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- 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… - Valencia News 06 July 2026
Valencia News | Heat Wave Red Alert News Digest Week of Monday, 6 July 2026 Bon dia! AEMET has issued a red alert for Valencia today, with temperatures expected to exceed 42°C near Xàtiva — the peak of what has been a deadly summer so far. The heat is driving a surge of political and practical… - Valencia News | Week of 29 June
PONT DE VALENCIA Valencia News | Heatwave Deaths, Train Strike & July Fair WEEK OF 29 JUNE 2026 Bon dia. A deadly heatwave is tightening its grip on the region, with 26 lives lost in Valencia and the Mediterranean running three degrees above its seasonal temperature. A national railway strike starts today, with more than 300…
Features
- 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… - When Your Wardrobe No Longer Matches Your Life
Many of us internationals chose this city for a reason: the wonderful weather, proximity to the sea, intimate scale, slower pace of life, and undeniable quality of living. We all arrived with suitcases full of clothes (14, in our case) – some practical, some aspirational, and some from a life that no longer exists. After…
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