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October 13, 2020 // By Lydia Schrandt

By Lydia Schrandt October 13, 2020

Welcome to Valencia

Move over Madrid and Barcelona . Spain’s third-largest city makes a case for being one of its most alluring. Equal parts historic and innovative, Valencia charms with its varied architecture, walkable old quarter, sun-kissed beaches and a calendar filled with travel-worthy events. Come along as we take a (virtual) walk through the city of Valencia.

The City of Arts and Sciences

The city of Valencia is perhaps best known as the home of the futuristic-looking City of Arts and Sciences. This museum complex, designed by Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava, comprises Europe’s biggest aquarium, a digital 3D cinema, science museum, opera house and an open-access garden.

Plaza de la Virgen

While Valencia may be better known for its modern architecture, the city also has a charming historic district (one of the largest in Europe). The Plaza of the Virgin (Plaza de la Virgen) in the heart of the historic city center dates back to Roman times. An elaborate fountain in the center of the plaza shows Neptune.

Paella, Valencia's signature dish

Paella, a Spanish dish made from rice, originally comes form Valencia. While you’ll find variations on the dish at restaurants throughout Spain, the traditional version typically contains chicken, rabbit, green beans, lima beans and sweet paprika.

La Albufera, a lagoon surrounded by flatlands south of Valencia, is known for its rich soil and rice production. City dwellers flock to Albufera Natural Park on weekends for the beaches, excellent birdwatching, cycling paths and numerous rural restaurants specializing in rice dishes.

A day at the beach

Sun-seeking travelers will find three beaches within a short distance of the city center, with more than two miles of sand to spread out on.

Church of San Nicolas

Like many cities in Europe, Valencia has no shortage of spectacular church architecture. Perhaps the best example is the Church of San Nicolás de Bari and San Pedro Mártir. The Gothic exterior hides a magnificent Baroque interior, considered the “Sistine Chapel” of Valencia.

Valencia oranges

Agriculture has long been important to the Valencian economy, and if there’s one crop more synonymous with the region than rice, it’s oranges. The climate on the Costa Azahar offers ideal conditions for growing citrus fruit, and the region now produces some 70 percent of Spain’s oranges for export.

City Hall Plaza

The City Hall Plaza (Plaza del Ayuntamiento) makes an excellent starting spot for walking tours of the old city center. The City Hall houses the city’s main tourist office, and the surrounding streets are home to some of the best shops and restaurants.

The Botanical Garden

The Botanical Garden of the University of Valencia opened in the 18th century for scientific research. Today, the garden maintains a collection of some 3,000 plant species from around the globe, including noteworthy collections of palm trees, cacti, desert flora and tropical shrubs.

Parque Central

Valencia’s newest green space, Central Park (Parque Central), was designed by American landscape architect Kathryn Gustafson. The innovative park occupies the grounds of a former railway station and features climbing walls, playgrounds, water features and a dog park.

The Holy Chalice Chapel

While there are several claimants to the Holy Grail – the cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper – the Valencia Cathedral is among them. Visitors can see the vessel on display in the Chapel of the Holy Chalice inside the cathedral (its former chapter house).

Plaza Redonda

Plaza Redonda, one of Valencia’s more unusual plazas, was built in 1840 by Salvador Escrig Melchor. The circular shaped "square" is surrounded by craft shops and tapas bars, popular among locals and tourists alike.

House of Cats

If you find yourself walking though the historic district along Carrer del Museu, keep an eye out for one of Valencia’s most charming façades. The House of Cats, a miniature version of a typical Valencian-style house, is complete with a tiled roof, fountain and garden.

No one is quite sure how the house got there, but the local story goes that the previous owner installed it for Valencia’s feral cats.

Corpus Christi festival

Corpus Christi, considered Valencia’s "great festival," began in 1263 to honor the Eucharist. The festival, held 60 days after Easter, features local dance exhibitions and a lively procession with celebrants dressed as giants and dwarves.

Valencia's outdoor gallery

It’s impossible to avoid art in Valencia; you’ll see plenty of it without ever stepping foot in a museum. A collection of artists have transformed walls throughout the city into an open-air gallery. The best neighborhood for street art is El Carmen, named for the nearby Carmen Calzado convent.

