Visit Valencia - Spain's City Of Culture

Valencia is the third largest city in Spain. It is aMúsica, the music palace, and Palacio de
melting pot of the traditional and the modern, andJusticia.
home to a very friendly and warm population.Historic edifices of interest include Antigua
From a tourist's perspective, the city and itsUniversidad de Valencia, the 18th century hall -
outskirts have lots of tourist attractions, stunningAyuntamiento - the World Heritage Site of Lonja,
beaches, museums, culture and arts, and in short,Puente del Mar - the 400 year old sea bridge -
everything that one would expect to see andand the main port, Puerto de Valencia. The small
experience in a vacation hotspot. Reaching theretown of Sagunto, on the northern outskirts of
is quite easy as Valencia is well connected by airValencia, has some ancient Roman edifices and
and road to all major towns and cities in Spain asruins.
well as other European countries.For shopping, Plaza Redonda and Plaza de la
One of the major highlights of Valencia is itsVirgen would be ideal. Also, it'll be a nice
festivals, most of which are celebrated in theexperience to walk around the historic square at
summer months, starting February to June. Thisthe heart of the city's Old Quarter, Plaza de
includes February carnivals, the Las Fallas festivalManises, or to savor the sight of Plaza de Toros,
in the following month, Holy Week and Easterthe 19th century Valencia bullring.
celebrations, Corpus Christi in the month of June,No visit to Valencia would be complete without a
and the San Juan bonfires in June end. Thevisit to the city's some extraordinary museums,
'Tomato Warfare' in Bunol every summer andespecially if you are somebody who loves history
fireworks in Paterna in August are other notableand archeology. The famous museums in the city
festivals.include Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Museo de
Regarding other must-visit places, the first on thePrehistoria y Arqueologia, Museo de la Ciudad,
list is the magnificent Valencia City of Arts andMuseo Taurino, and San Pious V Museum.
Science, which includes the L'HemisfèricFor those who love sea, the beaches, and water
Planetarium, the leisure complex Palacio de lassports, there are plenty of those along the
Artes Reina Sofia, the artificial marine worldValencia coastline. The coastal resort of Benidorm,
Parque Oceanográfico, and the treasurethe charming Alicante - to the south of Valencia -
cove of information and artifacts, the Museo deand Balearic Islands - east of Valencia - including
las Ciencias Principe Felipe. Also, it is worth visitingthe island of Ibiza with its 50 beaches, offers
the Miguelete Tower, offering a panoramic viewmore than one would expect from a beach
of the city, Nicolau Primitiu Library, Palacio de latourist destination.