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Valencia

The home of paella, with a striking modern arts complex and city beaches.

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About Valencia

In short

  • City of Arts and Sciences
  • Paella by the beach
  • Turia Gardens
  • Central Market
  • La Lonja silk exchange

At a glance

Country
Spain
Region
Europe
Local time
GMT+2
Time difference
4 hours behind Dhaka5 hours behind in January
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Languages
Spanish
Main airport
  • VLCValencia Airport
Flight time
About 2.5 hoursFrom London
Best time to visit
April to June and September to October
Deals
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Valencia, Spain's third largest city, gave the world paella, and you can try it in its traditional form, with rabbit, chicken and beans, at restaurants by the beach at Malvarrosa.

The old riverbed of the Turia has become a long green park that runs through the city to the City of Arts and Sciences, a set of white buildings housing an opera house, a science museum and a large aquarium, the Oceanogràfic.

The Central Market and the silk exchange, La Lonja, are highlights of the old town, and in March the city celebrates Las Fallas.

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