Overview
- They toured the Centre del Carme show ‘La transformación de Valencia 1866–2026’, a 30‑milestone history of the city curated by Beatriz de Zúñiga and Pablo Salazar, which is open to the public until February 22.
- They spent about 45 minutes speaking with Las Provincias reporters about covering the 2024 DANA and praised the value of on‑the‑ground local reporting.
- Felipe VI took particular interest in Luis Lonjedo’s mural honoring volunteers at the ‘Puente de la Solidaridad’, with the artist explaining his technique and the Royals receiving a sketch.
- Their agenda included a stop at the UPV Fine Arts lab behind ‘Salvem les Fotos UPV/Recuperar las memorias’, where organizers say cleaning, digitization and AI have helped restore more than 250,000 damaged photographs.
- The tightly managed reception featured Valencian authorities and corporate sponsors, and the trip continued a series of Royal engagements in communities affected by the storm.