Author: Atika

Writer and journalist based in Valencia. She mixes hard news with creative storytelling and a dash of local curiosity. You might spot her biking through the city, chasing stories — or just a good cortado.
  • Valencia News | 27 July

    Valencia News | Fires trigger citywide pollution alert News digest – Week of Monday, 27 July 2026 Bon dia. Wildfires continue across the country this week, from a contained blaze in Vall d’Uixó near Castellon to a fatal fire near Manises. Meanwhile the country’s biggest fire on record burns near Ávila. Smoke and Saharan dust…

  • 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 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…