# What to see in Valencia: 15 must-sees

From the City of Arts and Sciences to the old town and the Albufera: what guides and travellers recommend for getting to know Valencia.

- 21 votes · 16 items
- May 4, 2024 · toledonomada
- https://even.best/en/l/116/what-to-see-in-valencia-15-must-sees

## Top 15

1. **Silk Exchange (La Lonja)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 15th-century Gothic civil masterpiece with its hall of spiral columns; a World Heritage Site.
2. **Turia Gardens** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Nine kilometres of park in the old riverbed, diverted after the 1957 flood.
3. **El Carmen** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Old quarter of lanes, street art and the Serranos and Quart towers.
4. **Serranos Towers** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 14th-century Gothic gate in the old wall, where the Fallas festival is officially opened.
5. **City of Arts and Sciences** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela's complex in the old Turia riverbed, with the Hemisfèric and the Science Museum. <https://www.cac.es/>
6. **Oceanogràfic** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Europe's largest aquarium, with belugas, sharks and an underwater tunnel. <https://www.oceanografic.org/>
7. **Valencia Cathedral and the Micalet** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Cathedral holding a chalice venerated as the Holy Grail; the bell tower overlooks the whole city.
8. **Albufera Natural Park** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Lagoon and rice fields south of the city, the birthplace of paella, famous for its sunset boat rides.
9. **Plaza de la Virgen** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Square with the Basilica of Our Lady of the Forsaken and the Turia fountain.
10. **Estació del Nord** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1917 modernista railway station decorated with orange mosaics.
11. **Malvarrosa Beach** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Urban beach with a seafront promenade and rice restaurants, next to Las Arenas.
12. **Bioparc Valencia** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Immersion zoo recreating African habitats without visible barriers. <https://www.bioparcvalencia.es/>
13. **Palace of the Marqués de Dos Aguas** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Rococo palace with an alabaster doorway, home to the National Ceramics Museum.
14. **Valencia Fine Arts Museum** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — One of Spain's largest art collections, with works by Sorolla, Goya and Velázquez.
15. **Central Market** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Modernista market from 1928 with domes and stained glass, one of the largest in Europe. <https://mercadocentralvalencia.es/>
16. **Ruzafa** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Trendy neighbourhood with a market, speciality coffee shops and the best restaurant scene.

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