VALENCIA TRAVEL GUIDE | Top 10 Things to do in Valencia, Spain
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- Join us as we visit Valencia, Spain in this travel guide covering top things to do in the city, the best attractions to consider and local Valenciana food worth sampling. We felt this was one of the most liveable cities in terms of great local cuisine, markets geared more towards locals than tourists and plenty of green spaces to explore. We also loved the old quarter featuring fascinating architecture.
10 Things to do in Valencia City Tour | Spain Travel Guide: (València)
Intro - 00:01
1) Eating Tapas in Valencia - 00:31
2) Silk Exchange (Lonja de Seda - Llotja de la Seda) - 03:03
3) Explore the Old Quarter (Ciutat Vella) - 04:19 + Bell Tower of Valencia (El Miguelete) - 04:37
4) Horchateria de Santa Catalina (Horchatería Santa Catalina) - 04:55
5) Valencia Cathedral and Holy Grail (Iglesia Catedral-Basílica Metropolitana de la Asunción de Nuestra Señora de Valencia - Església Catedral-Basílica Metropolitana de l'Assumpció de la Mare de Déu de València) - 06:23
6) Eating Paella Valenciana in Valencia - 07:33
7) City of Arts and Sciences (Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències - Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias) - 11:13
8) Bike ride through Turia Park Valencia (Jardí del Túria - Jardín del Turia) - 12:11
9) Valencia Mercado Central (Mercado Central de Valencia - Mercat Central) - 13:44
10) Valencia at Night - 14:11
Outro - 14:20
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Our visit Valencia travel guide documentary covers some of the top attractions including a food guide to Valenciana cuisine and Spanish food, top sightseeing tourist attractions and the city by day including visiting cathedrals, pizzerias, the old town, quirky neighborhoods and museums. We also cover off-the-beaten-path outdoor activities you won't find in a typical València tourism brochure, Valencia itinerary or Valencia, Spain city tour also known as València España.
10 Things to do in Valencia, Spain Travel Guide Video Transcript: (València)
Continuing our travels through Spain, our next stop was Valencia.
Located along the coast, Spain’s third-largest city is renowned for its mild climate, futuristic constructions and paella.
We’ll spent most of our time in Valencia was mostly spent eating, but when we weren’t restaurant hopping or snacking our way through markets, we were exploring the city on foot and the destination quickly rose to the top.
In this Valencia travel guide we’re going to take you guys on a tour of the city and show you some of the things you can do on your visit.
After lunch we were ready to go sightseeing around Valencia. Our first stop: the Silk Exchange.
We went on a walk around the Old Quarter without much of a plan in mind. We saw some street art browsed through a few shops, and randomly stumbled across the narrowest building in Europe - that’s the terracotta.
Since the tower was closed, we decided to stop by Horchateria Santa Catalina to try a drink that you either love or hate: horchata.
This cold milky-looking drink is made with chufas, better known as tiger nuts in English.
Our next attraction was Valencia Cathedral, which is home to a Holy Chalice that has been defended as the true Holy Grail.
If there’s one dish that we had to try in Valencia, it was paella. Many non-Spaniards view paella as Spain's national dish, but Spaniards will tell you this is a regional Valencian dish.
The City of Arts and Sciences, is a cultural and architectural complex that looks quite spacey and futuristic.
The complex itself is made up of various structures including a domed-glass garden that’s filled with palm trees, the planetarium, an interactive science museum, an aquarium, an opera house, and a plaza designed to hold concerts and sporting events and Turia Park.
But paella wasn’t all we had at the restaurant. We also ordered fideuá.
We had a food adventure in Valencia’s Central Market. Although this is primarily a place to buy your fresh fish, vegetables, meat, and fruit, you can also find some stands that sell smaller snacks and traditional Spanish dishes.
To wrap up our trip to Valencia, we’ll leave you with a few nighttime shots of the city washed aglow. We hope you enjoyed this Valencia travel guide and that it gave you a few ideas of things to do around the city.
This is part of our Travel in Spain video series showcasing Spanish food, Spanish culture and Spanish cuisine.
