Valencia City of Arts and Sciences Tourist Guide Valencia

Sponge Bob and his friends arrive at the Oceanographic aquarium on December 22 to January 9!
Come and see Bikini Bottom in all its seaweed glory. Plus, from December 24 to January 6 you can meet  Sponge Bob himself at the Oceanographic!
The whole area is amazingly constructed under water. This underwater aquarium holds 45,000 aquatic creatures of 500 species. These include invertebrates, reptiles, birds and fish. Visitors can see the deadly sharks swimming inches away from the protective glass panels. Penguins, sea lions, dolphins, beluga whales, walruses and many more aquatic species move freely in this gigantic aquarium. No aquarium would be complete without [...]

The Palau de les Arts is another building designed by the Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava.
The innovative architecture of this 40.000 square metre, 75 metre high-building, accommodates four spaces for music, opera, ballet and theatre.
The metal roof-plume, on the footbridge at the main entrance of the Palau de les Arts, seems to float over the almond-shaped building and is supported by only one point in the ground, leaving the eastern end of the ‘feather’ floating in mid-air, seemingly defying gravity.
Fine white concrete covers the large metal structural supports of the building, while white broken mosaic tile (trencadís) decorates the outer walls and reflecting [...]

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 over 41,000 square meters in area and resembles the prehistoric-skeleton of a whale. The building is three stories high and is surrounded by clear blue swimming pools. The side of the swimming pool provides a long slow walk. Each one of the three floors provides an area of [...]

The Oceanografico is a marine structure located in the eastern part of Valencia.
Spread over an area of 100,000 m2, it is home to hundreds of marine water and fresh water aquatic species.
The whole area is amazingly constructed under water. This underwater aquarium holds 45,000 aquatic creatures of 500 species. These include invertebrates, reptiles, birds and fish. Visitors can see the deadly sharks swimming inches away from the protective glass panels. Penguins, sea lions, dolphins, beluga whales, walruses and many more aquatic species move freely in this gigantic aquarium. No aquarium would be complete without a dolphin show and Oceanografico has one of the [...]

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 sphere that constitutes the projection room of the IMAX cinema.

L’Hemisféric
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Combined tickets for other venues in the complex can also be purchased.

The Umbracle at the City of Arts and Sciences is a spectacular gardened esplanade with incredible views to the whole complex.
The Umbracle is a vantage point of over 17,500 square metres from which all the buildings, lakes, walkways, and landscaped areas of the City of Arts and Sciences can be viewed.
Its vegetation is characteristic of the Region of Valencia and changes according to the season of the year. It also contains an exhibition of contemporary sculptures by internationally acknowledged artists.
Beneath L’Umbracle is the car park for the City of Arts and Sciences which has room for 690 light vehicles and 20 coaches [...]