The annual Fallas fiesta, one of the largest festivities in Europe, is over for 2024, so we will start planning our next trip to Valencia. The thing is that … Read the story...
Fallas fiesta in Valencia, Spain
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Europe travel news: ski slopes await, new options for train trips, updated pandemic rules
Ski resorts are open in Europe, but skiers need vaccinations and tests
Good news for skiers: there is plenty of snow on the Alps and the Pyrenees, and the ski resorts are open. Some extra preparations are required from visitors, … Read the story...
Valencia, Spain and Bordeaux, France recognized as the smart tourism capitals of 2022
The annual European Capital of Smart Tourism competition is intended for cities in the EU region that want recognition for their work in making travel more sustainable and accessible. Digital technologies provide possibilities … Read the story...
First trip to Valencia, Spain? Take a quick tour in these key districts first
If you are planning your first visit to one of Europe’s trending city destination, Valencia, Spain, you may ponder where to go in the city. The travel guide shows you around the city, … Read the story...
The most exciting walking and cycling tours in Valencia City, Spain
Valencia is Spain’s third largest city, but its location on the Costa Blanca by the Mediterranean Sea make it the most pleasant year-round destination. The city has good public transportation that can transport visitors from sight to sight, but a … Read the story...
Why visit Valencia instead of Barcelona in Spain
Overtourism (too many tourists in the same place at the same time – crowds so large that they negatively affect the daily life of residents) is a serious problem in the world’s most popular travel destinations. Particularly legendary European cities … Read the story...
Easter Week is party time in Valencia, Spain, but visitors enjoy unique sights of the city as well
In Spain, every city and village has its own festivities that are unique to the community. A number of these fiestas have long traditions, whereas others, like the Tomatina near Valencia in Bunol is a recent innovation. In addition to … Read the story...
Valencia hosts the biggest spring carnival in Spain: Fallas fiesta
Fallas carnival in Valencia, Spain, is considered such an important tradition that it has become a Unesco World Heritage event (Intangible Cultural Heritage). Party-goers, however, don’t have time to think about Unesco because there are so many happenings in the … Read the story...
Travel guide to the city of contrasts: Valencia, Spain
As long as Spanish people living in inland regions have had the means to travel somewhere warm, Valencia has been one of the most popular destinations. Over the years, Americans, tourists from other Europeans countries and recently also Asians have … Read the story...
The Spanish way of celebrating Christmas: a night out in Valencia
In the Western world, Christmas traditions are similar in many countries: presents, Santa Claus, colorful lights, reindeer, Christmas tree, and songs about a peaceful celebration of the darkest time of the year in the northern hemisphere. In Spain, Christmas is … Read the story...
Top 5 must-see historical places in the city of contrasts: Valencia, Spain
Our travel guidebook author has explored the ins and outs of the city of Valencia in Spain, and this is his conclusion: Valencia is a city of contrasts, an exciting destination even for travelers who think they have seen it … Read the story...