Evgeniya Altfeld Nikitina
A journalist based in Spain since 2023. Born in Saint Petersburg, she graduated from Saint Petersburg State University with a degree in journalism. She has worked in television, radio, and satellite channels as a news correspondent, documentary and feature scriptwriter, and host. She is a recipient of the International Broadcasting Association (AIB) Award. Married with three children.
Probiotics by Day, Pole Art Gold by Night: The Valencia Engineer Spinning Tales of Home
Valencia-based engineer Alla Punko wins the Pole Spain World Art Championship with a moving routine about emigration. Read her inspiring story on La Cotorra
The Complete Guide to Valencia's Open-Air Swimming Pools for Summer 2026
From the city's mini water park at Benicalap to quiet neighbourhood pools and countryside spots near the Albufera — 10 places to cool off, with opening hours, prices, and what to expect
Port Saplaya: Valencia's "Little Venice" of Canals, Colourful Houses, and Moored Yachts
Just seven kilometres from the city, this 1970s marina district feels like Italy — but behind the postcard lie sand-clogged canals and storms. La Cotorra talks to a yachtsman who lived there
Why Feeding Kids in Spain Means Surrendering to Sugar — A Russian Mum's View from Valencia
At the playground, treats fly between families faster than you can track them, and restaurant kids' menus rarely stretch beyond chips and nuggets. But after years in Valencia, one mother is rethinking what really matters.
La Cotorra Exclusive: How Mila from Valencia Made It onto La Voz Kids
The eight-year-old Russian-speaking Valencia resident took the stage after just six months of singing lessons. Her mother shares the castings, the filming, and meeting star coaches Luis Fonsi, Ana Mena, and Antonio Orozco
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
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
Eleven Things in Spain That Can Sting, Poison, or Burn You — and How to Avoid Them
From processionary caterpillars under pine trees to weeverfish buried in the sand, oleander growing in every park, and tiger mosquitoes active all day — a guide to Spain's less-talked-about seasonal hazards
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
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