Expat Valencia – Living and Working in Valencia

If you are new to a city, particularly if you are new to the country as well, then joining an established expat club can be a great way to meet like minded people and to get out more. One of the biggest reasons why people leave a city is due to loneliness and not being [...]

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Valencia is the third largest city in Spain, behind the pretty pair of Barcelona and Madrid, and has always been looked down on because of this. The theatre critic Kenneth Tynan dub it ‘the world capital of anti-tourism’ forty years ago, revelling in the city’s griminess, perverseness and lack of attention to the needs of [...]

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Eating in Valencia is awesome! There is a great range of foods, you can eat the local paella or even English people are well catered for across the city with many Kebab shops or Kepab (in Spanish). Valencia has a little bit of everything in terms of food and restaurants. There are some constants, though. [...]

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So have you just arrived in Valencia either looking for work and settling or just as a tourist looking to gain your bearings? Well check out our walking tour of valencia below, it should take around 2-3 hours. You could start from either end but since most hotels are around Pz Ayuntamento, you will probably [...]

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Valencia is looking forward to Feb as it will be hosting the 33rd Americas Cup which always brings much excitement to the city. The next America’s Cup looks set to take place in the Spanish Mediterranean port of Valencia in February, after more than two years of legal wrangling over the conditions and venue for [...]

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European expatriates in Spain’s Valencia region who were under threat of losing free access to healthcare have won a partial reprieve. Restrictions announced last month on the right to state healthcare provision were aimed primarily at non-working expats below pension age. From June 5, foreign nationals not contributing to the Spanish social security system lost [...]

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So you have decided to live and work in Valencia? The first thing you need to organize is accommodation! Expat accommodation in Valencia is becoming more plentiful, as the city adapts to hosting international events such as the America’s Cup and Formula One, as well as an increasing number of trade fairs and tourists that [...]

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Welcome to the newest site for English speakers in Valencia City and the region. We are aiming to provide useful information for all things Valencia. We are about to publish an online Forum for discussions.

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