Tourist attractions Valencia

This magnificent building houses the González Martí National Ceramics Museum . In 1740 the Marquess of Dos Aguas commissioned painter Hipólito Rovira y Meri to redecorate his austere 15C residence in the Baroque style. All its walls were painted by..

The Valencian region has built a solid reputation in the field of ceramics. Its museum bears witness to the fact, with over 5 000 items coming mostly from the Levant workshops: Paterna (13C), Manises (14C) and Alcora (18C). The collection is on displ..

This fine arts museum covers the extensive period from the Middle Ages to the 20C. Although it contains a fine collection of works from the Golden Age, notably by El Greco and Velásquez, its main attraction is its collection of primitives . A number..

The Prince Philip Science Museum (Museo de las Ciencias Principe Felipe) stands behind a huge triangular pool filled with turquoise water. The building, designed by the architect Santiago Calatrava, houses Europe's largest interactive museum. The car..

This vast cultural and leisure complex covers an area of 350 000m 2 . It consists of a series of white buildings with a futuristic design which are reflected on sheets of turquoise water, and comprises a variety of facilities and pieces of equipment ..

The seminary founded in the 16C by Archbishop Juan de Ribeira now houses a museum . As well as a wonderful 14C Byzantine cross, works by Juan de Juanes, the precious Tryptych of the Passion by Thierry Bouts, and paintings by Ribalta, Morales an..

The church of Santa Catalina was built after the Reconquest (after 1492) above the foundations of a former mosque in the heart of Valencia's historic centre. It is noteworthy for its 17C Baroque tower, which is best viewed from the Plaza de Zaragoza.

The Lonja (Silk Exchange) was built in the 15C at the request of the city’s silk merchants, as the old building was considered too small for the volume of business conducted there. Its Flamboyant Gothic façade, crowned by a tower, is adorned with a c..

The city’s economic boom at the end of the 19C meant the development of new districts and a remodelling of the historic centre. Some extraordinary buildings went up. The Central Market and the Northern Station are representative of the prevailing..

Valencia’s historic centre is one of Spain’s largest and most important, bearing witness to the city’s blossoming in the 15C. On Plaza de la Reina are the Cathedral with its masterly Baroque façade, and the Basilica of Nuestra Señora de los Desa..

Dominated by the Miguelete Tower, the Cathedral, despite its baroque façade, dates mainly from the 14C and 15C. It is said that the Holy Grail can be found here, in the shape of a cornelian cup, in the chapel of the Santo Cáliz . The building is l..

The Palace of the Regional Government was until 1707 the seat of the members of Parliament responsible for taxation. Built around an elegant patio, this Gothic palace dates from the 15C, except for the towers. One of the finest rooms is the Gold Draw..

The Serranos Towers, dating from the end of the 14C, guarded one of the many gates of the city. They have been very well restored and provide a fine example of medieval military architecture, with their lines of machicolations. It is noteworthy that ..

The Umbracle, facing the science museum, is a magnificent palm-grove garden. Protected by an unusual structure made up of white parabolic arches, it offers a splendid overall view of the vast culture and leisure complex known as the Art and Science C..

The square where the town hall is located is a very busy place. It is the location for a superb flower market.

The North railway station was built between 1909 and 1917 by Demetrio Ribes, an admirer of Austrian Modernist architecture. Its interior decor is highly appealing, particularly its wooden ticket counters and panels of azulejos depicting scenes fr..

Redonda Square is an unusual small round square reached through four narrow passages. It could almost be called an urban patio. All around are stalls selling lace and haberdashery. From there, you can catch a glimpse of the fine baroque steeple of Sa..

The central Mercado, built between 1914 and 1928, is a fine example of Modernist architecture. This huge glass and metal structure houses an extremely busy morning market. The profusion of fruit and vegetables here is a good indication of the agricul..

A graceful turret crowns the façade of the huge Church of Los Santos Juanes. The Gothic nave was altered in the 17C and 18C and decorated with an astonishing profusion of baroque stucco.

The church of San Juan del Hospital, founded in 1238, was built in early Gothic style. It consists of a single nave crowned by broken-barrel vaulting, with several chapels on either side of the aisles. The walls of the chapel on the Evangelist side o..