Battle of the Flowers in Valencia, a wonderful flower show

have you ever seen one battle with thousands of flowers as protagonists?

Imagine: walking somewhere and entering a beautiful landscape, full of light and colour, almost magical. Sounds like a fairy tale, right? Well it isn't. This is something real. It's something you can see with your own eyes and it may be closer than you think. ✨

This is the Battle of Flowers, one of the most beautiful events of the Valencia city.

Surely you have never come across anything like this, right? 😉

Therefore, today we want to show you this unique event: the Battle of the Flowers Valencia.

Battle of the Flowers: history and origin

The origin of the Battle of Flowers of Valencia dates back to 1891. Pasqual Frígola, Baron of Cortes de Pallás, started this tradition. He wanted imitate unos playful fighting that were celebrated in Nice during their carnivals.

In the end, this event became very famous and people loved it. 

So, it spread to many cities, including Valencia. It is part of the Great Fair of Valencia, also known as the fair of Julio From Valencia, which is the month in which it is celebrated.

Have you heard of this fun and summer fair before? 

The Battle of Flowers is a tradition that this 2022 turns 131 years old.

It was one of the acts holidays of the old Fira de València, specifically the splendor of the time in which it was established, between the end of the XNUMXth century and the beginning of the XNUMXth century.

born as a tribute to the orchard valenciana,lena de colour and odors. 

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 starts with a procession for Municipal police to open the parade of the Battle of the Flowers of Valencia with solemnity and order.

Then the valenc cavalcade continuesianto, llena de tradition of the city, with typical Valencian musical instrumentsianI like the dolçaina included in the song and it's table along with the horse carriage.

The music does not stop playing for a minute during the party.

Then great and magnificent floats come together for himlenar of color and flowers the city of Valencia.  

And the most interesting thing is that you are floats decorated with flowers They are designed by the participants in the event themselves: the falleros of Valencia, who take care of every detail of their float. 

No one wants to miss out on the chance to win the big premior the best float.

Can you imagine yourself decorating a chariot to participate in battle? 

Sounds fun, right?

All participants will be dressed in Valencian traditional costumesianos and there will also be fallas dressed in their elegant and colorful valencianthem. 

Have you ever seen this pretty outfit? If you have the chance, you cannot miss visiting Valencia during the month of March.

From the 15th to the 19th of March the streets of the city are litlenaThere are women and men dressed in these regional costumes and they will surely be more than happy to take a photo with you.

After the parade of the Flower Fair, there will be a delivery of premios to the best floats made and decorated by the own falleros and falleras. The l'slenaof all kinds of flowers and with designs wonderful and colorful.

And to finish… The Batalla de las Flores (Flower Battle)! Do you know how to say in valenciano? 

The Battle of the Flowers of Valencia.

As you can see, it is very similar to Spanish.

If you are in Valencia in summer, La Batalla de las Flores is something you cannot miss. But what does the Battle of Flowers? Precisely in that... In a flower battle!

Flowers, flowers and more flowers, but be careful! Not just any type of flower can be used. 

For this battle, more than two million natural flowers are thrown, especially thousands of carnations, dahlias and Chinese carnations of many colors.

In case you are thinking, they are not the same flowers from Córdoba that are used to decorate their patios.

In Flower Battle, flowers will fly back and forth and you can throw and dodge them with rackets.

What fun!

It is what we call in Spanish a flower madness that 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 appreciate a multicolored floral tapestry throughout the entire route of the cavalcade.

In addition to falleras, the representatives of the festivals of the Magdalena from Castellón and of them Alicante bonfires. 

In this way, an event is celebrated that marks the union of the entire Valenc Communityianto a festival and unbeatable tradition. That great valence feelingiano!

Anyone can participate in this event, but the enclosure will be fenced, for reasons of gauging and fullfilment of security requirements.

It is one of the events that brings together the most people throughout the Great Fair of Valencia. 

You sign up? sure you enjoy one of the most beautiful events in the world.

Itinerary of the Battle of the Flowers

Surely you can guess where this magical event is going to be held, right? 😉

That's it! The route of The Battle of Flowers 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 of floats and its fallas in this beautiful party.

Alameda promenade, Valencia

The Battle of Flors de València will start in Royal Bridge, next to the Jardines de Viveros, 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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What day is the Battle of the Flowers celebrated?

The Battle of Flowers in Valencia is celebrated every year the last Sunday of the month julio. This year that day is 31 julio.

If you want to see the Battle of Flowers live, it is recommended that you purchase your tickets in advance, you can do it a few days before in the ticket office de Nurseries. They sell tickets for stages located on the Paseo de la Alameda, where you can participate by launching flowers in the front row and enjoy the entire program of the Battle of the Flowers.

This event is the closure for Great Fair of Valencia. In fact, it is the last event of the entire festive journey.

After a pause, in this 2022 it is celebrated again la Battle of Flowers of Valencia since 2019, since it was suspended due to the pandemic caused by Covid-19. Instead, exhibitions and cultural events were held to celebrate the fair.

This 2022 will be special because the falleras Seniors From Valencia of the years in which the Battle of the Flowers was not held, 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 recover traditions as pretty as this one!

What maravilla be able to meet again!

Battle of the Flowers Schedule

When is the Battle of the Flowers in Valencia?

The Battle of the Flowers is celebrated at 20: 00h And it lasts just over half an hour.

It is the perfect time to enjoy a battle llena 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 and enjoy our wonderful city andlena your day of 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 about the Spanish culture and practice your Spanish a little, we are waiting for you at Hispania, escuela de español. 

Surely one of our vacation courses is the perfect complement for your trip to Valencia.

Article written by Esther Llopis for Hispania, escuela de español