Guidebook for València

Lynette
Guidebook for València

Parks & Nature

It's the perfect place to take a picnic and explore on foot by by bike. 8km of park with ever changing trees and plants. It's Valencia's playground with activities, every sport imaginable played and events held.
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JARDÍN DEL TURIA UPPSETNINGAR
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It's the perfect place to take a picnic and explore on foot by by bike. 8km of park with ever changing trees and plants. It's Valencia's playground with activities, every sport imaginable played and events held.
Great place to go if you want to get out of the city for a bit. Huge lagoon which is the source of Valencia's rice paddies and where Paella was first created. Great to go to one of the famous paella restaurants around there and then take a boat trip on the Albufera.
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La Albufera
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Great place to go if you want to get out of the city for a bit. Huge lagoon which is the source of Valencia's rice paddies and where Paella was first created. Great to go to one of the famous paella restaurants around there and then take a boat trip on the Albufera.

Food Scene

Great place to try a Paella. The paellas are cooked on a fire and use superb ingredients. If you want a traditional Paella Valenciana you would need to call and pre-order as they buy their ingredients according to order. http://www.casa-carmela.com/es/menu/ 963 710 073
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Casa Carmela
155 Carrer d'Isabel de Villena
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Great place to try a Paella. The paellas are cooked on a fire and use superb ingredients. If you want a traditional Paella Valenciana you would need to call and pre-order as they buy their ingredients according to order. http://www.casa-carmela.com/es/menu/ 963 710 073
Great food and wines in this restaurant just down the road. It's been around forever and is still going strong because of it's great food good service and sensible prices. Call to book in advance to be sure of a table as it's very popular. http://www.emilianobodega.com/#_=_ +34 963 672 314
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Casa Montaña
69 Carrer de Josep Benlliure
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Great food and wines in this restaurant just down the road. It's been around forever and is still going strong because of it's great food good service and sensible prices. Call to book in advance to be sure of a table as it's very popular. http://www.emilianobodega.com/#_=_ +34 963 672 314
This is super close to the flat and is a solid restaurant serving really good food at a great price. Perfect for when you are hungry and don't have the energy to explore further afield!
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Bodega la Aldeana 1927
258 Carrer de Josep Benlliure
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This is super close to the flat and is a solid restaurant serving really good food at a great price. Perfect for when you are hungry and don't have the energy to explore further afield!
Gorgeous food in a smart restaurant but at incredibly reasonable prices. If you went to a restaurant of this caliber in London or Paris you would be looking at upwards of 60Eur per head whereas here it is less than half that price. Fabulous wine list, beautifully presented tapas and rice dishes to die for. Perfect for a special meal. http://goyagalleryrestaurant.com/ +34 963 041 835
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GOYA GALLERY RESTAURANT
3 Carrer de Borriana
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Gorgeous food in a smart restaurant but at incredibly reasonable prices. If you went to a restaurant of this caliber in London or Paris you would be looking at upwards of 60Eur per head whereas here it is less than half that price. Fabulous wine list, beautifully presented tapas and rice dishes to die for. Perfect for a special meal. http://goyagalleryrestaurant.com/ +34 963 041 835
Really close to the flat this bar serves local brewed beers and delicious tapas. Lovely interior and atmosphere great for a drink or a meal.
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La Reina
173 Carrer de la Reina
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Really close to the flat this bar serves local brewed beers and delicious tapas. Lovely interior and atmosphere great for a drink or a meal.
If you are wandering around Ruzafa in the day this place is the perfect stop for coffee, brunch or lunch. The food is excellent and the cakes to die for! There's a gorgeous little garden in the back which is perfect for relaxing after some serious sightseeing!
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Bluebell Coffee Roasters
3 Carrer de Buenos Aires
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If you are wandering around Ruzafa in the day this place is the perfect stop for coffee, brunch or lunch. The food is excellent and the cakes to die for! There's a gorgeous little garden in the back which is perfect for relaxing after some serious sightseeing!
This place is perfect to spend time by the sea. Good food good coffee delicious cakes and in the evening they do great cocktails . The service is friendly and you can choose to sit beachside or in their beautifully decorated courtyard. In summer they even open up a chiringuito bar on the beach for drinks in the afternoon or evening! One of my favourites!
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La Más Bonita Patacona
11 Passeig Marítim de la Patacona
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This place is perfect to spend time by the sea. Good food good coffee delicious cakes and in the evening they do great cocktails . The service is friendly and you can choose to sit beachside or in their beautifully decorated courtyard. In summer they even open up a chiringuito bar on the beach for drinks in the afternoon or evening! One of my favourites!
Good service and great quality food on the beach front. Some of the restaurants on the Patacona strip are more eye catching and are more into style than quality, but this one serves delicious fresh food from a typically Spanish menu and at a very reasonable price. Great for lunch on a sunny day.
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Restaurant Llevant
2 Paseo Marítimo de la Patacona
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Good service and great quality food on the beach front. Some of the restaurants on the Patacona strip are more eye catching and are more into style than quality, but this one serves delicious fresh food from a typically Spanish menu and at a very reasonable price. Great for lunch on a sunny day.

