• Valencia Weekend April 2 -6 | Easter in Valencia
    Buen Finde! It’s Easter weekend in Valencia and Semana Santa Marinera is underway, when the streets of the maritime neighbourhoods fill with processions through Easter Sunday. There’s also plenty to eat, drink, and listen to across the long weekend. A full programme from Berklee Valencia’s student concerts to a singalong Jesus Christ Superstar, Easter sweets…
  • Semana Santa Marinera: Valencia’s Unique Maritime Holy Week
    While many Spanish cities celebrate Semana Santa (Holy Week) with processions and pageantry, Valencia’s version is uniquely rooted in its maritime soul. The neighborhoods of Cabanyal, Canyamelar, and El Grao form the heart of this celebration. Traditional processions by religious brotherhoods recreate the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. But Semana Santa Marinera in…
  • Valencia News: March 30 | Tourist Apartment Reckoning, Summer Concerts at Risk & Semana Santa
    Tourist apartments and the big city events that attract visitors dominated Valencia news on multiple fronts this week: Protests, fines, new taxes, and a court ruling that will be felt across the city. It was also a weekend of political protests, even as the city prepares for Easter and Semana Santa. The Big Story Valencia’s…

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  • Torrijas: Spain’s Semana Santa Indulgence
    Imagine rescuing yesterday’s stale loaf of bread with a splash of milk (or a wink of wine), a quick egg bath, followed by another one in hot oil until each slice is bronzed and crackly at the edges, custardy and yielding inside. You have just made torrijas, a beloved Spanish sweet – simple in concept, rich in cultural…
  • Family Friendly Cafes In Valencia: Part II
    Whether you’re looking for sensory play, indoor adventure, or a café where your dog is as welcome as your toddler, this second edition of our family friendly cafes in Valencia guide has something for every family. A couple of these gems are just outside the city, but absolutely worth the short trip — because the…
  • Easter by the Sea: The Most Beautiful Week in Valencia Nobody Talks About
    You may be familiar with the unsettling images of Holy Week in Spain — penitents dressed in tall cone-shaped hats (called capirotes) that inevitably remind international audiences of darker chapters in history. In southern cities, some processions even include acts of self-flagellation, men walking barefoot through the streets in public displays of penance. Meanwhile, elsewhere…