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- Valencia Weekend | 23 July
Valencia Weekend | Batalla de las Flores Weekend Edition · July 24–26, 2026 · Published Thursday, July 23, 2026 Buen Finde! This Valencia weekend closes out the Feria de Julio with the Batalla de las Flores, the century-old flower fight that turns the Alameda into a carpet of carnations. Beyond the grand finale, the weekend… - Valencia News | Week of 20 July
Valencia News | World Cup Champions! News digest | Week of Monday, 20 July 2026 Bon dia! Valencia is still riding the high of Ferran Torres’s World Cup-winning goal, with celebrations stretching long into Monday morning. The heat wave shows no sign of loosening its grip, with wildfire warnings from central Spain, and meteorologists now… - Valencia Weekend | 16 July
This Weekend | Gran Nit de Juliol Lights Up Valencia Weekend Edition · July 16–19, 2026 · Published Friday, July 16, 2026 Buen Finde! This is Gran Nit weekend — the biggest night on the Feria de Julio calendar, with fireworks over the Pont dels Serrans and museums staying open (and free) until midnight across…
Features
- Cabanyal: The complaint that isn’t really about underwear
I’m always divided when the conversation topic shifts towards how Spanish and foreign cultures clash. I have stakes on both sides of the argument: as a local, and as a host to international residents. I try to explain the histories, the causes, the players, and the woes of our values and traditions, breaking them down… - Birthday Party Culture in Spain: What to Expect
With kids, it’s always birthday season. Receiving that first invitation soon after arriving in Spain feels like a milestone — the little one is being included in the local social circle, and parents finally get a chance to properly meet those faces they’ve been nodding at during the morning and afternoon school run. What nobody… - The Lagoon That Fed Valencia Is Running Out of Breath
We’ve been sweating through this heatwave for days now. So has the Albufera — except the lagoon can’t go inside, turn on a fan, and wait it out. And unlike us, it was already run down before this heatwave even started. Twenty minutes south of the city, the water that gave Valencia its rice, its…
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