Sightseeing in Valencia and Spain / Turismo en Valencia y España

As a petition from some friends from long time ago I decided create that post, just to help them what to do, how to move and what to eat in Valencia, Spain. I made that map, however pictures are not mine so I included directly pictures from others, referencing them and without profit… I will replace them gradually when I will do tourism in my own city ;-)

If you (the reader) have any suggestions or doubts, please do not hesitate contact me and let me know! Also If I stay here and you need help during your tour I do not have any problem go with you, as I like meet with foreign people and opening my mind.

Basically I split the points in 5 sections plus 2 regions:

Blue points: main places to visit.
Yellow points: secondary places to visit (due to distance or less importance)
Green points: Gastronomic places
Red points: Transport directions for specific addresses.

And the regions/lines:

Red line: Interesting walks on avenues, streets, etc.
Yellow region: Interesting districts to visit.

Blue points index (main places):

Palacio de las Artes: Arts Palace http://www.lesarts.com/

Oceanografico: Oceanographic Museum http://www.cac.es/oceanografic/

Museo de las ciencias: Museum of Science http://www.cac.es/museo/

Hemisferic: Hemispheric http://www.cac.es/hemisferic/

Estacion del Norte: Modernist art railway station

Plaza de toros: Bullfighter ring

Plaza del Ayuntamiento: City Hall and centrally square.

Jardines del Real o Viveros: Big gardens.

La Lonja: Gothic monument used for silk protected by UNESCO.

Plaza de la Reina: Queen Square

Plaza de la Virgen: Virgin’s Square

Basilica de los desamparados: Basilica of helpless or unprotected.

Miguelete o Micalet: Micalet Tower.

Catedral de Valencia: Cathedral of Valencia.

Torres de Quart: Towers and ‘door’s of Valencia.

Torres de Serrano: Towers and ‘door’s of Valencia.

Mercado Central: Old Central Market.

Palacio Marques de Dos Aguas

Yellow points index (secondary places):

Puerto de Valencia: Port of Valencia

Campo de futbol de Mestalla: Valencia C.F. stadium football team.

Jardin Botanico: Botanic garden.

Albufera: Lake/Loch and natural Park

Puente de la Alameda: Modern bridge.

Glorieta: Square with garden

Jardines de la Glorieta: Gardens of ‘Glorieta’

Parque Parterre: Garden with old trees

Green points index (food):

El Palmar: Best place/location to eat paella.
Restaurante Forcat en la Calle Roteros: Good place to eat rice.
Kebap turco en Bolseria: Cheap place to eat a good Kebap. [fastfood]
Bar de los Montaditos gratis en Benimaclet: Students place to eat and drink really cheap. [fastfood]

Pink points index (drinks):

Hochateria Daniel en Alboraya: One of best places to drink Horchata. An alternative are «Horchateria Rin» and «Horchateria els Sarriers«.
Black Note: Jazz/Blues and cool music pub.
Zona de copas por Bolseria: A bit expensive, but centric place in old town with good movement of young people.
El Negrito bar: Good place to drink.
Bar los Picapiedra: Another good place to drink cheap in old town.
Sherlock Holmes: British pub in old town.
Blue Iguana: Cool music in Canovas region.
Cafe Lisboa: Good place to drink a coffee in old town.

Red points index (directions):

Metro/Underground Calle Colon o Calle Xativa: direction Rafelbunyol or Palmaret and stop in Benimaclet station, go outside upstairs and…
Metro/Underground transbordo Tranvia Benimaclet: Take the tramv direction Beach.
Tranvia en Eugenia Vines: Stop in Eugenia Vines, from there not more than 1 min walking to Malvarrosa Beach.

Red lines index (walking):

El Rio (Antiguo cauce del Rio Turia): Old river now dried up where you could walk in a fantastic esplanade.

Calle Colon (Comercial Street): Probably the centrist place in Valencia after «Plaza del Ayuntamiento». On that street you could find lots of shops, people walking, etc.

Playa de la Malvarrosa (Beach): Nice beach from Valencia where you could walk arriving to the Port in one side, or arriving to «La Patacona» in other side (Beach of Alboraya and more quiet).

Calle Caballeros (Old street): Old street in the old town from Valencia, it connects an amazing «Plaza de la Virgen» to «Bolseria» a good place for drink and meet young people.

Yellow regions index (districts):

Barrio del Carmen: Old town from Valencia, before it was much more for alternative people, however now is a mix with modern and old pubs style, also lots of places to drink a coffee, walk, etc.