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- 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… - Valencia News | 13 July
Valencia News | Heat Reshapes the City & Albufera in Crisis Week of 13 July 2026 Bon dia! The heatwave is no longer just a weather story — it is changing the way the city works, threatening one of Valencia’s most important natural sites, and pushing residents in some neighbourhoods to the edge. Saturday brings… - Valencia Weekend | 9 July
This Weekend: Gran Feria de Julio, Jazz Festival & Summer Concerts Thursday, 9 July – Sunday, 12 July Buen finde! The Gran Feria de Julio rolls on with circus and magic shows free in the city’s parks and plazas this weekend, and the summer concert calendar is in full swing across the Marina, Viveros, and…
Features
- 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… - The Battle of Flowers Was Never Really About the Flowers
La Gran Fira de Valencia has already started, with a series of concerts, activities, and fireworks shows going on around the city — designed since its very beginning to distract Valencians from the unforgiving summer heat. The closing event of the fair will land on the last Sunday of the month with the beloved Battle… - How Corrupt is Spain, Really?
It seems like we are currently under a wave of big corruption cases that keep dropping headline after headline. It’s been quiet for some time, and suddenly there is no stopping the courts. Pandora’s box is open. So when we were discussing the topic for this Sunday’s piece, the choice was very clear. And there’s…
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