Music by DJ Quads: / aka-dj-quads
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Valencia has a mix of old and new buildings, giving it a real special feel of its own. From medieval castles and towers to modernist and art deco architecture, from nice little shops to big shopping centres, Valencia has it all.
Thank you! Totally agree with you and we found it such a liveable city. Great local markets and so many green spaces for all to enjoy.
I'm so happy to see Valencia get a little love. I've been visiting there for over 25 years. It's my absolute favorite Spanish city. Small(ish), warm, fun, very few tourists, cheap and great food.
Thank you! It is a city geared for locals and we loved that. From the central market to the green spaces for biking it just felt like such a livable city.
Its like the Buster Douglas to Madrid and Barcelona's Mike Tyson.... I would most likely rather visit it than visit any other city in Spain
Im a tourist but I like to go there to experience proper Spain
Thereare better cites in Spain for instante, Málaga, San Sebastián and Vitoria
I’m here in Valencia as I watch this video.
Awesome! Enjoy your time in Valencia!
Gosh ! How beautiful there :) I have to go to Spain one day, just the paradise on the earth !
Thanks! Highly recommend Valencia.
Going to Spain soon. Can't wait!
That's awesome to hear! Where exactly do you plan to go?
Well I plan on moving there in a year, so I'm hoping to see as much of it as possible and figure out where I might want to stay. Valencia is definitely on the list!
The city of arts and sciences looks really cool, I'd love to go there!
Thanks! It is incredible to view it in person.
The paella looks so yummy! 😍
Thank you! It sure was tasty :)
Bike rides, foods, a few places to visit. Great
Thank you!
Fabulous city and food! Please show more!!!!!!!
Thank you very much! Granada is next :)
tienes Ir a Valencia en octubre. Estas son unas vacaciones inolvidables. Está en mi canal.
Another great video,the architecture is amazing .👍🇨🇦
Thank you very much! Out of all the cities we visited on this trip Valencia we felt was the most liveable.
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It looks so beautiful and amazing !
Just came back from Barcelona and love love tapas especially the paella and patata brava
i miss so much walking around jardin del Turia, that park is so awesome and HUGE.
Oh, I can imagine! It was just a wonderful space. We only saw a bit of it but thoroughly enjoyed it.
I really LOVE the way you filming!! The choice of music, the contents, the imagines, the entire creation of the video. Everything is really well done.
It's a pleasure following you in your travels. Hugs! Renata
THANKS,
Thank you very much! We really appreciate hearing that.
tienes Ir a Valencia en octubre. Estas son unas vacaciones inolvidables. Está en mi canal.
❤️ Valencia!
So glad I found your channel. :) Hugs from Croatia!
Thank you very much! We had a great time in Croatia and we have Split and Dubrovnik coming up soon on this trip. Where do you live in Croatia?
I live in Pula. That's how I found you, searching for some videos about my town. I'm really glad you had a great time here, Croatia is amazing. I'm sure you'll enjoy Split and especially Dubrovnik. Btw, if you have a chance, definitely go visit Plitvice lakes national park, that's a place you shouldn't miss! :) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plitvice_Lakes_National_Park
It has been by far my favourite video I have seen on youtube about my lovely city! :-) You missed the beach and the harbour so now you have a good excuse to come again :-P
Thank you very much! We'd love to come back again to see that.
City of Arts and Science os awesome! When you showed it, it imediately reminded me of Museum of Tomorrow (Museu do Amanhã) in Rio de Janeiro, because of the design of the construction. Then I google it and found out both places were designed by famous architect Santiago Calatrava.
Thank you! Wow, Santiago Calatrava is an incredible architect.
Thanks for sharing your travels. I studied in Spain my junior year of college back in the early 80's. Makes me want to go back for a visit! Love your videos!
Thank you! Ah, hope you can do that soon.
I sure did enjoyed this video.
Yes the food looks so delicious!!
Thanks for sharing this great video.
Have a great day
Thank you very much! Hope you're having a great day as well. We sure ate well in Valencia! Lots of paella ;)
tienes Ir a Valencia en octubre. Estas son unas vacaciones inolvidables. Está en mi canal.
