Valencia

Halfway up its Mediterranean coastline sits Spain’s third largest city, Valencia. A combination of the energy of Madrid, the cosmopolitan essence of Barcelona and the friendly atmosphere of Seville, Valencia promises to be a fantastic destination for a city break. Still maintaining its regional character and language, Valencia offers its guests a magnitude of attractions, shopping and nightlife to explore.

Famously known as the home of the real Holy Grail and the legendary El Cid, this captivating metropolis has a wealth of architecture to explore and culture to soak up with its dark Visigoth crypts, castle-like Gothic silk exchanges, lavish Baroque palaces and spectacular Modernista marketplaces. Valencia really seems to hold the entire history of Spanish architecture within its city walls.

Take a trip to the Ayuntamiento quarter to experience the major hub of Valencian culture. Along with the majestic Ayuntamiento (City Hall) building, Renaissance seminaries including the Iglesia de San Juan de la Cruz and Iglesia de San Agustín, stunning plazas and Baroque mansions such as the Palacio del Marqués de Dos Aguas, the Ayuntamiento quarter is also home to bustling markets, spectacular theatres and much more.

Your Valencia break should not miss a trip to one of the most popular attractions in Spain, the ‘City of Arts and Sciences’. A huge, futuristic educational complex designed by the famous Spanish architect Santiago Calatrva. Valencia really has taken tourism to a new level, combining technology, architecture, cosmology, arts, music, math, education and science, all under one roof!