(The tomatoes are grown specially for the event and are of inferior taste. Also, participants wear goggles and crush the tomatoes before throwing them to maximize mess while minimizing injury!)
Valencia
is also known for the delicious rice dish paella, fried sweet
bunuelos, and Spanish omelets.
It
is known for the Falles—a 10-day festival with
parades and music, fireworks and amazing street lighting, floral
offerings and burning large community- built papier-mache statues.
Valencia
also has Roman ruins, medieval towers, and old forts along the edge
of the sea. The city's cathedral displays what it claims is the Holy
Grail (although several places make the same claim).
Take a
virtual tour of Valencia and check out this travel show video.
Are
we talking Valencia, or Valencia?
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| Valencia: the old... |
Spain
is more decentralized than most nations, because a lot of
governmental power rests, not at the central national level, but at
the level of communities and cities. In Spain there are currently 17
autonomous communities and two autonomous cities called autonomies.
Autonomous
means having the freedom to act independently and govern itself.
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| ...and the new... |
One
of these autonomous communities is Valencia. The capital city of
Valencia is named Valencia as well; it is the largest city in
Valencia and the third largest city in all of Spain. The autonomous
community of Valencia has a long coastline on the Mediterranean Sea,
and the city of Valencia is the busiest European port on the
Mediterranean.
To
answer the question, “which Valencia?”:
- the giant tomato fight is held annually in August in the town of Bunol, in the autonomous community of Valencia.
- the Falles occurs in March in the city of Valencia.
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