Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Valencia, Spain
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Experience Valencia in Spain in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in ValenciaIndividual Sights in ValenciaSight 1: Iglesia de las Escuelas Pías
The church of the Pious Schools located on Carniceros Street in Valencia (Spain) was built in the eighteenth century in Baroque style and is a representative example of the architectural moment that the city of Valencia experienced in the last third of the eighteenth century.
Sight 2: Central Market
Mercado Central or Mercat Central is a public market located across from the Llotja de la Seda and the Church of Santos Juanes in central Valencia, Spain. It is one of the main works of the Valencian Art Nouveau.
Sight 3: Església de Santa Caterina
St. Catherine's Church is a Gothic-style Catholic church located in the city of Valencia, Spain at the southern end of Plaza de la Reina.
Sight 4: Iglesia de San Martín
Book Free Tour*The church of San Martín, by San Martín Bisbe and San Antonio Abad, is one of the oldest in the city of Valencia, located at the beginning of San Vicente Street. Its origin can be found in the conquest of the city by James I, being in principle a mosque consecrated to Catholic worship.
Sight 5: Palau dels Boïl d'Arenós
The Boïl d'Arenós palace, also known as the House of the Lord of Bétera, located at Calle de los Llibrers, 2 in the Xerea neighborhood of Ciutat Vella in Valencia, is a building declared an asset of cultural interest, built on a corner plot owned by the Boïl family. It follows the typology of Valencian medieval palaces but refined and revised by later customs and traditions.
Sight 6: Col·legi del Patriarca
The Royal College Seminary of Corpus Christi, also known as the College of the Patriarch, is a seminary founded in 1583 by Juan de Ribera, Archbishop and Viceroy of Valencia and Patriarch of Antioch, who three years later laid the first stone. It is located in the Plaza del Colegio del Patriarca, in the Xerea neighborhood of the city of Valencia.
Wikipedia: Reial Col·legi del Corpus Christi de València (CA)
Sight 7: Palau del Marqués de Dos Aigües
The Palace of the Marquis of Dos Aguas is a Rococo nobility palace, historically important in the city. It is located in one of the most central locations in the city of Valencia (Spain). It is a stately mansion that was the property of the Marqueses of Dos Aguas and is currently owned by the Spanish State. It houses the González Martí National Museum of Ceramics and Decorative Arts.
Sight 8: Sant Joan de la Creu
The church of Sant Joan de la Creu was founded after the Christian conquest of the city, and was built on the site of a mosque. It is in the neighborhood of La Xerea, with the façade on Calle del Poeta Querol and between Vilaragut, Pròcida and Sant Andreu streets in the city of Valencia, Valencian Country.
Sight 9: Teatre Principal de València
The Teatro Principal de València, meaning Main Theatre of València, is a theatre in Valencia, Spain. It is located in downtown Carrer de les Barques, close from the City Hall, as well as the Northern Station and the adjacent Bullring.
Sight 10: Olympia
The Olympia building and theatre is located at number 44 Calle de San Vicente in the city of Valencia. It is a multi-family residential building built in 1915 by the architect Vicente Rodríguez Martín.
Sight 11: Parc de la Cultura
Hospital Park is a municipal garden in Valencia, in the Sant Francesc neighbourhood of Ciutat Vella. It occupies an area of just over 22,000 m² and is protected as an Asset of Cultural Interest (BIC) in the complex of the Hospital Vell and the Hermitage of Santa Llúcia, two historic buildings that are part of the park. In addition, we can also find the Valencian Museum of Illustration and Modernity (MuVIM).
Sight 12: Ermita de Santa Llúcia
The hermitage of Santa Lucía, together with the grounds of the Old Hospital, was declared a National Historic-Artistic Monument in 1963 and an Asset of Cultural Interest in 2007, with the ministerial annotation number: R-I-51-0012195, and the date of annotation was November 28, 1963. It is located in the city of Valencia, on Calle del Hospital.
Sight 13: Església del Pilar
The Church of the Pillar, or Church of Our Lady of the Pillar and Saint Lawrence is the church of the old Dominican convent of the same name, and is mainly what remains of it. It is located in the neighborhood of Velluters or El Pilar, the name it receives for the old convent. More precisely, it is located between Guillem de Castro Street, Maldonado Street and Plaza del Pilar, in the city of Valencia.
Sight 14: Teatre Micalet
The Micalet Theater is a theater hall in the city of Valencia, based in the El Micalet Choral Society. It has its own theatre company of recognised prestige, the Micalet Theatre Company.
Sight 15: Complex Esportiu - Cultural Abastos
The Mercado de Abastos is a building located in the Spanish city of Valencia. It is located in the south-east expansion of the city, between Alberique and Buen Orden streets, occupying two blocks of the plot. It covers an area of 23,800 m², being executed between 1939 and 1948 as a project by the architect Javier Goerlich Lleó, with the impetus of the then mayor of the city, Joaquín Manglano y Cucaló de Montull, Baron of Cárcer.
Sight 16: Convento de Santa Clara
The convent of Santa Clara de Valencia is located at 119 Pérez Galdós Avenue in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is a cloistered convent founded in 1911 and inhabited by nuns of the Order of the Poor Clares Coletinas.
Sight 17: Parc de l'Oest
The Parque del Oeste is a municipal park in Valencia located in the west of the city, between Camí Molí and Avenida de la Diputación, in the Tres Forques neighbourhood. It is, according to Mayor Joan Ribó, "one of the most popular and beloved parks by citizens".
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