From the historic old town to the City of Arts and Sciences, from the city beaches to the rice fields of the Albufera. Valencia is best explored on foot or by bike, and Hotel Venecia Plaza Centro sits right in the middle of it all.
The Cathedral and its Miguelete bell tower, the Silk Exchange (Lonja de la Seda) — a Gothic masterpiece and UNESCO World Heritage Site —, the Serranos and Quart towers, Plaza de la Virgen and the Art Nouveau Central Market. Plaza del Ayuntamiento, next to the hotel, is the perfect starting point.
The old riverbed of the Turia is now a 9-kilometre park that crosses the city. Follow it to reach the City of Arts and Sciences, Calatrava’s futuristic complex with the Science Museum, the Oceanogràfic — Europe’s largest aquarium —, the Hemisfèric IMAX cinema and the Palau de les Arts opera house.
El Carmen, the bohemian heart of the old town, blends palaces, street art and tapas bars. Ruzafa is the trendy district, full of restaurants and terraces. And Mercado de Colón, a former Art Nouveau market, is now an elegant space of cafés and shops.
The Museum of Fine Arts, one of Spain’s most important; the IVAM contemporary art museum; the Marqués de Dos Aguas Palace, home to the National Ceramics Museum; and the MUVIM, L’Etno and the Silk Museum in the historic Velluters quarter.
A few minutes from the centre, the city beaches of Malvarrosa and Las Arenas, with their promenade and rice restaurants. Right beside them, El Cabanyal, a fishermen’s quarter with colourful tiled façades. Further south, El Saler and Pinedo, among dunes and pine woods.
10 km to the south, a freshwater lagoon surrounded by rice fields and birdlife. In El Palmar, the birthplace of Valencian paella, you can eat rice by the water and take a boat trip at sunset — one of the loveliest things to do in the area.
From 1 to 19 March, Valencia gives itself over to Las Fallas, its biggest festival and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Every day at 2 pm, the mascletà shakes Plaza del Ayuntamiento with sheer gunpowder. During the main week, around 800 fallas go up — satirical papier-mâché monuments that each neighbourhood commission spends a year building —, the falleras carry flowers to the Virgen de los Desamparados in the Ofrenda, and on the night of the 19th La Cremà burns everything to ash except the pardoned ninot. The rest of the year Valencia also celebrates the Maritime Holy Week, the July Fair and the Nit de l’Albà.
Valencian paella was born here, but there is also arròs a banda, all i pebre and esgarraet. For an afternoon treat, horchata (tiger-nut milk) with fartons; and to toast, the famous Agua de Valencia. The Central Market is the best place to try fresh local produce.
Valencia has a mild climate all year round; spring and autumn are ideal. The centre is walkable, and for longer distances there is the metro (which connects to the airport), EMT buses and the Valenbisi public bikes. From Hotel Venecia Plaza Centro, almost everything is within walking distance.
All of this, a short walk from Hotel Venecia Plaza Centro, right on Plaza del Ayuntamiento.
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