| The City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain Valencian: Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, Spanish: Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias |
| The City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain Valencian: Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, Spanish: Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias Best European destinations. The City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain is one of the best tourist attractions in Europe. Beautiful buildings and expansive spaces. A tourism and holiday guide to the city of Valencia, Spain. The City of Arts and Sciences is situated on what is the old riverbed Turia. Turia became a garden in 1980, after the bypass of the river by the great flood of Valencia in 1957. Designed by Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela, the project underwent the first stages of construction in July, 1996 and the finished "city" was inaugurated April 16, 1998 with the opening of L'Hemisfèric. The last great component of the City of Arts and Sciences, El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, was presented on October 9, 2005, Valencian Community Day. Read more on Hemispheric here Read more about the Science Museum here Read our page on Oceanografic wikipedia website  see larger image  see larger imageThe river Tulia used to flood every couple of years so they diverted its course and in its place they have created some of the most imaginative buildings and green space on the planet Earth These buildings contain, concert halls, exhibition halls, auditoriums, aqua parks, huge underwater marine exhibits, children's play areas and just space, yes- space to relax and enjoy being alive.  You can ride on little trains, hire a push bike, play in free areas, enjoy the sunshine and take a gentle stroll in the heart of a wonderful city. This is just such great entertainment in Spain.
| La Luz del Belén en la Catedral in Valencia The tranquil beauty of the Christmas nativity scene is again set amongst the historic stonework of this Valencia cathedral...more Santa Catalina Church is one of the oldest in Valencia being of the Baroque style from the 13th century and an interesting place to visit in Valencia, Spain.. more Iglesia de los Santos Juanes - Los Santos Juanes ChurchThis church has luxurious, extravagant internal decoration making it a good place to visit on the tourist route in Valencia..More Basílica de la Virgen de los Desamparados - Virgen de los Desamparados BasilicaThis Baroque church is an important church locally as it is dedicated to the city's patron saint and indeed it was the most important religious building constructed in Valencia in the 17th century...more Lonja de la Seda An interesting place to visit in Valencia is the Lonja de la Seda ( or Silk Market) built between 1483 and 1498 in florid Gothic style by Pedro Compte. La Lonja, Valencia, Spain was delared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1996 for being one of the most stunning... more Return to Best Places to Visit in Spain
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