Featured posts on life in Valencia
When we moved to Valencia, my son was four years old and spoke exactly zero Spanish. Not poco, not un poquito — zero. Yes, shame on me. Despite having a Spanish-speaking mother, I somehow failed to pass the language on. And suddenly there we were, starting a new life in Spain with a child who…
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…
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…