Valencia Medieval Market
Feb 6th 2008, 8:03 am
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Valencia Medieval Market
For those of you interested there is a Medieval Market at Plaza de Toros in Valencia from 8 - 10 February.
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Feb 8th 2008, 6:46 am
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Re: Valencia Medieval Market
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Feb 8th 2008, 5:00 pm
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Re: Valencia Medieval Market
The market was much bigger than we expected selling all sorts of items from food to swords. So JDR I could buy one to defend myself with but did not need it because everyone was friendly. One thing that was disappointing was the fact that when we were there quite a lot of the stalls were closed even though there were plenty of people shopping. Canal Nou were at the entrance talking to people so it should be on TV at some point.
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Re: Valencia Medieval Market
When we arrived in Valencia the Medieval Market had not opened so we went to the Sorolla exhibition which we would highly recommend to all who visit Valencia. The exhibition is on until the end of March at the Bancaja Cultural Centre and is FREE.
The market was much bigger than we expected selling all sorts of items from food to swords. So JDR I could buy one to defend myself with but did not need it because everyone was friendly. One thing that was disappointing was the fact that when we were there quite a lot of the stalls were closed even though there were plenty of people shopping. Canal Nou were at the entrance talking to people so it should be on TV at some point.
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The market was much bigger than we expected selling all sorts of items from food to swords. So JDR I could buy one to defend myself with but did not need it because everyone was friendly. One thing that was disappointing was the fact that when we were there quite a lot of the stalls were closed even though there were plenty of people shopping. Canal Nou were at the entrance talking to people so it should be on TV at some point.
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Feb 8th 2008, 6:10 pm
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Re: Valencia Medieval Market
When we arrived in Valencia the Medieval Market had not opened so we went to the Sorolla exhibition which we would highly recommend to all who visit Valencia. The exhibition is on until the end of March at the Bancaja Cultural Centre and is FREE.
The market was much bigger than we expected selling all sorts of items from food to swords. So JDR I could buy one to defend myself with but did not need it because everyone was friendly. One thing that was disappointing was the fact that when we were there quite a lot of the stalls were closed even though there were plenty of people shopping. Canal Nou were at the entrance talking to people so it should be on TV at some point.
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The market was much bigger than we expected selling all sorts of items from food to swords. So JDR I could buy one to defend myself with but did not need it because everyone was friendly. One thing that was disappointing was the fact that when we were there quite a lot of the stalls were closed even though there were plenty of people shopping. Canal Nou were at the entrance talking to people so it should be on TV at some point.
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Feb 9th 2008, 7:21 am
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Re: Valencia Medieval Market
The Bancaja Cultural Centre is in Plaza Tetuan. You have to queue but I can assure you that it is well worth it. As I said entry is free. There is a large room at the end that is full of books, posters and other items for sale. They are all at sensible prices, especially the one about the paintings and the exhibition which is only 2 euros.
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Feb 9th 2008, 8:34 pm
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The Sorolla exhibition is a series of paintings by Joaquin Sorolla who was born in Valencia 28/2/1863. Sir Arthur M Huntington who founded the Hispanic Society of America commissioned Sorolla to paint scenes to depict Spanish life. The series is called 'Visions de Espaná' and all the paintings are 3.5 metres high with varying widths, one is 14 metres wide. Wonderful colourful paintings with an excellent depiction of light showing people of different areas of Spain.
The Bancaja Cultural Centre is in Plaza Tetuan. You have to queue but I can assure you that it is well worth it. As I said entry is free. There is a large room at the end that is full of books, posters and other items for sale. They are all at sensible prices, especially the one about the paintings and the exhibition which is only 2 euros.
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The Bancaja Cultural Centre is in Plaza Tetuan. You have to queue but I can assure you that it is well worth it. As I said entry is free. There is a large room at the end that is full of books, posters and other items for sale. They are all at sensible prices, especially the one about the paintings and the exhibition which is only 2 euros.
Rosemary
