Excursion Valencia old town and city of arts & sciences tour at Valencia

Spain's third-largest city is a magnificent place, content for Madrid and Barcelona to grab the headlines while it gets on with being a wonderfully live-able city with a thriving cultural. Never afraid to innovate, Valencia diverted its flood-prone river to the outskirts of town and converted the former riverbed into a wonderful green ribbon of park winding right through the city.

Depart the pier and enjoy a panoramic drive along the Avenida de Baleares to the Gran Via and Calle Jativa, past the Bullring and Central Station.

City of Arts & Sciences

Designed by Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela, this unique complex is devoted to science, technology, nature and house in five buildings:  El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía - opera house and performing arts centre; L'Hemisfèric  - Imax Cinema, Planetarium and Laserium;  L'Umbracle - a walkway and garden;  El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe - a science museum; L'Oceanogràfic - an open-air oceanographic park; CaixaForum València - a versatile space that can stage conventions, concerts and performances. After the City of Arts visit reboard the bus and we will drive to the Old Town.

Old Town Walking tour and Horchata Tasting

During the Old Town visit we will see the Central Market, an enormous metal, ceramic tile and glass Art Nouveau building built in 1928, with its 1300 stalls of fresh fish, meat and fruits and other products from all over Spain. Afterwards we will visit the Silk Market “La Lonja”, which is one of the most famous gothic monuments in Europe and was declared as Patrimony of Humanity by UNESCO. Continuing our stroll, we will get to Virgin Square. Here we will see the “Basílica de los Desamparados”, and finally we will arrive at the Cathedral Square to do an outside visit. During the old town visit enjoy some free time and taste the local drink - Valencian horchata accompanied by handmade fartons.

Your walking tour concludes at the coach that will return you to the pier.

Points of interests

Points of interest seen on this excursion may include: Avenida de Baleares, Gran Via, Bullring, Central Station and Market, La Lonja, Outside visit of City of Arts & Sciences.

Note

Please note: This tour involves an extensive amount of walking for approximately 3.3 km in the city centre and at the City of arts and Science. It is not suitable for guests utilizing a wheelchair or those with limited mobility. We recommend wearing comfortable clothing, walking shoes and sun protection. On Sunday, the Central Market can only be viewed from outside. On Sunday afternoon, the Silk Exchange Building will be closed and will be visited outside only.