The Streets of Ruzafa

Southeast of the historic center, Ruzafa has long been known as Valencia's multi-cultural mixing pot. And in recent years, it has indisputably become the city's hippest neighborhood, with an eclectic and ever-changing variety of popular clubs, retro bars, trendy restaurants, vintage shops and offbeat bookstores.

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The Illuminated Streets of Ruzafa

A major part of Fallas is its competitions. Paella championships, sports tournaments, fallera pageants, and of course the selection of the year's best monuments. But the most dazzling battle takes place on the streets of Ruzafa... or rather, above them. Every year, a few casales compete to erect the city's most mind-blowing streetlights.

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