More Valencia

There is much more to Valencia than the old town. These pictures are a look at more of this city and it's character.
The main festival here is Las Fallas that takes place in mid-March. On Saturday, some of the Fallas groups dressed in their traditional clothes and walked through the city streets with their bands playing. The 1st picture is a glance at one of those groups.
Las Fallas isn't the only festival here. Also on Saturday was the Carnival de Ruzafa where groups centered around immigrant communities also march and dance through the streets of the Ruzafa neighborhood. A glimpse of that is in the 2nd picture.
Among the most recognizable buildings in Valencia is the City of Arts and Sciences. The 3rd picture is the oceanographic building, and the 4th picture looks at a couple more. These are also places I walked to but didn't visit.
The 5th picture is the music palace, a large music, arts and exhibition space. You might recognize the foreground as part of El Rio, that long park in the former riverbed (see another post).
The 6th picture is iconic Spain. This is the Plaza del Toros, the bull ring that dates to the mid 19th century. To me it's reminiscent of the coliseum in Rome, though much smaller. Events here are seasonal, mostly during Las Fallas and in July.
The last picture is in the plaza at the city hall. This is the largest plaza I've seen here.Leggi altro