Valencia City Breaks

Valencia City Breaks - A tremendously enjoyable Spanish city
Despite being one of Spain’s most enjoyable cities with a beautiful Old Town, a fantastic climate, beaches and a terrific atmosphere, Valencia city breaks receive far less attention than its rivals Barcelona and Madrid, and the southern Spanish cities of Seville, Granada and Malaga. Add the famously clear light, wonderful sunny climate and mild winters and you can see why Valencia city breaks remain one of Spain’s best kept secrets.

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Valencia Weekend Breaks - Charm and character
Valencia city breaks will inevitably focus on El Carmen, the city’s beautiful and highly enjoyable old town: a maze of picturesque streets and charming squares lined with honey-coloured buildings, packed with cafes and bars and bursting with character. Despite its go-ahead, stylish reputation, Valencia city breaks offer plenty of cultural highlights, including superb Baroque, Renaissance and Neoclassical architecture, a fascinating cathedral, the beautiful Gothic Silk Exchange and a wonderful modernist covered market. The Museu de Bellas Artes contains a superb art collection. All Valencia city breaks should include a visit to Valencia’s impressive, futuristic City of Arts and Science with its planetarium, aquarium and Museum of Sciences.

Valencia Short Breaks - Classic Spanish party atmosphere
Valencia city breaks rival Madrid in offering some of the liveliest and most enjoyable nightlife in Spain at any time of year. No Valencia city break can possibly take in the amazing choice of refreshingly authentic restaurants and bars serving the region’s famous paella and rice dishes and good-time agua de Valencia cocktails. Valencia’s vibrant nightlife and thriving gay scene is legendary throughout Spain, and is delightfully free of tourists! As always in Spain, simply follow the crowds, ask for recommendations and use economical taxis to cross the city, explore across the river and to visit the lively beach promenade. Fiesta fans should plan Valencia city breaks around the city’s terrific February Carnival, the July Feria and, above all, Valencia’s unbelievable, week-long fireworks extravaganza, las Fallas, in mid March.