| Iglesia de los Santos Juanes - Los Santos Juanes Church |
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| 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.This church is known as San Juan del Mercado. It was already in existence in the 13th century, but was rebuilt in Gothic style in the 14th century after a fire. A nave with ogive vaulted ceiling remains from that period. In the 16th century it suffered another fire and was rebuilt once more, this time in Baroque style, with the intervention of Vicente García The vaulted ceiling still has frescos by Antonio Palomino. In the central part of its Baroque portal, mention should be made of the statue of the Virgen del Rosario, surrounded by angels, attributed to Bertessi. | The Valencia Cathedral, built in the Gothic style, is Valencia's largest church, and its Miguelete Tower is one of the emblems of the city and also one of it's best tourist attractions: 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 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A nave with ogive vaulted ceiling remains from that period. In the 16th century it suffered another fire and was rebuilt once more, this time in Baroque style, with the intervention of Vicente García The vaulted ceiling still has frescos by Antonio Palomino. In the central part of its Baroque portal, mention should be made of the statue of the Virgen del Rosario, surrounded by angels, attributed to Bertessi | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Valencia Tourist Office: Plaza de la Reina, 19 - 46002 Valencia Tel. +34 963153931 http://www.turisvalencia.es/ Excelentísimo Ayuntamiento de Valencia Plaza del Ayuntamiento, 1 46002 VALENCIA (Valencia) Tel.: 963525478 Fax: 963529795 http://www.valencia.es/ valencia@touristinfo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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