Las Fallas - Tuesday

This was the mascletà today.


The main thing about fallas is that every block makes its own sculpture (called a "falla") constructed of paper, fiber and wood. They are usually sarcastic or intelligent in some way. The fallas are being built troughout the year by specialized artists. The most expensive fallas can cost anywhere between 30.000 and 300.000 euros. Still, on the night after next saturday they will all be burned right where they are standing now (called "la quemada" in castellano or "la cremà" in valenciano). All the fallas were put in place yesterday.




Here is the biggest of these sculptures on Plaza Ayuntamiento.