2 days in Valencia

About the city

🏆 1 UNESCO site

🦜 Language: Catalan and Spanish
👨‍👩‍👦 Population: around 800K
📏 Area: 134sqm
🔷 3rd biggest city in Spain

🏙️ Style: modern with historical centre
🏖️ This city has a beach
✔️ Valencia is considered a very safe city
🍲 Popular foods: Paela
💰 Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant price: 9.50EUR
💰 Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course: 38EUR

Day 1 evening

Arrival to Valencia

Day 2

1

Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias

Performing arts theater Nature & Parks Museum Science Museums Aquariums Specialty Museums Points of Interest & Landmarks

A very futuristic complex! Must see for anyone who likes modern architecture!

It includes a science museum and an aquarium.

🏁 Open since: 1998

2

Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe

Science museum Museums Art museum History museum Children's Museum

🏛️ An interactive and a very modern science museum
⌚ Expect to spend 2-3 hours

🏁 Opened in: 2000
📏 40,000sqm
👁️ Exhibitions: human body, biometrics, global climate change
Interactive museum

3

Oceanogràfic

Aquarium Nature & Parks Zoos and aquariums

🐠 An impressive aquarium with a lot of special things to see!

🏁 Opened in: 2003
📏 Surface area: 110,000sqm
🏆 One of the largest dolphinariums in the world!
💎 Special fish you will see:
Barrel Jellyfish
Beluga whales
Bottenose dolphin
Bull ray
Carpet Shark
Seals
Flame jellyfish
Fried egg jellyfish
Penguins
Gray reef sharks
Mauve stinger
Moon jellyfish
Angel shark
Giant tortoises

4

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia

Auditorium Concerts & Shows Concert hall Performing arts theater Operas

A futuristic looking opera house.
Perhaps, you can find an interesting activity in the evening. Otherwise, just take a look from outside on this impressive architecture.

Day 3

1

Valencia Cathedral

Cathedral Sights & Landmarks Catholic Cathedral Historic Sites Churches & Cathedrals

⛪ Start the old city tour from the impressive Valencia Cathedral:

🏮 Style: Gothic
🕯️ Affiliation: Roman Catholic Church
🏁 Construction began: 1270
👁️ Climb the top to see some city views of Valencia
💎 House of the Holy Grail

2

La Lonja de la Seda

Historical place Sights & Landmarks Architectural Buildings Historic Sites

🏛️ The Llotja de la Seda is a civil building that illustrates the wealth of this Mediterranean city in the medieval times.

It is a principal tourist attraction in the city.

🏮 Style: Valencian Gothic
🏁 Built around 1482
🏆 Considered UNESCO since 1996.

3

The Central Market of Valencia

Market Food & Drink Store Farmers Markets

🏛️ It is a public market in the Valencia Art Nouveau style.
You can find lots of delicacies in this market.

🏆 One of the largest markets in Europe
📏 Size: more than 8000sqm
🏮 Style: Valencian Art Nouveau
💰 Shop: Mostly food

🏁 Built around 1914

4

Torres de Quart

Historical landmark Sights & Landmarks Architectural Buildings

🏛️ Beautiful Gothic defensive towers that were part of the city wall.

🏁 Built in 1400s
🏮 Style: Gothic

Other places to visit

1

Museu de Belles Arts de València

Art museum Museums