Drinks & Nightlife

This place is lovely if you like listening to good music in a relaxed atmosphere. I love spending afternoons or evenings here and getting a bite to eat. everyone is really friendly and it's always fun. https://www.facebook.com/lafabricarte/home
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La FABrica
14 Carrer del Crist del Grau
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This place is lovely if you like listening to good music in a relaxed atmosphere. I love spending afternoons or evenings here and getting a bite to eat. everyone is really friendly and it's always fun. https://www.facebook.com/lafabricarte/home
Tequila!!! This is an amazing place which has hundreds of tequilas and Mezcals on offer. You can do a tasting, or get for a cocktail! Great to stop by if you are out in Ruzafa.
La Mezcalería VLC
34 Carrer de Carles Cervera
Tequila!!! This is an amazing place which has hundreds of tequilas and Mezcals on offer. You can do a tasting, or get for a cocktail! Great to stop by if you are out in Ruzafa.
This barrio is packed full of bars and restaurants. Wander the streets and go bar hopping. Streets to try are Calle Literato Azorin, Cadiz, Jesus and Puerto Rico. Grab a taxi there and back for a good night out.
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Ruzafa station
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This barrio is packed full of bars and restaurants. Wander the streets and go bar hopping. Streets to try are Calle Literato Azorin, Cadiz, Jesus and Puerto Rico. Grab a taxi there and back for a good night out.
The Carmen is another area with tons of bars and restaurants to go out in. It's closest to the old part of town and is quite easy to get to by public transport.
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El Carmen
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The Carmen is another area with tons of bars and restaurants to go out in. It's closest to the old part of town and is quite easy to get to by public transport.
Beautifully decorated I love this place for great cocktails in the evening or coffee in the afternoon. It starts off quite relaxed but gets livelier as the evening progresses. If you are out for dinner in the Carmen stop by afterwards for a cheeky drink!
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Cafe de las Horas
1 Carrer del Comte d'Almodóvar
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Beautifully decorated I love this place for great cocktails in the evening or coffee in the afternoon. It starts off quite relaxed but gets livelier as the evening progresses. If you are out for dinner in the Carmen stop by afterwards for a cheeky drink!
If you want to experience nightlife right by the beach there are lots of bars restaurants and places to dance in this amazing setting overlooking Valencia's marina! This is the high life!
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Valencia Marina
s/n Carrer del Moll de la Duana
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If you want to experience nightlife right by the beach there are lots of bars restaurants and places to dance in this amazing setting overlooking Valencia's marina! This is the high life!
This place is run as a social enterprise and as well as being a fantastic place for a drink with friends it's also a venue for live music, dance, performance artists and learning. It's huge and yet manages to retain a relaxed atmosphere. Find a cozy corner for a chat or come for one of the many shows that are on! There is always something happening here and it's right by the beach.
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Ísverksmiðja
37 C. de Pavia
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This place is run as a social enterprise and as well as being a fantastic place for a drink with friends it's also a venue for live music, dance, performance artists and learning. It's huge and yet manages to retain a relaxed atmosphere. Find a cozy corner for a chat or come for one of the many shows that are on! There is always something happening here and it's right by the beach.
Are we in Ibiza?? Feels like it with this great new venue that opened up in 2016. Cocktails music food and pool loungers! At the weekend in summer it gets really packed so go then if you thrive on a crowded party atmosphere. Midweek it's more relaxed and luxurious. Prices are a little higher than your average bar but nowhere near what you would expect from a place like this in Ibiza.
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Marina Beach Club Valencia
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Are we in Ibiza?? Feels like it with this great new venue that opened up in 2016. Cocktails music food and pool loungers! At the weekend in summer it gets really packed so go then if you thrive on a crowded party atmosphere. Midweek it's more relaxed and luxurious. Prices are a little higher than your average bar but nowhere near what you would expect from a place like this in Ibiza.

