Art, Fire & Tradition in the Streets

Each year Valencia celebrates a huge festival in March called Las Fallas. It dates back centuries and UNESCO recently listed it as part of cultural heritage of the world.

It starts at the end of February, and hits its peak in the 5 days from the 15th – 19th of March. I was actually away for much of this time, but made it back to Valencia on the 13th of March. I found the city I know had been utterly transformed … photo story below …