Typically, tourists connect Valencia (Valencia) with two common associations: the famous soccer team with the same name and the golden coast of the Mediterranean. Both options are correct, but no one will be mistaken if to this list will add love to delicious food, siesta and street festivities. Valencia - a wide clean beaches, orange groves and authentic quiet villages of Spanish fishermen. The province is divided into two regions: the popular resort "white coast" of Costa Blanca and the modest "beach of orange blossom" Costa del Azahar
And although today Valencia is a dynamic and modern the Spanish city, its centuries-old history and local traditions attract travelers trying to understand why the Moors called it "paradise on earth."
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How to get to Valencia
There are no direct flights to Valencia from Russia , but regular flights with a transfer in Paris, Dusseldorf, Rome and Zurich are performed by Air France, Lufthansa, Alitalia and Swiss, respectively. A round-trip ticket costs around € 500-600.
From the Valencia International Airport to the city center you can get:
- by metro in 10-20 minutes and € 1.90 (take the line 5 Aeropuerto / Torrent Avinguda-Neptú or line 3 Aeropuerto / Palmaret-Rafelbunyol)
- by bus for € 1.20 (route No. 150 Valencia - Manises - Aeropuerto, leaves every 20 minutes from the airport)
- by taxi for € 20
- by car (follow the highway V-11, which connects to A-3 and V-30)
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Transport
You can reach the city by bus anywhere (from 04:00 am to 02:00 am) or by metro to any part of the city at any time of the day. For independent travelers there is a bike rental (from 2 EUR per hour, for students - special discounts), there are also car rental offices
Valencia climate
Clearly + 24 ° C in the afternoon + 10 ° C at night ° C water |
Clearly + 27 ° C in the afternoon + 15 ° C at night ° C water |
Partly cloudy, light rain + 17 ° C in the afternoon + 15 ° C at night ° C water |
| Weather forecast in Valencia for 10 days | ||
| Average monthly temperature, ° C | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | @ мар | апр | май | июн | июль | авг | сен | окт | ноя | дек | |
| день | + 15 | +16 | + 18 | + 20 | + 23 | + 26 | + 29 | + 29 | + 27 | + 23 | + 19 | +16 |
| at night | + 6 | + 6 | + 8 | + 10 | + 13 | + 17 | + 20 | + 20 | + 18 | + 13 | + 10 | + 7 |
| water | + 14 | + 13 | + 15 | + 15 | + 17 | + 19 | + 24 | + 26 | + 25 | + 21 | + 19 | + 15 |
Valencia is the house of the sun. Sunny weather is almost all year round here, even when the thermometer's columns go down to winter temperatures (by local standards, of course) + 7 ... 10 ° C. Rain - the guest is rare and does not stay long (usually falls in September-October and March-April), but the air is always really Mediterranean: warm, soft and humid.
Siesta in Valencia
Siesta in Valencia - sacred ritual . Its operation extends from 2 to 5 hours to most establishments: from small commercial companies to shops and museums. So shopping and exhibition halls are best served until one in the afternoon or after 5 pm
Cuisine and restaurants
Food in Valencia is a serious , responsible business. Local people are trembling to each of their lunch and dinner. Not surprising, given that Valencia is the birthplace of paella. By the way, this dish is served in all possible variations, and on March 19 - St. Joseph's day, they are cooked in a huge paella pan - on an open fire in the street.
"Water of Valencia" (Agua de Valencia) - so the inhabitants of this glorious city called the drink, which is a mixture of orange juice and wine.
Although the traditional cuisine uses Valencia is very popular with tourists and locals of the population, in recent years, along with globalization in the city, there have been dishes for every taste and budget from masters of Asia and the Middle East, Europe and Latin America.
Beaches of Valencia
Valencia - blessed land for excellent beaches with white sand in the city (Arenas and Malvarros), and beyond. However, if you are looking for the perfect seascape, which is found only on glossy covers, then get out of town - you can not go wrong.
The beaches of Costa Blanca are one of the most "populated" tourists on the entire Spanish coast - however, the number of "Blue" flags "also surpasses the boldest imagination. The beaches here can boast of the purest and, as a powder, fine white sand, a smooth descent into the water and any "direction" - from noisy youth to a pacified infant. Besides, on the "white shore", ecotourism, excursion and sports tourism are perfectly developed.
City beaches will appeal to lovers of sunbathing topless; the best places for nudists are organized outside Valencia in Pinedo and La Devesa
Entertainment, sightseeing and attractions of Valencia
It's harder to find another Spanish city where it's not scary to get lost, it's nice. It is best to begin acquaintance with the city in its historical center on the St. Mary's Square and then follow the map and look at the Serranos watchtowers, the City Assembly Square, the Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the silk exchange La Lonja, the Cathedral of Valencia and the huge statue of Gulliver in the park Turia
- Watch a film in the Crypt of St. Vicente
- Look at the frescoes of Fernando de Llanos and the canvas of Goya in the cathedral of La Seo
- Go to the observation deck at Torre Tower e@mail.ru
- Visit the Royal Gardens is a kind of open-air museum
- Look at the National Ceramics Museum - marvel at the curious collection
- Visit the show at the Oceanographic Center Dolphinarium
- Have fun at the festival fire in March
If there is time, it is worth looking into the gardens of Jardines de Viveros, Alameda and Jardines de Monforte If there is a whole free day, then go to Albufera National Park - the best place for outdoor recreation and to taste the local pae l and Al-i-Pebre - stewed potatoes with eel.
Another pride of Valencia is the City of Arts and Sciences - an incredible cultural and entertainment complex with an opera house, a planetarium, a scientific museum, a gallery and an oceanographic park inside.
Events
The residents of Valencia zealously keep their national traditions and with an enviable regularity conduct all sorts of festivals and festive processions. The main one is "Fallas" - runs from 1 to 19 March. It is a holiday of "fire and fun" with pyrotechnic and musical parades, eating donuts with chocolate (bunuelos) and veneration of St. Joseph and the patron saint of all defenseless.
National Valencia Day - October 9 - at the same time "local" Valentine's Day , when men give their loved ones a bouquet of marzipan sweets (Mocadorà)
July Fair is a holiday of flowers with its culmination, when within an hour thousands of colorful carnations fly in the skies of Valencia.
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