Seven kilometres of nice sandy beaches

It has seven kilometres of nice sandy beaches, including city beaches and the beaches of El Saler, that are part of the Albufera Natural Park, that is 10 km from the center of Valencia and combines beaches, pine trees and a natural lagoon that is worth visiting to see the sunset while sailing in a small boat.

2000 years of history

With 2000 years of history, Valencia offers a unique combination of historic monuments and buildings and cutting edge architecture. Walking by its old quarter you can find influences from Roman, Visigoth, Moorish and Medieval cultures. You can see them in the main iconic monuments and buildings, such as the Lonja de la Seda (Silk Exchange, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site), La Almoina, the Serranos and Quart Towers and the Cathedral, but also in hundreds of other less known buildings.

You can also find fine examples of the Modernista architecture from the beginning of the twentieth century, as the Mercado Central (central market) or the Mercado de Colón (Colon Market) or cutting-edge architecture buildings as the futuristic City of Arts and Sciences designed by Santiago Calatrava, The Conference Centre by Norman Foster or the Veles e Vents building by David Chipperfield.

River Turia gardens

Other interesting thing to know is that Valencia converted the former bed of the River Turia, which used to run through the city, into an enormous 9 km long park. Today it is a green lung in which to walk, cycle, play sport, go to cafes, etc. As Valencia is a flat city, you can get a day-pass from Valencia’s bike system and visit the park and the city taking and leaving the bikes as you need.

Mediterranean cuisine

Valencia is also the birth place of the Spanish Paella and has a vast offer of delightful mediterranean cuisine. You can find anything you want, from the most traditional restaurant to the restaurants of reputed chefs of the Spanish new cuisine.

Nightlife

It has also thriving cultural, and nightlife scenes, with museums, theatres and an unendless offer of nightlife possibilities.

Las Fallas

If you come in the week from 15th to 19th of March you will be able to enjoy the Valencia’s most important festival, Las Fallas, a unique display of ephemeral art, in which the city is filled with gigantic cardboard sculptures for a week, and this monuments are then burned to mark the arrival of springtime. But don’t worry if you want to come in another time of the year, there is a museum in with the best figures, saved from the fire every year, can be visited.

Valencia will fascinate you with its charming little spots that do not appear in guidebooks but that you will discover during your visit. The mansion houses and plazas of the Barrio del Carmen, the Plaza Redonda, the Santa Catalina Church – in whose square you will find the narrowest building in Europe – the frescos in the San Nicol·s Church, the clock of the Santos Juanes Church, San Vicente’s baptismal font in the San Esteban parish church or the alligator over the door of the El Patriarca Church are just some examples of the hundreds of surprises that Valencia has for you.

You can read more in the Tourism Valencia website or the Lonely planet guide for Valencia.

Some of its know and hidden gems are listed in https://www.your-rv-lifestyle.com/best-things-to-do-in-spain/.