Conor Patrick Faulkner
22 February 2025
The case for Benidorm
While many cities in Spain struggle to cope with the effects of mass tourism, Benidorm’s sustainable model allows it to flourish
Read the full article20 November 2024
Who’s to blame for Spain’s floods?
The Spanish press are asking pointed questions about the lacklustre warning system and slow crisis response
Read the full article01 November 2024
A walk through Valencia’s catastrophe zone
The floods north of Valencia have left a scene of almost unimaginable destruction
Read the full article07 August 2024
Tourism can ill afford oil spills on the beach
Valencia’s shores are paying the price of booming seasonal tourism
Read the full article08 May 2024
Valencia goes bang
During the city’s Las Fallas festival, Valencia becomes a source of never-ending joviality
Read the full article06 March 2024
Valencia’s green agenda in reverse
Spain’s third city is becoming less environmentally friendly since the new council introduced its pro-car agenda
Read the full article28 February 2024
A deadly fire in Valencia
The parallels between the blaze in the Spanish city and Grenfell Tower are glaringly clear
Read the full article22 November 2023
Come and find Valencia’s Chinese tapas bars
Valencia is home to nearly 15,000 Chinese nationals and their culinary influence shows
Read the full article28 October 2023
Bullfights are not art
Valencia’s minister of culture calls the practice an art form – he’s wrong
Read the full article11 October 2023
Spain’s rural towns need residents
There aren’t many outsiders in Geldo, but then there aren’t many Geldanos either
Read the full article06 September 2023
The downside of the digital nomads
An influx of digital nomads in Spain has caused a rent spiral, pricing locals out of their own area
Read the full article23 August 2023
Spain’s separatists are finding unique ways of pushing their agenda
Spain’s regional parties have been elevated to political kingmakers at the national level
Read the full article24 July 2023
Pedro Sánchez’s snap election gamble has worked – for now
The Spanish prime minister’s troubles are far from over, however, as a complicated process of backroom deals and coalition building begins
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