Bon dia! Valencia news starts the week with two major developing stories: an indefinite teachers’ strike that puts the end of the school year in doubt, and the tail end of a hantavirus scare that has kept the region on alert for days. Away from the headlines, the city’s property market is showing its first signs…
Spaniards don’t like talking about money. It is one of the subtle cultural features that you only notice if you are in close daily contact — part of those mutually agreed, non-spoken rules. Even when I’m aware of the non-practical and dire consequences of this practice, sometimes I slip into being unable to control the…
Buen Finde! There’s plenty to fill this spring weekend. It’s the Fiesta de la Virgen de los Desamparados with fireworks, processions, and a mascletà. Valencia is also gearing up for food festival season, starting with Urbanitas del Vino and La Ruta de los Cocques. Plus, Valencia Photo launches its 2026 edition this weekend. A heads-up…
Everyone who has spent time in Valencia knows Gulliver. You have probably walked past him, cycled past him, or watched children scramble over him on a Sunday afternoon. He is one of those landmarks of city life that you stop really seeing after a while. Which is a shame — because the story of how…
Bon dia! Spain’s immigration debate is dominating politics this week — a new poll finds the country almost evenly split on regularising undocumented migrants, while new spending figures reveal a sharp imbalance between what the government spends managing arrivals and what it spends preventing them. Also in Valencia news: housing rental costs are rising after…
Last Friday, Atika and I were invited to the debut of All Over the Place: The Show, a live English-language show hosted by Alexey Timbul at Acting in English, right in the heart of Ruzafa. The episode featured different guests — and this first one was an entertaining, well-woven mix of stand-up comedy, Valencia history…