Rebajas – Bargain Madness in Valencia
Three Kings Day, on January 6th, may be the yearly event most anticipated by youngsters, but January 7th is when true excitement hits for Spanish consumers. It marks the beginning…
New Year’s Mascletà!
According to Levante, the New Year's mascletà is going to be the biggest of the entire year, including those of Fallas. Ummm.... .... ... ... sorry, just thinking of the…
New Metro Card & Prices – January 1st, 2009
If you use Valencia's metro system with any frequency, you'll have noticed that the ticket readers are all getting an upgrade. With the new year, comes a new way of…
Valencia’s New Metro Line #2
Construction crews are already at work on Valencia's new metro line, #2, which will connect the city center with its south and southeast, and provide a much needed way to…
Christmas Lottery – El Gordo
El Gordo, the "big one", is the most important prize in the Spanish Christmas Lottery -- the largest lottery in the world. This year, there's €2.3 billion in prizes (about…
Google Street View Hits Valencia
Months ago, we wrote about Google's plans to bring its amazing Street View technology to Valencia, and now that day has arrived. They've just announced that Street View is live…
Valencia Museu Obert – Sightseeing with your Mobile
If you spent time visiting any of Valencia's many landmarks or sites of historical interest, this kind of sign might be immediately familiar: This indicates that the building or site…
A Walk through El Grao
The recently completed F1 race brought a lot of change to one of Valencia's most interesting barrios, El Grao. Bordered between the Mediterranean port to the east, C/ Ibiza to…
Valencia in Statistics
Here are some random facts about Valencia and its place in the world. Valencia is the capital of and largest city in the Valencian Community -- the 4th most populous…
Wake Up, VLC: September Has Arrived
Finally, September is upon us, and things have returned to normal in Valencia. Life in this city during the month of August is ridiculous. Everything shuts down, from the bakeries…