A Guide to Life in Valencia

The Mercado de Colón is located in the extension of the city between Columbus Street and Gran Via Marques de Turia in what was formerly the gas works of the Marquis de Campo.
It was designed in 1914 by Francisco Mora Berenguer (1875-1961) who studied at the School of Architecture in Barcelona and had direct contact [...]

Estacion del Norte is located in the heart of the city of Valencia, next to the Bullring and just 200m from the Town Hall.
It was built between 1906 and 1917 and took advantage of the urban transformation happening in the city at the time to settle in an enormous empty space. It is one of [...]

The Lonja de la Seda in Valencia is a late Valencian Gothic style civil building built between 1482 and 1548, and is one of the principal tourist attractions in the city.
You need to go in and look up and the spectacular structure. It has the most amazing  spiral-shaped columns holding up the roof and an [...]

In front of the Convent of Santo Domingo, forming part of the surroundings of the historical plaza del Tetuan, is the palace of the counts of Cervelló, a building of singular importance in the contemporary history of the city.
When the Palacio del Real one was demolished in 1810, the Palacio Cervelló became the official residence [...]

La Casa-Museo Concha is the house where Concha Piquer was born.
On the ninety-fifth anniversary of her birth (Valencia, 1906-Madrid, 1990), Valencia City Council paid tribute to the memory of the famous artist from Valencia and created La Casa-Museo Concha Piquer dedicated to her and her life.
The house rises on a rectangular surface with windows and [...]

Prince Felipe Museum of Science is part of Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències.
The building was designed by Santiago Calatrava and was built in a joint venture of Fomento de Construcciones and Contratas and Necso. It was opened on 13th November 2000.
The building was designed in 1991 and construction began in 1996. It is [...]

The Central Market of Valencia is constructed in a modernist style and was built in 1914.
The designers, Francisco Guard Vial and Alexander Soler, both trained at the School of Architecture of Barcelona and worked closely with Domènech i Montaner, an architect who characterized himself as a modernist.
There is great beauty in the architecture as well [...]

The church of San Juan del Hospital is one of the most interesting monuments in the city.
The historical place of San Juan Hospital has in its interior the oldest church of Valencia. It was founded in the 13th century (1238) by the Sovereign Military order and San Juan de Jerusalem.
Jaime I then made a donation [...]

The Hemisfèric is part of Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències.
The Hemisfèric was the first building in the City of Arts and Sciences to open its doors to the public in 1998.
This spectacular construction was designed by the Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava, with an ovoid roof spanning over 100 metres that contains the large [...]