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Free Days Out In Valencia

By RomanticHeart | June 2, 2009

Introduction to Valencia

Visiting Valencia is a joy and it needn’t be expensive. If you use our service to find you a great hotel you will first have a great base to start from. Find a load of other activities to tempt you in this list. You can, and probably must, visit the big ticket attractions and they are mentioned below but this is an excellent start.

1) Take a hike through the Turia riverbed. This dry riverbed meanders through the city and you are never far from it. There are a whole host of attractions within it and it should be the first stop for anyone wanting to get to know how beautiful a city park can be with a bit of imagination.

2) You must visit the Fallas museum. Located near the City of Arts and Sciences (See number four) the Fallas Museum is small and intimate unlike the Fallas Fiestas themselves, and gives a great overview of what the Fallas are and how they have developed over the years. Very cheap to get in.

3) Visit the market. It is Medieval. It has spent most of the last ten years under scaffolding in various parts and currently a metro station is being built to one side but inside you will find produce of every type from different parts of the World. The seasons mean there are changes constantly. Springtime is just a strawberry festival

4) See the City of Arts and Sciences. In this one I say just take a camera and go there, you do not need to go in. Your camera will love you for it.

5) Take a stroll around the Carmen area of the City, the old part. Here you will see how an area has character and how character can be retained by a bit of thought. Facades remain in place even when buildings are gutted and rebuilt so they don’t lose their beauty

6) Come and see the Grail in the cloisters of the cathedral. Indiana Jones needn’t have bothered with going to look for the Grail everywhere else as, alledgedly, it is in Valencia Cathedral

7) Get yourself down to the beach and port areas and have yourself a drink overlooking a great city beach or the America’s Cup Port. Also investigate the Cabañal and Malvarrosa areas while you are there

Get down to the Palmar village to the South of the City where Paella restaurants are all that exist. You are surrounded by the Albufera lake which is a rice growing paradise

9) Go on the City Bus Tour as it will surprise you with the variety of things to see in the city. This costs but not too much

10) Get out in the evening and enjoy a jug of Agua de Valencia, a mixture of Vodka, Champagne and orange juice that should not be taken lightly because the hangover the next day can be brutal.

Remember that there are loads of other things to do and each person will find their own favourites. The big attrations such as the CAC, Bioparc, Football, Formula One and the sailing regattas haven’t even been mentioned here but keep an eye out for more information as they are essentials.