Spain > Valencian Community > Valencia
Valencia
N 39°28.414', W 0°22.595'
2014-09-25
http://www.visitvalencia.com
Our rating: 9.40
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Valencia is an unusual city. Walking through the City of Arts and Sciences we met tourists which told us that they were not impressed by Valencia, until they came to this place. This is not surprising, as they began their walk from the old city. And the old city of Valencia is a bit confusing and not as comfortable as in Seville or Salamanca. Be sure to take a good map with you.
Valencia ©Yuriy Buriak
As elsewhere in Spain, there are many beautiful pottery ceramics here ©Yuriy Buriak
Small gas station, right in the heart of the city ©Yuriy Buriak
A monument in memory of all victims of the Civil War. Erected at the direction of Franco ©Yuriy Buriak
In the old town, someone painted cats on the walls, find them :)
Valencia ©Yuriy Buriak
Valencia ©Yuriy Buriak
The main attraction of Valencia is the Cathedral, which holds the Holy Grail, recognized by the Pope.
Royal Square with the cathedral and bell tower ©Yuriy Buriak
Valencia Cathedral ©Yuriy Buriak
You can climb the bell tower (no lift).
Valencia ©Yuriy Buriak
Royal Square ©Yuriy Buriak
Valencia ©Yuriy Buriak
Valencia ©Yuriy Buriak
But, in general, the old town did not leave any strong impressions and we went on the metro to see the beach. Take the line 5 to the stop Marítim - Serrería, there switch to tram 5 or 6 with the same ticket. If 6 then go to the stop Grau - Canyamelar, and if 5 then to Marina. The beach also can be reached on rented bike. Valencia has well developed bike rental and bike paths.
Valencia ©Yuriy Buriak
Beach in Valencia is just huge, its width is 250 meters.
Embankment of Valencia ©Yuriy Buriak
Valencia beach ©Yuriy Buriak
Valencia beach ©Yuriy Buriak
After the beach and the old town, we went to see the most interesting part of Valencia. The history of this place started in 1957, when the flood of the river Turia destroyed big part of the city. Goverment solved the problem radically and in the 16 years the river bed was moved to another location. In the city left drained riverbed. On it's site was created a huge park, consisting of many parts. Here you can see the plan for the park with a description. The park is huge and is ideal for biking.
Valencia ©Yuriy Buriak
Palace of Music in Valencia ©Yuriy Buriak
Valencia ©Yuriy Buriak
Valencia ©Yuriy Buriak
The park has a very unusual place - a Gulliver playground. We flew over it a little.
Children's playground "Gulliver" in Valencia ©Yuriy Buriak
But the main object in the park, in the Valencia, and perhaps in the all Spain - is the City of Arts and Sciences. In 1989, the president of Valencia Juan Lerma accepted the idea, which was proposed by Jose Maria Lopez Pinero - Professor of History of Science of the University of Valencia, to build a science museum in the park of the old bed of the River Turia. Were invited the world's leading designers with experience in construction in similar areas and they have been given the task to create unique design. Construction began in 1994. The first building of L'Hemisfèric (cinema IMAX, planetarium) was opened in 1998, but construction continued until 2005. Besides museum (El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe) were built an indoor garden (L'Umbracle), oceanography park (L'Oceanogràfic) and opera house (El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía). Each building looks like in a science fiction film about the future. We flew over the complex in the afternoon.
City of Science and Arts in Valencia ©Yuriy Buriak
City of Science and Arts in Valencia ©Yuriy Buriak
But, basically, were walking and taking pictures in the evening. So, watch and buy tickets to Valencia :)
City of Arts and Science ©Yuriy Buriak
Science and Technology Museum named after Prince Felipe, adapted for students ©Yuriy Buriak
Pavilion Hemisfèric ©Yuriy Buriak
Pavilion Hemisfèric ©Yuriy Buriak
City of Arts and Science ©Yuriy Buriak
We spent the night at the Eurostars Rey Don Jaime (booking.com ). High building with a swimming pool on the roof, parking and location right next to the City of Arts and Sciences.Useful links about Valencia: Maps of Valencia, the old city, metro and bus lines in PDF can be downloaded here .http://www.cac.es/ - city of Arts and Scienceshttp://www.emtvalencia.es/ciudadano/index.php?lang=en - public transporthttp://www.metrovalencia.es/page.php?idioma=_en - metroGetting to Valencia Valencia Airport is located 9 kilometers from the city center. At the exit of the terminal stand Metrobus buses, which run to the Plaza de Espana every 25 minutes. The central railway station Estación del Norte, which is located in the city center, can be reached by metro (station Xàtiva). When buying tickets, keep in mind that the airport is in zone D, and you go into the zone A. Travel time on the train from Madrid is 1 hour 30 minutes, from Barcelona 3 hours 30 minutes. Although at the time of your visit, Valencia and Barcelona may be already connected by speed train.
Tags, Spain: beach , city , sea , unusual structures Tags, all countries: beach , city , sea , unusual structures
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 9.40
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
* - Note: Description of the evaluation is not always appropriate for a particular object, it's just a little help