Sightseeing around the city begins in the old square. Until the mid-nineteenth century, the city was defended by a wall; you may take the inner route number five bus.

The graceful Torres de Serranos are still standing and the large Torres de Quart and are some of the remains of the apron wall in the basement of the Valencia Institute of Modern Arts (IVAM).

The most outstanding artistic heritage is found in the districts of Seu and Xerea, the marks left by the Romans lie hidden beneath Arab ruins and modern churches and palaces.

The Mercat  (market) district took shape around the commercial life of the city's inhabitants. Accordingly, its two most emblematic buildings are used for trading purposes. The Gothic building of La Lonja, declared by UNESCO as a world heritage features a beautiful pillar room where the old tables on which trading transactions were carried out, are still in use today.

Outside the turned down wall, Valencia City grew, it was the Valencia of the bourgeoisie, with its wide pavements, broad landscaped thoroughfares and countless instances of modernist architecture.

On the other side of the Turia's old river bed lie the nursery gardens, along with the Fine Arts Museum and the ultramodern part of the city which, on account of its size, serves as a link between the coastal townships and the old plaza.

The futuristic face of the city is mirrored on the old riverbed through the Gulliver Children's park and the leisure and culture complex, the Ciutat de les Arts i de les Ciencies (the City of Arts & Culture). Life in the city spreads down to the seafront with the harbor and the beaches of Las Arenas and La Malvarrosa.

Valencia is indeed as a large city. Countless hotels welcome you here!