SPAIN ,,,,*
A Coruña,SCQ,SCQ,,*
A Coruña city,,SCQ,SCQ-10,*
Alava,VIT,VIT,,*
Albacete,ABC,ABC,,*
Alicante,ALC,ALC,,*
Alicante city,,ALC,ALC-99,*
Almeria city,,LEI,LEI-13,*
Almeria - Costa de Almeria,LEI,LEI,,*
Altea,,ALC,ALC-13,*
Asturias,OVD,OVD,,*
Avila,AVA,AVA,,*
Badajoz,BJZ,BJZ,,*
Barcelona,BCN,BCN,,*
Barcelona Airport Area,,BCN,BCN-48,*
Barcelona Surroundings,,BCN,BCN-14,*
Basque Country,PAISVASCO,,,*
Benicassim,,CAZ,CAZ-40,*
Benidorm,BEN,BEN,,*
Bilbao,BIO,BIO,,*
Bilbao city,,BIO,BIO-99,*
Burgos,BRG,BRG,,*
Caceres,CRS,CRS,,*
Cadiz - Jerez,CAD,CAD,,*
Cantabria,SDR,SDR,,*
Cartagena,,MJV,MJV-20,*
Castellon,CAS,CAS,,*
Ciudadela,,MAH,MAH-20,*
Ciudad Real,CRE,CRE,,*
Cordoba,ODB,ODB,,*
Costa Adeje,,TFS,TFS-84,*
Costa Blanca,COSTABLANC,,,*
Costa Brava and Maresme,LLM,LLM,,*
Costa Daurada,SAL,SAL,,*
Costa de la Luz,LUZ-LUS,,,*
Costa del Sol Area,COSTASOL,,,*
Costa de Valencia,CVA,CVA,,*
Cuenca,CCA,CCA,,*
Denia,,ALC,ALC-24,*
El Arenal,,PMI,PMI-75,*
El Hierro,VDE,VDE,,*
Extremadura,EXTREMAD,,,*
Formentera,FOR,FOR,,*
Fuerteventura,FUE,FUE,,*
Galicia,GALICIA,,,*
Gerona,GRO,GRO,,*
Gijon,,OVD,OVD-20,*
Granada,GRX,GRX,,*
Gran Canaria,LPA,LPA,,*
Guadalajara,GUJ,GUJ,,*
Huelva,HUE,HUE,,*
Huesca,HUS,HUS,,*
Ibiza,IBZ,IBZ,,*
Jaen,JEN,JEN,,*
La Gomera,QGZ,QGZ,,*
La Manga,LMN,LMN,,*
Lanzarote,ACE,ACE,,*
La Palma,SPC,SPC,,*
Laredo,,SDR,SDR-52,*
La rioja,LOG,LOG,,*
Las Palmas,,LPA,LPA-10,*
Leon,LEO,LEO,,*
Logroño,,LOG,LOG-99,*
Lugo,LGO,LGO,,*
Madrid,MAD,MAD,,*
Madrid city,,MAD,MAD-99,*
Magaluf,,PMI,PMI-30,*
Mahon,,MAH,MAH-10,*
Majorca,PMI,PMI,,*
Malaga,MAL,MAL,,*
Malaga City,,MAL,MAL-10,*
Maresme,MARESME,LLM,,*
Menorca,MAH,MAH,,*
Merida,,BJZ,BJZ-90,*
Murcia,MJV,MJV,,*
Navarra,PNA,PNA,,*
Oropesa,,CAZ,CAZ-60,*
Ourense,ORE,ORE,,*
Oviedo,,OVD,OVD-10,*
Pamplona,,PNA,PNA-99,*
Pontevedra,,VGO,VGO-50,*
Pontevedra - Vigo,VGO,VGO,,*
Pyrenees - Aragón,ARA,ARA,,*
Pyrenees - Cataluña,PIR,PIR,,*
Salamanca,SLM,SLM,,*
San Sebastian,EAS,EAS,,*
Santander,,SDR,SDR-99,*
Santiago de Compostela,,SCQ,SCQ-99,*
Segovia,SEG,SEG,,*
Seville,SVQ,SVQ,,*
Sierra Nevada,,GRX,GRX-23,*
Sitges - Costa del Garraf,STS,STS,,*
Soria,SOR,SOR,,*
Tarragona,,SAL,SAL-80,*
Tenerife,TFS,TFS,,*
Teruel,TER,TER,,*
Toledo,TOL,TOL,,*
Tudela,,PNA,PNA-10,*
Valencia,VLC,VLC,,*
Valladolid,VLL,VLL,,*
Vigo,,VGO,VGO-99,*
Vila Real,,CAS,CAS-3,*
Vitoria Gasteiz,,VIT,VIT-20,*
West Majorca,,PMI,WESTMALL,*
Zamora,ZAM,ZAM,,*
Zaragoza,ZAZ,ZAZ,,*
Valencia, urbe de histórico prestigio cultural y comercial es la tercera ciudad de España en población con sus 800.000 habitantes, tiene en su haber una adecuada infraestructura turística y múltiples recursos climáticos, naturales, culturales y recreacionales que la convierten en centro de interés que acoge con brazos abiertos a quienes la visitan.
