In Spain, there are three administrative names of the same name Valencia - an autonomous union that includes the provinces of Alicante, Castellon, Valencia. Province that is part of the Valencian Society with the capital in the city of Valencia. In terms of size, the city is the third largest in Spain (after Madrid, Barcelona). It has become one of the top tourist destinations in Europe. It is convenient to see its many monuments, visit unique museums, walk in magnificent parks, touch ancient cultural traditions during guided tours of Valencia in Russian.
Acquaintance with the wonderful Valencia
A walk through the historic city center lasts 3 hours. The sights of the old part of the city are located close to each other. This allows you to learn many interesting stories about Valencia on one tour. In the atmosphere of ancient life, next to the sparkling domes of churches, the majestic tower el Miguelete (climbing the bell tower is included in the proposed program), the guide introduces the following attractions:
- Cathedral. An early Gothic building appeared at the end of the 15th century on the site of an ancient Roman temple dedicated to the goddess Diana
- The Holy Grail. It is located in the museum at the cathedral. You can see it for a fee by going through the entrance to the main hall.
- El Miguelete Towers, Torres de Serranosi Torres de Quart. They are an example of Gothic military buildings and create an extraordinary impression.
- Palace of the Marquis Dos Aguas. A striking example of Baroque architecture in Spain. It houses the National Museum of Pottery with a collection of unique items created in prehistoric times.
- silk exchange. The building is considered to be the finest example of "Flaming Gothic", erected in 1492
- central market, considered the largest in Europe
- El Carmen district
The guide will supplement the story with interesting information about local traditions, specialties of cuisine, advice on which museums should be visited first. The cost of an exciting walk is 75 € for a group of 1 to 5 people.
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Princess valencia
Acquaintance with the history of the city begins from the Fortress Gate Torres de Serranos. They were built in 1238 and served as Valencia's triumphal arch. The name of the city was given by Decimus Julius Brutus during his "second birth". "Valentia is a fortress or a good omen." For 4 hours of an exciting walk, you can hear information about the following attractions:
- Plaza de la Virgen. On it there is a church with a beautiful dome painted by the famous artist Palomino and an altar with a statue of the Defender of the Disadvantaged. She is considered the patroness of the city. In her honor, a flower exhibition is organized on the square.
- Cathedral. In it you can see paintings by famous artists from Spain and Italy.
- The famous fountain.
- Frescoes in the old building of the Colegio del Patriarca seminary. They are created by Bartolomé Mataran. During the Friday Mass, the Last Supper, hanging over the altar, is lowered and an image of the Crucifixion by an unknown artist appears.
- Bell towers of the towers of Miguelette and Catalina.
- The oldest quarter of the city is Puerta del Palau. Here, at noon every Thursday, the "Water Tribunal" still sits, considering the problematic issues of the district's water supply. The ritual is included in the UNESCO lists of the intangible heritage of humanity.
- The narrowest house in Europe. Next to it, you are invited to taste the taste of horchata.
- Central Market, Silk Exchange.
- Museum of Ceramics with a collection of fine porcelain.
The cost for a group of 1 to 8 people is 120 €. In memory of an interesting meeting, each participant receives a map of the city.
Catch the Dragon: Walking Quest
The unusual journey takes place in an interactive mode along the route of classic city excursions. The participant becomes the protagonist of historical events. Such a trip into the past is suitable for people (together with children) who love an active form of recreation. The quest format with the completion of certain tasks includes the study of the following interesting places:
- Serranos Towers. The city was born here (Roman, Arabic, Christian). We must find a piece of a thousand-year-old Arab wall.
- Quarter Carmen. You need to follow the trail of a devastating flood, find an ancient Arab city underground. Stand by a majestic Gothic monastery.
- Cathedral. It is suggested to listen to the story about the ancient buildings at this place. Learn the legend of the Holy Grail, which was brought to Valencia from a monastery in Aragon.
- See the central market, the silk exchange.
