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…
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 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 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…
Kids are about or already on holiday. Most probably you have already made your summer family arrangements, but if you are in town here is there are several plans going on in June, July and August than most families can fit in. Here are some of those worth keeping in your calendar. 1. Sant Joan…
If you’ve ever adopted a dog in Valencia, fostered a cat through the municipal system, or simply walked past the Benimàmet shelter on a Sunday — this story is for you. After more than fifteen years running Valencia’s municipal animal shelters, Modepran is out. The handover is happening this week, and the community that has…