Archive for September, 2010

Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar  or simply El Cid Campeador was a Castillan noble warrior that became a military, political leader of Car Hire Valencia . He played a major role in the battles against the Moors.  El Cid means The Lord or The Master. The title Campeador is best translated as Champion title that he acquired after he won a one on one attle with an Aragonese knight.

El Cid served under Sancho II and Alfonso VI during the Reconquista period of Spanish kingdoms against the Moorish occupation.  During his adolescence he joined in 1057 the raid in the Moorish stronghold of Zaragoza. After this battle, he joined the Ramiro’s I of Aragon army to the siege of the Moorish town Circa in the Battle of Graus.

After Sancho got  assassinated in 1072, El Cid took service under  Alfonso VI, Sancho’s brother who ironically Sancho was fighting but since he died with no heir to the throne the brother succeeded him.

In the Battle of Cabra in 1079, El Cid made an unauthorized by Alfonso move against the Emir Ad Allah of Granada,he rallied his battalion towards there without taking permission from the king. This action El Cid took, angered Alfonso and El Cid got exiled from the kingdom. El Cid now was a mercenary roaming the land. He was hired by the Moorish king Yusuf of Zaragoza.

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Carnival:

One of the main events in the region of Cheap Car Hire Valencia Airport is the Carnival which is held in the month of February. During this carnival, several festivities will take place in various towns and goes on for the whole month and the streets can be seen packed with people in different colorful costumes, taking part in parades and performances.

Las Fallas:

Las Fallas is Valencia’s one of the best and popular festivals that is celebrated during the month of March. It is also one of the biggest and the best street parties held every year, while the fireworks and firecrackers playing a major part in the fiesta. At this time, all the streets are adorned in decorations and the festival also includes several ceremonies like the Offering of Flowers, the nomination and proclamation of the Fallas Queens, the Planta and the Crema.

The Holy Week:

Easter’s Holy Week or the Semana Santa is celebrated either in the month of March or April involving parades and processions. Besides the Easter Sunday parade, the acts that attract the highest number of spectators on Holy Thursday and on Good Friday are “The Procession of Silence” and “The Holy Burial.”

La Tomatina:

Held in the month of August, LA Tomatina is a food fight festival celebrated every year in the region of Valencia. It is one of the most exciting and original events that goes on for a week and features dancing, fireworks, music and parades. The highlight of this event is the juicy, ripe and mushy tomatoes are paraded down the main streets and the crowds pelt the red tomatoes on each other.

Avis, Atesa, Europcar, Auto Europe and Hertz are the leading car hire companies operating the best car hire services in Valencia.