Search the travel guide:

City Guide

• Overview
• The Basics
• Contacts
• Attractions
• City Tours
• Events
• Transport
• Climate
• Photos
• Hotels in Valencia

Maps

• 

Directory

• Hostels
• Tour Operators
• Accommodation
• Cheap Airfares

Attractions

City of Arts and Science

The impressive, futuristic landscape of the City of Arts and Science covers a vast area, rising out of a man-made lake, and encompasses various attractions, accessed along a magnificent arched walkway overhung with an array of flowering, aromatic plants and shrubs. The complex includes...  see full details

El Carmen

The picturesque old town of Valencia is the city's favourite 'chill out' zone with its narrow alleyways, honey-coloured buildings, Bohemian atmosphere and nooks and crannies packed with bars and cafes. Apart from being the ideal spot for people-watching, El Carmen also has several interesting attractions,...  see full details

Valencia Cathedral

It is reputedly the resting place of the Holy Grail, but whether you believe that or not the ornate Valencia Cathedral is worth a visit just because of its unique history and combination of architectural styles. Since it started out in 1262, it...  see full details

Silk Exchange (Lonja de la Seda)

Valencia's World Heritage Site is the old Silk Exchange, founded in 1469, copied from a similar structure built in Palma de Mallorca. The crenellated tower and flamboyant Gothic trading hall, regarded as the city's most beautiful building, is now a top tourist attraction, often...  see full details

Crypt of Saint Vicente

It may sound creepy, but it is fascinating to visit the crypt of the Prison of Saint Vicente the Martyr, beneath the Church of Saint Vicente, formerly the site of an ancient Visigoth chapel, which later became a prison for Valencia's patron saint....  see full details

Plaza de la Virgen

One of Valencia's loveliest squares, the Plaza de la Virgen is a great place to sit and soak up the atmosphere among the flapping pigeons. In the centre of this square, which was once the site of the ancient Roman forum, a fountain...  see full details