Free tour

Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of Fallas - Free tour Valencia

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Valencia

Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Languages: Spanish

Guru: Valenciatoursconlucia

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Registered on 22 August 2019

Hello! My name is Lucia. I am an international educator born in Valencia, passionate about local culture and traditions. I have lived in different countries around the world, so I know very well what makes a place special. I am a great communicator and I speak English at a native level. My city has many interesting things to do, wonderful places to visit and secrets and curiosities that I can help you discover. I have experience doing guided tours in cities such as Dublin, Ireland. I want to make you feel at home in my hometown and share an unforgettable moment with you.

Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

THIS TOUR INVOLVES THE PAYMENT OF 3 EUROS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CASAL FALLERO THAT WE WILL VISIT IN WHICH WE WILL HAVE A TYPICAL DRINK.

Las Fallas is Valencia's biggest festival, a colourful festival thanks to the Fallas monuments full of ingenuity and art. It is also a noisy festival thanks to the firecrackers, fireworks, music and parades.

This is a unique tour that combines the history and traditions of this spectacular Valencian festival, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
I will tell you about the different aspects that are part of the festival: the meaning of the "ninots" and the origin of the fallas, clothing and hairstyles, mascletás and fireworks, casales falleros, flower offerings, typical food and drink, music and lighting.

Everything will be sprinkled with anecdotes and real experiences from the hand of a Valencian guide. We will visit 6 fallas in total, which belong to the Special Section and First Section. We will leave the Estación del Norte building on Játiva Street to admire the multi-award-winning Falla de Convento Jerusalén and from there to the popular Falla del Ayuntamiento . From there we will walk to the historic fallas of Pza. de la Merced and the Mercado Central.

We will visit a Casal Fallas where we can chat with the main characters of the festival, relax and have a drink. We will complete the tour by visiting the Av. Oeste fault. Our last stop will be at the El Pilar fault , which has a long tradition and is located in a very curious environment.

This route may be altered due to Fallas events such as the awards ceremony which do not allow access to the town hall square.

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

C/ de Xàtiva, 22, Extramurs, 46007 València, Valencia, Spain

Next to clock by the main entrance (outside) of North train Station in Xátiva/Játiva Street. I´ll be carrying a stick with a Valencian fallero scarf (checked blue and white).

Outside visit

Town Hall Square

Outside visit

Plaza De La Merced

Outside visit

Marketplace

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).