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/the-cabecera-park/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/the-cabecera-park/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:14:08 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/the-cabecera-park/ The park has two main sections, the Montaña Mirador and the Bosque de Ribera Mediterraneo which recreates the original landscape of the Turia River.
Found at the western end of the riverbed, this exquisitely planned parkland is a mixture of communal playgrounds and nature reserves. It contains an artificial lake which is fed by the source of the old river, an outdoor auditorium which hosts live music and theatre throughout the year.
The park is [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/the-cabecera-park/feed/ 0 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/the-ayora-gardens/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/the-ayora-gardens/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:58:10 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/the-ayora-gardens/ The Ayora Gardens are beautifully laid out, tranquil and peaceful and have a beautifully constructed modernist small palace, which was built in 1900.
The City council of Valencia bought the grounds of the Gardens of Ayora 1976 and began a long restoration and cleaning process of the gardens which had been left to go to ruin.
The garden has a calming atmosphere, perfect just to walk and relax, it has leafy vegetation, with great rubber plants, jacarandas, olive trees, eucalyptuses and much more.
The garden itself is split into four different zones:
The old part but, enclosed by a stone wall, is [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/the-ayora-gardens/feed/ 0 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/jardines-del-real-jardines-de-viveros/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/jardines-del-real-jardines-de-viveros/#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 11:20:55 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/jardines-del-real-jardines-de-viveros/ These gardens are locally known as the Breeding grounds because in 1903 they were  given to the city council of Valencia to provide breeding grounds for trees. The gardens emphasize the range of the palms, with hundreds of species and also boasts numerous sculptures and monuments, splendid rosaleda, a bird house built in 1933, a pool and a park, as well as small zoological area.
It is a [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/jardines-del-real-jardines-de-viveros/feed/ 0 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 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/gullivers-park/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/gullivers-park/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:37:50 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinspain.com/?p=202 This is an amazing play area based around the figure of the mythical Gulliver, tied to the ground by the inhabitants of Lilliput. The slides provide hours of fun for children and adults and its completely free.
]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/things-to-do-in-valencia/gullivers-park/feed/ 0 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/bioparc-valencia/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/bioparc-valencia/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:44:34 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinspain.com/?p=281 It is a zoo, but with a twist – a safari-like experience for the visitor, as the animals are in enclosures rather than cages, many without glass or fencing keeping them at bay.
For example, one of the zones you’ll encounter is the Madagascar Zone – home to monkeys and playful lemurs to welcome you as you enter the zone. The animals walk freely across your path and sit on the grassy slopes close to you. Of course you cannot feed or touch the animals, but this [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/bioparc-valencia/feed/ 0 http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/el-jardin-botanico-the-botanical-gardens/ http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/el-jardin-botanico-the-botanical-gardens/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:25:00 +0000 Valencia Guide http://www.alifeinspain.com/?p=684 Throughout 200 years it was an orchard of medicinal plants for Medicinal studies. Until the 19th century it occupied diverse locations in the city of Valencia. It was in 1802 when it definitively located it to the University in the Orchard of Tramoyeres, outside the walls of the city, in the environs of the convent of San Sebastián, near the Towers of Quart.
Throughout the 19th century botany classes were held and the acclimatization of plants of agricultural interest was studied. During the 20th century, the Botanists underwent a long period of [...]]]> http://www.alifeinvalencia.com/featured/el-jardin-botanico-the-botanical-gardens/feed/ 0