Valencia itinerary
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- 1
City of Arts and Sciences - Valencia's Futuristic Architectural Masterpiece
Topping every list of things to do in Valencia, the City of Arts and Sciences (Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias) is Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela's vision in white concrete - a futuristic complex of museums…
- Address
- Av. del Professor López Piñero, 7, 46013 Valencia
- Nearest transit
- Tram line 10 to Oceanogràfic stop, 5-min walk; buses 15, 35, 95
- 2
L'Oceanogràfic - Europe's Largest Aquarium
Designed by Félix Candela and opened in 2003, L'Oceanogràfic is the largest aquarium in Europe and one of the most striking buildings in the wider City of Arts and Sciences complex. Spread across 110,000 square metres…
- Address
- Carrer d'Eduardo Primo Yúfera, 1B, 46013 Valencia
- Nearest transit
- Tram line 10 to Oceanogràfic stop, 3-min walk; buses 15, 35, 95
- 3
Valencia Cathedral - Home of the Holy Grail
Valencia Cathedral (Catedral de Santa María de Valencia) is one of the most important things to do in Valencia for anyone interested in religious history. Construction began in 1262 on the site of a former Roman temple…
- Address
- Plaça de l'Almoina, s/n, 46003 Valencia
- Nearest transit
- Metro Colon (lines 3, 5, 7, 9), 8-min walk; bus lines 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 16
- 4
Plaza de la Virgen - The Beating Heart of Valencia's Old Town
Plaza de la Virgen is the most beautiful square in Valencia's Old Town - a triangular plaza framed by the Basilica de la Mare de Déu dels Desemparats (Basilica of Our Lady of the Forsaken), the back of the cathedral…
- Address
- Plaça de la Mare de Déu, 6, 46001 Valencia
- Nearest transit
- Metro Colon (lines 3, 5, 7, 9), 10-min walk
- 5
La Lonja de la Seda - Valencia's UNESCO Silk Exchange
Built between 1482 and 1533, La Lonja de la Seda (the Silk Exchange) is the finest civic Gothic building in Spain and was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1996. The Sala de Contratación - the Hall of Columns -…
- Address
- Carrer de la Llotja, 2, 46001 Valencia
- Nearest transit
- Metro Xàtiva (lines 3, 5, 7, 9), 8-min walk
- 6
Mercado Central - One of Europe's Largest Covered Food Markets
Mercado Central is one of the largest covered fresh-food markets in Europe, opened in 1928 inside a Modernist building of stained glass, ceramic tiles, wrought iron, and a soaring central dome topped by a parrot…
- Address
- Plaça de la Ciutat de Bruges, s/n, 46001 Valencia
- Nearest transit
- Metro Xàtiva (lines 3, 5, 7, 9), 6-min walk
- 7
Torres de Serranos - The Best-Preserved Medieval Gates
The Torres de Serranos are two of the best-preserved medieval gateways in Europe - twin polygonal towers built between 1392 and 1398 by Pere Balaguer as the main entrance to the walled city from the north. Walking under…
- Address
- Plaça dels Furs, s/n, 46003 Valencia
- Nearest transit
- Bus lines 5, 28, 95; 15-min walk from Valencia Cathedral
- 8
El Carmen - Valencia's Bohemian Old Town Quarter
El Carmen (Barri del Carme) is the bohemian quarter of Valencia's Old Town, bounded by the medieval city walls between Torres de Serranos and Torres de Quart. Narrow stone lanes, tucked-away churches, plant-draped…
- Address
- Carrer de Guillem de Castro, 118, 46003 Valencia
- Nearest transit
- Metro Túria (lines 1, 2) or Xàtiva, 12-min walk
- 9
Turia Gardens - Europe's Longest Urban Park
Turia Gardens (Jardí del Túria) is the green spine of Valencia and one of the longest urban parks in Europe - a 9 km landscaped river of cycle paths, sports pitches, fountains, and pine groves running through the heart…
- Address
- Pont de Fusta, 1, 46003 Valencia
- Nearest transit
- Metro Alameda (lines 3, 5, 7, 9) or Túria; many access points along 9 km
- 10
Malvarrosa Beach - Valencia's Mediterranean Seafront
Malvarrosa Beach (Platja de la Malvarrosa) is the most popular stretch of Valencia's 4 km city seafront - a wide ribbon of fine golden sand, 135m from the promenade to the water at its widest, with a long pedestrian…
- Address
- Passeig Marítim, 1, 46011 Valencia
- Nearest transit
- Tram line 4 or 6 to Eugènia Viñes / Las Arenas, 5-min walk
- 11
L'Albufera Natural Park - Birthplace of Paella
Twenty minutes south of the city, L'Albufera Natural Park is a 21,120-hectare freshwater lagoon, dune system, and rice-field expanse that the Romans first irrigated and the Moors turned into a granary. Today it is the…
- Address
- Centre d'Interpretació Racó de l'Olla, Carretera del Palmar, 46012 Valencia
- Nearest transit
- Bus 25 from Plaza de la Reina to El Palmar (~45 min)
- 12
Bioparc Valencia - An Innovative Zoo Without Visible Cages
Opened in 2008 inside Cabecera Park at the western end of Turia Gardens, Bioparc Valencia rewrote the Spanish zoo concept by removing visible cages and barriers entirely. Animals and visitors share the same landscaped…
- Address
- Av. Pío Baroja, 3, 46015 Valencia
- Nearest transit
- Bus 95 or Metro Nou d'Octubre (lines 3, 5, 9), 15-min walk
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