Weekend in Valencia

8/3/2019 Weekend in Valencia

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- In the afternoon, we will see the architecture of the North Station and theBullring. Then we will walk to the square of the Virgin watching thetown hall square and streets. In the Square of the Virgin, We will go intothe cathedral and then we will climb to Micalet to see Valencia fromthe top. As we will be tired, we'll enjoy an ice cream at one of the

cafes in the area or we can buy some souvenirs.

- We will go to the hotel to relax and we meet in the lobby for dinner in Lacepa vieja, a restaurant serving Mediterranean food and wine typicalSpanish. After that, we will stay in a pub called LayDown where we will

can taste their exclusive cocktails and listen to chill-out music.


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It was made in the Century 19th in the period of modernstyle. The drawings of the frontare inspired in the valencianagriculture. It's one of the mostemblematic monuments in the

city.

The stadium was built in 1851. Itwas inspired by the Colosseumand it holds 12,884 people. Thebullring is situated next to thedel North train station.


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The town hall square is the most important square in Valencia. Now iscalled Jaume I, but it had three different names. In march, during theFallas, there is celebrated La masclet every day.


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It's in the centre of the city. There, youcan found the cathedral, the Virgin'sbasilica and the garden of the Palaceof Generality. In the centre there is afountain dedicated to the sea's godand the eight irrigated channels in

Valencia.


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Was dedicated by order of James I the Conqueror to Saint Mary. It was

built over the site of the former Visigothic cathedral and under hadbeen turned into a mosque. Gothic mediterranian architecture is thepredominant style of this cathedral, although it also containsRomanesque, French gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassicalelements.There you can found the tomb of Ausias March, a very importantpoet in this place.


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It was made between 1391 and 1429. It measures 51m and have207 steps. Inside there are eleven bells called with spanish names.


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- In the Saturday morning, we will visit the Albufera, a freshwater lake at10 km south of the city. Now is a nature reserve and one of the mostimportant wetlands in Europe, this is where rice is grown - and some of thebest paella restaurants are to be found. Obviously, we will eat paellahere.

- On Saturday evening we will visit the piece of Santiago Calatrava, TheCity of Arts and Sciences, with its museum, planetarium, aquarium andopera house. When the visit ends, everyone can choose the option thatthey like more, walking by the river of Valencia or go to one of the twoarea shopping malls: Aqua or Saler

- At 20:30 we return to the hotel, where we will dinner. Later that night, WeWe will go out by the Barrio el Carmen that has much nightlife and we willmay take a couple of drinks.

We will use the Valencia Tourist Bus service and metro to go and return tothe sites.


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The Albufera is a freshwater lake at 10 kmsouth of the city. Now is a nature reserveand one of the most important wetlandsin Europe, this is where rice is grown


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The City of Arts and Sciences is an educationaland entertainment complex whose structures

were designed primarily by Santiago

Calatrava. The massive Principe Felipe Museum is

a science museum and science center, in the

L'Hemisferia is the Imax theater (also a

planetarium) and the Palau de les Arts is thecenter for performing arts. The Valencia aquarium

is at the far end of the complex. And theL'Umbracle, the entry way to the Art andScience center, is a very fancy parkingstructure with an arboretum growing on top.


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Barrio del Carmen is home to thealternative / underground ofValencia. It is the oldest, the mostdiverse, cosmopolitan, curious and

bohemian nigthlife area of the city.Carmen is an amazing

caleidoscope of cultures,subcultures, ambiences andpersonalities. It can be exploredforever, like a continent.


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In Sunday morning early, we'll go to Bioparc zoo where we'll see ananimals show. We'll visit Malvarrosa beaches and then we'll take awalk. After, we'll have lunch in a restaurant in the promenade.


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Weekend in Valencia