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Category: Valencia

Ninots of Las Fallas
Spain, Valencia

Ninots of Las Fallas

Valencia’s annual Las Fallas Festival is a UNESCO Cultural Heritage event and the holy grail of celebrations.

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Villages along Metro Line 1
Spain, Valencia

Villages along Metro Line 1

No matter which village, town or city we visit in Spain, there is plenty of history to discover.

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Visiting València
Spain, Valencia

Visiting València

We have spent months in València over the past 2½ years and this city continues to surprise and delight us.

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Valiant València
Spain, Valencia

Valiant València

Breathing in the ambrosial scented orange blossoms that perfume the air in València, is intoxicating.

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Celebrating Las Fallas
Spain, Valencia

Celebrating Las Fallas

Sweet intoxicating orange blossoms blended with smoky sulfuric fireworks means we must be at Las Fallas.

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Albufera Natural Park
Spain, Valencia

Albufera Natural Park

Everyone we know in Valencia has been telling us that we had to visit Albufera. Separated from the salty Mediterranean Sea by only a narrow strip of land, Albufera is a freshwater lagoon and estuary less than 7 miles south of the city of Valencia. An easy day trip by bus for 1,50 Euros each way.

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The History of Silk in Valencia
Spain, Valencia

The History of Silk in Valencia

We initially did not understand that there are two separate sites promoting Valencia’s historical silk industry. One is the The Lonja de la Seda, or Silk Exchange, used as the center for commerce in the silk trade, the second is the Silk Museum.

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Lladro, Botanical Gardens and Museums
Spain, Valencia

Lladro, Botanical Gardens and Museums

This week we visited the Lladro Boutique and Factory. Wow! Their figurines are simply beautiful. We walked another 25 miles or so trying to catch the last few sites of Valencia before we head off on new adventures. With our anniversary coming up (special plans), a trip to Bordeaux, France and then more cities in Spain, we will surely have more new adventures to share.

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Street Art and Holi Life and Bicycles. Oh My!
Spain, Valencia

Street Art and Holi Life and Bicycles. Oh My!

Today’s blog is proof that our calendar has been full of an eclectic variety of activities and there is even more fun on the horizon. This week we managed to ‘see‘ art and ‘be‘ art all in the same week! Hooray for us!

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Churches of Valencia
Spain, Valencia

Churches of Valencia

Paperwork is finalized! We are now official. Yeah!! And we managed our first hair cut! A successful week! Now we can start to branch out across Spain. Plans are already in motion. Things are about to get more exciting.

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