Little things for a more pleasant stay in Valencia

  • One of the mornings, before going to the Botanic Garden visit the Central Food Market, which is specially lively early in the morning. The Market is very close to downtown hotels, on the way to the botanic garden.
  • A night walk from Plaza de l'Ajuntament to Plaza de la Virgen and Plaza de l'Almoina.

    • Valencia city and area turism

    Valencia, town and region, tourist info: link
    Valencia city touristic info: link link
    Top ten city touristic attractions: link

    Places for dinner

    Find your favourite restaurant in this two areas:

  • Cánovas: Streets Joaquín Costa, Ciscar, ...
  • Barrio del Carmen ( itinerario_carmen.pdf ), around Calle Caballeros

    • Suggestions:

  • Rice: La Riua (Calle del Mar)
  • Tapas y montaditos: Taberna de la Reina (Plaza de la Reina)
  • Italian: Al pomodoro (Calle del Mar)

    • Beaches

    A description of the main beaches can be found here. The closest beach is "Las Arenas", right nord of the port, easily accesible by metro/tram.

    Recomended museums

    A list of the main museums can be found at here. Below a personal selection:

  • The Fine Arts Museum San Pio V
  • IVAM - Valencian Institute of Modern Art
  • The Oceanografic (The City of Arts and Sciences)
  • Museo Nacional de Ceramica Gonzalez Marti
  • La Almoina