Mediterranean

Valencia, Spain

     

This ancient city is an exhilarating mix of history, art and intellectual activity. Its rich Hispanic culture is visible everywhere in art and architecture reflecting Roman, Visigoth, Moorish, and Aragonese traditions; masterworks by El Greco, Goya, and Velazquez; ancient Greek and Iberian ceramics and prehistoric fossils from archaeological finds.


Highlights

ALBUFERA
The villages lining the great freshwater lagoon to the south of Valencia are the home of paella.

MERCADO CENTRAL
The iron girder and glass market hall was completed in 1928.

LA LONJA
The medieval silk exchange features a meeting hall with a vaulted ceiling.

TORRES DE SERRANO
This elaborate and massive 14th century structure guarded the city’s northern approaches over the Rio Turia.

CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
This stunning complex on the city river bank includes a Museum of Science, a Palace of Art, An IMAX-type theatre, and one of the world’s largest oceanariums.

FALLAS MUSEUM
The museum preserves award-winning models of the elaborate sculptures created for the Fiesta de las Fallas.

SAGUNTO
The ancient town Sagunto is over 2,000 years old and boasts a medieval Jewish quarter, a Roman amphitheatre, and a Moorish fortress atop the city’s old acropolis.

SAN JOSE CAVES
A subterranean river flows through this cave complex in the Valle D’Uixo.

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