Tour to Valencia

🏆 Holy Grail

• Cathedral: It is here, according to the Vatican, that the cup from which Christ drank at the Last Supper is located.
• Miguelete: The bell tower of the cathedral with panoramic views of the city.

🏛 Golden Age

• Silk Exchange: A UNESCO Gothic masterpiece with twisted columns.
• Central Market: A huge dome, stained glass windows and mountains of fresh food.

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT VALENCIA

* It is the third most populous city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona. Population - 787,808 people.

* Valencia has one of the largest parks in Spain and one of the most unique in Europe. The Turia Gardens are located in the riverbed of the same name, which was diverted in 1957 due to numerous floods in the city.

* The original Holy Grail is located in the Cathedral of Valencia.

* In Valencia, in the former bed of the Turia River, lies the City of Arts and Sciences, a large complex of futuristic buildings designed by the architect Santiago Calatrava in 1996.

* Oceanographic of Valencia is the largest aquarium in Europe.

* The port of Valencia is the most important port in the entire Mediterranean Sea.

* In Valencia there is a unique Bioparc. This is a zoo where animals are not in cages, but literally live in freedom.

* Valencia hosts the annual Las Fayas festival, a celebration of Spring and Fire. Held in March and attracts 2 million tourists. Papier-mâché figures several stories high are installed on the streets of the city, ridiculing human vices. These figures are then burned. This holiday was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2016.

* Valencia is home to one of the most wonderful free children's attractions - Gulliver Park.

* Valencia has the oldest court in the world. Since the times of the Roman Empire, the “Water Tribunal” has been held in the city every Thursday at exactly 12:00. Judges in black robes go out to the city square and solve all the problems of citizens regarding housing and communal services on the spot.

* The architecture of the city is a combination of ancient buildings with the most modern solutions of architectural art.

* Valencia is the birthplace of the most popular Spanish dish - paella.

* Horchata is a refreshing Valencian drink made from the local earthy Chufa Nut. Horchata not only quenches thirst, but also has many beneficial properties.

* Every year on August 14th or 15th, a tomato battle is held in Valencia. Locals call it “La Tomatina”.

* Valencia is one of 4 European cities where Formula 1 was held.

* The basketball and football clubs of the same name are based in Valencia. FC Valencia is one of the strongest clubs in Spain; the club has won the Spanish Championship six times and the cup seven times.

In the tour program:

1. City tour

2. Observation deck of the City of Sciences and Fine Arts

3. Archaeological Museum

4. Silk Exchange listed in UNESCO

5. Walking tour of the city center with an official guide and free time

6. Palace of the Marquis de Rabassa with a collection of carriages and works by Picasso.