- Count the bats and find out how they appeared in the city's coat of arms from the 17th century.
An unusual walk with personal participation helps to better remember important events and dates. It lasts 2 hours and costs 57 € for groups of 1 to 7 people.
From time immemorial to the present day
During a four-hour car-pedestrian walk through the squares, narrow streets of the city, you are invited to plunge into its life, from ancient times to the present day. The program includes sightseeing of the following attractions:
- City of Science and Arts. This is a futuristic entertainment complex built at the end of the last century on the territory of the famous Turia Gardens. A man-made landmark appeared on the site of an old river bed. The ensemble includes an oceanarium, a cinema, an opera, a science museum, and an indoor gallery.
- Turia river bed. The old riverbed is considered one of the most unusual urban areas in the world. There are magnificent gardens and many entertainment areas. The preserved bridges, which have become a landmark of the city, remind of the past of this place. Among them is the Trinidad Bridge, built in the 15th century.
- Historical center of the city. The walk continues alongside the architectural treasures of various styles towering in the center. These are the famous Cathedral, the Silk Exchange Building, the Palace of the Government of Valencia, the Basilica of the Blessed Virgin, the building of the Water Tribunal.
- Main square. After relaxing in a small cafe where delicious pumpkin donuts are offered, you will continue your acquaintance with Ayuntamiento squares, Mercado, Gare du Nord, Central Market. The stop will be made next to the famous bullring. Bullfighting is prohibited in Spain. There are several cities where the brutal battle of bullfighters can be seen even now. Valencia is one of them.
The cost of a rich, exciting walk is 222 € for a group of 1 to 5 people.
Holy cave and medieval Segorbe
The journey takes place along the paths of the National Park to an amazing place that has become one of the centers of worship and pilgrimage for Christians. In the distant 16th century, an image of the Mother of God, endowed with wonderful properties, was found in a mountain cave. The cave is located at an altitude of 811 m above sea level. A small chapel was built nearby. It is proposed to learn the history of its construction, the secrets of the healing water during a trip to the Holy Cave.
Continuation goes through the streets of the ancient city of Segorbe, standing on the ground, where the first settlements appeared in the Paleolithic era. The city has preserved ancient buildings: the citadel, called the "Fortress of the Star" and erected in the XIII century. City gate of the Middle Ages, a prison housed in a round 21-meter tower Ttorre de la carcel, an old Gothic cathedral of the 13th century. Church of Saints Joaquin and Anne, Church of San Martin.
The city hosts interesting festivals, fairs, races of bulls, horses, the ancient festival of Semana de Toros.In the city, it is suggested to visit the Museum of Olive Oil. In the vicinity of the city there is a famous source of healing water with 50 pipes (according to the number of provinces in Spain), which attracts a large number of tourists. The cost for a group of 1 to 4 people is 138 €.
Blindfolded Wine Tasting & Hike in the Hip District
During a trip to Valencia, one must remember that in addition to the tourist attractions of the historic center, the famous sights of the city's districts, there is a great desire to taste the famous Spanish wines. You can do this by walking through the trendy, affluent district of Eixample. The first elite part of Valencia includes several quarters.
Among them are the bourgeois Gran Vía quarter, the bohemian Russafa. There is no shortage of trendy shops, cafes and restaurants. It is in this quarter that you are invited to taste wonderful wines, feel the peculiarities of young wine and learn how to distinguish them without first reading the label. The blind wine tasting (comparing the qualities of the contents of the four glasses and recording the score on the accompanying sheet) will take place in four places: a café in the Colon market, a Spanish bodega, a cheese restaurant, and a family tavern from the Basque Stana. Namely, in it you can recognize the extraordinary taste of the Basque drink Txakoli.
Cheese tasting, 4 glasses of wine are included in the price, which is 95 € for a group of 1 to 5 participants and 55 € for more tourists.
