City of Arts and Sciences (Valencia)
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An impressive architectural and cultural complex, perfect for the whole family, with museums, an aquarium and an IMAX cinema.
What to see in Comunidad Valenciana
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Santa Bárbara Castle (Alicante)
Alicante
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Standing on Mount Benacantil, this castle offers a stunning panoramic view of the city and the sea.
Peñíscola
Castellón
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A picturesque seaside town with a Templar castle on a rocky peninsula. A filming location for films and TV series.
La Albufera Natural Park
Valencia
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A coastal wetland with rice fields, diverse wildlife and unforgettable sunsets. It is the birthplace of authentic paella.
San Juan Beach (Alicante)
Alicante
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One of the most famous and longest beaches on the Costa Blanca, with fine sand, good services and lively nightlife.
Silk Exchange (Valencia)
Valencia
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A 15th-century civil Gothic building and World Heritage Site, with a spectacular hall of spiral columns.
Guadalest
Alicante
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An Alicante village perched on a rock, with a castle, a turquoise reservoir and views over the whole mountain range.
Morella
Castellón
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A walled town in Castellón crowned by a castle, with medieval streets and a Gothic basilica.
Xàtiva Castle
Valencia
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A castle stretching along a mountain ridge above the town of Xàtiva, with views over the whole area.
Palm Grove of Elche
Alicante
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The largest palm grove in Europe, with over 200,000 palm trees, a World Heritage Site, and the Huerto del Cura garden.
Caves of San José (La Vall d'Uixó)
Castellón
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The longest navigable underground river in Europe, explored by boat beneath rock vaults.
Peñón de Ifach (Calpe)
Alicante
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A 332-metre limestone rock rising out of the sea at Calpe, a nature park with a trail to the top.
Tabarca Island
Alicante
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The only inhabited island in the Valencian Community, walled in the 18th century and surrounded by Spain's first marine reserve.
Altea
Alicante
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Whitewashed old town on a hill above the sea, topped by the church of the Virgen del Consuelo and its blue-tiled dome.
Vilafamés
Castellón
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Village of cobbled streets on red sandstone, with a medieval castle and a notable contemporary art museum in a 15th-century palace.
Penyagolosa
Castellón
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At 1,813 metres it is the highest peak in Castellón and the goal of the Les Useres pilgrimage to the hermitage of Sant Joan de Penyagolosa.
Valencia Cathedral
Valencia
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Cathedral blending Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque, which keeps a chalice venerated as the Holy Grail and has the Miguelete bell tower.
Malvarrosa Beach
Valencia
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Wide urban beach of fine sand with a long promenade, where the writer Vicente Blasco Ibáñez lived in a house that is now a museum.
About Comunidad Valenciana
The Valencian Community alternates Mediterranean beaches with cities full of history. Valencia has the City of Arts and Sciences, the Silk Exchange and the Albufera; Alicante, Santa Bárbara Castle, the Palm Grove of Elche and the Peñón de Ifach; and Castellón, Peñíscola and Morella.
Frequently asked questions about Comunidad Valenciana
What to see in the Valencian Community in a week?
Two or three days in Valencia and the Albufera, one in Peñíscola or Morella and the rest in Alicante, Elche, Guadalest and Calpe.
When is the best time to visit the Valencian Community?
Spring and autumn, with mild temperatures; from 15 to 19 March Valencia celebrates the Fallas. Summer is beach season, hot and busy.
Which villages to visit in the Valencian Community?
Guadalest, Peñíscola, Morella, Xàtiva, Altea and Villajoyosa.