A Guide to Life in Valencia

The Museo Del Arroz is found in an old rice mill built at the beginning of XX century in the Cabanyal de Valencia district.
The building was restored by the Town Hall, and the machinery renovated by the Polytechnic University so you can observe how rice used to be treated at the beginning of the century.
The [...]

Museo Del Gremio De Artistas Falleros takes you on a journey of the ninot creation.
The profession of fallero artist is long and hard. The artist has always arranged his work with the orders of decoration, construction of floats and in the last few years, the accomplishment of fair stands and the theming of spaces for [...]

The Museu Natural Valencià d’Història is a non profit institution aiming to reach all of society, with the purpose of promoting, exhibiting and studying the natural historical patrimony, with a special interest in the region of Valencia.
Since its creation in 1978, the museum has been managed by the Entomology Foundation TORRES SALA, and maintains two [...]

The intention of the IVAM, the Valencian Institute of Modern Art, is the investigation and diffusion of twentieth-century art. Its programme of activities offers permanent collections, temporary exhibitions, talks, courses, workshops and publications.

It has two premises: the Centre Julio González, opened in 1989, and the Sala de la Muralla opened in 1991.
The Centre Julio González [...]

Plaza Redonda is located just off Calle De Los Derechos.
It’s a small interior plaza surrounded by small and narrow streets, inviting you to explore the old quarter.
You enter this interesting square by one of several arches. It is one of those little corners of the city that possesses a really special kind of charm, much [...]

The Plaza de la Reina can be found behind the Cathedral, and from this plaza you will have a beautiful view of the “Miquelet”, the most famous bell tower in the city.
This plaza is a fantastic introduction to “Ciutat Vella” (the old city). The center of the plaza houses a small garden, laden with orange [...]

The Museo Histórico Médico, is located inside the highly complex of the School of Medicine of the University of Valencia.
The museum was created after many instruments, materials and iconographic works were donated by the school. Over the years the museum has grown due to donations from others. With artefacts dating back as early as the [...]

La Ciudad de la Porcelana
In 1953 Juan, José and Vicente Lladró made their first creations in a Moorish furnace built in their own home in Almàssera (Valencia). Using this technique, they developed their artistic interest while working in a tile and crockery factory. These carefully designed pieces already had a special charm that awakened public [...]

Santiago Calatrava’s “L’Assut de D’Or” bridge majestically straddles the river Turia and when it was opened it became the 19th bridge across the river.
The L’Assut de D’Or is now Spain ’s longest bridge at 180 metres in length by 39 metres wide. It cost  over €34.4 million and reaches  a height of 123 metres [...]

The Puente Nou D’Octubre was built to commemorate the events of the 9th of October (the day when King James I the Conqueror, entered the city of Valencia, after the capitulation of 1238 Muslim) and it sits at the western end of the riverbed.
It was built in the eighties by the promising, but not yet [...]