Three April Fireworks in and around Valencia
We had barely recovered from Fallas 2023, but the following three fireworks popped up on our Pyro calendar in April.
We had barely recovered from Fallas 2023, but the following three fireworks popped up on our Pyro calendar in April.
That's it! Fallas 2023 has come to an end. This year, we experienced almost everything the festival had to offer; never before have we gone so deep into Fallas.
Finally we've arrived to March 19th -- the last day of Fallas. This is the last time we'll be making our regular 2pm pilgrimage to the Plaza del Ayuntamiento to watch the daily mascletà.
Get ready for these two mascletàs, each of which was special in its own way. On March 17th, we were able to see the firework from atop Valencia's city hall.
When UNESCO recognized Fallas as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity back in 2016, it was a huge deal for the city, as well as for the entire Community of Valencia.
When Ricasa announces the shooting of a Vertical Mascletà, you drop everything and go. At least, that's what you do if you're like us. When we heard they'd be putting on one of these insane displays in Benidorm, we immediately booked a bus ticket.
Valencia is definitely not lacking for firework events -- in fact, they seem to happen every single day in this city. That might not be technically true, but it sure feels like it! We had the chance to see three separate firework shows just for a single holiday: the Nou D'Octubre.
This summer we didn't just stick to the city of Valencia, but also ventured into nearby towns to attend some promising fireworks displays. During the summer months, seemingly every village in Valencia celebrates some sort of event, in which fireworks are the main protagonist.
During our time living in Valencia, we've seen many insane mascletàs, but Ricasa's vertical mascletà set up for Benissa's annual Puríssima Xiqueta festival was a different level.
With this post, we're going to wrap up Fallas 2022. After a couple misfires (2020's truncated festival due to Covid-19, and 2021's mini-version in the autumn), the city had been primed for a glorious celebration in 2022. But it wasn't to be. The worst rains in the history of Fallas plagued the city, along with heavy winds and cold temperatures.