http://www.alifeinvalencia.com Guide to Valencia Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:13:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/turia-riverbed-parks/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/turia-riverbed-parks/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:25:20 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinspain.com/?p=227 It was then decided that living alongside the river imposed a huge risk and the river was diverted. Today, the Turia’s old riverbed is the largest urban garden in Spain.
The old riverbed is now a verdant sunken park that allows cyclists and pedestrians to traverse much of the city without the use of roads. The park, called the ‘Garden of the Turia’ (Jardí del Túria/Jardín del Turia) boasts numerous ponds, paths, fountains, flowers, football pitches, cafés, artworks, climbing walls, an athletics track, a zen garden and more. The [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/turia-riverbed-parks/feed/ 1