Battle of Flowers in Valencia, a wonderful floral show Have you ever seen a battle with thousands of flowers as the protagonists? Imagine: walking somewhere and entering a beautiful landscape, full of light and color, almost magical. It seems like a story, right? Well it's not. This
Have you ever seen a battle with thousands of flowers as protagonists?
Imagine: walking somewhere and entering a beautiful landscape, full of light and color, almost magical. It seems like a story, right? Well it's not. This is a real thing. It's something you can see with your own eyes and it may be closer than you think ✨
It is about the Battle of Flowers, one of the most beautiful events of the city of Valencia.
Surely you've never encountered anything like this, right? 😉
Therefore, today we want to show you this unique event: the Battle of the Flowers Valencia.
The origin of the Battle of Flowers in Valencia It dates back to 1891. Pasqual Frígola, Baron de Cortes de Pallás, started this tradition. I wanted imitate some playful combats that were celebrated in Nice during their carnivals.
In the end, this event became very famous and people loved it.
Therefore, It spread to many cities, including Valencia. It is part of the Great Fair of Valencia, also known as the Valencia July Fair, which is the month in which it is celebrated.
Have you heard about this fun, summer fair before?
The Battle of Flores is a tradition that this 2022 turns 131 years old.
It was one of the acts holidays main features of the old Fira de València, specifically the splendor of the time in which it was established, between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.
Born as a tribute to the Valencian garden, full of colors and of smells.
It was started by the bourgeois families of the city. And it was (and is) a way to celebrate the arrival of summer.
The event begins with a courtship of the Municipal Police to open the Valencia Battle of Flowers parade with solemnity and order.
Then the Valencian parade continues, full of tradition of the city, with typical Valencian musical instruments such as the dolçaina and the tabal together with him horse carriage.
The music doesn't stop playing for even a minute during the party.
Then great and magnificent floats They come together to fill the city of Valencia with color and flowers.
And the most interesting thing is that these floats decorated with flowers They are designed by the participants in the event themselves: the falleros of Valencia, who take great care of every part of their float.
No one wants to miss the opportunity to win the grand prize for best float.
Can you imagine yourself decorating a float to participate in battle?
Sounds fun, doesn't it?
All participants will be dressed in traditional Valencian costumes and there will also be fallas dressed in their elegant and colorful Valencian costumes.
Have you ever seen this beautiful clothing? If you have the opportunity, you cannot miss visiting Valencia during the month of March.
From March 15 to March 19, the streets of the city are full of women and men dressed in these regional costumes and they will surely be more than happy to take a photo with you.
After the Flower Fair parade, there will be a awards ceremony to the best floats made and decorated by themselves falleros and falleras. They fill them with all kinds of flowers and with designs wonderful and full of color.
And to finish... The Battle of the Flowers! Do you know how to say it in Valencian?
The battle of the flowers of Valencia.
As you can see, it is very similar to Spanish.
If you are in Valencia in summer, The Battle of the Flowers is something you can't miss. But what does the Battle of Flowers? Precisely in that... In a flower battle!
Flowers, flowers and more flowers, but be careful! Not any type of flowers can be used.
For this battle, more than two million natural flowers are released, especially thousands of carnations, dahlias and Chinese carnations of many colors.
In case you are thinking about it, they are not the same Córdoba flowers that are used to decorate their patios.
In the Flower Battle, the flowers will fly from one side to the other and you can throw and dodge them with rackets.
What fun!
It is a floral madness which can help you de-stress, laugh and experience something totally unique in the city.
I wish all battles were as beautiful and colorful as this one!
And the most magical of all is that after the battle, you will be able to appreciatea multicolored floral tapestry throughout the entire route of the ride.
In addition to falleras, representatives of the festivities of the Magdalena of Castellón and of them Fogueres of Alicante.
In this way, an event is celebrated that marks the union of the entire Valencian Community in an unbeatable party and tradition. How great Valencian feeling!
Everyone can participate in this event, but the enclosure will be limited, for reasons of capacity and of security.
It is one of the events that brings together the most people throughout the Great Fair of Valencia.
Are you in? I'm sure you enjoy one of the most beautiful events in the world.
Surely you can guess where this magical event is going to be held, right? 😉
That's it! The Battle of Flowers route of the year 2022 is celebrated neither more nor less than in the Alameda walk.
There is no better place! It is the perfect setting to receive the parade floats and their fallas at this beautiful party.
The Battle of Flors de Valencia will start in the Royal Bridge, next to the Viveros Gardens, very close to our school, and will cross the Alameda Walk up to 100 meters after the Exhibition Bridge, before reaching the Puente de las Flores.
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The Battle of Flowers in Valencia is celebrated every yearthe last Sunday of the month of July. This year that day is July 31.
If you want to see the Battle of Flores live, it is recommended that you purchase your tickets in advance, you can do it a few days before in the box office of Nurseries. They sell tickets for boxes located on Paseo de la Alameda, where you can participate by throwing flowers in the front row and enjoy the entire Battle of the Flowers program.
This event is the closure of the Great Fair of Valencia. In fact, it is the last event of the entire festive journey.
After a pause, in 2022 is celebrated again the Battle of Flowers in Valencia since 2019, since it was suspended due to the pandemic caused by Covid-19. In its place, exhibitions and cultural events were held to celebrate the fair.
This 2022 will be special because the Major Falleras from Valencia of the years in which the Battle of the Flowers was not celebrated, those of the years 2020 and 2021, with the representatives of the Fallas and the Fallera Mayor of this same year.
What an illusion to return to recover traditions as pretty as this!
What wonder to be able to get together again!
When is the Battle of the Flowers in Valencia?
The Battle of the Flowers is celebrated at 8:00 p.m. and lasts just over half an hour.
It's the perfect time to enjoy a battle full of colors oranges, yellows and reds, which will end up merging with the colors of the sunset.
What a beautiful postcard is going to be drawn in Valencia!
Are you going to miss that photo for your networks?
In addition to the Battle of the Flowers, there are many events to celebrate the Great Fair of Valencia.
Come enjoy our wonderful city and fill your day with flowers, light and color! Long live Valencia and the Battle of the Flowers!
If you decide to come and live this experience in person and you want to discover more things about the spanish culture and practice your Spanish a little, we are waiting for you at Hispania, Spanish school.
Surely one of our vacation courses It is the perfect complement for your trip to Valencia.
Article written by Esther Llopis for Hispania, Spanish school
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