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

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

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

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

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

The Moroccan City 15km from Spain That Skyscanner Named One of 2026's Best Value Destinations

The Moroccan City 15km from Spain That Skyscanner Named One of 2026's Best Value Destinations

Nador has wide Spanish-built boulevards, a 115 km² saltwater lagoon, kilometres of beaches, and almost no tourists. Direct flights from Madrid and Barcelona make it an easy escape

A Small Town on the Murcia Coast Has Been Named Europe's Best Destination for Boating

A Small Town on the Murcia Coast Has Been Named Europe's Best Destination for Boating

Águilas beat out Hvar, Santorini, and Formentera to top a CV Villas ranking that assessed wind speed, water temperature, sunshine hours, and access to boat trips

Wikipedia Launched a Free Streaming Platform — and It's Available in Spain Right Now

Wikipedia Launched a Free Streaming Platform — and It's Available in Spain Right Now

WikiFlix offers over 4,000 films and series, no registration required. Nosferatu, Metropolis, Chaplin, and even films from 2025 — all legal, all free

Valencia's Real Colegio de las Escuelas Pías Reopens After Restoration of One of the Largest Domes

Valencia's Real Colegio de las Escuelas Pías Reopens After Restoration of One of the Largest Domes

The project has won a Europa Nostra 2026 award — and visitors can now climb to the first ring of the 24.5-metre dome and see 32,000 restored ceramic tiles up close

A Venezuelan Nurse in Barcelona Is Among the First to Receive Residency Under the Mass Legalisation

A Venezuelan Nurse in Barcelona Is Among the First to Receive Residency Under the Mass Legalisation

23-year-old Camila Herrera spent months working as an undocumented waitress for €6 an hour. Now she has a work and residency permit — and a nursing job at a Barcelona clinic

Valencia's Hundred Burgers Tops the World's Best Burger Ranking for the Third Year Running

Valencia's Hundred Burgers Tops the World's Best Burger Ranking for the Third Year Running

No chain has ever done it three times in a row. The Burgerdudes ranking, which has visited over 1,000 restaurants in 65 countries since 2014, has once again put a Valencian burger at number one

Barcelona in May 2026: Bad Bunny, Molchat Doma, Museum Night, and the Reunion of the Decade

Barcelona in May 2026: Bad Bunny, Molchat Doma, Museum Night, and the Reunion of the Decade

Stadium shows, intimate club gigs, a Monet-inspired exhibition at CaixaForum, and a free all-night museum crawl — here's everything worth doing in Barcelona this May

Spain's Total Solar Eclipse Is on 12 August — Here's How to Rehearse for It This Week

Spain's Total Solar Eclipse Is on 12 August — Here's How to Rehearse for It This Week

The Sun will follow almost the same path across the sky as on eclipse day. Astronomers recommend using it to scout the perfect viewing spot before the real thing

A Six-Course Underwater Dinner Is Coming to Valencia's Oceanogràfic on 14 May

A Six-Course Underwater Dinner Is Coming to Valencia's Oceanogràfic on 14 May

Chef Roberto León has designed a menu of mussels, mullet, partridge, duck confit, and Black Angus beef — each course matched to a wine from Pepe Mendoza Casa Agrícola, one of Alicante's most celebrated producers

Wizz Air to Launch Direct Flights Between Valencia and Turin from October 2026

Wizz Air to Launch Direct Flights Between Valencia and Turin from October 2026

Four flights a week to one of Italy's most distinctive cities — home to baroque architecture, the Egyptian Museum, the Shroud of Turin, and Juventus FC

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