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Main tourist attractions of Valencia city: top tourist places to visit, historic sites, amusement parks, gardens and natural parks, visitor highlights, advices for sightseeing, pictures and popular photos, things to do, details of all Valencia's sights and landmarks. Your travel guide.
Search for tourist attractions below, and read more about all the exciting things to do in Valencia. Click on the attraction to get more tourist information. If your time in Valencia is limited, see our list of top 10 tourist attractions in Valencia.
Valencia offers a good museums to visit, from 20th Century Art to the Oceanarium. You´ll find them here listed in categories. In addition to the permanent exhibitions, the museums have current exhibitions. Information about the current exhibitions is listed in our events section. Don´t forget the worldwide custom of museums being closed on Mondays.
Valencia has many architecturally unique churches representing different styles: romanesque, baroque, gothic... The churches in Valencia are among the city’s most majestic buildings. There are beautiful art treasures, monuments, memorials and decorations that bear witness to the history of the building itself as well as the history of Valencia.
In this section you will find information about the ancient and modern bridges of the city of Valencia over the Turia river. There are two footbridges, however most are road bridges. The oldest is the Trinity Bridge.
In Valencia city, visitors will find much more than just the large city parks such as old Turia river bed. There are also a variety of other green oases perfect for relaxation, play and picnicking: the botanical garden, the Royal Gardens and Monforte Garden. Many of these areas are home to cultural points of interest such as statues and fontains.
The dry river bed, which used to have water running through it for centuries, was transformed into the Jardín del Turia (Turia Park); an immense garden and a green lung in the city centre. The Cabecera park prolongs the large green belt of the Turia Park and is located near the connecting linkwith the natural arm of the river. It is a green space that is ideal to host a whole variety of activities.
A city that stylishly combines tradition and modernity, with charming traditional quarters such as the Barrio del Carmen, unique spaces such as the Central Market, the Plaza de la Virgen and Plaza de la Reina squares, with El Miguelete bell tower and the Cathedral standing guard over them... and in contrast, the modernity of the impressive City of Arts and Sciences and its extensive range of culture and leisure alternatives.
Search for tourist attractions, and read more about all the exciting things to do in Valencia. Click on the attraction to get more tourist information. If your time in Valencia is limited, see our list of top 10 tourist attractions in Valencia.
Valencia Museums, Spain: A list of top museums in Valencia city, a directory of the best galleries, museums, cultural spots and places to visit where you can find visitor information, permanent displays, tickets prices, opening times, location maps, getting there, free entry, what's on, events, pictures, things to do, museums pass, art collections, latest info, advices, museum sights and all details of the best cultural attractions in Valencia, Spain.
Valencia offers a good museums to visit, from 20th Century Art to the Aquarium. You'll find them here listed in categories. In addition to the permanent exhibitions, the museums have current exhibitions. Information about the current exhibitions is listed in our events section. Don't forget the worldwide custom of museums being closed on Mondays.
Valencia has many architecturally unique churches representing different styles: romanesque, baroque, gothic... The churches in Valencia are among the city’s most majestic buildings. There are beautiful art treasures, monuments, memorials and decorations that bear witness to the history of the building itself as well as the history of Valencia.
In this section you will find information about the ancient and modern bridges of the city of Valencia over the Turia river. There are two footbridges, however most are road bridges. The oldest is the Trinity Bridge.
Valencia is not only a city of culture but also a city with parks, gardens and recreational areas. The most recent of these is the Parque de Cabecera and in its 334,000 square meters we can find the new Zoo (Bioparc) and fun-fair. The Jardin del Turia is set in the dried-out river bed of the Turia and has 10 kilometres of gardens with areas for athletics, baseball, basketball, a cycle path and a children’s park based around a huge stone figure of the mythical Gulliver.
Other, older urban recreational areas include the Jardines de los Viveros, that were used as a rest area by monarchs such as Abd Al-Aziz, Jaime I or Felipe III. Today, the park can count on 162,000 square metres and as well as its recreational uses, it is home to the Feria del Libro (the Book Fair) in May and there are open-air concerts in July during the July Fair. Next to the Viveros are the Jardines de Monforte with 11,000 square metres that formed part of the now demolished Monforte Palace.
Valencia, in Spain, a city that stylishly combines tradition and modernity, with charming traditional quarters such as the Barrio del Carmen, unique spaces such as the Central Market, the Plaza de la Virgen and Plaza de la Reina squares, with El Miguelete bell tower and the Cathedral standing guard over them... and in contrast, the modernity of the impressive City of Arts and Sciences and its extensive range of culture and leisure alternatives.
The City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia is in itself a spectacle for the eyes. It is “the most lively city in the world” and a reference point for leisure in the XXI century with infinite possibilities and activities for visitors. The avant-garde image of the buildings that make up this impressive centre for leisure and culture, designed by Santiago Calatrava, is complemented with the attractive contents of the Hemisfèric and the Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, the Oceanogràfic and the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía.