A visit to Valencia, home of paella, where locals skip the seafood Wolfgang Stelljes, dpa Jun 15, 2026 Jun 15, 2026 0 1 of 5 Im Mercado de Colón is where to buy your ingredients for a really good paella. (Wolfgang Stelljes/dpa/TNS) Wolfgang Stelljes/dpa/Wolfgang Stelljes Last year's winner on World Paella Day was Frédéric Gallego. (Santiago Vidal/Visit Valencia/dpa/TNS) Santiago Vidal/dpa/Santiago Vidal World Paella Day 2018 winner, Chabe Soler, here with her paella at her restaurant, Villa Indiano. (Wolfgang Stelljes/dpa/TNS) Wolfgang Stelljes/dpa/Wolfgang Stelljes You can find the best rice in Valencia's Mercado de Colón. (Wolfgang Stelljes/dpa/TNS) Wolfgang Stelljes/dpa/Wolfgang Stelljes If you are in Valencia, do go to Mercado de Colón. (Wolfgang Stelljes/dpa/TNS) Wolfgang Stelljes/dpa/Wolfgang Stelljes Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Wolfgang Stelljes, dpa VALENCIA, Spain — Order a seafood paella in Valencia, and locals, ever conscious of tradition, see this as making two mistakes at once.kAmu:CDE=J[ ?6:E96C D627@@5 ?@C 7:D9 36=@?8 :? 2 A26==2] p?5 D64@?5=J[ E96 D92==@H A2? H:E9 2 92?5=6[ 2=D@ 42==65 2 A26==2[ :D EC25:E:@?2==J @?=J D6CG65 96C6 2E =F?49E:>6[ AC676C23=J @? $F?52JD]k^AmkAm%96? 6G6CJ@?6 62ED E@86E96C[ FD:?8 H@@56? DA@@?D DEC2:89E 7C@> E96 =2C86 A2?] p A26==2 :D >@C6 E92? ;FDE 2 >62=j :E :D 2 D@4:2= 6G6?E 2?5 2? @442D:@?]k^AmkAmqFE A26==2 :? E96 6G6?:?8n ~?=J 2 E@FC:DE H@F=5 4@?D:56C DF49 2 E9:?8] xE D:ED 962GJ :? 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