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One of the biggest cities in Spain, and among the most livelies. It is located at the Mediterranean
sea, and you will find beaches right in the very heart of it. During the summer-months it is heavily
visited by tourists, and if you want to spend holidays at the beach, with fantastic possibilities
for any kind of sports (golf, diving, cycling, tennis, etc. are all very popular here) and a boiling
nightlife, together with an ample cultural offer, then Valencia is the place for you. Important trade
fairs confirm Valencia's position as one of the most dynamic cities in Spain.
After all that
probably you will get hungry , and you have the chance to try Spain's most famous food right where
it was born: "Paella Valenciana". Then Valencia is of course the city where "El Cid",
Spain's national hero, fought against the Moors, and popular festivals in the city and many villages
around still remind of this epoch.
Valencia, Spain - La albufera
This salt water lake is located at the South of "La Huerta". here you may have some boating and visit romantical fishing villages, as the picturesque Palmar.
Velencia, Spain - Sagunto
Sagunto has to offer a very well conserved Roman theater and an impressive medieval fortress, thus certainly being worth a visit.
Velencia, Spain - La lonja
La Lonja,is the old stock-exchange building of 1483. Through the street Calle de Los Caballeros you arrive to the town-gate Torres de Quart, of 1441, and to Plaza del Mercado, the square where is located in La lonja.
Velencia, Spain - Catedral
The Cathedral is mainly of early gothic style, though some parts of it were added in later eras. Its three portals are Romanesque, gothic and baroque, respectively. The main chapel, Capilla Mayor, is in baroque style, the two lateral chapels are neoclassic.
Velencia, Spain - El Micalet
The octagonal bell-tower, called Micalet or also Miguelete, is the landmark of the city. From there you have a great view over all Valencia, and Victor Hugo has counted 300 more bell-towers in all the city (to control if this number is right could be a challenge to patient and unstressed visitors ...??).
Velencia, Spain - Basilica mare de deu del desemparats
It is a church consecrated to the patroness of the city, and the Almudín, a medieval granary that is nowadays used as a museum. In the closeby church Iglesia de San Esteban are said to have been married the daughters of legendary Cid.
Velencia, Spain - Torres de serranos
Torres de serranos is the 15th century towers that have been part of the old town-walls and combine the elegance of a triumphal arch with the solidity of fortifications.
