It’s that time of year again – the air is crisp, the streets are adorned with twinkling lights, and the smell of mulled wine and roasted chestnuts fills the air. Yes, it’s Christmas market season! And if you’re looking for an unforgettable experience, then follow our mini-Christmas tour southwards from our home in the Hague, …
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Literally our home away from home, the Province of Valencia provides our wonderful Spanish base for this part of the World…135 km of beautiful sandy coastline, 2700 hours of sunshine per year, orange trees as far as the eye can see and of course the home of Paella and Rice. With this blog we’ll give …
October can be a bit rainy in Valencia and this meant that we had to spend a few days indoors hiding from some increment weather. This ended up getting us hooked on the Netflix series of ‘Ultimate Beast Master’…a kind of international obstacle competition on steroids that has Lyssa shouting very loudly at the tv …
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On the western side of Valencia Community, in the area of Bicorp you’ll find a hidden natural gem that is the River Fraile (the Monk’s river). This ~10km river route (round trip) will give the opportunity to do some self-guided canyoning along some spectacular nature and a chance to escape from the hot Valencian summer. …
Stretching from the fine dining of Denia in the north, to the pink lake of Torrevieja in its south, the province of Alicante has some of most picturesque seascapes in Spain. Here we’ll give you our top spots to visit in this varied little province: Cova Tallada Just to the south of Denia you’ll find …
For us, the little town of Chelva is one of our top places to visit not just in Valencia but the whole of Spain for some wonderful outdoor hiking. Start in the centre of town and follow the signs of La Ruta del Agua, also download the route from the town’s website as the signs …
The sunshine of southern Europe brought us a visit from some of our Filipino family to our place in Spain…hot and sunny, but still pleasantly cooler than the heat of the Philippines. Back in the day, the Philippines was a colony of Spain for over 300 years, and so a visit to that once mother …
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If you visit in Valencia around the middle of March, then you will find yourself in one of the most visually and audibly stunning festivals that Europe has to offer. Las Fallas is a traditional event that explodes across the city from the 15th to 19th March each year and it will quite literally blow …