VALENCIA: Ultimate tips for a city trip

You want to know what my ultimate tips for your city trip to Valencia? Please continue to read and write down everything that you can use to make your memorable city trip to.

One of the advantages to have lived in Valencia for six years, I can give you real ultimate tips. All hints are collected during my daily walks in and out of town and my encounters with the locals. So all you read I myself have already tested here.

But let's start with the beginning, how to get to Valencia.

Getting Valencia

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Once landed in this great city to get from the airport to the city center, which is about 9 km away from there.

You have a few transportation options to get to the center:

1. Metrobus takes you to Plaza de España. This bus leaves every 25 minutes and the ride takes about 40 minutes. It will cost you 2 euro. Let op: the bus you can only pay in cash and due.
2. You can also line 5 Subway to the center travel. Buy the subway you a plastic card 2 euro and then load these with minimal 5 euro.
3. You can also TuiN subway card buy 10 euro. The disadvantage is that this card is suitable only for the metro, not for the bus or metrobus. The subway connects the airport to various stations in the old town and the central station (North Station) From this station leave several trains to destinations outside Valencia. The metro runs every 8 minutes and the journey takes 20 minutes to get into the old town.
4. The taxi is the most expensive option, especially if you are traveling alone, but not if you're with 3 of 4 are people. The drive from the airport to the city will cost you about 20 a 25 euro. Make sure to advance the application of Cabify have downloaded it you can order a taxi and sometimes skip waiting queue.
5. Uber is also an option, All you have to do is install the app and you drive to ask. As a new user you get the first 2 free rides 🙂 Uber in price can sometimes be cheaper than a taxi.

What to do

Hot Fallas Festival

A trip to Valencia is not complete if you have not experienced the Fallas Festival. Only you visit during the festival you need to plan well, as the city becomes loaded with people from all over the world.

This festival was introduced in the Middle Ages by carpenters and artists that spring during winter wood pieces gathered in March to feel welcome with a gigantic fire. In this way, the Fallas festival born. But previously only wooden blocks were used, the day today made beautiful artwork that decorate the city and on the last day go up in flames.

The Fallas festival is celebrated from 15 up to and including 19 March.

Book your accommodation Airbnb discount if it's your first time 🙂

Learn something new

Learning something new is part of the tips I want to share with you. Traveling is not only visit places, bucket lists and check off your friends jealous with Facebook or Instagram photos. Nee, travel is creating space for learning.

One of the things you can learn in Valencia is the Spanish language. How cool is it to be able to say more than just yes and no in fluent Spanish. It into a trip may not sound realistic 3 days to learn Spanish but in these three days you can already immerse in this language. And if you want more home than you can sign up for a course or Spanish conversation classes in my book 🙂

Like learning a language too complex, then maybe cook something more for you. So put on your shorts to go on a cookery course at the art of making paella unravel.

photography route

Here I share with you from the city of Valencia the most photogenic places. These places are suitable for different types of photography, street photography to architecture.

Special day trips from Valencia including travel time

Borja route 2 on 3 days

There are few people who know the route and because I want to give you only the best travel tips, I have this number 1 put.

Borja The route takes you to the places that have ever been Borja family and the best thing of all is that these places are located within the municipality of Valencia.

gold Tip: Pin the route at google maps or mapsme to combine the places well together and so no time to lose.

The Cathedral of Santa Maria:

This was the last stop of the Borja family before they went to Italy and one of the most powerful families in the fifteenth century to be. The frescoes in this church that you see are purchased in Italy by Rodrigo Borja who later became Pope.

The castle of Xativa:

this castle located approximately 1 hour from Valencia and is definitely worth visiting not only because of its history, but also because of the view and the area where lies the castle. In this tiny village Rodrigo Borja was born, later known as Pope Alexander VI. In the castle you will find a small exhibition about the Borja family.

The Ducal Palace in Gandia:

This palace was the residence of the family Borja in 1485. Here you can admire different types of art styles from Gothic to Renaissance.

The monastery Simat de la Valldigna:

Been to this monastery's abbot Rodrigo Borja and later his son Cesar. It's a special place in the history of the Borja family.

Borja Tower:

this tower is located in Canals, the hometown of Pope Callixtus, the second Pope who would bring the Borja family. This tower has in the past been part of the palace Borja but today you can only see the ruins of what used to be an imposing palace was supposed. This route ends by the famous spots of the Borja family.

Port Saplaya 30 me

Port Saplaya Alboraya is a residential area of ​​a village adjacent to Valencia. It is so close that you can even to walk from the famous beach Malvarossa. In approximately 45 minutes you what Valencianos call their little Venice, very small then. This is a nice stop to make colorful pictures and momentarily to blow.

Albufera 40 me

If the city you too much, then you're in 40 minutes in the middle of the nature, to be exact in the Albufera National Park, which in Arabic “small sea” means. Come here just to relax and unwind. We cycled the route with friends, with a stop at El Saler beach for coffee and a portion of the famous paella Valenciana.

Sagunto 30 me.

The Roman castle between Valencia and in Castellóen, you just want to add to your day trips and not only because the entrance is free, but also because it provides a beautiful backdrop during the sunset.

Chulilla 1 hour

As a hiker I seek the best hiking areas in the area where I live and how I came to Chulilla just 1 hour from Valencia. Here I have the route of the Puentes Colgantes (hanging bridges) walked. A route of about 2,5 hours within the cliffs of the gorge Turia. Around Chulilla is breathtaking and very accessible. I advise you to make the day go to to enjoy more of the area. Avoid weekends, these days are also the premises and it is very difficult to park your car somewhere.

Montanejos 1,5 hour

“A piece of Thailand in Spain”: that's what I thought when I came in at Fuente de los Baños in Montanejos (does mention that it was a Tuesday afternoon) I had this paradise so for me alone :). This piece of paradise was once the bathhouse of the Arabs living in the region. Water is an important part of the Arab culture and since the water from Fuente de los Baños is crystal clear, warm and surrounded by nature, it is not surprising that their wellness center was.

Tip: I recommend you go to weekdays, only then can you really enjoy this place.

Castellóen 1 hour

Do you want to enjoy beautiful beaches just outside Valencia? The Castellón region is the place to be. This region has 120 kilometer coast and about 16 City beach, enough choice or experience sports activities simply delicious chill.

Peñiscola 2 hour

And if “Game of Thrones” fan could not fail natuurljk Peñiscola my day trips. Peniscola was not only the setting for the filming of The Game of Thrones, it also keeps the ideal place for a photo shoot or for whom mountains and sea. From the castle Papa Luna you have a great sea view and the cap Peñiscola.

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