Roman aqueduct and cliff walk
The eternal traces of the life of the Romans who founded Valencia are preserved in art, technology, and food traditions. The system of aqueducts invented by them can be considered the main asset of the activity. One of them (the fourth largest in Spain) is an environment of rocks, the gorges of the "Cut Rock" park. During a 5-hour walk, walk through the aqueduct built in the 1st-2nd century. About 30 km of the structure has survived. The aqueduct begins at the dam of the Tuekhar River and stretches along difficult paths through the picturesque area.
The walk takes place along a convenient route (of average difficulty level along an ordinary, non-asphalted path). It has areas for recreation (with its own snack), taking interesting photos of panoramic views of rocks, gorges. Along the way (the length of the route is 8 km, the maximum height is 436 m), the guide tells about the history of buildings, ancient life in the vicinity of Valencia. For a hike, days are chosen without doges, bright sun. The cost of the trip is 132 € for a group of up to 4 people.
Underground river in the caves of Saint Joseph
The uninhabited caves are located in the Sierra de Espadan conservation area. A walk to them goes along the beautiful coast of the Valencian province of Castellón, called the "Orange Coast". These are unforgettable landscapes of high mountains, endless sea, fields of orange trees. At the end of the walk, it is proposed to climb the mountain, from where a view of the entire mountain range, the ruins of an ancient settlement opens up. Now there are not even insects in the caves, but in ancient times they were a reliable home for people.
This is evidenced by the rock inscriptions that meet tourists at the entrance. The journey among the landscapes created by bizarre formations of stalagmites and stalactites takes place by boat and on foot through the underground gallery. It is located in the heart of the underground fairy tale of the caves of St. Joseph. There is no water here, but on the Dry Gallery you can admire for a long time the bizarre rock forms, for example, a stone crocodile. The exact length of the underground river is still unknown.
Many of its branches, passages are closed to the public and are being investigated by specialists. With minimal human intervention, the caves are equipped with lighting, the required water level is maintained, and conditions for tourism are created. The cost is 180 € for a group of up to 6 people. For the entrance to the cave you have to pay 10 €.
Guadalest Fortress, Algar Falls
A large number of tourists are interested in car travel to the city - fortress, city - museum. In terms of attendance, it is the leader in Spain. The city is located in the mountainous valley of the province of Alicante. You can get to the fortress through the only road - an ancient tunnel cut in the rock. During the walk, you are invited to listen to interesting information and see the following sights of the city:
- The main square of San Gregorio. From it you can clearly see the entire valley, an artificial reservoir with the purest turquoise water, in which you can swim, ride a boat.
- Fortress "King's Castle". It played an important military role and served as a storage facility for treasures. Now there is a functioning city cemetery on the territory. You can get here by buying a ticket (its cost is 4 €) to the “Orduña Museum” located in the ancestral home of an influential family in the city.
- Ruins of the Arab fortress Castillo de la Alcazaiba, built in the 11th century.
- Museums of toys, torture, salt and pepper shakers, cars, micro and giant sculptures, ethnological museum.
- Church of the Virgin Mary of the Assumption. The building was built in the Baroque style in 1753.
- Natural park with the Algar waterfalls. They were formed by the Algar River, making its way through the limestone and forming mysterious grottoes, waterfalls, gorges, and a mountain river.
The cost of the trip will cost 284 € for a group of 1-4 people.
City center and Spanish in 3 hours
An unusual walk through the historic center lasts 3 hours. The meeting is made at the bullring. During the walk, you are invited to see the Cathedral, the Central Market, the Silk Exchange, the City Hall Square. Listen to the story of their appearance. A special feature of the walk will be acquaintance with the Spanish language while communicating with the guide, passers-by. The minimum phrases in Spanish, allowing you to find out simple everyday questions, will be mastered during this time.
The first steps to study it will remain in the form of an individual memo to each participant in the walk. It can be used during any hike to interesting places. Together with her, the guide will talk about the original Spanish expressions used as a joke. Explain how the languages of different provinces of Spain differ (Basque, Aragonese, Catalan). This will make you feel like a real Spaniard. The cost of an exciting walk is 75 € for a group of 5 people.