Don't know what has taken people so long to visit Valencia. We have been there twice and love it!
It is a hidden gem!
tienes Ir a Valencia en octubre. Estas son unas vacaciones inolvidables. Está en mi canal.
Booked to go to Valencia in the middle of June, but the Virus took hold, hopefully i can get there soon. Nice Video
Thanks, sorry to hear your plans have to be postponed. Hope you can visit when things open up again.
Thank you for this video. It's the best I've seen on Valencia. I am a house sitter and I'll be leaving my current assignment in Helsinki, Finland on Wednesday to go to Valencia for 5 weeks. I'm so excited because I'll have plenty of time to really visit all of the sites. I don't have to rush through them. I'm going to visit all of the places you've listed. Also, in case you don't know, there are some really cool tours and things to do with AirBnB Experiences. I paid about $75 US for an evening making paella with a chef in a home (when I get to Valencia). It includes wine and jazz. At the end, we all eat the paella together. There are similar things to do with the site, Like A Local. I am doing a Vespa tour of Lisbon with a guide for one day on a stopover before I get to Valencia. Just some fun things to add to the itinerary if you have time and a little extra cash. I subscribed!
Thank you! Great to hear about your experience and the AirBnB experiences sound awesome. We've yet to try one but hoping to check them out soon.
Love this video. Currently in Valencia, and it is amazing here, really loving it here. The Arts and Sciences building/area was superb!
Leaving on Saturday to go back to miserable London, but will be returning back here again!
Enjoy your trip to Valencia, Louie!
You’re a great couple, so sweet ❤️ Thank you for sharing this video of Valencia. I wanted to see what it was like as a cruise we’re thinking of going on stops there. Beautiful place and not what I expected. You made me laugh with your love of food! We too are foodies so for us that was a crucial part of of it so 👏🏻👍🏻. I wish you both happy travelling together and keep smiling!
tienes Ir a Valencia en octubre. Estas son unas vacaciones inolvidables. Está en mi canal.
@@casavalencia5918 That is so thoughtful, thank you so much🙏🏻😘🇬🇧❤️
Wow! Molta maca de la ciutat !
Valencia must be a fabulous place and seeing all these dishes, we have to visit this culinary place soon.
Thank you! Highly recommend it and hope you can visit soon to sample the local delights.
Thank you very much for this video
Thank you! We sure enjoyed visiting.
I have a love-hate relationship with Valencia, more than once I've struggled to find my hotel in the old town after a few vino tinto ha! You showcased what the city has to offer really well though, I'm hungry now!
Thank you! Hahaha...I suppose that is a sign of good times though :)
tienes Ir a Valencia en octubre. Estas son unas vacaciones inolvidables. Está en mi canal.
You visited the right attractions, only missed the roman ruins at the Almoina.
The Turia gardens at the old river bed (9km) is a must, you made 40% by bike, but when you reach the 100% near the zoo , it continues on the actual Turia river bed for... don't know like 30km more?
Great Video, Sam and Audrey!!!!
Thank you very much!
Thanks for this vlog! We're going for the first time in September and I absolutely can't wait 🥰😘
Thank you! Hope you have a great visit!
"Most of our time in Valencia seemed to be spent eating" - lol - Sam, watching you guys in Spain has been one long hand to mouth experience, from the four of you.......reminds me of the punch line in Jefferson Airplane's legendary song "White Rabbit" - feed the head, feed the head, feed the head......keep em coming, bro....:-)
Hahahaha....thank you! It has more or less been a feed the head trip to Europe with my parents. If we weren't walking a lot none of us would still fit in our clothes ;)
Magnificent scenery & fantastic architecture to go along with out of this world food,what more could anyone desire! Thanks for sharing and as always love your videos & looking forward to your next one!
Thank you very much Lynn! Our next stop (Granada) I think has the most interesting architecture of any place we've visited before in Spain.
Wow ur vid qualities have improved so much! I’ve watched u guys since 1k . Good work y’all !
Ah, thank you very much!
