People around the world have been celebrating the shortest night of the year for a long time in history – and locals of Valencia are not an exception. Every year on the night from June 23 to June 24 people gather together and celebrate San Juan over a bonfire on the beach along Valencia. This […]
Spain Healthcare Explained
Spain provides free state healthcare to its residents, paid partly by social security payments that are deducted from their wages. The healthcare system in Spain is among the world’s best healthcare services with no upfront expenditure from patients other than paying a proportion of prescription costs. About 10% of Spain’s GDP is spent on healthcare, […]
Expat in Valencia – Entrepreneur and Tax Advisor Matthew Smith
Today we are interviewing Matthew Smith. A 33 years old UK Chartered Accountant with over 10 years of experience in the UK and overseas working in the field of International Taxation. Currently he is living in Valencia, Spain and is the Owner and Director of OneSolution, a tax and accountancy practice serving the international community […]
Become more Valencian – 6 Essential Tips on How to Blend in
Have you ever wondered how locals immediately detect that you are a guiri*? These fundamental tips will help you to be less of a foreigner by mingling in faster with the locals in Valencia.
Ruzafa – is it the hippest neighbourhood of Valencia?
Russafa is basically the SoHo of Valencia. There are fashionable glasses and trainers, vintage clothes on the girls and smatterings of facial hair on the boys all to be found here in the third largest city in Spain. Russafa is known for the ancient monuments and modern architecture, the paella and oranges and, of course, […]
