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One of the best beaches in Europe. Just a few minutes away from anywhere in Valencia there is an amazing beach (miles and miles of soft yellow sand) by the Mediterranean Sea. Lush and golden beaches - that's how they call it in the guide books.
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As if brought back from another time and another world, the City of Arts and Sciences has become the image of Valencia to the rest of the world.
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Valencia an intoxicating mix Spanish Art & Architecture.
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“Somewhere in La Mancha…” …there’s a village where the little old ladies dance all night long.
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A small village in La Mancha where, every year just after Easter, you can see the Virgin Mary sprinting down a country road.
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A small mountain village in the north-east of Spain with Celtic, Roman, Arabic, Christian and Visigoth influences, and now a proposed World Heritage Site.
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When it comes to capturing the beauty of the City of Arts and Sciences at night, all you need is your LCA and a good supply of film! While this is a popular tourist attraction, it's much advisable to pay it a visit at night when you can finally have it all to yourself.
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A big fiesta in a small town. Cullera is a "season" town 45km away from Valencia. It takes 45 minutes to get there by car or you can take a bus or a train.
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23 of January- Holiday of the St.Vincent Martyr, the patron of Valencia. San Vicente Martír was born in Huesca in the 4th century, and studied religion in Zaragoza. In those days, Christianity was more like a cult, and the Roman emperors still in charge looked upon it disfavorably.
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A festive feast for all tastes. It was our last day in Valencia, so what better thing to do than visit Valencia's Tapas Festival?
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Scouring for my next Lomo Location can be a toughie at times although when I do spot a location that inspires me, I instantly get a hold of my camera and start clicking away. Lucky me, I didn't even have to go far especially with something like the picture perfect Valencia Square nearby.
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One of the oldest sweet shops in Valencia, La Casa de los Dulces offers a gamut of delightful sweets that will surely satisfy all your sweet tooth cravings. Feast on sweet rolls, marzipans, sweet cakes - basically anything that catches your fancy. Be careful though if you don't have much self-control as you're allowed to have a taste of everything.
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One of the largest seaports in the Mediterranean Sea. The Port of Valencia is the largest Spanish seaport and one of the largest seaports in the Mediterranean Sea basin. Here, there are 15,000 employees who provide service to more than 7,500 ships every year.
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Plaza del Ayuntamiento is one of the most important city plazas in Valencia. This well-known town square is both bold and beautiful and should be one of your must-sees if ever you'd be visiting Valencia. Don't worry about getting lost as all the city buses stop here, you simply can't miss it!
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The Gardens of Turia (Jardines de Turia) in Valencia is 9km of greenery surrounded by ancient walls and buildings. As this place has always been prone to floods, it actually got severely damaged back in 1957 that even a number of people lost their lives and most of the city was ruined. Because of this, Valencia decided to divert the course of the river paving the way for the birth of this lush garden.
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This affordable design hotel is positioned just across the road from Valencia's City of Arts and Sciences. Planning to visit? Request for the room with a balcony that faces the historic city centre for amazing night views!
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Valencia is a city next to the beach where lots of Spanish and foreign students are living. Therefore it never lacks of animation. First of all, the city is amazing in an architectural point of view. Indeed, the main river, called the Turia, has been dried because of flood problems and they decided to make a huge park inside.
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Pegado al pueblo existen todavía unos restos de la industria del pasado.
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Besalú is a little village in the north-east of Catalonia (Spain), in a region known by its volcanoes (all inactive, I think) and for being the place more similar to the Tolkien´s "The Shire".
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The very poetic name of Ojos Negros does not make reference to the mysterious black eyes of some beautiful woman of remote times but rather to the coal and ore mines that made this small village famous in Spain.
