Valencia Local Heroes: Vicente Llorca of Ruzafa Fashion Week

Vicente Llorca, 51, and his wife Cristina set up Ruzafa Fashion Week in 2011, and every…

Isle Be Back: Review Of Vlue Arribar At Valencia’s Marina

A restaurant review by Eugene Costello With the effortlessly cool cultural space Veles e Vents and…

Valencia Mayor Berates UK Decision To Keep Spain Off “Green List”

(4-minute read time) Joan Ribó, mayor of Valencia, highlights the link between the effort of Valencian…

Vintage Pop-up Concept Comes To Valencia

Europe’s largest vintage pop-up comes to Blasco Ibañez in Alboraya. Initially a German concept, the scheme…

Welcome To The Latin Quarter?

No, not really… Many Latin-American women are desperately trying to look European. The answer to this…

Interview With The King Of The Homeless of Ruzafa

(13-minute read time) Up Close And Personal With El Canario Ask any homeless person in Valencia…

A Dog Is For Life – Not Just For Social Acceptance

A sponsored story by Chris Cooper of BikeAlao (13-minute read) With over 300 sunny days a year set on…

A Marvel in Malvarrosa: On The Trail At… La Playa

Blasco Ibañez is a true son of Valencia and even has a district named after him,…

Valencia Local Heroes: When Jesus Met Madonna

Jesus Arrue has Valencia in his DNA. From the wrong side of the tracks, he overcame…

There’s More to Money Than Dinero In Valencia

COLUMN: Lost in Translation Small talk in Spain is much like anywhere else. The weather, sport,…

From South Africa To Valencia Via Latin America: A Life-changing Odyssey

When Damien and Meghan Spagnuolo decided to give up their middle-class South African lives to travel,…

The Graffiti Bug Spreads From El Carmen To Sagunto

Urban art, long the preserve of El Carmen, is now being championed by the historic Roman…

Spin City: Salón del Disco arrives in Valencia

It’s the vinyl countdown, says Laura Menéndez – Salón del Disco is holding a record fair…

Clear As Mud: The Rules For UK Travellers To Spain In June

you this summer, don’t make up the guest room just yet. There are a lot of…

The Allure Of Benlliure: On The Trail in… El Carmen

One of Valencia’s most famous sons was the artist José Benlliure – on his return here…

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