The 16th Volta a Peu de les Falles takes place this Sunday 4 October and puts the finishing touch to the 21st Circuit de Carreres Caixa Popular Ciutat de València. The race, organised by the Fundación Deportiva Municipal in collaboration with the Junta Central Fallera, brings together more than 1,500 participants —1,520 confirmed entries before closing— on a 5-kilometre course through the heart of Ciutat Vella.
The start is scheduled for 9:00 am from Marqués de Sotelo avenue. The route heads down Xàtiva, Guillem de Castro, Blanqueria, Comte de Trénor, Pintor López, Tetuán square, Ciutadella, Porta de la Mar, General Palanca, General Tovar, la Pau street and Sant Vicent Màrtir, finishing at the finish line in the Town Hall square, where children's races are held until 11:00 am. The event closes a season that has taken popular races to every neighbourhood, and it is no coincidence that the finale takes place where the city's biggest fallas are burned every March.
The race brings traffic closures: Marqués de Sotelo remains closed from 6:00 am for set-up, and from 10:00 pm last night until noon parking is banned in the Town Hall square and on Roger de Lloria. In public transport, the EMT withdraws line C1 and alters the routes of 33 lines during the morning.
Sources: ABC, 3 Oct 2026 · Fundación Deportiva Municipal · Actualidad Valencia, 28 Sep 2026
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