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Standing beside Estacion del Norte, the Plaza de Toros is Valencia's Bullring.
Said to be one of the nicest bullrings in Spain, it was built in the 19th century and is certainly attractive with its semi-circular arches and little balconies.
Unfortunately we were unable to have a look inside it, so had to make so with a wander around the outside, but I believe bull fighting is still held here.
Near by the Bullring is the small Museo Taurino, which houses a collection of bull fighting memorabilia. Admission is free, and entrance is via pasaje del Doctor Serra.
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 Santa Catalina Horchateria. by nhcram
This Horchateria in the heart of Vaencia is a pretty tiled building with a large seating area upstairs aswell as downstairs. The horchata is also made on the premises.
Service was not too good though!
Santa Catalina is in the Plaza Santa Catalina and is near the Santa Catalina church. Leave a Comment
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 by belgianchocolate
Very popular all over Spain are
'chocolate con churros'.
The quality of the chocolate as well as the
churros differs from place to place.
On the plaza de la reina you will find 'Valor' ,
Valor is a well known old brand of chocolate
in Spain. Look inside , behind the curtains
in the kitchen and you will see the machine
and how they prepare them.
I don't liked the churros , I loved the chocolate.
I even get sick smelling them.
The link contains a recipe. They are not that
difficult to make and got simple ingredients. Leave a Comment
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 by belgianchocolate
I was getting really addicted to this drink.
'Horchata' is tiger nut milc.
It is very refreshing. I don't know how they
make it but the quality also differs from
place to place.
It is not expensive and you can get it almost everywhere.
It made me think of carrot juice with a really fine
flavor. (but that is my interpretation and most
people think I probably had a bit too much absinth) Leave a Comment
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 by belgianchocolate
No wonder , Valencia is known as orange country.
Valencia is surrounded by ugly apartment
blocks , heavy industry , a lot of motorways
and in between orange trees.
Fresh juice is relative cheap and most of
time served with some sugar. (because the
juice is really sour)
It is best squeezed by hand because a machine
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 by belgianchocolate
'Café de Valencia' is something we had in
the coffee house at the 'Mercado de colon'.
-café fuerte , licor de naranja y limon -
A strong coffee with orange and lemon liqueur.
It is served in two different layers since the coffee
and the liqueur don't mix very well.
It has a special taste , you like it or you don't.. Leave a Comment
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 Paella Valenciana by benidormone
For 8 persons :
8 chicken thighs
16 prawns
mussels
200 g of chorizo sausage
2 onions
1 bouquet garni
200 g peas
artichoke hearts
400 g of rice
1 small glas of olive oil
squid
1 small glass of wine
paella spices, salt and pepper
If you visit Valencia this is you must eat activity. Leave a Comment
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The Falles are one of Spain's most famous festivals. It takes place in mid March to honour Saint Joseph, patron of the carpenters.
Originally, the city's carpenters used to make big bonfires with the rests of wood in their workshops to celebrate their patron's day. Eventually, this festival evolved as they started to build large monuments with wood and papier maché. The monuments became biger and bigger every year and are usually political or social satires of sometimes dubious taste. The construction of a falla is a huge task that involves the exclusive work of a large team of professionals (artistas falleros) during the whole year.
A great attention is paid to detail and composition: the monuments are made up of a plethora of statues of different sizes disposed in an amazing equilibrium that defies gravity but which is perfectly studied, so that the falla collapses in the right way when it is lit on fire on Saint Joseph's night (many of them are located in small plazas or intersections and a miscalculation of the artistas falleros might result in a tragedy for the crowds attending the cremà or burning, and for the neighbouring buildings).
The construction of so many falles around the city is, in addition, a colossal financial task which requires the year-round effort of large communities in Valencia. Leave a Comment
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 Doing the clown behind
2003's winner Falla by davidlopLeave a Comment
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 Mascleta (and SirRicards
head lol) by Carmela71
At the end you could feel the final fireworks on your feet, as if the paviment also enjoyed the festival.... Just incredible!
It is definitely a must .... Leave a Comment
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