What's new in Valencia

Valencia is beginning to feel the build-up to Las Fallas 2025, which has been declared an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity event and is widely considered to epitomise Valencian culture. 

Valencia's European Green Capital legacy is clear for all to see. Projects that reinforce the city's commitment to sustainability and restaurants distinguished for their dedication to local produce join the celebration of the Jubilee Year of the Holy Chalice and new openings that promise a very appetising and fun agenda for 2025.

For eleven years, the OAD (Opinionated About Dining) gastronomic guide has published a list of the 150 best restaurants in Europe based on the experience and reviews of registered users.

A new four-star hotel joins Valencia’s accommodation offerings with the addition of ESTIMAR Valencia, a 65-room establishment located on the central Pintor Sorolla street. Designed as a boutique hotel with interior design by Rosa Roselló, it features a restaurant, rooftop terrace, and wellness-focused amenities, including a boutique spa and fitness facilities.

The British magazine Wanderlust has published its annual The Travel Green List 2024, which selects initiatives and places that make a difference in sustainability. Among more than a thousand candidates from all continents, Valencia is one of the highlighted destinations of this edition for placing sustainability at the center of its tourism strategy and striving to become a carbon-neutral city.

Equivalent to Michelin Stars for restaurants, the popular French guide has just released the first list of hotels with a Michelin Key in Spain, which includes three hotels from València: Helen Berger Boutique Hotel, Only You Hotel Valencia, and Caro Hotel.

The mystery surrounding the sword discovered in 1994 in an old house in Ciutat Vella has just been unveiled. Its true origin has not been known until now, 30 years after it was found embedded in the ground of the moat. 

A new international sports event is added to the competition calendar of the city of Valencia: the European Indoor Athletics Championships in 2027. The competition will have the Luis Puig Velodrome as its venue, which already hosted this competition in 1998 and the World Championships in 2008.

The city of Valencia has been selected as one of the World Tree Cities, an award given by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Arbor Day Foundation.