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…
When you hear Ausiàs March, many of you — if you’ve lived here long enough or have children — will know the name: a popular school in Valencia, or the wide highway entering the city from the west. He is the Sorolla of Valencian Letters (sorry, Blasco Ibáñez). In the 15th century, while sailing back…
This Weekend: Gay Games Opening Ceremony & Valencia International Jazz Festival Thursday, 25 June – Sunday, 28 June Buen finde! Valencia’s biggest summer fortnight begins this weekend — the Gay Games opening ceremony is on Saturday, the International Jazz Festival opens at Palau de la Música, and Carmina Burana comes to Les Arts. Cinema Jove…
PONT DE VALENCIA Valencia News | Summer Heatwave, Feast of San Juan, & Gay Games 2026 WEEK OF 22 JUNE 2026 Bon dia! Summer arrives in earnest this week: the Gay Games open in Valencia with more than 10,000 participants, a heatwave is bringing near-30-degree nights to the coast, and Wednesday is a public holiday for…
This month we are celebrating Pride, and Valencia is hosting the Gay Games — the world’s largest LGBTQ+ sporting event, bringing over 9,000 athletes from every continent to our city from June 27 to July 4. It felt like the right moment to ask a question that doesn’t get asked enough: how did Spain get…
This Weekend | Pride Parade, Gay Games & Festival of San Juan Weekend Edition · Thursday 18 Jue – Sun 21 June · Published Thursday, 18 June 2026 Buen finde! This is a big weekend in Valencia. The Pride Parade marches on Saturday evening. San Juan bonfires on the beach next Tuesday and the Gay…