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El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía (The Opera house in Valencia) celebrates its 9th annual open day this Sunday 25th September. The building will be open to the public and entry will be free from 10am to 7pm.

Aside from this, there will also be free concerts going on throughout the day. At 10am tomorrow Friday 23rd September, you'll be able to get these free entries from the box office at El Palau de les Artes Reina Sofía

Enjoy!

LAST ROOM AVAILABLE! This is the final room we have available for autumn semester 2016/17. Room 2 in this nice flat in a great area has just become available:

http://amigoflats.com/en/find-a-room/spain/valencia/el-pla-del-real-calle-bachiller-22-32/details.html

The room has a 1 and a half sized bed (105cm x 190cm), tv in the room, lockable bedroom door with key and a bathroom shared with just 1 other person. It costs 200€ + 35€ for bills. You'd be living with 3 other erasmus students, a girl from England, a girl from Spain and a guy from Northern Ireland. Reserve now!

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Can I drink the tap water in Valencia?

The tap water in Valencia may have a strange taste to you but it is perfectly fine and healthy to drink.

So... If it´s safe, why does it have such a bad taste?

The water in Valencia is a hard water, due to the amount of calcium and salt, that find their way into the supply from the mountains. This means that the final result and taste of each water supply depends a lot on the terrain that it has had to travel through in order to arrive at our taps. Generally, the water is filtered and clorinated but it is thanks to the high levels of calicum minerals in the water supply that makes it have a strange taste.

Aside from this, there are other factors that affect the taste of water like for example, it´s temperature (as with any drink, cold water doesn´t taste the same as warm water), the amount of chlorine in the supply and how long the water has been in the container for. These are all important factors, but without a doubt, the biggest reason for strange tasting water in Valencia is due to it´s high levels of calcium.

What do you think about the taste of tap water in Valencia? How does it compare to your home country? Leave us a comment below :)