Se abre la veda; la fiesta, costumbres y fuego inundan las calles de todos los rincones de Valencia. Desde nuestra tierra invitamos a cualquier aventurero a compartir esta experiencia fallera con nosotros. Se trata de una fiesta bastante popular a nivel mundial. Desde el 15 de Marzo, momento de “la plantà” de las fallas hasta el día 19 que se procede a quemarlas, o también llamado “la cremà”, los petardos, las mascletás y los fuego artificiales pasan a ser habituales a lo largo de...

Nuestra escuela en verano es una de las más populares de entre todos nuestros centros en España y es porque Valencia ofrece muchas actividades al aire libre. Las numerosas playas, parques y fiestas te pueden asegurar un verano inolvidable. Pero para que toda esta experiencia suene más real, os contamos la entrevista que hemos hecho a un estudiante que llegó a Valencia para pasar aquí todo el verano, de junio a septiembre: ¿Cuánto tiempo estás estudiando en Babylon Idiomas Valencia? -...

La Tomatina is a food fight festival held every year on the last Wednesday of August in Buñol, a small town close to Valencia. The festival attracts over 40,000 people and is known as the biggest food fight in the world. Over 125 tons of ripe tomatoes provided by the town hall are thrown in the streets where people, locals and tourists alike, are allowed to fight for exactly one hour on that day. What happens in Buñol on that day? The festivities begin at around 11 a.m. on the main square of...

Valencia es una tierra muy rica gastronómicamente, debido a nuestro clima mediterráneo se pueden cultivar deliciosos alimentos como el arroz, ingrediente importante en la cocina valenciana, o las naranjas, fruto del cual somos uno de los mayores productores a nivel mundial. A continuación os proponemos dos de los alimentos más tradicionales en esta tierra mediterránea. Arroces: Un  plato que forma parte de la gastronomía valenciana es la “paella”, un completo plato de arroz cocinado...

It’s almost June, the weather is getting better and every one is preparing for the upcoming festival season. If you haven’t decided yet where to spend your summer, have a look at our list of the most famous music festivals in Spain for summer 2012! You just have to book tickets and get ready with your friends for a summer full of sun, music and people that all want the same thing: great concerts in an even greater surrounding! Primavera Sound Held for the first time in 2001, the...

La XV Edición del FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE COMETAS “Ciudad de Valencia” 2012 volvió al Paseo Marítimo de Valencia el fin de semana del 14 y 15 de abril. El cielo de Valencia tiene magia Pocas imágenes hay tan relacionadas con la Pascua como el colorido volar de las cometas en el cielo valenciano. Tanto grandes como pequeños disfrutamos haciendo elevarse estas cometas, desde la más tradicional y sencilla hasta la más complicada y espectacular. Este festival nos permite durante un fin...

February is a special month, where we see the winter’s wind fade away and look forward to the approaching spring. It is also the month in which we celebrate Valentines Day and in honour of this…we have decided that at Babylon Idiomas, February is El Mes de Amor or The Month of Love! Now you can take advantage of our Month of Love by joining us on our facebook pages and particpating in our games and quizzes (which will all be themed around L.O.V.E and Spanish of course). You can...

Have you heard lots of good things about Valencia but still not had time to visit the city? Well you definitely should! Valencia came in at number 5 on Lonely Planet’s list of the ten cities to visit in 2011 and even though the year is nearly over, we assure you that Valencia will still be incredibly beautiful with lots of sun and fun to discover in 2012. You might prepare for your visit with a good Valencia travel guide which will definitely guide you to the futuristic City of Arts and...

We have already written many things about the wonderful city of Valencia in this blog… so today I´m going to write more specifically about our school: where we´re located, our classrooms and many others things. We’re on the second floor in a historical building built in the 1950′s. It is full of charm and in the heart of the city, between Plaza de la Reina and Plaza del Ayuntamiento, on the same street as the famous Ceramic Museum and the city’s most luxury stores e.g. Luis...

Throughout the year, especially in the spring and summer there are dozens of music festivals all over Spain that are definitely worth a visit if you are a festival fan. We have put together a small selection of the most famous festivals held in Spain especially for our Babylon Idiomas students. Maybe it can inspire you to plan your trip to one of the Spanish cities and if you like you could even combine with a Babylon Idiomas course in one of our schools in Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Seville...