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Table of Contents Valencias Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1 Shutterstock Miguelete tower Climb the distinctive belltower of the cathedral.
Top Attraction #2 Getty Images Barrio del Carmen The most fashionable part of the city, both night and day.
Top Attraction #2 Getty Images Barrio del Carmen The most fashionable part of the city, both night and day.
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Top Attraction #3 123RF Las Fallas A spectacular festival where sculpture meets fire. For more information, .
Top Attraction #4 istock Torres de Serranos A reminder of the medieval city. For more information, .
Top Attraction #5 Corrie Wingate/Apa Publications Mercado Central A temple for good food.
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Top Attraction #6 Corrie Wingate/Apa Publications Museo de Bellas Artes View their first-rate art collection. For more information, .
Top Attraction #7 iStock La Lonja A silk merchants market dating from the 15th century. For more information, .
Top Attraction #8 123RF La Albufera One of Spains most important bird habitats.
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Top Attraction #9 Corrie Wingate/Apa Publications Ciutat de les Arts i les Cincies Valencias 21st-century architectural showcase, with lots to see and do. For more information, .
Top Attraction #10 iStock Museo Nacional de Cermica A visual feast inside and out. For more information, .
A Perfect Day In Valencia
9.00am Breakfast Start your day in the splendidly tiled Horchateria Santa Catalina (Plaza Santa Catalina, 6).
Its speciality is horchata , a sweet, milky drink made with tiger nuts usually drunk later in the day. A better choice for breakfast is a caf con leche with an ensaimada (a soft, sweet bun).
10.00am Medieval streets and Gothic architecture For a tour of the old part of the city, head first for the Mercado Central, a glorious art nouveau market hall where youll see Valencia at its liveliest, and then cross the road to the graceful Gothic hall of La Lonja.
11.00am Towering view Then make your way through the atmospheric old streets of the Barrio del Carmen to the cathedral and climb its belfry, the Miguelete, for an unbeatable panoramic view over the citys rooftops.
12 noon To the seaside Walk up the road from the Plaza del Virgen, behind the cathedral, to the river bank near the Torres del Serrano. Cross the pedestrian bridge in front of you to get to the tram station.
Take line 4 to the port and have a stroll around the quayside, redeveloped for the Americas Cup.
2.00pm Paella lunch Enjoy Valencias signature dish with a long lazy paella lunch (ordered in advance) at La Pepica, or any other restaurant on the Paseo Neptuno which backs on to the beach.