Looks awesome, really informative. Cant wait to go to Valencia next week now!
Thanks! Exciting to hear!
Patatas bravas looks yummy
Thank you! They were tasty.
Great video..Cant wait to be there!!!
Addicted to your vlogs ! You deserve a million subscribers. Love from India 😍😚
Thank you very much! We hope to revisit India again soon.
Samuel and Audrey - Travel and Food Videos : Again , lots of love to you both and be our guests. Also , give us the pleasure to guide you around when you plan. 😊
Thank you!
Nice video, very informative!
Thanks Takeshi!
The video helped because I am planning to go there soon!
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It would be fantastic if you go to Burgos, it has the most beautiful cathedral in Spain (in my point of view)
Oh, that would be awesome! Hope we can next time.
Heading there in two days, thanks for the ideas 😀
Woah! That is so cool to hear. The weather will be much warmer for you :)
If you guys ever go back, you should head to Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Ruzafa and Mercado Colón
Thanks for the great suggestions!
Great video and the food looks awesome
Great as usual .. you are a class act ;-)
Thank you! We all really enjoyed Valencia.
Happy you found some amazing food! I know exactly where this is: Tapas Bar Boatella :) Also the croquetas are based on bechamel and not potatoes! If you still have time try to get a paella in the country side. There is it's the real deal cooked over orange wood.
Are you sure? If they are the bacalao ones, in Valencia they are normally made with potato not bechamel. Not sure how they make them in Boatella; haven't been there in ages!
I'm from Germany and our Kroketten are made from potatoes - so every time I mention potatoes and croquetas people flip here. But yeah, the bacalao version we've seen in Lisbon are with potatoes.
Thank you! That is really cool to hear. Thanks for letting us know. That is cool you've been to that Tapas bar.
That's weird because croquetas de patata are quite common, although it does depend on the region. Some places use the word buñuelo instead of croquetas when they are made with bacalao and potato.
Nice job you two!
Thank you!
Good food and wonderful place 😋😋😋
Thank you very much!
Os Faltó visitar la plaza redonda, la playa y el parque natural de la Albufera, pero no se puede ver todo en dos dias, buen video.
You have going in the festival of las Fallas de Valencia!. Great video
Thank yoU! Would love to do that someday.
Que rico la comida española de paella
Gracias!
You know, I really like your dad, Sam - he has a wonderful wry look and sparkly "knowing" eyes. I bet he is great to be with!!!
Thank you! He's been a lot of fun to have along with us.
Thanks guys. Did watch your NYC video four years ago. Usefull tips. Valencia is next on our travelling list. As I type this, we are in Porto Portugal. Also very nice to visit. I'll be waiting for your next trip.... To Porto 😉😉.
Thank you! Oh, the NYC video is a blast from the past...haha That is so cool to hear! Ah, we visited Porto earlier on in this trip. How are you enjoying it?
Samuel and Audrey - Travel and Food Videos Aaaah yes, NYC was indeed rockin'. Planning to go there again. We're enjoying Porto. We're staying an hour north from Porto in a little village. It's beautiful outhere. Porto isn't too big nor too small, just right. Very laidback and the people are friendly and the food great.
Lipstick straw 😁 Hi guys, Valencia seems beautiful!
Hahaha...thanks! It is a great city with such a cool local vibe.
qué hambre me está entrando.... jejejej
Muchas gracias!
i like Sam's dad...he is so cool
Thank you! We're enjoying having him along.
I would like to go to Valencia, to see the Ballydance Show from Rosadela and also to visit Viktor Larkhill and his famous veterinary clinic.
Muy buen video! Visite valencia en septiembre y fue toda una pasada! Muy buena lista🥰 hice un pequeño video también sobre mi visita 🥰🥰
Muchas gracias Luis!
After enjoying your Lisbon vlog we were happy to prepare for Valencia watching this a few times....funny details lol. Now on the last day in Valencia, can also confirm we didn't enjoy tiger nut with fart-on either. Keep up the vids!
Thanks Rob! Where is next for you?
