Map of Valencia's areas

This is where Valencia was born more than 2,000 years ago. The Roman layout, the Andalusian legacy, the commercial Gothic style of the Silk Exchange (La Lonja), and the Baroque style of its churches shape a city that has been building upon itself for centuries. Five UNESCO recognitions make it one of the richest historical centers in Europe. The area extends towards Extramurs and the Eixample, with its modernist architecture and restaurants, all the way to Ruzafa, the eclectic neighborhood where gastronomy, vintage shops, and nightlife live side by side.

In the 1970s, the dry riverbed of the Turia River was set to become a highway. We Valencians said no, and today that very same space is a 9-kilometer linear park that crosses the city from end to end. From Bioparc and Cabecera Park to the City of Arts and Sciences and the Roig Arena, the garden connects neighborhoods with their own unique identities and serves as the city's green, healthy, and lively backbone.

Here, the Mediterranean is a way of life. El Cabanyal preserves its grid of fishermen's streets and a modernist ceramic architecture that is unique in the world. La Malvarrosa and Cabanyal beach offer four kilometers of sand just ten minutes from the center. La Marina de Valencia combines sailing, gastronomy, and avant-garde architecture just a stone's throw from the beach. Maritime tradition and innovation on the very same coastline.

Just ten minutes from the center, the L'Albufera Natural Park unfolds a landscape of wild beaches, dreamlike sunsets, boat rides, rice fields, and wetlands where more than 300 species of birds coexist. It is also part of La Huerta, the farmland that supplies the Mediterranean pantry with rice, vegetables, and greens that can be found in local neighborhood markets and the city's restaurants.