| Valencia is the third city of Spain, by number of | | | | able to eat good paellas (although noncheap) and |
| inhabitants. It is located to the east of the Iberian | | | | later you can walk by the promenade at seaside. |
| Peninsula, next to the Mediterranean Sea. | | | | Also I recommend you a visit to the Palmar, a town |
| If you plan to visit this lovely city, read this tips: | | | | of fishermen. Almost an island surrounded by waters |
| Which is the best time of the year to visit Valencia? | | | | of the Lagoon. There you will find also good |
| Valencia has a warm climate so you can visit us all | | | | surroundings to enjoy a paella and, later take a boat |
| the year. | | | | by the Lagoon. |
| If your objective is to enjoy our beaches, I | | | | What is the arts and sciences city ("ciudad de las |
| recommend you to visit us from June to September. | | | | artes y las ciencias")? |
| If you want to know the fallas, you'll have to come | | | | It is a complex of buildings dedicated to the culture |
| between the 15 and the 19 of March. | | | | and built by several architects of reputation, among |
| For the rest of activities: visits to monuments, the | | | | them Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candle. It began to |
| city of the arts and sciences, routes, etc, any day is | | | | be constructed in 1998 and is made up of 5 buildings. |
| good. | | | | Due to his futurist architecture, the visitor feels in a |
| How many days should I stay in Valencia? | | | | space of different leisure, that allows him to alternate |
| I recommend you to stay 3 days: | | | | different atmospheres in "a reduced" space. We can |
| The first day dedicated to know the city and its | | | | submerge in the marine depths in L'Oceanografic and |
| monuments. In the morning, visit la plaza de la Reina, | | | | right away following we can enjoy a |
| the Cathedral, the Miguelete, the palace of the | | | | three-dimensional film in the L'Hemisferic or can take |
| Generalitat, the central market, the city council, the | | | | a walk by a mediterranean forest in L'Umbracle and |
| towers of Serranos and Quart. Go to eat to the | | | | continue with a exhibition on the Milky Way. |
| beach of the Malvarrosa, and in the evening, walk by | | | | Which beaches do you recommend? |
| the marine stroll and reach the port to contemplate | | | | The first beach that you should visit is the beach of |
| the preparations of the America's Cup, that will be | | | | the Malvarrosa. It is the city beach and you'll arrive |
| disputed in Valencia in the 2007. | | | | easily. You'll find a very long promenade at seaside |
| The second day, leave the city and go to the beach | | | | that begins in the port and extends during several |
| of the Saler and the dehesa, narrow piece of land | | | | kilometers. |
| that separates the sea of the Albufera (Lagoon), | | | | Also visit the beach of the Saler, next to the natural |
| populated with dunes and pines. Go to the town of | | | | park of the Albufera (the Lagoon), protected by the |
| the Palmar to eat and, in the evening, take a stroll in | | | | environmental laws. Illegal constructions were |
| boat by the natural park of the Albufera and | | | | demolished and the dunes were reconstructed to |
| contemplate the sunset on the lake. | | | | give them back their original state. |
| The third day, dedicated to know the city of the | | | | What are the "fallas"? |
| arts and sciences. Visit L'umbracle, the oceanographic | | | | The fallas are the celebrations of Valencia. They take |
| museum, eat in his restaurant surrounded by | | | | place from the 15 to the 19 of March and transform |
| aquariums, and in the evening, visit the museum of | | | | the city totally. |
| sciences, and L'Hemisferic. | | | | During that week, hundreds of monuments (that we |
| Where can I eat the real valencian paella? | | | | call fallas) are placed in the streets and seats of |
| The Valencian paella is a dish universally well-known, | | | | practically all the city. These monuments are |
| but also prepared of so many different forms that | | | | constructed with cardboard, elaborated and painted |
| paella is called to almost any dish that contains rice. | | | | of such form that they become true works of art, |
| The authentic Valencian paella can defraud if you | | | | whose life is ephemeral. Day 19 at night, all the |
| expect to find seafood, or ribs, or blood sausages, or | | | | monuments burn simultaneously (except the winning |
| other exotic ingredients that are used in some places | | | | falla and the one that the city council sponsors, that |
| of Spain (olives, potatoes, etc.). You'll only find | | | | burns a little later). |
| vegetables and meat (of chicken and rabbit), in | | | | The origin of the fallas was a celebration of the |
| addition to the rice, of course. | | | | beginning of the spring, in which piles of old objects |
| Consider that this dish arose in the Valencian rural | | | | were burned in a ceremony of renovation. With time, |
| atmosphere, and the agriculturist used the ingredients | | | | these "piles of objects" became the present works |
| he had by hand: the vegetables of the familiar | | | | of art. |
| orchard, and the animals of corral (duck, chicken and | | | | The fallas celebrations are totally opened to the |
| rabbit). In spite of its simplicity, you'll find it exquisite. | | | | visitor. Most of the activities are developed in the |
| If you like the seafood, ask for a "paella de marisco" | | | | street. We emphasize "mascletaes" (symphony of |
| (seafood paella), or a "arroz a banda". Also you can | | | | explosions which gets passionate to the Valencians), |
| request the "mixed paella", of seafood and meat, | | | | the fireworks, the parades, the offering of flowers |
| although I do not recommend it. | | | | to the Virgin of the Abandoned ones, and the |
| In almost any restaurant of Valencia, you'll find great | | | | "burning". In addition to verbenas and celebrations |
| variety of rice plates. I advise you to visit the | | | | during all the night. |
| restaurants of the Malvarrosa beach, where you'll be | | | | |