@@samuelandaudrey been checking out your Greece video, that could be an option or Lanzarote
The best part of paella is "the socarrat"
Hi, Samuel and Audrey. Spain is a wonderful European country to visit, but I don't understand Castilian Spanish, but I do understand Latin American Spanish.
Thank you! There is a big difference in pronunciation for sure.
I’m having a bit of a Spanish theme to travel at the moment and visited Seville at the new year. As I’ve some work time off at the start of March I’ve decided to head to Valencia and Madrid and of course had to come here and see if you guys had any recommendations of what to do and, importantly, where and what to eat!! And of course you did so many thanks for this. It looks like a lovely city and will sure be warmer than Edinburgh in March! PS have you guys visited Seville? Great city with so many little bodegas and tapas places and so little time haha 😂
That is really exciting to hear! I think you'll love both cities. We haven't visited Seville yet but we sure hope to in the future.
tienes Ir a Valencia en octubre. Estas son unas vacaciones inolvidables. Está en mi canal.
My name is Valencia 😀😃
Very nice name!
@@samuelandaudrey thanks 😊
Hi, was it cold when you went? This was posted in May, but was it cold in May? Curious about weather! Thanks
Thanks Nyasha! We filmed this in Feb so by May it must be much warmer.
The paella I had in Valencia was awful. Loved the Turia Gardens and the futuristic architecture. Loved biking along the park. Went to a jazz performance, and the Spanish don't know jazz. You have to be careful when taking the train there're two stations. Having a beach really was appealing.
Hope you can revisit to try more restaurants. It must be hit and miss with many places making it that don't really know how to do it.
Hey, could you please share the name of the restaurant where you have the Paella Valenciana? Thanks!
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La Fideuá is not from Alicante, it is originally from Gandia, a small tourist town 65 km south of Valencia along the coast. In the area of Alicante is typical "Arroz a banda" is like Fideuá but with rice. In the Valencian Community there are many different dishes with rice, but the most famous is paella. Greetings from Spain, I really liked the video, you are very nice and friendly, you will always be welcome.
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Cool video! Only one suggestion: caption with structure and food name could be useful! Ty for the video!
Thank you! That is a great suggestion.
Would someone write the name of the restaurant at the beginning ?!
Hola! Han hecho un vídeo de Alicante? Pienso visitar en unos meses y me encantaría saber su opiniones y comentarios? Me encantan sus vídeos y acabo de suscribirme
i noticed that the published date is May 27th but I am assuming from your clothing that it was filmed much earlier in the year...we are planning to visit Spain next May and Valencia will one of our stops ...Hoping for warm weather...Great information Thank You
Thank you! We filmed this in February. It should be much much warmer come May.
Like always another great vlog Audrey how do you make the spanish vlog do you guys video again in spanish?? I watched the spanish one also and it does not seem it is dubbed
Thank you! How we do it is record all of our speaking clips twice (in both languages) but we keep the other clips (what is called b-roll) of the destination and food the same.
Can you tell me the name of the restaurant that you have in paella the est you eat at video 7.33 ?
Do we need to buy ticket if we just walk outside the art and science museum?
wow
thanks
Hi, I am going to Valencia with my family sometime next week on 29th Jun. Do you have any recommended restaurant for taking Paella and seafood? And, any recommended shop for bicycle renting to tour Turia Park Valencia ? Thanks
The title should be " 10 Things to EAT in Valencia" hahaha
It is a food heavy guide for sure.
One important thing, I am not a vloger. Possibly never will do this stuff. Unfortunately I am at age of your dads.However, Tomorrow I will fly to Croatia Dubrovnik with my spouse.Was there any particular or interesting places to go yo?
Peter Budavari I guess it's too late now to give advice about Dubrovnik, hope you had nice time there, beautiful city, but too crowded in my opinion. 😊
Samuel should let people finish their thoughts. Otherwise,, good video.
I just LUVVVV horchata. At least in the Americas. Perhaps it is a different style in Spain...??
It's completely different in taste because it is made with tigernuts; it's an acquired taste! lol
That is a good question!
