Valencia Day Trips » Turia

visit to Turismo Comunidad Valenciana (TCV)

webmaster — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 01:57:18 +0000

Over the weekend we visited two great events that were held in Valencia.

On Saturday we went to the Turia riverbed were the 21st edition of Mostra de Vinos, a wine fair was held, traditionally the week before Easter.

And on Sunday we visited the tourism fair Turismo Comunidad Valenciana (TCV) in the Feria Valencia, the international trade- and conference center.

Our special attention went to the hall were most of the cities and villages of the Comunidad Valenciana were represented and we have become quite inspired by all the pittoresque pueblos (villages), the (ruins of) castles, waterfalls, nature and more.

Also we have made contact with quite a few vineyards in the area, and in the next few weeks we will spend our time mostly in the province to develop interesting routes for you, the visitor to Valencia.

Fallas 2009

webmaster — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 13:22:01 +0000

Fallas is Valencia’s biggest yearly festival. It lasts from March 1 until March 19 with the highlights taking place between March 15 and March 19.

The history of Las Fallas is adequately described here:

Legend has it that the history of Las Fallas begins with medieval carpenters. During the short, winter days they, among others, used planks of wood known as parots to support the candles that they were forced to burn in order to see well enough to work their trade in the gloom. When the days began to lengthen enough to make these candles obsolete, in joyful welcoming of the spring, these carpenters would burn the parots.

The full program is available at the official tourist information website.

daily Masclet√† (fireworks and fire crackers display) in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento at 2pm
daily bullfights in the Plaza de Toros at 5pm
Sunday, March 15, Plant√† of all the children‚Äôs fallas at 8am
Sunday, March 15, Plant√† of all the fallas at midnight
March 15-17 Firework display in the Paseo de la Alameda (Turia) at 1am
Monday, March 16, Cabalgata Folkl√≥rica (Folklore Parade)
Tuesday and Wednesday, March 17-18, Flower Offering to Virgen de los Desamparados, starting 4pm till about 11pm
Wednesday, March 18, ‚ÄúNit de foc‚Äù (Night of Fire Fireworks Display) in the Paseo de la Alameda (Turia) at 2am
Thursday, March 19, Solemn mass in honour of the Patriarch Saint Joseph in Valencia Cathedral presided by the Archbishop of Valencia, Agust√≠n Garc√≠a Gasco at noon
Thursday, March 19, Crem√† (burning) of all the fallas in Valencia at 12pm
Aerial firework display in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento and Crem√† (burning) of the Plaza Ayuntamiento Falla at 1am (night of Thursday on Friday)

If you are in Valencia during the Fallas 2009, we wish you a lot of fun!

Valencia tourism resists crisis

webmaster — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:44:41 +0000

Valencia receives more tourists than cities like Madrid, Barcelona and Seville with almost 3.5 mio bednights over the year 2008.

In a recent article in Que it was said that “the capital of the Turia had an average hotel occupancy of 69.5% over 2008″.

The average stay in Valencia has gone up to 2 nights average, a number that in our opinion is still a bit too short, but since numbers are rising every year, we guess it is a good sign.

It is bypassing cities like Barcelona, Amsterdam, Berlin and Lisbon and in the top 5 of tourist destinations in Europe.

With big events planned for 2009, such as the Formula One, the Global Champions Tour (equestrian), ATP Tennis and some of the major trade fairs in Europe, Valencia is looking to sustain its grip on tourism.

The America’s Cup has committed itself to return to Valencia in 2010.