Speak about the “Holy Grail” is to speak on one side of medieval legends and stories fictionalized under the chivalrous ideal of XII c. and on the other side is speak of a real relic, that after a long historical…
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The Holy Grail and The Holy Chalice
Old Governor’s Murder
During the historical period in which urban fratricidal struggles occurred in the Valencia, end 14thc. / beginning 15thc. and faced two noble factions with corresponding supporters; a famous incident occurred on March 21, 1407; inscribed into history by its social…
Clashes of nobility in Valencia: The “Bandosidad”
The medieval Valencian nobility was, from the beginning, very different from other Spaniards, since it originated in the Conquest, where his main role was military, but when there was no common enemy to fight, that belligerence was channelled inward in…
The Monastery of Santa Maria de la Murta
This is an ancient monastery built during 14th and 15th centuries, crumbled and surrounded by a fabulous natural environment, which is located in the Valle de La Murta (in the vicinity of the town of Alzira). This monastery belonged to…
The “Vote of Darkness” in Valencia
During a turbulent period as was the 14th c. emerged in Valencia a number of women who adopted an original way of ascetics live his earthly existence, invoking the Vote of Darkness or Walling; these women were well known as…
Town Hall Square Valencia
Historiographically it is verified the presence of Turolensis Franciscan Martyrs, Pedro Saxoferrato and Juan de Perusa, and their imprisonment and martyrdom; tortured in the palace named AbdAlah-Salvo (a property owned by Abu-Zayd located outside the Balansiyah city, near of the…
The Ayora-Cofrentes Valley
Inside of Valencia´s region, leaving Valencia City south-westerly and limiting the Plana de Utiel and Hoya de Buñol, we found “The Ayora/Cofrentes Valley”. The region is essentially mountainous with two valleys that cut their relief, opening the way to river…
The “International Gothic Style” of paintings in Valencia
The “International Gothic Style” of paintings reached great diffusion in Valencia during the change of 14th c. and 15th c; art, beauty and luxury were not only an exclusive privilege of the noble estate. The new emerging commercial bourgeoisie class,…
Buñol: The Border Land
Buñol: The Border Land Buñol is a charming village close to Valencia, famous all around the world for the event known as “La Tomatina”(tomato festival), his most spectacular and well known party … but Buñol is something more!!! Located 40…
The Carthusian Monastery of Valldecrist and the Altura Village
The Altura Village is located in the south of the province of Castellon, into the Valley of the Palancia River, and in the middle of the Sierra Calderona. It is placed in the natural way joining Aragon with Valencia, and…
The Hell´s Ravine and the Route of the 6,000 Steps
This place is located in the known area called La Vall de Laguar (from the Arabic Al-Aghwar = the caves), this municipality consists in three small villages: Benimaurell, Fleix and Campell. The municipality is located in the region of La Marina…
Refreshing places nearby Valencia
If you are fed up with the coastal tourist saturation at the end of August, the beach is not the only option to get cool; the mountains nearby Valencia hidden paradises where water and nature come together. In the valleys…
The Harvest in Utiel-Requena
After the Harvest Festival, last Sunday September, in the municipality of Requena some wineries have already started the harvest; the first grapes intended are for sparkling wines, later white wines and then at the end, the red grapes, musts and…
The Monastery of Santa Maria de la Murta
This is an ancient monastery built during 14th and 15th centuries, crumbled and surrounded by a fabulous natural environment, which is located in the Valle de La Murta (in the vicinity of the town of Alzira). This monastery belonged to…
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