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Buen Finde! There’s plenty to fill this spring weekend. It’s the Fiesta de la Virgen de los Desamparados with fireworks, processions, and a mascletà. Valencia is also gearing up for food festival season, starting with Urbanitas del Vino and La Ruta de los Cocques. Plus, Valencia Photo launches its 2026 edition this weekend. A heads-up…
Bon dia! Spain’s immigration debate is dominating politics this week — a new poll finds the country almost evenly split on regularising undocumented migrants, while new spending figures reveal a sharp imbalance between what the government spends managing arrivals and what it spends preventing them. Also in Valencia news: housing rental costs are rising after…
Buen Finde! Friday is a public holiday — International Workers’ Day — so this is a long weekend, and Valencia has filled it well. The Cabanyal Kite Festival is back on Sunday, a rescheduled crowd-pleaser that’s free and as good an excuse as any to spend the afternoon on the beach. It’s a big weekend for…
Bon dia! In Valencia news this week, new data shows foreign residents now dominate the city’s premium lettings sector. The biggest groups: Americans and Ukrainians. Ruzafa is in for some new noise control. Plus, doctors are set to strike this week, while teachers voted to strike in May. City & Housing Eight in Ten New…
Buen finde! A weekend for food lovers and culture hunters alike. The Plaza del Ayuntamiento hosts TastArròs, a celebration of Valencia’s rice culture. Les Arts premieres a new production of Salomé, the International Ceramics Biennale opens in Manises, and there’s free classical music at the Palau de la Música on Sunday — along with a…
Bon dia! This week in Valencia news: a corruption investigation into Mayor María José Catalá complicates her re-election bid. A national migration debate is dividing Valencia’s political class as new census data shows that 21% of Valencia’s metropolitan population is now foreign-born Plus, construction costs have more than doubled in six years, pushing the housing crisis…