Tag: Valencia

3 RVs Swept Away When Embankment Collapses in Valencia

VALENCIA, Calif.—Three motorhomes were swept into the Santa Clara River Feb. 25 when an embankment collapsed in an RV motorhome park in Valencia. The collapse was reported around 12:30 a.m. at the Valencia Travel Village RV Resort on Highway 126 West, one mile west of the Golden State (5) Freeway, according to broadcast news reports….


Valencia Leads Ecuador to 2–0 Win Over Hosts Qatar in World Cup Opener

AL KHOR, Qatar—Enner Valencia’s two first-half goals led Ecuador to a dominant 2–0 victory over Qatar on Sunday as the home nation froze on their big night with an error-strewn display that left them as the first World Cup hosts to lose their opening game. Valencia, who had already had a third-minute header ruled out…


Artist Colors Streets in Spain With Elegantly Embroidered Floral Works of Art: ‘My Mother Taught Me’

The ancient art of embroidery—like a thread through history—dates back to the dawn of human civilization. For as long as clothes have existed, so have mending and sewing been needed; their techniques have changed surprisingly little. Mothers and grandmothers throughout ages, and in most cultures, have passed down the art of embroidery to daughters and granddaughters….


Valencia: History at its Heart, Fire in its Soul

“In 2014, they invited the director of restoration of the Sistine Chapel. He entered here and exclaimed, ‘Why didn’t you tell me you had a Sistine Chapel in Valencia?’” our guide Konstantin, of Discovering Valencia, paused as my wife and I stared up in awe where beams of sunlight, glowing in the incense smoke, lit…


Valencia’s Proper Paella: It’s Not Just ‘Rice and Stuff’

I love when people take certain foods so seriously that a dish rises above just a recipe and becomes a sacramental meal, a ceremonial preparation that needs to be blessed by congregants and celebrated in a particular way. Such is the case with paella. On a recent trip to Valencia, Spain, I had a chance…