Fiesta de San Juan on the Beach 23/06/2010 Passeig Marítim Neptú (Platja de Gandia) One more year, Gandia City Council invites you to celebrate the most magical night of the year to the seashore and Batuka pace. Thus, from 2215 h, on the promenade Neptú, two percussion groups encourage those present to participate in the [...]
Early on Friday afternoon the first two cars of the expedition drew up in the car park…..this was the advance party of 2 guys (one being the groom), who were being terribly organised and dropping off the first delivery of drinks (to go in the fridges asap!) as well as the first of the food! [...]
Back from Belgium again! This week saw the welcome return of some guests who have spent many holiday and property searching breaks at Villa Florencia……….Murano glass jewellery designer Lut Schops and her partner web designer Herwig Claeys. They have visited us many times in the past, normally with their daughter. However, this time Isa was [...]
11 June 2010 Despedida de Soltero. The Mobile Disco came to the Villa Flo! Usually, the “despedida” party-goers come from far and wide to celebrate the impending wedding of the boy or girl involved. Part of the purpose of the trip to Gandia and the Villa Flo is the lively nightlife to be enjoyed in [...]
Past guests return! Monday saw the return of some past guests – or at least one past guest, this time returning with her husband, rather than her daughter who came with her in March 2009. Now, Deirdre was visiting us with Mick, and it has to be said the weather was a whole lot better [...]
They come by car, by plane, and now by Spanish Train!! This weekend’s house booking was a group of 9 lads from Madrid, celebrating the impending wedding of one of them, and they came to Gandia from Madrid by train – via Valencia, of course. They arrived at about 10.00 on the Friday evening in a [...]
A Visit from fellow Casa Rural Owners! No sooner had the weekend’s despedida party left on the Sunday, than we received a phone call on the Monday to enquire whether we could accommodate a couple for 2 nights. We could, so shortly before lunchtime we had the pleasure of welcoming Jean-Philippe and his partner Thomy [...]
Carmen Paris concert Saturday 29th (22:30) Garden of the Casa de Cultura Marques de Gonzalez Quirós. Normal price: 10 euros Reduced, 8 euros. Ticket in Servicam at the box office and the House of Culture Monday to Saturday 11 to 13.30 18 to 20 is also the day of the concert, one hour before the performance (if tickets remain). [...]
No sooner were the bedrooms ready for more guests again on the Saturday, than a group of cousins arrived with their partners – 10 guests in all – for a family reunion for the rest of the weekend. They are been spending time having barbeques outside around the pool, swimming and generally relaxing in the [...]
After things had returned to normal after the stag party had left, a cousin of ours was scheduled to visit for the week, arriving on the Tuesday. We had anticipated a quiet week, and were thinking we would be able to spend some time with her, showing her the area. As it turned out, we [...]
New Moon has risen and 17 men have arrived,….Stag Party Spain. Last Friday afternoon (May 14th) saw the arrival of a British stag party to Villa Florencia. The groom was the twin brother of a past guest, who (in his capacity of Best Man) was the organiser of the party. After an inauspicious beginning with [...]