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Valencia is one of the most beautiful cities in Spain and is renowned for it’s avant-garde architecture, good food and mild climate. A holiday in Valencia can be a real treat and so here are a few tips to help you decide.

Valencia is an old, old city dating back to 138 BC and it’s founding by the Romans. It became an important city during the Muslim era but suffered very much in 1600s. The people of Valencia, called Valencianos, are extremely proud of their rich and varied heritage and enjoy their independent identity and dialect Valenciano. The people also speak Spanish. This 2000 year old city is a sensational mix of the old and new, which can be seen in its architecture and infrastructure.

Modern Valencia is well connected to the rest of Europe by an excellent road network; you can travel through Spain by road quite easily from Valencia. The climate is typically Mediterranean with hot summers and mild winters.

What to expect when you arrive in Valencia: to summarize a tourist’s first impressions, you have a big city, it is the third largest in Spain, brilliant sunshine, greenery, orange groves, green parks, and loads of restaurants, bars and clubs, fantastic shopping, grand beaches and much more. Add to this picture the industrial side of the city, lots of commercial activity and a large sea port. The city has a very beautiful and old city center, narrow streets, interesting architecture which is a blend of different styles.

Arriving in Valencia for a first time visitor can seem a bit daunting at first, just wait till you have lost and found your way a few times and met some of the wonderful people of Valencia, you wont want to leave.

Depending on the kind of holiday you want, there is something for everyone. If lying on a beach, basking in the sun is your idea of fun, there are plenty of good beach resorts all along the coast to choose from. If you want the thrill of exploring on foot, go for it – you will enjoy walking through the narrow streets of Valencia, entering in one place, getting lost and exiting at an altogether different spot. For the active ‘live life to the full’ type of holiday-goer, Valencia promises more fun than you can handle with its cosmopolitan nightlife and numerous restaurants and bars.

Valencia is well known in an informal way throughout Spain for its parties: small bars, jazz clubs, ultra modern discos, you will find them all in Valencia. People typically head out rather late in the evenings and party on till the early hours of the morning; returning home at 3 am is quite the accepted norm. Especially when you have clubs that stay open till 10 am! Stay out and see the sun rise, make the most of a Spanish fiesta night. If you want a change from the bars, you could always take in a play; go to the movies or to the music hall.

Many tourists are concerned with the food available in a new country. In Valencia you will not starve! There’s a little bit of everything for everyone. Spanish cuisine is predominantly Mediterranean with lots of seafood, olive oil, olives, vegetables and rice. The Tapas restaurants are Spain’s specialty and not to be missed. Paella is a Spanish dish made of rice, meat, seafood and lots of good things. It is claimed that the best Paella comes from Valencia where it originated. Lunch is the main meal of the day in Spain and taken between 2-4 pm after which people take a siesta.

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