Tag Archives: VALENCIA

Pets Have Festival: Fiestas de San Antonio Abad

If you like animals, there is no entertainment quite like seeing hundreds of pets, dogs, cats, horses, and even iguanas, snakes, and roosters, all converging in one square to be sprinkled with holy water! January 17th, is yet another important Saint’s Day in Spain, that of San Antonio Abad, patron saint of animals.
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How To Make My Mother-in-law’s Paella Valenciana – Part 3

Zach is back! Our guest writer from Valencia gives final tips in making Valencians Paella like a pro. Part 1 and Part 2 are on The Spain Scoop.
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How To Make My Mother-in-law’s Valencian Paella – Part 2

I’ll take you through the steps on how to prepare it the way my Valencian, and expert paella-maker mother-in-law makes it.
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Autumn at the Garden: By Guest Contributor Kristin Mock

By Kristin Mock When I imagine the Jardí Botànic in  the city of Valencia, I can’t help but remember the hippocrepis. Hippocrepis, after all, is a relatively important plant: is the sole food a particular breed of blue butterfly, a Valencian breed who noshes solely on its little fingernail-sized yellow flowers. Its importance, though, spans [...]
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The Scoop: Events In Spain, October, 2011

Spain celebrates everything. Check out events in Spain for great festivals.
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Attractions In Valencia – Freaky City of Arts and Science

valencia has reinvented itself in the last 10 years. Besides being a beachy Mediterranean gem, attractions in Valencia also includes the amazing City of Arts and Science, an educational wonderland that will dazzle children and adults alike.
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