Comunidad Valenciana

Valencia the city of the arts and the sciences

Famous monuments

The oceanographic

Valencia football stadium

Cathedral of Santa Maria de Valencia

The Bullring of valencia

Traditional dances

In the VALENCIAN dances, there are some that present an ancient ancestry and leave rhythmic, metric and ritual type. The Dansaes are typical, peasant dance, serious and dignified. The Xáquera vella, sober, elegant and with a certain air of pavan. The dance of the marinera is typical of Castellón, which is danced with the accompaniment of rondallas, claps and castanets, intervening in it, both those who dance and those who animate. Other typical dances are the Bal del Torrent, the Moixent, etc., in addition to the jotas and fandangos, which although all with their particular peculiarity, present the constant of serenity and harmony in their cadenciosos movements.The members of the dance groups, both musicians and dancers, take care of the clothing in detail, since they try to reproduce faithfully as they were our ancestors.I want to bring you a great work of the Colla Brials, specifically dedicated to the dress in the dances «Music and tradition in Enguera and the Canal»

Famous parties

La Tomatina de Buñol.
It is always celebrated on the last Wednesday of the month of August, within the holiday week of Buñol and consists of the participants throwing tomatoes at each other.

Las fallas de Valencia

They are parties that go from 15 to 19 March with a tradition rooted in the city of Valencia and different populations of the Valencian Community. Officially they begin the last Sunday of February with the act of the Crida.Currently, this festivity has become a very important tourist attraction, since in addition to being cataloged as a festival of International Tourist Interest.

Entrada de Toros y caballos de Segorbe.
The entrance of bulls and horses is a popular Spanish festival that takes place in the town of Segorbe Castellón (Valencian Community), which is declared a Festival of International Tourist Interest.

Gastronomy of the Valencian community

Paella valenciana

Resultado de imagen de paella