https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Devils, dancing, fire and dragons, discover all about the explosive correfoc festivals held in northeastern Spain. https://www.thelocal.com/20240129/in-images-spains-devilishly-explosive-correfoc-celebrations Mon, 29 Jan 2024 12:36:49 +0100 in-images-spains-devilishly-explosive-correfoc-celebrations Hundreds of photographs hang to dry at a laboratory, fragile reminders of birthday celebrations and summer vacations nearly swept away by last year's deadly floods in Spain. But thanks to a university-led initiative, many of these memories have been rescued from ruin. https://www.thelocal.com/20251022/i-cried-a-lot-the-fight-to-save-family-photos-after-spains-deadly-floods Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:33:06 +0200 i-cried-a-lot-the-fight-to-save-family-photos-after-spains-deadly-floods Spain's meteorological agency has put the eastern Valencia region under red alert for heavy rains, amid fears of a repeat of floods that killed 235 people last October in the area. https://www.thelocal.com/20250929/spains-valencia-on-red-alert-as-region-battered-by-heavy-rain Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:56:10 +0200 spains-valencia-on-red-alert-as-region-battered-by-heavy-rain Every year on the last Wednesday in August the town of Buñol in Valencia region prepares to get seriously messy when it stages what has become the world's biggest food fight. https://www.thelocal.com/20190828/la-tomatina-everything-you-need-to-know-about-epic-fiesta Wed, 28 Aug 2019 10:30:00 +0200 la-tomatina-everything-you-need-to-know-about-epic-fiesta Authorities in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia want to make tour groups in the city centre less noisy by paying guides up to €500 each to buy headsets in order for them to not have to shout or use megaphones to be heard by tourists. https://www.thelocal.com/20241015/valencia-to-swap-megaphones-for-headsets-to-keep-tour-groups-quiet Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:36:14 +0200 valencia-to-swap-megaphones-for-headsets-to-keep-tour-groups-quiet With tour groups literally dancing through the streets of Valencia and tour guides flouting local regulations in Barcelona, locals in Spain are growing tired of yet another drawback of mass tourism in their cities. https://www.thelocal.com/20240903/theme-park-for-idiots-locals-in-spain-outraged-by-dancing-city-tours Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:56:43 +0200 theme-park-for-idiots-locals-in-spain-outraged-by-dancing-city-tours Whether it be insulting their regional dishes, turning your nose up at their favourite celebrations, or insinuating they're all corrupt, there are a few things you should never say to a Valencian, writes Valencia resident Conor Faulkner. https://www.thelocal.com/20240320/nine-things-you-should-never-say-to-a-valencian-person Wed, 20 Mar 2024 10:12:50 +0100 nine-things-you-should-never-say-to-a-valencian-person For the first time, three Spanish cities have clinched all three top spots in the latest ranking of best places in the world for foreign residents, as voted for in the InterNations Expat City Ranking 2023. https://www.thelocal.com/20231120/three-spanish-cities-voted-the-best-in-the-world-for-foreign-residents Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:30:34 +0100 three-spanish-cities-voted-the-best-in-the-world-for-foreign-residents A proposal to change the official name of the city of Valencia has sparked political and linguistic debate that all centres on an inverted accent. In other words, should it be Valéncia or València? https://www.thelocal.com/20231004/why-valencia-wants-to-become-valencia Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:03:14 +0200 why-valencia-wants-to-become-valencia Strong winds and heavy rains slammed Spain on its Mediterranean coast on Sunday, particularly the Balearic island of Mallorca, causing serious damage and flight disruptions. https://www.thelocal.com/20230828/watch-strong-winds-and-heavy-rain-batter-spains-east-coast Mon, 28 Aug 2023 11:11:20 +0200 watch-strong-winds-and-heavy-rain-batter-spains-east-coast