Valencia, Las Fallas festival

After a break day at la casita verde, enjoying the last day of the local festival and my secret rustic paradise on the outskirts of town, I pack up my things and head on south to Valencia. 

I find my very first EuroVelo 8 sign on the outskirts of Castellon; an omen of more cycling infrastructure and more peaceful roads. 

I even have a sort of tail wind for most if today's journey and 95km is a breeze. Approaching Valencia from approximately 30km, the cycle path is one of the best seen in my journeys throughout Europe. The fact that the sun is shining is definitely a plus. 

The festival of Las Fallas starts on 1st March and will reach it ls noisy conclusion on the 20th. Half the streets in the city are blocked off for traffic. The cycling in Valencia reminds me of Barcelona, in that they have definitely made an effort to add bike infrastructure, but there is no consistency and it seems all too hectic at times. The cyclists tend to be students and teenagers, and I did not see any children cycling, nor would i recommend they bike in a city with so much car traffic.