Spain

  • Albufera Sunset

    Valencia’s Best Sunset Spot: Albufera Lake

    The Albufera is Spain’s largest freshwater lake, and is surrounded by the rice fields which feed much of Spain and Europe.

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  • Bocairent

    A Trip to Bocairent and Agres

    The first settlement of Bocairent dates to the Neolithic period, which didn’t surprise us, since the town looks like it’s thousands of years old.

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  • Anna Palace

    El Palacio de los Condes de Cervellón: Filming Location for Amenábar’s “El Cautivo”

    After reading that Alejandro Amenábar’s latest film was being shot at the Palacio de los Condes de Cervellón, we said to each other … “Why does that sound so familiar?”

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  • Cullera Day Trip

    Cullera, a Coastal Town With Contrasts

    One of the most popular excursions from the city is the nearby town of Cullera

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  • Travel Blogger and waterfall

    La Cabrentà de Estubeny Hike From Anna

    Are you into small Spanish towns, waterfalls, beautiful nature and eerie forests with cool looking caves? Then the hike from the small Valencian town of Anna to the Cabrentà de Estubeny is for you.

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  • Paterna Valencia

    A Bike Trip to Paterna, on the Trail of Almodóvar

    A bike trip from Valencia to Paterna – We’ve mentioned several times how incredible the city of Valencia is for those enjoy biking. The city and its surrounding areas are nearly flat, with over 100 kilometers of dedicated paths, as well as the Turia Riverbed Park which spans Valencia from east to west.

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  • Inspire my mind Valencia

    Art in Valencia During the Pandemic

    One of the strangest periods in our life was the 2020 lockdown in Spain, during which residents weren’t even allowed to leave their homes except for grocery shopping. For weeks, we stayed indoors — hanging out on Zoom with friends and family, watching loads of TV series and movies, and playing board games.

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  • Valencia Post Office

    Valencia Photos … From a Different Perspective

    The hard Spanish lockdown of 2020, when residents weren’t allowed to leave their houses except for grocery shopping, was not something I’d like to repeat any time soon. But it was an interesting time in our lives — Mike and I are accustomed to floating all over the world, and so being confined to our…

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  • Moixent Valencia

    A Day Trip to Moixent

    Moixent is found in the southwestern corner of the Valencian province, but still within the border — at this time in the early summer of 2020, we still wouldn’t have been allowed to cross over into Alicante. The Cercanías trains are slow-moving with a lot of stops, and it took over 90 minutes to reach…

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  • Fallas Figure 2022 Manuel Algarra

    Where the Fallas Magic Happens: Ciutat Fallera

    It’s hard to believe that it’s almost time for Fallas 2022! We can still smell the smoke from the last edition of the festival (there might still be gunpowder particles in our noses). Fallas 2021 really wasn’t all that long ago — because of the pandemic, it was celebrated in September instead of March.

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