Madrid to Raffle 52 Affordable Rental Flats on 23 June — Rents Capped at 30% of Income

Aimed at under-50s and families with middle incomes, the Iberia Loreto 1 flats rent for €700–1,000 a month, including parking. Applications via emvsmadrid.es are open until 11 June.

Valencia's Ruta de Tapas Turia Returns 4–14 June — 34 Venues, Tapas and Beer for €4.50

Across 11 days, bars and restaurants from Russafa to El Cabanyal reinvent traditional Valencian recipes, each pairing a signature tapa with a Turia Stark beer

ALDI Spain Launches Summer Prize Giveaway — Over 100 Prizes Daily and a €12,000 Trip

From 1 June to 31 July, every €15 purchase entered via the ALDI app counts towards daily prizes — from e-bikes to smartphones — plus a grand draw for a holiday of the winner's choice

OWN Valencia 2026: Spain's Biggest Video Game Festival Returns to Feria Valencia 3–5 July

Esports finals with prize pools over €10,000, a 100-hour Movistar LAN Party, K-Pop dance and cosplay contests, VR, sim racing, retro games, and a kids' zone — tickets from €14 a day.

Coca-Cola Tops Spain's Most Popular Brands of 2026 — but El Pozo Leads in Seven Regions

Worldpanel by Numerator's annual ranking keeps the top five unchanged. Coca-Cola reaches 67% of Spanish households, while supermarket own-brands keep growing, now holding 45% of the market

Russafart Returns 5–7 June — And Opens Its Artist Studios and Galleries

The art biennale, running for nearly two decades, invites the public into more than 70 working studios, galleries, and cultural spaces — this year under the banner of resistance to gentrification

Spain Approves Healthcare Labour Reform Without Doctors' Backing

The first overhaul of the Estatuto Marco in over 20 years caps the working week at 45 hours, but doctors say loopholes preserve 24-hour shifts and 70–90-hour weeks. Over 177,000 medics are striking

Mercadona Extends Summer Hours at 320 Stores in Tourist Areas — Including Sunday Opening

From 22 June to 30 August, selected supermarkets in tourist zones will open from 9 AM to 10 PM and on Sundays. In the Valencian Community, the change affects stores in Cullera, Benidorm, Dénia, Xàbia, and others

Berlin Artist Tatiana Kligman's PUPAE Exhibition Opens at La Cotorra Gallery in Valencia

Fifteen works created specially for the show explore the experience of emigration. The opening reception on 28 May drew artists, critics, and gallerists from across Valencia. The exhibition runs from 29 May

The 61st Venice Biennale Is Open: What's Inside the Spanish Pavilion and What Else to See

50,000 postcards from flea markets around the world fill all six rooms of the Spanish pavilion. Plus: a flooded Austrian space with nude performers, and a Japanese artist handing out baby dolls at the door

Clóchinas Are Back: Valencia's Tiny Local Mussels Are Only on Sale Until August

Smaller, saltier, and brighter orange than ordinary mussels — and grown only inside Valencia's port. Here's where to try them, how to spot them on a menu, and how to visit the farms by catamaran

Valencia’s Best-Kept Culinary Secret: The Mystery of Titaina

Invisible to guidebooks and tourists, this authentic fisherman’s dish remains a cherished treasure found only in the seaside neighbourhood of El Cabanyal

The OnlyFans Dilemma: Apple TV’s "Margo's Got Money Troubles" Debuts with an All-Star Cast

Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, and Michelle Pfeiffer lead a bold new series exploring the modern complexities of sex work, single motherhood, and social stigma

Champagne, Concept Art, and Conspiracy Theories: Inside the Exclusive Opening of La Cotorra Gallery

Valencia's scene receives a high-octane upgrade as the city’s newest art hub debuts

From Historical Sagas to Viral Thrillers: A Guide to Spain’s Top Book Bestsellers

Experts report a literary boom. Here’s a look at the books that are captivating Spanish readers right now.

The favourites of Oscar 2026: what is worth watching?

The winners will be announced in March

Should Women Lift Heavy Weights ? The Debate Explained

Physiologist Stacy Sims says women are "not small men" and need an entirely different approach to fitness. Her critics say the science doesn't yet support such sweeping rules — and that telling women to skip moderate cardio could do more harm than good.

Football with Legends: Valencia’s Easter Camp for Kids

We spoke to the president of Valencia’s former players’ association about the perfect spring and summer holidays

What is skimo and why Spaniards are so good at it?

All three Spanish medals at the 2026 Olympics were won in ski mountaineering — a sport making its debut on the Olympic programme. La Cotorra tells you what the sport is, how the Spaniards managed to achieve such success, and where you can try it yourself

Where to get in shape? An ultimate guide to gyms in Valencia

Prices, terms, equipment and much more — in La Cotorra's review

"No Chorizo in the Paella": Valencia's Viral Food Duo Jajajers on What Makes the City Tick

Jorge and Alexis have 300,000 followers, a Valencian-language podcast, and a video watched by millions. They told La Cotorra where to find real Valencian food — and shared their paella recipe

A Peruvian Duo Lost Everything in the DANA Flood — Then Wrote a Song About It with Greenpeace

Alejandro y María Laura lost their piano and almost everything they owned. Nine months later, the house is restored, a Greenpeace video clip is out, and a new album is on the way — still written about whatever happens to them

The Quiz Night Where Valencia's Expats Find Their People

Quiz Eat Drink hosts English- and Spanish-language pub quizzes several times a week across Valencia. For many newcomers, it has become less about winning and more about finally knowing someone in the city

Ratoncito Pérez: The Mouse Who Collects Children's Teeth — and Has a Museum in Valencia

Spain's answer to the Tooth Fairy has a real address in Madrid, a theatrical "tooth warehouse" in Valencia, and a story that began with a royal commission in 1889. La Cotorra explains the legend

Homegrown vs Foreign: The Joys of Valencian Dating, First-Hand

A forty-year-old woman, a tattooed butcher named Alejandro, and a date with Boris who showed up in a stretched vest and ordered chicken wings. A personal essay on emigrant romance and cultural abysses

A Few Minutes from the City of Arts and Sciences, Hundreds of People Are Living in Makeshift Shacks

La Cotorra spoke to residents of Valencia's informal settlement near the old Formula 1 circuit — Spanish families priced out of renting, Algerian refugees, and a barber waiting for his documents who sleeps in a field next to a cemetery

He Swapped IT Startups for a Forgotten Plot Near Valencia — Is Now Growing Blackcurrants in Spain

Boris Sheinkman bought an abandoned plot outside Sagunto for €9,000, ordered seedlings from Latvia, and harvested half a glass of blackcurrants. Spaniards think he's doing it all wrong. He's fine with that

Those Black Boxes on Valencia's Trees Are Bat Houses — and the City Needs Them

Thousands of bats live in Valencia's buildings and parks, eating half their body weight in insects every night. As modern construction seals up their shelters, ecologists are fighting to keep them house