Valencia: A Smart Tourism Destination
Did you know that Valencia is a smart tourist destination? Here, you can enjoy a vacation that is not only unforgettable but also responsible, with the satisfaction of knowing you are in a place that cares for its environment, its citizens and visitors, and its traditions and heritage. It is no wonder the city held the title of European Capital of Smart Tourism in 2022!
Discover what makes Valencia a 'smart' destination.
Make your trip to Valencia Smarter
Make your trip to Valencia more sustainable by choosing smart tourism. Travel ecologically, consume local products, and enjoy the city while reducing your impact and living a responsible, complete experience.
Sustainable destination
Valencia is the first city in the world to measure and certify the carbon and water footprint of its tourism industry. Reducing your impact is easy: get around by bike or on foot through its compact center, refill your bottle at public fountains, and avoid plastics. Enjoy the Turia Garden, the city's green lung, as well as the ecosystems of the Albufera, and savor local products from the surrounding orchards and the Mediterranean.
Accessible and inclusive city
With land, sea and air transport links, Valencia welcomes all-comers, without distinction, and we are eliminating barriers so that everyone can enjoy the city equally. Our buses are equipped with Navilens technology for the visually impaired; our beaches, attractions and activities are accessible to persons with physical disabilities; and at many spots around the city, you will find pictograms for visitors with autism or intellectual disabilities. Our squares and broad pedestrian spaces are ideal meeting spots where you can mix with the locals and enjoy our culture and lifestyle. Diverse, open and welcoming, Valencia is proud to be a tolerant city, sensitive to all its visitors. It is for this reason that Valencia has been chosen to host the Gay Games XII in 2026, an international sporting and cultural event whose core principles are participation, inclusion and diversity.
Innovative city
Our tourist resources and offices are fully digitalised. You can access any venue simply by using a QR code, without the need for paper tickets. All our guides, maps and brochures are available in digital format, allowing you to download them to your mobile so they're handy during your visit. In addition to tourist information agents available at our offices, on WhatsApp and via the live chat, our tourist offices also offer interactive touch screens where you can look for and download information or buy and pick up your Valencia Tourist Card or other purchases. At Visit Valencia, we have made an effort to be as smart as possible in our digitalisation, using sustainable servers to reduce our carbon footprint. This means that when you purchase tourist services on our website, you will be helping to practise smart and sustainable tourism.
A creative city proud of its cultural heritage
The wonderful Gothic building of La Lonja, the unique Water Tribunal that meets every Thursday at noon at the Cathedral’s Door of the Apostles, and Las Fallas, our most international festival, are three icons of the city recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Make sure your visit includes at least one of them! Valencia is teeming with culture: historical monuments, museums, theater, concerts, festivals... Have you visited the new CaixaForum Valencia, in the Agora Building of the City of Arts and Sciences? With an ever growing and varied range of cultural activities, you're sure to find something to your liking!
The legacy of Smart Valencia 2022
In 2022, Valencia was the European Capital of Smart Tourism, an honor that is now commemorated with a special mural in Mossen Sorell Square, next to the Central Market, designed by Virginia Lorente and Martín Forés. Drop by and see it. It's an illustration of vivid colors that reflects the smart tourism options in the city: from its green areas and sustainable transport, to its accessibility and creativity. It not only invites all visitors to reflect, but the little ones can even take chalk and add their own drawings or comments. A legacy that will live on forever.
