Nou d'Octubre

Valencia is famous for many festivals and the 9th October marks the anniversary of King James I of Aragon's capture of Valencia from Moorish forces in 1238. Parades are held in the city centre featuring people dressed in costumes, including medieval costumes. It was interesting to watch, and a great atmosphere. Unfortunately, (or maybe fortunately) we missed La Tomatina in August where thousands of people gather in Valencia to throw tomatoes at each other....and purely for fun! (Apparently it started many years ago when there was an excessive amount of tomatoes produced by the farmers!) Las Fallas is the most well known festival in Valencia, and is meant to be incredible to see- I would love to come back for it as I will be in Nice then. Here are a few pictures from Nou d'Octubre...