This week's torrential rain in Valencia served as a reminder of how flood-prone it remains two years after floods killed 230 people. Authorities are now working on ways to avoid future tragedies, from so-called 'sponge cities' to a 16-day warning system.
Spanish rescuers recovered the body of a man on Thursday swept away by floods near Barcelona as torrential rain struck the country's Mediterranean east, submerging streets and disrupting travel.
Storms lashed Spain's Mediterranean region late on Wednesday (September 16th), causing flight cancellations, disruptions to train travel and school closures on Thursday as several regions remain on alert for heavy rain.
Thieves on Thursday raided the Treasure of Villena -- one of the greatest Bronze Age gold collections -- in the latest high profile heist on a European museum, officials said.
Every year on the last Wednesday of August, the town of Buñol in Spain's Valencia region prepares to get seriously messy when it stages what has become the world's biggest food fight.
If staying indoors next to the fan doesn't enter your plans on a scorching day in Valencia, we've got a list of activities that will keep you cool and entertained at the same time in the eastern Spanish city.
Valencia airport is set to receive a €400-million expansion starting next year to help it deal with its increase in international passengers, with a special focus on non-Schengen travellers.
Valencia on Monday May 25th saw a new set of housing regulations enter into force, designed to put an end to what the city council describes as a "free-for-all" for tourist flats in the city in recent years.
After the first day of an indefinite teachers' walkout in Valencia on Monday, educators in Catalonia have called their own stoppage this Tuesday. Here's what parents across both regions need to know about the teachers' strikes.
Valencia’s fiery Fallas festival is currently taking place in the eastern Spanish city until March 19th. Here’s everything you need to know about this year's amazing event.
British singer Morrissey on Thursday cancelled his concert in Valencia due to "lack of sleep" caused by the noise of the famous Fallas festival, currently underway in the eastern Spanish city.
Human-driven climate change intensified rainfall that triggered the Spain's deadliest natural disaster in a generation when flash floods hit the Valencia region in 2024, a new study showed on Tuesday.
From the growth of the city over the ages and its different neighbourhoods today, to its lost river and busiest areas, these maps will help you to understand the Spanish city of Valencia a little better.
Valencian left-wing political party Compromís has demanded that the Valencian City Council cease all advertising of the city’s famed Las Fallas celebration for fear of mass tourism spoiling the event for locals.
Alicante-Elche Airport is to undergo a massive renovation to the tune of €1.1 billion, including a brand-new airport dock primarily for British passengers who now have to carry out EES border checks.
Authorities in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia have closed down over 1,000 illegal tourist flats in the city in 18 months. Some in the city say it's too little, too late given Valencia's steep rise in property prices and rents in recent years.
Valencian regional president Carlos Mazón on Monday announced his resignation following a year of protests over his handling of the flood disaster which killed 229 people in October 2024.
The heavily criticised leader of Spain's flood-hit Valencia region was heckled at a state memorial service Wednesday on the first anniversary of the country's deadliest natural disaster in a generation.
One year after historic floods killed 229 people in Valencia, the Spanish region's leader Carlos Mazón has faced mounting criticism over his whereabouts during the disaster, snubbing 12 mass protests which have called for him to resign.
Grieving relatives will join political leaders Wednesday for a state memorial service in Spain for the more than 230 victims of last year's floods on the anniversary of the disaster.