The Hanging Houses of Cuenca and the Enchanted City
It is difficult to refuse a trip to the medieval city of Cuenca. Walk along its ancient streets, laid among the rocks, admire the houses frozen right above the cliffs of the mountains, see the creations of the ancient Tethys ocean in the form of the Enchanted City made of bizarre limestone figures. Walking through the places where "the glory of the brave Don Quixote" walks, the beautiful legend of the Spaniard's love for a foreign beauty, whose green eyes are forever frozen among the majestic mountains, comes to life. During the trip, it is proposed to get acquainted with the many sights of the city:
- Cathedral. This is the first cathedral in Spain, built in the Gothic style in 1182;
- Churches of Saints Nicholas, Michael. The latter hosts exhibitions, concerts;
- Mangana Tower, built in the 16th century;
- Hanging Houses. Otherwise they are called "Flying Houses", "King's Houses". They were built on the edge of the Uekar gorge in the 14th century. Now there are three of them left. Houses are considered a symbol of the city. They have a restaurant, local historical monuments;
- City museums;
- The enchanted city. This is the name of the natural park of stones, located in a pine forest near the city. Each natural stone product has its own original name. In 1929, the park was included in the lists of natural heritage of UNESCO. It is proposed to inspect it during a hike along a three-kilometer route in 1.5 hours.
The cost of a double excursion to the distinctive places of Spain is 350 € for a group of up to 3 people and 370 € if the number of travelers increases to 6.
Peñiscola and the mystical castle of the Knights Templar
You can learn about the life of the Templars, full of mysteries, mysticism, by listening to an interesting story of a guide during a trip to the unusually beautiful town of Peñiscola. Here and this one, on a promontory, a castle rises from the rocks, erected on the site of the Phoenician fortress captured by the Templars in the 13th century. This is Papa Louie's Castle. There are legends that the fortress was built in a special zone of intersection of energy flows that give rise to a pair of normal abilities, which the Templars began to possess.
Or that the Imperial Code is hidden in the castle - a document that keeps the most important secrets of Christianity, although it has not yet been found. Believe in the existence of the feat of the conqueror El Cid, who defeated the Arabs after his death (based on the plot of the Hollywood film). Walking along the stone steps that keep the secrets of the Templars, you can get to the castle through the gate of Fosk. While walking around the city, it is suggested to get acquainted with the following sights:
- Fortress and Templar Museum.
- Old streets, houses, visiting Boufador. This is a unique natural phenomenon, consisting in the existence of a hole in the rock that serves as a foundation.
- A visit to a restaurant with an introduction to national dishes.
- Inspection of the original shell house.
The duration of the trip is about 7 hours. Price per group from 1 to 4 people 199 €. Tickets for visiting the castle (5 €) are paid separately.
Fall in love with the city in one day
The exciting journey to Valencia can be short-lived. The problem arises to see the maximum number of sights of the city. This can be done by taking a car ride accompanied by a Russian-speaking guide. He will tell about the amazing buildings in the historical part of the city: the Cathedral, medieval towers, the Central Market, the City of Science and Art. Learn the ancient city legends, walk under ancient bridges, among a magnificent park on the old bed of the Turia River. Drive along the old streets of different parts of the city.
A well-thought-out acquaintance with Valencia creates the right idea of it. It is safe to say that “I fell in love with Valencia in one day,” even after visiting it one day in transit. The cost of a 2.5 hour trip for a group of 1-4 people is 60 €. If you choose an 8 hour trip with a lunch break, the price is 299 €. In this case, you can specify any places of interest.
Pirates, wood-fired paella and Lake Albufera
One of the best resorts in the country, the city of Cullera, is located 40 km from Valencia. Together with the wonderful beaches marked with the Blue Flag, legends and myths about a special side of Spain - the life of pirates come to life here. The Turkish pirate Dragut (deputy of Redbeard or Barbarossa's corsair) captured the city and settled in a local cave. Now it houses the only Pirate Museum in the country with items of their everyday life. Torture instruments, navigational instruments, old maps. The journey will continue to the small village of El Palmar. It is considered the birthplace of the Valencian dish paella.