Una extraordinaria climatología, un espléndido centro histórico que es de los mayores de Europa, una sabrosa gastronomía, una oferta cultural de primera magnitud y una activa vida nocturna, hacen de Valencia una metrópoli ideal tanto para el turista recreacional como de negocios.
Cuenta además con una moderna red de comunicaciones que la une con las principales capitales españolas y europeas a través de su Aeropuerto Internacional, ferrocarril, autopistas y Puerto Autónomo.
Valencia al amparo de su sólida vida económica, sus atractivos turísticos y lúdico-festivos y su preparada oferta congresual, se convierte sin duda alguna en destino perfecto para la celebración de congresos, convenciones y reuniones.
Fiestas de Valencia
The hard-working, cheerful and boisterous character of the Valencia people -"full of talent, subtle speech and keen inventiveness", as Father Tarifa described them in 1755- is responsible for their well-earned reputation of people who love to celebrate. The large number of celebrations -some religious and others historical- that take place everywhere in Valencia and its province during the year is yet another proof of its varied regions. These celebrations are eminently popular and take place in the open air, mostly with the help of fire, music and gun powder.
For the people of Valencia, the celebrations par excellence are Las Fallas. Every year, Las Fallas and spring seem to reach Valencia at the same time. The word "falla" is of Mozarabic origin, derived from the Latin "facula", ie, torch, and the celebration developed from burning everything useless accumulated in the workshops, a tradition established by the Carpinters Guild in the 13C. These festive bonfires may trace their remote origins back to the Roman saturnalia, but their figures burst with biting wit. The celebrations are officially classified as of interest to international tourism and turn Valencia into a pedestrian area during the week of Las Fallas, ie, 12th to 19th March, because they must be savoured in the street. They range from "la despertá" to the traditional "crída", the Exhibition of "El Ninot", a procession of floats called "La Cabalgata del Reino", the flower offering to the Virgin and the spectacular fireworks, as well as that sounding-board which are the "casales falleros", where fritters are an obligatory presence as part of the festive art of cooking. After the "Nit del Foc", the Night of Fire, comes the grand finale on March 19th, the day of the "cremá", the burning.
The other important Valencia celebration is undoubtedly the commemoration of the reconquest with mock fights between Moors and Christians, which are especially outstanding in the inland regions of Alicante province. They always begin with a spectacular parade. The most important ones taken place in Alcoy, 22-24 april, in Onteniente in the last week of August, in Bocairente in the first week of February and in Ollería in the second September week. The deep-rooted love of fire, which is so common in these lands, becomes visible most clearly in the bonfires (Hogueras, les Fogueres) which are especially frequent around San Antón (Jan. 17th) in Cofrentes, Camporrobles, Casas Bajas, Manises..., though the largest of all is the Canals pyre which reaches a height of 20m. Bonfires are also lit on the beaches around San Juan, ie, June 23rd and 24th, and in September, in which the one on the 3rd in Agullent deserves special mention as it represents "the miracle of San Vicente de Ferrer's lamp".
Las Carnestoltes is a Valencia expression referring to the carnival season beginning in February. It is of pagan origin and as a noun it stands for the straw figure which hangs at varying height in some villages usually mocking the devil. It is burnt on Ash Wednesday. As a celebration for public entertainment with disguises, it was important in Valencia until the beginning of the century, but is today confined to fancy dress balls indoors. In some villages of La Ribera Alta, the celebration is taken into the open air again. In Xátiva, the traditional almoxávenes -fried cakes made with flour, egg and sugar- are made around this time.
