18 March, 2024
Varadero Valencia celebrates start of Fallas with customers
<div><p><span><span>Varadero Valencia celebrated the </span><span>start</span><span> of the Fallas festival with various activities for its customers and partners to </span><span>showcase</span><span> Valencian culture, </span><span>cuisine</span><span> and traditions to captains of yachts being repaired at the yard, as most of them </span><span>aren't</span><span> residents and come from all over Europe.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>The yard invited an exclusive group of customers to watch one of the first '</span><span>mascletás</span><span>' (a barrage of fireworks and firecrackers</span><span>)</span><span> from the balcony of a hotel in the Plaza del </span><span>Ayuntamiento</span><span>, right in the heart of the city. And at 2 o'clock on the dot, they got to see the pyrotechnic show that makes the city shudder with explosions </span><span>bursting with</span><span> colour, lights, and gunpowder. Beforehand, the hotel had served them an exquisite range of typical Valencian and Spanish cuisine. </span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>The captains of large yachts currently being repaired at the yard, such as </span><span>Scorpione</span><span> of London (46m Baltic), Tiziana (36m </span><span>Abeking</span><span> & Rasmussen), Doña Francisca (52m schooner), Disparate (a modern 26m </span><span>motoryacht</span><span>, Starfall (30m Southern Wind), </span><span>Barbanegra</span><span> (a modern Sherpa 60), Eugenia VII (a stunning 33m sailboat), </span><span>Seljm</span><span> (a classic 34m sailboat), and Alix (a Swan 98 that had sailed over from Mallorca for the occasion) thoroughly enjoyed the show and a truly unique day in a laid-back and friendly atmosphere, which also meant that they could meet other captains and the Varadero Valencia team. </span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>At the end of '</span><span>mascletá</span><span>', the guests </span><span>were taken on</span><span> a tour of the city's most iconic attractions, such as the Mercado de Colón market, where they tasted the 'Agua de Valencia' cocktail </span><span>typical of</span><span> the festival. </span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>A few days beforehand, and </span><span>as a type of </span><span>ice-breaker</span><span>, the yard had organised a paella at its premises as a preamble to the Fallas. Around fifty captains and yachting professionals attended to savour the dish par excellence of Valencian cuisine. The captains </span><span>were blown away by</span><span> this typical dish, made only with local ingredients.</span></span><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span> </span></p></div><div><p><span><span>With events like these, Varadero Valencia </span><span>showcases</span><span> culinary and cultural traditions, which is a positive way of creating bonds and showing its customers a culture as rich as the Valencian one. These customers stay for an </span><span>average of two to six months </span><span>in Valencia while having their yachts repaired or refitted at the yard. </span><span>That's</span><span> why it is so positive for them to experience local customs and </span><span>soak up the city's atmosphere</span><span>. In turn, Valencia quickly starts to feel like a second home and the captains begin to consider making it their winter base for annual refit and repair jobs. </span></span><span> </span></p></div>
