Valencia: paella, fire and flamingos
Valencia is more than a city. It's paella born in the rice fields of l'Albufera, flamingos on the salt flats, and a fiesta that burns the town down every March.
Valencia Travelogs
Journey through the soul of Valencia with travel writer and photographer Max Milano.
The Day Fideuà Was Born
How a cook who ran out of rice on a Gandia fishing boat invented paella's noodly sister.
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Team Paella or Fideuà?
A guide to Valencia's rice dishes, and why what you call paella is probably arroz a la marinera.
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Birthplace of Valencian Paella
The lagoon and rice fields where paella was born, watched over by Moorish castles and flamingos.
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When the Flamingos Come Back
Every April the pink flamingos return from Africa to the Albufera and the salt lakes of Santa Pola.
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Valencian Fallas: Fiesta & Fire
The year-long ritual that ends in one night of flame, when Valencia builds giant effigies just to burn them.
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After the Floods: We're All Valencians Now
A first-hand account of the 2024 floods, and the community that pulled Valencia back together.
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