Featured posts on life in Valencia
Looking for Asian supermarkets in Valencia? From Thai grocery stores to Japanese markets and South Asian spice shops, the city now has a growing number of places to buy authentic Asian ingredients. Thank you to all the Pont de Valencia readers who shared their favorite spots. We’re building a directory of international food resources in…
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…
Valencia’s Chinatown, in the neighborhood of Bailen, doesn’t seem to hold many surprises: Lots of drab eateries serving overpriced Cantonese-ish glop to hard-luck hostel-dwellers and down-market tourists looking for something quick but substantial to prepare them for a long train ride out of nearby Estacio Nord. Luckily, there is Vi Viet, one of the few…
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…
Cuisine from the country of Georgia, a small nation on the Black Sea, is informed by local products, especially walnuts and pomegranates, and centuries of influence from Turkey, the Middle East, and travelers along the Silk Road. It is also considered the birthplace of wine, with an astounding 8000-year history. The historic Black Sea port…