Moms Travel TipsTravel Tips and Vacation Ideas for the Whole Family

It needn’t be expensive to visit Valencia which is a joy. You could first use our service to find a good hotel giving you a great base to explore the city from. Then have a look through this list to find a load of other great things to do. Of course you can go to the big attractions, there are some mentioned below, but this is a good start.

1) Walk through the Turia gardens. This dry riverbed meanders through the city and you are never far from it. There are a whole host of attractions within it and it should be the first stop for anyone wanting to get to know how beautiful a city park can be with a bit of imagination.

2) You need to go to the Fallas Museum. Located near the City of Arts and Sciences (See number four) the Fallas Museum is small and intimate unlike the Fallas Fiestas themselves, and gives a great overview of what the Fallas are and how they have developed over the years. Very cheap to get in.

3) Visit the market. It is Medieval. It has spent most of the last ten years under scaffolding in various parts and currently a metro station is being built to one side but inside you will find produce of every type from different parts of the World. Changes with each stage of the year. Springtime is just a strawberry festival

4) See the City of Arts and Sciences. I would just suggest taking a camera and getting yourself there, you don’t even need to go in. You will be thanked by your viewfinder and camera.

5) Walk around the old town area around the Carmen. This will demonstrate how character can be retained using just a bit of thought and imagination. Facades remain in place even when buildings are gutted and rebuilt so they don’t lose their beauty

6) See the Holy Grail in the cathedral. Indiana Jones needn’t have bothered with going to look for the Grail everywhere else as, alledgedly, it is in Valencia Cathedral

7) Get yourself down to the beach and port areas and have yourself a drink overlooking a great city beach or the America’s Cup Port. Also investigate the Cabañal and Malvarrosa areas while you are there

Get down to the Palmar village to the South of the City where Paella restaurants are all that exist. You are surrounded by the Albufera lake which is a rice growing paradise

9) Go on the City Bus Tour as it will surprise you with the variety of things to see in the city. This costs but not too much

10) Get out in the evening and enjoy a jug of Agua de Valencia, a mixture of Vodka, Champagne and orange juice that should not be taken lightly because the hangover the next day can be brutal.

Every visitor will find their own favourite things to do but remember there are loads of other things to do. I haven’t included the big ticket visits like the Bioparc Zoo, The City of Arts and Sciences Tickets, Football at Mestalla, and a multitude of events such as Formula One, Sailing regattas and more but for more information about things to do in Valencia and Spain keep an eye out for more.