From the Vatican to reggaeton. This coming weekend, the visit of Pope Leo XIV and the concerts of Bad Bunny have skyrocketed hotel demand in the capital and also their prices.
They arrive via other Spanish and European destinations, because there is not yet a direct flight connecting any city in their country with Valencia, but American tourists have become the most numerous among foreigners visiting hotels in the capital of the Valencian Community.
How are Valencian teachers? Will there be any progress? When will the strike end? The questions pile up in concentrations, protests, at the school gates, among families… The indefinite education strike that has been shaking public education in the Valencian Community since May 11 -yesterday with a 5.29% follow-up, according to Education- soaks everything, dyes everything green but, for now, with no solution in sight.
The Minister of Education, Culture and Universities, Carmen Ortí, announced this Thursday her intention to convene the unions tomorrow Friday for a new in-person negotiation meeting at 2:00 p.m. In the corridors of the Corts Valencianes, where Ortí was presenting the budget figures for her department, the head of Education stated that she hopes “the physical integrity and freedom of the attendees will be respected,” which, in her opinion, will greatly help to “unblock the situation.”
The residents of l’Hospitalet are this year the most affected by the usual summer infrastructure renovation cuts in the Barcelona metro. Line L1 will be out of service between Florida and Plaça de Sants stations from July 17 to August 28. It will be six weeks during which users of the closed section of the red line will be without metro service. Those from the rest of l’Hospitalet will have to choose the best alternative to avoid extending their journey more than necessary during the hottest days of the year with fewer passengers on the subway. Around 40,000 people will be affected every day.
The 3.500 shared bicycles from private companies deployed on the streets of Barcelona will disappear on January 1st next year. The City Council has decided not to renew the licenses granted two years ago to companies that offer electric bicycles parked on the street and that are paid for by the minutes they are used, like shared motorcycles, which continue to operate unaffected by this change.
The Garraf tunnels, with pillars next to the sea suspended in the air and viaducts supported by visibly deteriorated concrete columns, became a symbol of the poor state of the railway network in Catalonia. They had been like this for several months, but the works considered an emergency were never truly urgent, until everything blew up after a landslide caused the death of a trainee driver in Gelida.
The Chartered Community of Navarre mourns the loss of five of its police officers, who died this Wednesday in a tragic traffic accident. This morning, several authorities from the region visited the funeral home where the remains of the victims rest, to offer their condolences and comfort to the families.
During the six or seven months their romantic relationship lasted, Andrea Burlado never feared for her daughter. It wasn’t the first time her boyfriend had bathed her, nor the first time he had been alone with her. That’s why, almost two months after Leyre, a 14-month-old baby, suffered burns to nearly 60% of her body while her mother’s then-partner was washing her in a home in Bormujos (Seville), the young woman is wondering what really happened in those few minutes inside the bathroom that ultimately led to the child’s death.
“Private balcony for 6 six people. Ideal for families, groups, photographers, and pilgrims. Enjoy an exclusive elevated viewpoint of the Pope’s visit. Price 1,200 euros.” Taking a look at some second-hand sales portals, you can see numerous ads from people who want to make a killing and rent out their balcony where the Popemobile will pass on June 10th through the Eixample, before the Sagrada Família ceremony.