No, it has only recently been included as a Fallas tradition in the city of Valencia. Originally, the Cordà is a celebration from Paterna.

If you’d like to know more about the original Cordà, you can check the relevant section of this article.

The tradition of the Cordà is from Paterna, a town in the Valencia region (just 8 km north of Valencia city, about 5 miles).

If you’d like to know more about the original Cordà, you can check the relevant section of this article.

The Cordà that opens the Fallas festival in Valencia takes place on the last Saturday of February, the day before the Crida.

If you want to know more about the schedule of this event, check out the relevant section of this article.

The Cordà in Valencia takes place in Plaza del Ayuntamiento. The Cordà in Paterna - which has nothing to do with Fallas - takes place in Calle Mayor, Paterna.

Yes, absolutely. The technicians are experts with years of experience in the field. They set up everything to keep people safe during the show.

Safety measures include a massive metal cage in which the fireworks are set off, a safety perimeter to distance the public, and protective clothing for the workers. Emergency services and personnel is also present on site.

The Cordà is a celebration of fire originating in Paterna, and as such it has been chosen as an opening spectacle for Fallas. It links the Fallas festival with a wider regional tradition of gunpowder.

The Cordà’s pyrotechnic show normally lasts 20 minutes, although the arrangement of the site takes much longer. You can see the cage in Plaza del Ayuntamiento being set up days ahead.