Torres de Serranos

Centuries ago, city walls protected Valencia from invading armies. Getting into the city meant passing through one of twelve monumental gates. These days, only two gates remain: the Torres de Quart to the west and the Torres de Serranos (pictured) to the north.

Gran Fira de Valéncia

During the month of July, Valencia hosts its Gran Fira, or Great Fair. This citywide party features more than 150 events, including concerts, parades, fireworks and a jazz festival. The festival kicks off with a traditional correfoc , or fire run, through the city streets.

Central Market of Valencia

Just about every city in Spain has at least one produce market, and Valencia is no exception. The Mercado Central, located in a stunning modernist building, houses 1,200 stalls selling fresh fruit, vegetables, meats, cheeses, spices, nuts and seafood. It’s also one of the best places in the city to pick up some fresh Valencian oranges.

Fallas of Valéncia

One of Valencia’s most colorful celebrations takes place in March during the Fallas of Valencia. During this festival, recognized by UNESCO for its Intangible Cultural Heritage, local artists create giant Fallas, or monumental caricature pieces, that frequently offer numerous commentary on social issues.

On the final night of the Fallas festivities, each Falla is lit on fire and reduced to ashes, a tradition known as the Cremà. The Falla in Plaza del Ayuntamiento is the last to go, marking the end of the event.

Puente de las Flores

While relatively new to the city (built in 2002), the Flower Bridge (Puente de las Flores) ranks among the most beautiful. Santiago Calatrava designed the bridge, which features 27,000 flowerpots planted with red, white and pink geraniums.

Turia Gardens

Turia Gardens, one of the largest urban parks in Spain, runs through the city for nearly six miles. The park was built atop a former riverbed after the Turia River’s course was altered. The linear park offers walking and cycling paths, sports areas, shady picnic spots and access to some of the city’s top attractions.

9th of October

The city of Valencia celebrates the national day of the autonomous region each year on October 9. The festival doubles as a celebration of St. Dionysius – the Valencian equivalent to Valentine’s Day.

The local custom is for a man to gift a woman with marzipan sweets, known as mocadorà . Local bakers produce some 77 tons of the sweets each year.

Gulliver Park

If you were to look down on Gulliver Park (Parque Gulliver) from above, you'd see a massive fiberglass likeness of the storybook explorer, with each park-goer serving as a Lilliputian. Stairs and slides are hidden on and around Gulliver’s body, allowing visitors to climb over and slide down the giant.

About Lydia Schrandt

Lydia, Senior Photo Editor and Readers' Choice Production Manager for USA TODAY 10Best, has traveled to more than 40 countries in Europe, Asia and North and South America, and has lived in Albuquerque, Galveston, Austin, Thailand, Korea, China, Ecuador, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Spain and now Houston. When she's not at her computer in a cafe, she's out photographing the city, writing fiction or cheering on Barça.

Read more about Lydia Schrandt here.

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Valencia, Spain

Valencia is one of the largest and most famous cities in Spain. The city has a perfect geographical location: it is situated on the banks of the Turia river, which flows into the Mediterranean Sea. So, for centuries Valencia had been a key point during knockdown battles between Romans, Visigoths, Christians and Moors to be owned by.

In the 13th century Valencia finally adopted Christianity and became a mighty kingdom, which was in the centre of spanish historic events. Battles for these lands continued, and during the Civil war of 1936-1939 Valencia even became a temporary capital of Spain. Now it is the third largest city by population in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona. The representatives of different cultures coexist here, so here one can find architectural heritage, reflecting both Moresque and Christian periods of its way.

In 1996 Valencia was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and it's not surprising: if we list all the sights of Valencia it will fill several pages. We will describe only some of them, which are the most unusual even for Spain, full of marvellous monuments of different epochs.

Ones of them, for example, are guard towers of the city gate Torres de Serranos, situated in the nothern part of the Old Town. Built in 1398 in the form of a regular pentagon, these towers are connected by a common gallery and decorated with gothic designs. For now The Torres de Serranos, having lost its defensive function, serves for peaceful purposes: that is where the start for Las Fallas (Spanish for ‘The Falles') — the most famous festival in Valencia — is announced.

