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Airline is giving away free flights to Spain to people with these two very British names

A SPANISH airline has launched a competition to give away free flights to people with these names-and they’re very British. Spanish airline Vueling is giving

20 Aug, 2024 @ 13:37

La Cultura·Olive Press Travel·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

This city in Spain welcomes British tourists ‘with open arms’ thanks to its ‘sustainable model’ – according to The Independent

VALENCIA has been given a big thumbs-up as a sustainable tourism city that is welcoming to UK tourists according to a British travel writer. The

16 Aug, 2024 @ 11:37

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Ornamental bronze sculptures worth €300,000 stolen from fountain and sold to scrapyards in Valencia area

THREE people have been arrested for stealing bronze statues worth nearly €300,000 from a fountain in the Valencian town of Albalat de la Ribera. The

14 Aug, 2024 @ 11:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

New ‘DANA’ to bring storms to parts of Spain this week, including Andalucia - these are the affected areas

Storm and hail warnings across Spain’s Valencia region as a so-called ‘DANA’ rolls in

STORMS and hail arrived in parts of the Valencian Community on Tuesday with an orange warning activated by state forecaster Aemet for heavy rain in

13 Aug, 2024 @ 19:15

Lead·Valencia·Weather

How to Learn Spanish on the Stunning Costa Blanca

The Costa Blanca, with its exceptional climate, dream beaches and charming towns, is a great attraction for foreigners from all over the world who visit

13 Aug, 2024 @ 11:41

Costa Blanca·Education·Valencia

Discover Abantu Café: A Culinary Gem in Little Venice, Port Saplaya

Nestled in the heart of Port Saplaya, lovingly known as “Little Venice,” Abantu Café is a charming boutique restaurant blending the rich culinary traditions of

12 Aug, 2024 @ 11:21

Food & Drink·Valencia

Drought crisis sees first closures of swimming pools and dismissals of lifeguards in Spain’s Malaga

Swimming pools banned in parts of Spain: Drastic measures are taken in these areas amid drought and extreme temperatures

PARTS of Spain have been forced to ban the filling up of swimming pools due to drought. It comes as the country is suffering one

10 Aug, 2024 @ 20:46

Lead·National News·Valencia

Cause of death revealed for last suspected victim of infamous serial killer in Spain

THE last alleged victim of convicted serial killer Jurado Montilla died from a severe blow to her head. Ester Estepa from Sevilla went missing last

9 Aug, 2024 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Wine grape disaster in Spain’s Valencia: Drought brings worst harvest for 30 years

THE Valencian Community is expected to produce its lowest wine grape harvest for 30 years, due to the ongoing drought. La Unio Llaurador which represents

6 Aug, 2024 @ 09:00

Alicante·Lead·Valencia

Tourists leave their young children behind on a bus in Spain

TWO foreign tourists left their children behind on a Valencia City bus when they got off to visit the National Museum of Ceramics. The parents

5 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Airbnb crackdown latest in Spain: Major holiday region warns illegal tourist flat owners of €600,000 fines

NEW tourist accommodation laws in the Valencian Community are set to be approved on Friday with penalties ranging between €100,000 and €600,000 for the most

2 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Valencia: A new hub for solar energy initiatives and solar parks

With a mission to reach EU targets of climate neutrality by the year 2050, Spain has rolled out significant improvements, quadrupling its solar capacity over

2 Aug, 2024 @ 09:13

Valencia

Valencia to splash €3.5million on Christmas and other festival lights

VALENCIA will spend €3.5 million on Christmas, Three Kings, and Fallas festival lights over the next three years. The City Council has awarded a new

1 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Lead·Valencia

Benicassim review: Spain’s legendary music festival may have lost its former glory – but it still offers a magical three days

ONCE upon a time, a weekend at Benicassim festival was the stuff of legend. I myself have heard many a tale – via my party-animal

27 Jul, 2024 @ 12:37

EXCLUSIVE·La Cultura·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police find flooded drugs lab producing cocaine at ground zero of Valencia DANA

Police arrest child rape suspect in Spain wanted by the FBI in the United States

A SPANIARD accused of raping an 11-year-old girl in the United States has been arrested in the Valencia area. The Guardia Civil carried out an

25 Jul, 2024 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Massive new shopping centre gets greenlight in Spain's Valencia

Huge €350million shopping centre is coming to Spain’s Valencia – this is what we know

VALENCIA City Council has approved plans for a new shopping centre in Malilla next to the Neuva Fe which will cost over €350 million to

22 Jul, 2024 @ 20:30

Valencia·Valencian Community

Protesters in Spain form human chains on beaches over controversial housing law

HUMAN chains were formed on beaches across the Valencia and Murcia regions on Saturday to demand action to stop sand erosion and potential evictions of

22 Jul, 2024 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Pickpocket gang from Spain is arrested over plan to target tourists at the Paris Olympics

Group of 20 professional pickpockets who travelled to Spain’s Valencia to target tourists are arrested

THE POLICIA Nacional has arrested 20 members of a travelling pickpocket gang who set up pitch in the Valencia area after arriving from Madrid. The

21 Jul, 2024 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Oil slick that forced three beaches to close in Spain’s Valencia sparks investigation

THE Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into the oil slick that forced the closure of three beaches in the south of Valencia City.

19 Jul, 2024 @ 17:00

Environment·Lead·Valencia

Oil slick stretching for two kilometres pollutes three popular tourist beaches on Spain’s Valencia coast

THREE beaches south of Valencia City were closed to bathers on Tuesday after a two kilometre oil slick appeared with some of the spillage landing

16 Jul, 2024 @ 17:03

Environment·Lead·Valencia

Gang arrested after stealing €1.5m of mobile phones in Valencia delivery van heist

A VALENCIA gang that held up a van at gunpoint and stole mobile phones worth €1.5 million has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. Four

10 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Simulated bull runs with parents pushing carts to chase children ignites opposition to controversial sport in Spain

A ROW has broken out in Valencia after the Old Town(Ciutat Vella) district board approved a simulated bull run aimed at children. Opposition political parties

9 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

La Cultura·Lead·Valencia

Horrific treatment of bull during a fiesta in Spain after its horn is ripped off and blood gushes out into public street

AN ANIMAL welfare group has condemned a Valencia area fiesta after a bull was tied to a rope which broke one of its horns with

9 Jul, 2024 @ 16:15

Animals·Lead·Valencia

Shark map of Spain: This is where you’re most likely to encounter the animal this summer

THE ocean is not the pool, and thus, millions of creatures abound. Of these, Sharks are no doubt the most feared, despite attacks on humans

6 Jul, 2024 @ 16:41

Canary Islands·Galicia·Valencia

Spain debuts the world’s first ever beach-cleaning robot: AI powered ‘PlatjaBot’ gets to work in popular seaside resort

THE world’s first beach–cleaning AI robot will be put through its paces on popular Valencia City beaches this summer. The first tests were carried out

4 Jul, 2024 @ 18:02

Lead·Technology·Valencia

Domestic goats in the Sierra de Callosa mountains

Watch: Goats storm villages in Spain in search of food and water – as locals demand action to tackle growing problem

FOR nearly four decades now, the residents of the Sierra de Callosa mountain range in the Valencia region have been faced with an unusual problem:

2 Jul, 2024 @ 13:29

Animals·Lead·Valencia

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