Valencia, Spain – The United States has its fireworks on the Fourth of July. Valencia has the mascletàs of Las Fallas. “It is a beautiful noise!” said an onlooker, expectantly waiting for the show to ...

VALENCIA, Spain — “You simply won’t walk three seconds without hearing an explosion.” It’s half past midnight, I’m watching a man in a neckerchief up on a ladder wrapping a string of explosives around ...

Spain's history of dramatic and colorful traditions, from flamenco to the running of the bulls, draw travelers from all over the globe but Valencia's Las Fallas tradition is among its most creative.

Every year the city of Valencia in Spain celebrates the ancient "Las Fallas" fiesta, a noisy week that is full of fireworks and processions in honor of Saint Joseph, the patron of carpenters, that ...

Kindergarten students at Fort River School in Amherst created this colorful project on display in the school’s lobby to showcase the Caminantes dual-language program, and at the same time celebrate ...

VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) - Valencia's Las Fallas festival lit up on the early hours of Wednesday the Mediterranean sky with fireworks and flames from blazing sculptures of all shapes and sizes - ...

With fabulous festivals, golden beaches, plenty of parks, gardens and green spaces, as well as multiple UNESCO listings, Valencia is a tough act to beat. Fireworks light up the city of Valencia each ...

Fire and noise are central to the Las Fallas festival in Valencia, Spain. Millions of revellers descend on the city each year to enjoy the amazing fallas --or monuments, fireworks and open-air music ...