Environment/Nature news & information for Valencia

ELEPHANTS being born in the middle of Spain's third-largest city is not something that happens every day. In fact, until this month, it had never happened before.

VALENCIA'S world-famous 'Gulliver Park' is undergoing a massive overhaul, meaning it will be shut until late next year – but the city council promises it will be worth the wait.

EACH region in Spain has its own day of the year where it celebrates itself, rather like a birthday but without the age increase involved. Sometimes, a 'regional day' just involves a public holiday, a day off...

VISITORS to or residents in the Comunidad Valenciana seeking a day out over the October bank holiday will have plenty of options under one roof at the iconic City of Arts and Sciences – from 4D films of 20,000 Leagues...

The city of Valencia is soon going to be doing a lot more to promote the installation of photovoltaic solar panels on the roofs of houses and commercial buildings with a dual aim: to help residents lower the cost of...

FOR the second year running, the Valencia region's massive March Fallas fiestas are off the agenda due to the pandemic, but celebrations are still happening somehow or another – firework displays are still due to...

A GROUP of students at Valencia Polytechnic have won the prestigious James Dyson Award for their planet-saving invention: a buoy which filters and traps micro-plastics in the sea.

VALENCIA has just spent €2 million on clearing a 'wipe-berg' – the city's own version of the UK's 'fatbergs' – from its drainage system and has launched a campaign urging residents not to...