There are the other ‘Twin-towers' in Valencia — The Torres de Quart. Since 1931 they have become the national patrimony of Spain and have been included in the list of the national cultural heritage. In the 15th century the towers were a part of a medieval defensive wall, which was surrounding the area of the Old Town. They were designed in Gothic style, imitating the triumphal towers of Castel Nuovo (Italian for ‘New castle') in Naples. In the 17th century The Torres de Quart were the female prison, in the 19th century, during the war for Independence, and in the 20th century during the Civil war they protected the city.

There is also a rather unusual monument of both historical and architectural importance in Valencia: The Silk Exchange (Spanish: Lonja de la Seda). Silk production had been a key industry for Valencian economics for several centuries; and the 18th century was its golden age: at that time 25000 people worked in this field. The complex of the Silk Exhcange was being built between 1482 and 1533. It consists of four parts: the Room of Columns (also called the Trading Hall), the Sea Consulate Room, The Orange-tree Patio and the Prison Tower where silk thieves and bankrupted merchants were put. The exchange has a very obvious symbolism: it was designed as a temple of commerce, with the main hall decorated as a paradise garden.

The City of Arts and Sciences is absolutely unique: it is an architectural complex made up of five buildings and situated at the drained riverbed of the river Turia. It is the most outstanding and ambitious project of the recent decades not only in Valencia, but perhaps in the whole country. In 1989 the idea of its creation was accepted, in 1994 the construction was initiated, and in 2005 it was fulfilled. The complex includes the following objects: the Queen Sofía Palace of the Arts; L'Hemisfèric (an IMAX Cinema, planetarium and laserium); L'Umbracle — a greenhouse gallery; L'Àgora (The Agora) — a multifunctional covered space for exhibiotions and other events; the Prince Philip Science Museum; and the largest open-air oceanographic park in Europe. Being ‘the city within a city' and combining educational and entertaining facilities, this complex is one of the most popular sights in Spain.

And, undoubtedly, one of the most important cultural, architectural and historical monuments is Valencia Cathedral, situated in the centre of the Old Town, near Plaza de la Reina. The foundation had been laid in 1262 over the site of the former Mosque, but during the following five centuries it was being constantly rebuilt. As a consequence there is a mixture of architectural styles, ranging from Baroque, Gothic, exquisite Renaissance and Neoclassicism. The Cathedral is covered by an octagonal lantern tower (Cimborio) with lancet windows, and the front is decorated with several sculptures dated 13th century.

Masterpieces of the greatest Italian and Spanish artists, such as Niccolo Fiorentino, Vincente Juan Masip, Francixco Goya, José de Ribera and others, are exhibited in the museum of the Cathedral. But the most interesting thing in Valencia Cathedral is a key item of Passion of Christ — The Holy Grail. According to legend that is the very vessel Christ used during the Last Supper. This sacred object is recognized by Vatican.

To the north of the front of the Cathedral the tower of El Miguelete is situated. It is an octagonal Gothic-style tower about 50 meters tall and is one of the symbols of Valencia. From above one can enjoy the picturesque view of the Mediterranean and the city. And the viewers of our 3D-panoramas can get a bird's-eye view of these sights as well.

Photo by Stas Sedov and Dmitry Moiseenko

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Johnny Dumitras, Spain

Just returned from Valencia and your presentation brought back all the great memories we have of the place. Already planning a return trip. For others, stay away. It is too beautiful to be ruined by too many tourists.

Jim Bohland, USA

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Hello Iran has a lot of ancient region, building and natural marvel but I couldn't found any thing suround it. Pleas put some picture about Iran. Thank a lot

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Great photos of this impressive architectural ensemble, thanks for showing us follow the wonders of the world

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Beautiful panoramica Valencia...congratulation

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Thank you for sharing these marvelous videos.

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I have visited this place in July, 2006

Ronald Mascarenhas, India

I am dazzled and loved the narrative. What is the wonderful music please played for Valencia -- please?

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Very pretty presentation, thank you

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The Oceanogràfic in Valencia , Spain , is the biggest aquarium in Europe . It has 45,000 resident creatures from 500 different species – and you can now meet them all from the comfort of your living room.

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