Valencia (Valencia) – it's a fantastic city by the sea with a mild climate, the place of the Cup of the Holy Grail, the home of the world-famous festival Fallas, and the city in the vicinity of which was born the world-famous dish paella. Valencia, a city rich in history and culture, popular among tourists all over the world.
Currently it is one of the largest cities in Spain with 800 000 inhabitants. Valencia is the administrative center of the homonymous province and the capital of the Valencian community - one of the Autonomous regions of Spain.
Valencia is a place with one of the most healthy climates in the world. The city boasts 320 days of sunshine per year.
Few cities in Europe can match with Valencia in property prices – both for houses and for rent. In the current economic climate now is the time to make thoughtful investments in the future.
What to visit:
If you are interested in medieval history, you can spend time in the old town district of El Carmen, tasting the best tapas (traditional Spanish snacks), with red wine. Nearby is the Central market of Valencia (Mercado Central) – eight thousand square meters, life and trade in it rages day in and day out, filling the huge building the usual noise and tinkling of coins. No wonder – after all, the merchants of Spain strive to bring their products to this market. The largest selection is in the fish and meat departments. Open Monday to Saturday, working hours: 7:30-14:30.
The city of Arts and Sciences - a huge campus dedicated to science and art amazes with its size and outer shape. The total area of the city of science and art is 350 thousand square meters. The complex includes the Hemisphere — building, combining IMAX cinema and planetarium — Museum of science, a giant greenhouse, the Palace of arts, the Oceanografic, which hosts the largest Dolphin show in the world! The pond reflects in its waters spherical buildings, making them look even bigger. Well, if you go inside all the buildings included in the complex city of art and science, you can get lost in there all day long!
Very popular among residents and visitors of Valencia is the Bioparc, where one can observe animals without cages and bars. Here everything is arranged so that a person have the feeling that he is allowed almost in the wild! Humans and animals share not glass and barriers, and reservoirs, plants and rocks, so visitors as if immersed in the habitats of animals. In they all are made so as to bring the environments to those in which they live in the wild.
"La Malvarrosa" the local beach just 15 minutes from the center of the city (reachable by tram or bus). Huge expanses of pure white sand that never gets too crowded. Beautiful palm alley near the shore stretched for 5 kilometers. Along it are many bars and restaurants. In the summer months the coast is patrolled by lifeguards. If you wish to go sailing, sail in the America's Cup Port.
Albufera is a beautiful freshwater lake, surrounded by rice fields - the birthplace of the Spanish paella. It is also near the beach "El Saler". Pines and dunes protective reefs contribute to the creation of a completely natural beach landscape. This whole area is declared "green area" protected and a habitat for many species of waterfowl.
As the song goes "Valencia, land of flowers" and you will appreciate the bright colors and flavors of this city. There is nothing better than a walk in the beautiful parks that give the city a wonderful atmosphere of Neoclassicism and romanticism of the 18th century with its arcades, walkways and flowing fountains. Valencia , with its oranges and sunshine will open up with extraordinary depth.
