Spain

Valencia, Spain

Valencia is made up of beatiful white, sandy beaches; perfect vacation area. Many orchards and green fields also encompass this area. It is famous for its frozen tiger nut drink "horchata."



Climate: Mid-Coastal

Government: Parliamentary Monarchy

Population: 795,000 (city proper)

Language(s): Spanish, Valenciano

Currency: Euro (1.43 American dollars)

Time Difference: 6+ hours



Beta Hotel Valencia
Cost: $89/night

International Festival of Pyrotechnics (Day 4)
This festival is a celebration of Europe's most reknowned firework companies. It starts at midnight.
*Hemingway himself enjoyed attending this festival during his stays in Valencia.

Sant Donis Marizipan Confectionery(Day 5)
Day of the Valencian Community - This event follows the International Festival of Pyrotechnics as a celebration of King Jaime I's victory over Moorish forces. It is the equivalent of a Valencian Valentine's Day, as the men buy marizpan sweets for their sweethearts.
*Hemingway possibly enjoyed this celebration as it follows the pyrotechnics celebration he so loved.

Feria de Julio Festival (Day 6)
A combination of the Valencian cultures, this festival has a varity of attractions including (but not limited to) : music, theater, fireworks, and their famous brass band competition. It ends with a flower parade, seeing how the fesitval initially started out as a flower, plant, and local product fair.





Plane ticket from Valencia, Spain to Pamplona, Spain ($287)






Pamplona, Spain



Climate: Mild. Very hot summers and cold winters. Rainy winters.

Government: Parliamentary Monarchy

Population: Approx. 180,000

Language(s): Spanish, Basque

Currency: Euro

Time Difference: 6+ hours



Residencia Eslava
Cost: $84/night

San Fermin Festival (Day 7)
Famous for "Running of the Bulls"
*Hemingway loved this tradition so much, he was inspired to write about it in one of his books.

Pamplona Catedral (Day 8)
This cathedral is great for religious, archetectural, and historic purposes.
*Hemingway had a wife that was a devout Catholic.

Plaza del Castillo (Day 9)
Bar where people end up just sleeping in the streets afterwards.
*Hemingway always enjoyed a night out on the town.



Plane ticket from Pamplona, Spain to Paris, France ($1101)