How To Use This E-Book
Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Valencia, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Valencia, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Valencia are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Valencia. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
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Table of Contents
Valencias Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
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Miguelete tower
Climb the distinctive belltower of the cathedral. For more information, .
Top Attraction #2
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Barrio del Carmen
The most fashionable part of the city, both night and day. For more information, .
Top Attraction #3
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Las Fallas
A spectacular festival where sculpture meets fire. For more information, .
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Torres de Serranos
A reminder of the medieval city. For more information, .
Top Attraction #5
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Mercado Central
A temple for good food. For more information, .
Top Attraction #6
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Museo de Bellas Artes
View their first-rate art collection. For more information, .
Top Attraction #7
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La Lonja
A silk merchants market dating from the 15th century. For more information, .
Top Attraction #8
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La Albufera
One of Spains most important bird habitats. For more information, .
Top Attraction #9
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Ciutat de les Arts i les Cincies
Valencias 21st-century architectural showcase, with lots to see and do. For more information, .
Top Attraction #10
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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.