It is cooked here in every home according to old recipes on wood. The main ingredient is rice with meat, mushrooms, vegetables, seafood, cuttlefish ink. Outwardly, it looks like pilaf. The hospitable hosts will also offer a mysterious dish ay-pee-pebre or garlic with ground red pepper, potatoes, eels caught in the lake. After him, you will want to take a boat ride on this lake. Albufera is the Sami largest freshwater lake in Spain.
It was formed due to the immersion of a land area between the Turia and Hukar rivers. The Romans called it "Pearl Pond", the Muslims "Little Sea". The cost is 132 € for a group of 1-4 people. The journey is designed for approximately 5 hours.
All Valencia by car
A sightseeing tour by car with an experienced escort will help you to get to know Valencia conveniently and see the main attractions. The duration of the trip will be determined by the number of places of interest, agreed upon at the meeting. A stop is made at interesting points. One of the travel options includes visiting the following areas:
- City of Science and Art. During the stop, the guide tells about the history of the wonderful Turia Gardens, its medieval bridges, the amazing architecture of the complex of buildings of the entertainment center of the city.
- Walking tour of the historic center of Valencia. At the request of tourists, you can visit a coffee shop and taste the ancient drink made from peanuts - horchata.
- The caves of St. Joseph and the underground river.
- The ancient castle of the Knights Templar in the town of Peñiscola.
- The medieval fortress of Shativa.
- Requenu town, where to visit a working winery, established in 1809.
The cost of a 4-hour trip on a comfortable bus is 160 € for a group of up to 3 people and 420 € for a group of 7 to 25 people.
Teruel and Albarracin - Aragon's Moorish heritage
An unusual journey into the Middle Ages is proposed to make a trip to the cities of Teruel and Albarasin. Along with the beautiful natural landscapes, during the walk you can see the grandiose buildings of the Mudejar style, striking with their grandeur and uniqueness. Five preserved towers have become the hallmark of the city, built in a style that harmoniously combines elements of Moorish and Christian architecture. Walking through the narrow streets, winding like in a labyrinth between ancient walls, you can hear the legend of the lovers of Juan and Isabelle, see the Church of San Pedro (it contains the tombs of lovers).
The bell tower of the church is considered the oldest example of the Moorish heritage. The unique journey continues in the city of Albarasin, where there is not a single modern building, but only the majestic buildings of antiquity, frozen in the Middle Ages. Some of the streets run along the rocks overhanging the abyss. The city looks like a bird's nest, nestled on the rocks, surrounded by an impregnable gorge.
In the "pink city" it is proposed to look at the remains of an ancient fortress, the central square, old mansions, churches. Lunch is supposed to be at one of the restaurants housed in an ancient building. The cost of an individual tour (lasting 9 hours) is 299 € for a group of 1-7 people.
Gastronomic tour of the Requena winery
Each region of Spain produces wine according to its own secrets. The province of Requena is famous for its red wines and Spanish cava champagnes. Local gastronomic areas continue to live their own style, proven over the centuries. It is suggested to get to know him, try famous Spanish dishes during an interesting gastronomic trip to the city. Together with a visit to a private winery, wine cellars, acquaintance with the technology of making wine, you can walk among the slender rows of the vineyard, taste berries directly from the bushes of amazing grape varieties.
If you wish, you can visit the ancient catacombs, where clay vats "tinakhi" have been preserved. They are over four centuries old. Used picturesque vats for storing wine, olive oil. Listen to an interesting story about the creation of wines "merlot", "bobal", tempranillo ", the grapes for which were harvested at night. Along with the wine tasting, you are invited to taste the famous Spanish sausages produced in the city. The journey lasts about 6 hours. The cost of the trip (excluding the price for lunch) will cost a group of 1-6 people 230 €.
