Things to do in Valencia
A real day-by-day plan, the places travellers rate highest, and one button to make it your own.
Valencia, known officially in Valencian as València, is the capital and largest city of the Valencian Community and the province of the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia, on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula on the Mediterranean Sea. With a population of 824,340, it is the third most-populous city in Spain. The urban area of Valencia has 1.6 million people while the metropolitan region has 2.5 million.
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Highlights travellers rate highest
Plaza de la Virgen
Day 1 on the trip
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Oceanogràfic València
Gran Mercat
Museo de las Ciencias Príncipe Felipe
Hemisfèric
Day 2 on the trip
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5 days in Valencia, planned day by day
Built from real, bookable activities — flights, stays and experiences included at around €1,235.
- 1
Arrival & Old Town warm-up
Land, settle into the guesthouse, and ease in with a stroll through the historic centre.
- 2
City of Arts & Sciences
A full day exploring Valencia's futuristic science-and-culture complex.
- 3
Turia bike tour & horchata food tour
Cycle the old riverbed gardens, then graze through the city on a food and horchata tour.
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Paella cooking class & Albufera sunset boat
Learn authentic Valencian paella, then sail the lagoon at golden hour.
