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Valencia is the third largest city in Spain, located some 10 km to the east from Mislata. The capital city Madrid is in 400 km to the north-west. The population is about 814,300 people in accordance with the 2009 census. Many people visit Valencia each year to take a look at its famous roman catholic cathedrals and museums.

The nearest airport Valencia (IATA: VLC) is about 20 km away.

Best things to see in Valencia

1. Saint Mary of Valencia Cathedral
The Cathedral of Valencia (Metropolitan Basilica Cathedral), commonly known as the " Seu" in Valencian, is the see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia. The church was consecrated in 1238 by the first bishop of Valencia Pere d'Albalat and was dedicated by order of James I the Conqueror to Saint Mary. It was built upon the mosque, which in turn had been raised in place of the former Visigothic cathedral. Gothic architecture, in its Catalan or Mediterranean version, is the predominant s…

2. Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències
The City of Arts and Sciences (Valencian: Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, Spanish: Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias) is an entertainment-based cultural and architectural complex in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is the most important modern tourist destination in the city of Valencia.

3. Torres de Serranos
The Torres de Serrans (Шаблон: IPA-ca; español. Torres de Serranos Шаблон: IPA-es; " Serrano Towers" ) or Porta de Serrans (Шаблон: IPA-ca; español. Puerta de Serranos Шаблон: IPA-es; " Serrano Gates" ) is one of the twelve gates that were found along the old medieval city wall in Valencia, Spain.

4. L'Umbracle
L'Umbracle (Шаблон: IPA-ca), part of the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències (City of Arts and Sciences) complex in Valencia, Spain, is a landscaped walk with plant species indigenous to Valencia (such as rockrose, lentisca, romero, honeysuckle, bougainvillea, palm tree).

5. L'Hemisfèric
L'Hemisfèric is a tourist attraction, one of the Planetaria in Valencia, Spain. It is located: 15 km from Alboraya, 16 km from Alfafar, 16 km from Benetússer.

6. Llotja de la Seda
The Llotja de la Seda (English: Silk Exchange; Spanish: Lonja de la Seda) in Valencia is a late Valencian Gothic style civil building, built between 1482 and 1548, and one of the principal tourist attractions in the city. The UNESCO considered it as a World Heritage Site in 1996 since " the site is of outstanding universal value as it is a wholly exceptional example of a secular building in late Gothic style, which dramatically illustrates the power and wealth of one of the great Mediterranean me…

7. Plaza de Toros de Valencia
Plaza de Toros de Valencia is a bullring in València, Spain. It is currently used for bull fighting. The stadium holds 12, 884 people. It was built in 1851. The Valencian bullring, situated next to the del north train station, was built between 1850 and 1860 and the architect was Sebastian Monleon.

8. Valencian Museum of Ethnology
The Museu Valencià d´Etnologia (Valencian Museum of Ethnology) was created in 1982. It aims to promote research and circulate knowledge regarding the fields of Ethnology and Anthropology, making a dynamic informative space available to the public.

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Saint Mary of Valencia Cathedral

The Cathedral of Valencia (Metropolitan Basilica Cathedral), commonly

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L'Oceanogràfic

L'Oceanogràfic is a marine complex situated in the east of the city

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Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències

The City of Arts and Sciences (Valencian: Ciutat de les Arts i les

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Torres de Serranos

The Torres de Serrans (Шаблон:IPA-ca; español. Torres de Serran

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L'Umbracle

L'Umbracle (Шаблон:IPA-ca), part of the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciènc

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Valencia Bioparc

Bioparc Valencia is a Шаблон:Convert zoo in Valencia, Spain. It is ow

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L'Hemisfèric

Півсфера (ісп. El Hemisférico) — кінотеатр IMAX, планетарій, теат

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Llotja de la Seda

The Llotja de la Seda (English: Silk Exchange; Spanish: Lonja de la

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Museo de las Ciencias Principe Felipe

REDIRECT Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe

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Plaza de Toros de Valencia

Plaza de Toros de Valencia is a bullring in València, Spain. It is

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Valencian Museum of Ethnology

The Museu Valencià d´Etnologia (Valencian Museum of Ethnology) was c

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Prehistory Museum of Valencia

The Prehistory Museum of Valencia is a museum of the city of Valencia

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Valencia Street Circuit

The Valencia Street Circuit is a semi-permanent street circuit in

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Melia Plaza Valencia

starting $382

Hotel Mediterraneo

starting $174

Casual Valencia del Cine

starting $149

Hostal Venecia

starting $113

Casual Valencia de la Música

starting $84

Pensión Alicante

starting $92

Apartamentos Wallace

starting $180

Marshall By Hoom

starting $38

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