NH Ciudad de Valencia, Valencia

Advantages: The new City of arts and Science
Disadvantages: A bit hot downtown during summer

...Valencia With almost 800 000 citizens, Valencia is Spain’s third largest city. Its closeness to Costa Blanca makes it a popular day-trip target for many vacationers along the coast. You can also easily reach Valencia from Madrid and Barcelona, depending on the type of train; the ride will take from three to five hours. Valencia’s “Aeropuerto de Manises” have regular flights to several domestic and European cities, including London and Paris, but there are no cut-price carriers, so check out the charter-flights to nearby Alicante (30min by train to the south) if you are running on a low budget. Ciudad de las Artes y de las Ciencias In my view, the “Ciudad de las Artes y de las Ciencias” is reason enough to go to Valencia for a weekend-trip (the modernistic city is actually pulling in more than four million visitors every year... Read review

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Advantages: History, good food and attractions
Disadvantages: Maybe not geared up for tourism

...and other interesting attractions as you stroll along. If you start at the city end you walk out towards the sea and it is here you get quite a surprise. It's the La Ciudad de las Arts y de las Ciencias (The City of Arts and Sciences)... what an amazing site before you. The most modernistic buildings - to me the first one looked like a gigantic fish, others make up a water-bound futuristic city. Here you will find four main buildings: L"Hemisferic - a planetarium and huge IMAX theatre; Museo de las Ciencias Principe Felipe has exhibitions of the latest in high tech; L"Oceanografic is the underwater world where you can walk through tunnels where sharks and other sea life look out at you and Palacio de las Artes with auditoriums for plays and opera. You will need much longer than my hour here - it really is a huge Valencia attraction... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent city, lots to do and see
Disadvantages: Need more than one day to see it

...I visited valencia for the day in August 2002, the weather was hot, around 42'c, therefore making the trip slightly tireing. The city is magnificent. The archatecture of the buildings is amazing. The train station looks like a palace, the plaza de torros is enormous with regular shows, every week with an entry fee of 12 euros. I walked around valencia in amazement, the buildings are just breath taking. valencia is one of the major cities of Spain , third actually, which makes it a must see. It is famous for being the home of the paella, and when you taste it you will see why. There are many shops to visit including zara and all the top womens wear designers, down to c&a. The variety of shops of great as you can find almost everything here. As you walk around Valencia you will spot more and more, I could walk around it more... Read review

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