Sightseeing

This is the home of Valencia's Street Art! There are 60m of different types of street art in this road and it was created by a photographer who wanted to give life to this old rundown street. Valencia is lucky to have lots of Urban artists come and create beautiful projects on its walls. I love wandering around the city and coming across these fabulous pieces. The following website takes you through a tour of some of these. But if you wander around El Carmen or El Cabanyal you'll be sure to stumble across at least a few! http://www.lovevalencia.com/arte-urbano-en-valencia-2.html
Carrer de Moret
Carrer de Moret
This is the home of Valencia's Street Art! There are 60m of different types of street art in this road and it was created by a photographer who wanted to give life to this old rundown street. Valencia is lucky to have lots of Urban artists come and create beautiful projects on its walls. I love wandering around the city and coming across these fabulous pieces. The following website takes you through a tour of some of these. But if you wander around El Carmen or El Cabanyal you'll be sure to stumble across at least a few! http://www.lovevalencia.com/arte-urbano-en-valencia-2.html

Essentials

Fabulous market selling the freshest of food. It's a fully working market and not turisty so the prices have not been inflated. There is a cafe inside where you can have a rest and people watch. Its only open mornings til 2pm and closed on Sundays. On Mondays the market opens but due to not having fresh deliveries on Sunday lots of stalls are closed and the fish is unlikely to be as good quality as Tuesday onwards.
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Mercat Municipal del Cabanyal
4 Carrer de Martí Grajales
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Fabulous market selling the freshest of food. It's a fully working market and not turisty so the prices have not been inflated. There is a cafe inside where you can have a rest and people watch. Its only open mornings til 2pm and closed on Sundays. On Mondays the market opens but due to not having fresh deliveries on Sunday lots of stalls are closed and the fish is unlikely to be as good quality as Tuesday onwards.

Getting Around

Local place to hire bikes. http://www.elpedal.es/ +34 633 226 333
El Pedal del Cabanyal
Local place to hire bikes. http://www.elpedal.es/ +34 633 226 333

Entertainment & Activities

This is one of a number of Escape Room activities in Valencia. Up to 5 people can participate in one game that usually lasts around an hour. It's great fun for both Adults and older kids 10+. Great option if you know it might rain on one of the days of your trip. Different languages are available. http://www.cluehuntervalencia.com/en/
Clue Hunter Valencia. Escape room
43A Av. de Blasco Ibáñez
This is one of a number of Escape Room activities in Valencia. Up to 5 people can participate in one game that usually lasts around an hour. It's great fun for both Adults and older kids 10+. Great option if you know it might rain on one of the days of your trip. Different languages are available. http://www.cluehuntervalencia.com/en/
Massive sculpture of a giant man representing Gulliver from Gulliver's travels. There are slides climbing ropes and other stuff in this free activity area for kids. Parents are able to climb up and join in or monitor their kids! Or if you prefer you can watch and take picture from below. Some of the slides are nice and tame and others slightly more hair raising but all are safe! I love it and am always looking for an excuse to go! Wear comfy clothing and don't leave your keys in your back pocket as the metal on the slides will wear a hole in your pockets pretty quickly! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k78Dkc_FWO0
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Gulliver Park
s/n Jardín del Turia
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Massive sculpture of a giant man representing Gulliver from Gulliver's travels. There are slides climbing ropes and other stuff in this free activity area for kids. Parents are able to climb up and join in or monitor their kids! Or if you prefer you can watch and take picture from below. Some of the slides are nice and tame and others slightly more hair raising but all are safe! I love it and am always looking for an excuse to go! Wear comfy clothing and don't leave your keys in your back pocket as the metal on the slides will wear a hole in your pockets pretty quickly! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k78Dkc_FWO0