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Valencia’s Living Instrument: Inside the Historic Bell-Ringing Tradition of the Micalet
High above the city's bustling streets, volunteers keep centuries-old traditions alive—manually ringing the ancient cathedral bells and sharing stories of 15th-century "remote workers."
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Valencia Becomes First Spanish City to Host the Gay Games
The world's largest LGBTQ+ sports and culture festival opens June 27 with over 10,000 participants from 80 countries — but its organizers stress it's open to everyone
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
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
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 Joys of Valencia Dating, Part Two: A Spaniard Named Raúl and a Married Man with Tuesday Slots
After her first dating column sparked debate, our author returns to Valencia's dating scene — where the language barrier, brutally honest profiles, and a board-game-loving younger man all await
A Venezuelan Web Designer Built a Free Coworking for Valencia's Women Freelancers
Every Friday in a Sabadell bank office, up to ten women gather to work side by side. Founded by Venezuelan web designer Patricia Ordóñez, House of Freelancers has grown into a community with its own summit
"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
