Culture

In March, the festival of festivals takes place in Valencia: Las Fallas 2024. Sunday, February 25, 2024, this traditionally start with La Crida, and starting at March 1 there will be a mascletà every day for almost three weeks. Too many terms in one sentence? No problem. We will explain it all. What is Las Fallas? Las Fallas is a festival that takes place annually in...

It's easy to see why Valencia is hugely popular among expats. As well as boasting a gorgeous Spanish climate, the province offers the opportunity for a fantastic quality of life. In fact, Valencia comes out on top on several esteemed Quality of Life Indexes, such as InterNation's 2022 Quality of Life Index – just one of the benefits of living in Valencia as an expat!What is more, although Valencia city...

An annual ritual in Valencia City: the shaking of the oranges from the thousands of orange trees scattered in the streets and parks. Since the municipality of Valencia developed a bat-like machine especially for this, an even more amusing scene to see. Last year, we shared this video of it.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzPA0Gf3LVMWithin no time, the video was all over the internet and it was even shown...

Valencia is the first city in Spain to be designated World Design Capital in 2022. This means: even more to do in Valencia. Throughout the year, there will be cultural events organised around this theme, such as interesting exhibitions, workshops, conferences and lectures.World Design Capital citiesIt is the eighth time that a city is awarded this title. Past cities include Turin, Seoul, Helsinki, Cape...

Looking to find the most stunning buildings Valencia has to offer? You´ve come to the right place. Valencia is known for many things. A warm and sunny climate, a variety of tasty Spanish foods, and breath-taking architecture. From the Old Town´s colourful buildings and cobbled streets to the impressive City of Arts and Sciences. Valencia doesn´t disappoint!In this blog post we´ll give you a rundown of...

Best restaurants with terraces in Valencia!With the good news that from March 1st, the terraces in the Comunidad Valenciana can finally reopen, we naturally want to support the catering industry. They desperately need it. Of course, with due observance of the correct distances to prevent us from being back to square one quickly. The restaurants' terraces will currently open until 6 p.m. and only for those...