Money Talks and Reflections in Valencia As the week came to an end, I realized that one topic kept resurfacing around me — in personal conversations, online threads and open forums: money expectations in Valencia. People from all these sources were trying to make sense of what a fair salary should look like, and the…
Valencia is marking the 150th anniversary of Manuel Benedito Vives (1875–1963) with a major exhibition at the Museo de la Ciudad Valencia. Titled Manuel Benedito. El pintor y los modelos, this Valencia exhibition runs until 29 March 2026 and reintroduces a painter whose reputation once extended across and beyond Spain. A Valencian Artist Beyond Sorolla…
Our family is throwing petardos this year. If you can’t beat them — and you won’t — join them. Our eldest is finally old enough, and we’ve partially overcome our initial contempt for the ritual. So here we are: new to this. For years, we observed from a cautious distance. The noise felt excessive. The…
I arrived in Valencia during Fallas. Crazy, I know. After living abroad for so many years, I had completely forgotten what that actually meant — so much so that I booked our hotel right next to Plaza del Ayuntamiento. We checked in, settled into our room, unpacked a few essentials for immediate comfort, and collapsed…
Fallas Has Entered the Room Fallas is no longer approaching — it has arrived. They declared it loud and clear last Sunday: Valencia is officially in Fallas. No more pretending the noise, the chaos, and the gunpowder aren’t coming. You can already see the preparations around town. It’s subtle at first. A banner here, a…
This week we recommend getting out of town. It’s going to be a busy day downtown, so heading towards calmer areas might be the best plan. This was one of the first trips we made when we moved here, and it remains one of our favourites. If you have a car, it’s about a 25-minute…