We are having a last fling with European camping at the “Festival of Fire” (Las Fallas) in the beautiful city of Valencia. This is a truly spectacular world class event in a very beautiful city, if you are ever in Spain in March, don’t miss it!

Valencia and Las Fallas

Valencia was jumping on the Monday morning, more marching bands and processions than you could imagine and yet it was often in such an informal manner that it was more fun! This had to be the happiest place in the world.
Of course, that was Monday and there were a few more days for things to build to a crescendo that would culminate in “La Crema” (the burning), but first there was “La nit de Foc” (The night of Fire), when an amazing firework display takes place, the biggest in Spain (and probably Europe), at 1.30am.
Every day at 2pm vast crowds gathered in the main square, spilling out into the surrounding streets for the “Mascleta,” ten minutes of deafening firecrackers. Then the last night of the festival, La Crema, is when all the figures, some over fifty feet high, are burnt where they stand, in the streets, with the fire brigade standing by and sometimes hosing down the buildings. Then along come the clean-up squad and everything is soon back to normal.
The weather gods were kind as usual, and we had clear blue skies and comfortable temperatures for the duration of the festival.
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