
For foodies an unmissable gastronomic
event in ValenciaOver a hundred exhibitors will be taking part in the 20th edition of the Mostra de vins, caves i licors i XVIII d'aliments tradicionals de la Comunitat Valenciana from April2nd-6th. FESTIVIDAD OF SAINT VINCENT FERRER 31st March 2008 Easter has its extension with the St. Vincent Ferrer, the patron saint of the Commonwealth. Even for Spain, Valencia has a lot of festivals though this seems a particularly worthy one. It is customary to visit his house in Chapel converted Natal, where "The Pouet Sant Vicent" which is given to children to drink "to be able to converse whilst young, so as not to suffer from angina, not to lie nor are blasphemous." On 9th October the Region of Valencia Day is celebrated 
Forward
Festival
9 May Madrid
10 May Valencia
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Valencia Events and Festivals
in January - Valencia, Spain
Moors and Christians Events &
celebrations in the Valencia Region in April The Moors and Christians fiestas in honour of San Jorge are held in April in several towns in the Region of Valencia. These events mark the days hundreds of years ago when The Moors where driven out of the various towns and areas of the region by The Christian Monarchs of Spain. In Alcoy (read more) and Banyeres de Mariola, these spectacular and colourful fiestas have been declared of international and national tourist interest respectively. The fiesta lasts for three days: the 22nd is the day of the entradas, when the Christians and Moors enter the town in spectacular parades with thousands of participants, where the fiesta groups or filaes march to lively and dynamic Christian marches and Moorish rhythms. The second day, 23rd April, is dedicated to San Jorge and sees battles between the rival bands with hundreds of kilos of gunpowder creating deafening explosions. Come and live the fiesta, you've never seen anything like it. These events are not to be missed and wherever you are in the Valencia region take an opportunity to see them. MOORS AND CHRISTIANS Los Moros y Cristianos (Moors and Christians) are one of the most widespread festivities in the provinces of Alicante and Valencia, and it is the most visually attractive, showing the unique character of the people and their love of play-acting, dressing up in special costumes, music and gunpowder explosions. The origins of the fight between the followers of the Cross and the crescent moon go way back to the battle of Lepanto, when the enactment was a palace game, that later spread to the streets and squares. The facts were changed in the interests of local history, and made the patron saint the protagonist of the victory or "miracle". In the inland regions, the taking of the holy figure and the conversion of the Moors form the main argument, whilst in the South, around the town of Alcoi, the battle commemorates part of the Reconquest or the defence against the Berber invasion, although the triumphal celebration is dedicated to St.George. Valencia Bio Park See wild animals in a natural habitat Bioparc Valencia...it's a wild, wild world! Bioparc Valencia, the most modern and avant-garde zoo in Europe, opens its doors and invites you to know some of the most unique nature spaces around the world. Located at the Parque de Cabecera, the zoo takes up a total surface of 80,000 square meters where almost 4,000 animals belonging to 250 different species live. Some of the animals come from the Valencia Zoo, whereas others have been donated to be reproduced by 15 different zoos in Spain, the Netherlands, France, Denmark, Germany or the Czech Republic. 66th Region of Valencia Cycling Tour 26th February - 1st March 2008 Al the excitement, speed and colour of one of Spain's favourite sports. Region of Valencia host the 66th edition of the Valencian cycling volta, one of Spain's most important sports events. The meeting of two seas. São Paulo-Valencia Biennial Valencia welcomes the Encuentro entre dos mares (The meeting of two seas) until the 17th of June, 2008 in which 176 Spanish, Jordanian and Latin American artists participate showing their work in five great exhibitions. This meeting has turned Valencia into a cultural showcase of artistic creation, which, using the slogan Tolerance and Solidarity, explores the relationships between Latin American and Spanish contemporary art. Enjoy the most supportive art in Valencia. The meeting of two seas. Biennial of São Paulo-Valencia is an art biennial that will be celebrated until the 17th of June. The Valencia Region becomes Europe's front door for the Latin American art, the cultural showcase of the contemporary art from the other side of the ocean and establishes, as well, a cultural bridge between both continents. The slogan that vertebrates all the exhibitions of the meeting is Tolerance and Solidarity. The globalization has created a new world order and although it has brought significant progress, it has also brought face to face very different cultures, which coexist in the same space and that not always understand each other. The meeting of two seas starts under this perspective, which takes shape in five plastic art exhibitions developed in different areas of Valencia: the Convento del Carmen, the Nave de Sagunto, the Gallera and the University, and other samples of emergent artists who will exhibit their work in thirteen galleries of Valencia. The meeting of two seas offers therefore a wide itinerary through the Latin American art, from the most significant works of the biennial of São Paulo, to the Afro-Amerindian and popular art and, of course, the Spanish emergent art. In addition, this year, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has been invited to participate in the Meeting, with the objective to reinforce even more the slogan of tolerance, since it is a country that has made a definitive bet to keep fluid and warm relations with Western Countries, without giving up its Arab and Muslim culture. The Meeting has also the participation of the owners of some art galleries of Valencia, who have signed an agreement with the Generalitat, so they will choose an artist who will exhibit, in each gallery, a selection of his work related to the slogan of the Meeting. This way, the thirteen participant galleries will be part of the Meeting, which scatters its exhibition areas around the whole city of Valencia and it arrives also at Alicante and Castellón. The implication of the social and artistic network of Valencia, materialized in this participation is a key factor for the future of the Meeting, which wants to provide the space that Valencia's art and the artistic network of the Region deserves. The University of Valencia will add its efforts with identical objective. In their headquarters they will show an exhibition and they will organize a specialized seminar about the generic slogan and the artistic critics, and the Polytechnic University of Valencia, which will organize a number of workshops with the artists that participate in the different exhibitions. After the agreement signed between the Biennial of Valencia and the one of Sao Paulo Encuentro between two seas is born. Biennial of Sao Paulo-Valencia, a biennial of contemporary art that will celebrate his first edition of the 28 of March to the 17 of June. The Valencian Community becomes the front door to Europe of the Latin American art thus, in the cultural showcase of the contemporary art that is becoming to the other side of the ocean, establishing a cultural bridge between both continent. www.encuentroentredosmares.com A Traditional family Christmas Valencia, Spain It's Christmas time! It's Christmas time and the streets come alive with thousands of lights and the sounds of Christmas carols filling the air with a special season flavour. Let yourself be carried away by the spirit of Christmas! Valencia Region Beaches Beaches and Coves Hidden and sometimes hard to find, large and majestic, the beaches of the Valencian community are without doubt among the best beaches in Spain. Hundreds of kilometres of mediterranean coastline to enjoy unforgettable holidays on the beaches of Alicante on the Costa Blanca; on the beaches of Benidorm, the beaches of Valencia or the beaches of Castellon, on the Costa Azahar. |
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