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Spain

Las Fallas – Valencia´s Festival of Fire

by Veronika Vopelková on June 12, 2017

  The origin of Las Fallas festival dates back to wintertime in the Middle Ages, when carpenters and craftsmen used wooden candleholders, called parots, to light their work. When spring equinox came and the nights drew shorter, the parots became … Read More

Las Fallas Festival, Spain, Valencia

The annual celebration of Las Fallas is culminating

by Veronika Vopelková on March 19, 2017

The annual celebration of Las Fallas in Valencia is culminating at the evening. These celebrations belong to one of the most exciting in Spain and, as they celebrate St. Joseph (San José), the patron of saints of carpenters and wood-carvers, … Read More

Las Fallas Festival, Spain, Valencia
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