Sights in Valencia

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Sights

City of Arts and Sciences

Gleaming white futuristic buildings and pools at the end of the Turia park; free to walk around, with a science museum and other venues inside.

⏱ 1 h 30 visit🚶 18 min by taxi or public transport from the Valencia passenger terminal

SightsClosed Mondays

Museu de Belles Arts

A major fine art museum across the Turia park from the old town, with Spanish painting from the Middle Ages to Sorolla.

⏱ 1 h 00 visit🚶 28 min by taxi or public transport from the Valencia passenger terminal

Sights

Valencia Cathedral & the Micalet tower

A cathedral mixing Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque, with a chalice venerated as the Holy Grail and a bell tower you can climb for city views. Sunday visiting hours are short.

⏱ 1 h 00 visit🚶 29 min by taxi or public transport from the Valencia passenger terminal

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La Lonja de la Seda (Silk Exchange)

A World Heritage Gothic trading hall with twisting stone columns and an orange-tree courtyard, opposite the central market.

⏱ 30 min visit🚶 29 min by taxi or public transport from the Valencia passenger terminal

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Plaza de la Virgen

The old town's prettiest square, beside the cathedral and the basilica, with café terraces and a fountain representing the River Turia.

⏱ 20 min visit🚶 29 min by taxi or public transport from the Valencia passenger terminal

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Torres de Serranos

A massive medieval city gate on the edge of the old town, looking over the old riverbed. Check locally if you want to climb it.

⏱ 30 min visit🚶 30 min by taxi or public transport from the Valencia passenger terminal

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Oceanogràfic aquarium

A very large aquarium within the City of Arts and Sciences, laid out by sea and habitat. Allow plenty of time.

⏱ 2 h 30 visit🚶 32 min walk from the Valencia passenger terminal