Thanks for explaining that!
qwaqwa1960 yes, they have the same name but are two different beverages
Hey Samuel and Audrey superb video and can you please tell us the name of the restaurant where you tried Paella?
El origen de la fideguá es la ciudad valenciana de Gandía, cuna de los únicos Papas españoles-valencianos, la familia Borja, que han gobernado Roma.
I like how you pretended not to notice there were big ass SNAILS in the paella.
lol, we eventually got around to eating them but not our favorite part
My husband and I have been following your channel. You do not mention anything about getting tickets, how one gets tickets, if tickets to the various sights are needed, must tickets be bought ahead of time online, etc. In the videos it seems you are just walking in, gratis. Will you, please, include such information?
Tiger nuts in horchata definitely make it taste excellent, true?
I liked it but nobody else did.
Todas las maravillas actuales de Valencia, se han hecho gracias a políticos,inteligentes, soñadores y futuristas. Los cuales tuvieron muchas críticas durante años.
La misma acción que los faraones de Egipto,y ahora disfrutamos de las pirámides.
Totalmente de acuerdo.
Los españoles ni los valencianos comemos a la vez arroz y fideos en paella es mucho😂
Al Bowly!!!
La fideuá es un plato originario de Gandía, se hace con fideos gordos y largos únicamente con pescado, nació de los pescadores.
Gracias por dejarnos saber sobre su historia.
Nice video. Did u use The Stabilizator gimbal?
Thank you! It is handheld footage shot in 180 fps on the GH5.
Thank you :) I'm a biginner :D
Did you buy your sunglasses @ Ale-Hop? ;)
Hahaha
Sam, is your dads name pompee? I've heard you call him that a few times and I'm just wondering what it means. Love your videos!!!
Thank you! His real name is George and Pumpy is just a fun nickname we have for him because a few years ago in Chiang Mai, Thailand he ordered a salad base with 4x extra pumpkin added to it...lol
So, I am curious now...isn't Horchata a familiar drink in South America (where Audrey is from)? I wouldn't know - I assumed that would be the case, because it seems to be a popular drink in Latin America.
I can't believe we hadn't tried it before. Especially Audrey.
Thanks for letting us know about that!
We can't believe it either! Lol! Here in California, every hole-in-the-wall Mexican joint serves Horchata.
Horchata is a popular drink in the former Spanish colonies and there are several kinds across regions. For example, in Puerto Rico, horchata is made with sesame seeds, not rice or almonds. It's known as "horchata de ajonjoli" and it's usually a simple concoction of sesame seeds, sugar, water, and cinnamon. If you like "Mexican" horchata (rice) you'd probably like the Puerto Rican version too.
So many places in L.A. serve horchata, but it's the rice kind.
Santa Catalina island got in California
i enjoyed your vlog. just wondering what time of year u were in valencia. planned a side trip to valencia from and spend a night before heading to madrid
We visited in February.
@@samuelandaudrey appreciate you replying, i'm taking my family to spain this coming january, ;)
No hay mejor paella que la valenciana
Estamos totalmente de acuerdo con usted. Es lo mejor.
Are u allowed to pick the oranges?
That's a good question! We never tried.
Allin M you mean from the trees? You shouldn't, they inject something on them to make them taste ugly, they are only for decoration
Julio Salazar oh alright, thanks for the info
Liked Valencia brightness with their healthy looking orange trees. Putting together a simple M43 lens kit for exploring Austria with 2 manual lenses. Will do Voigtlander 42.5 (full frame equivalent 85 mm portrait) and the 6 yr old China company Laowa with designers who worked for Nikon Cannon. Want Laowa's July release of cinema 7.5 mm (full frame equivalent 14 mm architecture). Planning to visit the Annakirche in Vienna, like the deep colors and details.www.flickr.com/photos/134578386@N06/38606554016
Thanks! That is really cool to hear! You're putting together an incredible kit.
Don't you like Orxata? Seriously? OMG! It's the best cold drink when you're thirsty!
We'll have to try it again Carlos!
@@samuelandaudrey go to Orxateria Daniel, in Alboraia, close to Valencia. You won't regret it