De Salses a Guardamar i de Fraga a l’Alguer: les comarques de parla catalana una a una. 60/88: l’Horta Nord (València, Valencian Country).

Horta Nord (“North Orchard”) is one of the four shires in which the historical Horta de València area is divided nowadays. The others are Horta Sud (south), Horta Oest (west) and the city of València.

The town of Alboraia, located here, is known as the cradle of orxata, the sweet summer drink based on tiger-nut. Though nowadays orxata is the most popular summer drink in all of the Catalan Countries, it’s believed to originate here centuries ago, and Alboraia still proudly proclaims that the orxata they make with the tiger-nuts they grow in the area is the best one in the world. They usually accompany the drink with fartons, elongated bread-based sweets glazed with sugar.

The Valencian Country illustrated by Vir Palmera (palmera.vir on Instagram).

Alboraia, Valencian Country.

Avui vaga pel clima, en record també del Forn de Barraca d'Alboraia (País Valencià) que ha sigut enderrocat avui i els quatre detinguts en la seva defensa.

El Forn de Barraca era una alqueria construida el 1906 i que s'havia convertit en el símbol de la lluita per preservar l'Horta de València. Després de dies de lluita i defensa, finalment avui la Guardia Civil ha desallotjat els activistes i s'ha enderrocat l'edifici per permetre ampliar per aquí la carretera V-21.

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Today, strike for climate and also in remembrance of Forn de Barraca in Alboraia (País Valencià) which was demolished today and the four activists that have been arrested in its defence.

The Forn de Barraca was an "alqueria" (rural house for the community to do works related to agriculture) built in 1906 which had become a symbol of the fight to preserve the Horta de València (a large agricultural area, where traditional way of living has adapted to modern life, near the city of Valencia). After many days of fight and defence from the local community and friends come from all around the Valencian Country, today the Spanish military police has moved out all the activists and the Forn de Barraca has been demolished, so that the V-21 highway can pass right here.

Funeral por el hombre que murió en Alboraia mientras trabajaba sin contrato

Este pasado domingo se celebró el funeral para despedir al hombre que falleció hace unos días tras un accidente laboral en Alboraia (Valencia) y que fue dejado sin auxilio por parte del empresario para el que trabajaba sin contrato. El trabajador en cuestión era un hombre ecuatoriano de 52 años. Al parecer, sufrió una caída desde un andamio a una altura de ocho metros. Un compañero, al escuchar…