Study abroad in Valencia
A study abroad program in Valencia, on the eastern coast of Spain, plunges you in the gentle mediterranean climate. This warm temperature as well as a Roman irrigation system enable the intensive growing of citrus fruits and flowers. Ferries link the most populous city in Spain, after Madrid and Barcelona, with the Balearic archipelago.
Celebrations and festivities
The famous Tomatina, in Bunol, two steps from Valencia, unfolds on the last Wednesday of August since 1944. Hundreds of participants get into a great tomato fight. Be sure that you wear old clothes because, as a stranger, you will certainly be a target of choice. Your fate will be even worse if you try to use your camera.
In March, one of the most spectacular celebration of Spain, Las Fallas, ends with the burning of sculptures made of papier mache which every quarter of Valencia will have build up.
The festivity of Bous en la Mar will also be within your reach during your Spanish linguistic immersion. In Dénia, south of Valencia, if your in the mood, you will dodge loose bulls in the town port while trying not to fall in the water. But that would surely be refreshing.
