Tag Archives: Valencia

Weekend in Valencia: From Bang to Hush

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

The peaceful Jardin del Turia on Sunday afternoon THE VALENCIA TRIP, which started with so many bangs, ended with the pleasant Sunday hush common to most European cities. Doubly so, because it was the day after the culminating ceremonies of … Continue reading →

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Valencia: Cabanyal and Calatrava

Posted on March 19, 2011 by

DID I SAY Valencia was ‘lively’? Make that crazy. The Valencians are very fond of firecrackers. As I write this, around midnight Friday, explosions are resounding throughout the city as they have been for days, building toward a fireworks display … Continue reading →

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Valencia’s River of Green

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

VALENCIA IS FULL OF MADDING CROWDS RIGHT NOW — the week-long Fallas festival,which takes place March 15-19 as it has for hundreds of years — involves lots of noise, color, and activity. Brass bands march through the streets, following parades … Continue reading →

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Valencia: Historico Centro

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

I’M IN VALENCIA, SPAIN, city of parks and paella, of rich and tangled history, with many outstanding architectural remnants thereof. Valencia has 300 days of sunshine a year. Yesterday was not one of them. But gray though it was, it … Continue reading →

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Heading to Valencia

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

I’M GOING TO SPAIN THIS EVENING, so for the next six days, expect to see pictures of High Gothic, Baroque, Moorish, and ultra-futuristic architecture, rather than brownstones. It’s a press trip to Valencia, Spain’s third-largest city, where I’ve never been, … Continue reading →

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