Area Information - Valencia Culture, Ciutat de les Arts i de les Ciencies etc.

Area Information - Valencia Culture

Valencian's love fiestas and delight in sharing their joy with others. By far the most popular of festivities are the world famous Fallas (12-19 March), or festival of bonfires, with their explosion of colours, fireworks, and the smell of gunpowder. Ciutat de les Arts i de les Ciencies
Leisure and entertainment activities in Valencia constitute one of the most exciting and extensive ranges throughout the Mediterranean. Everywhere, discos, nightclubs and pubs provide the right kind of scene for enjoying a night out.
In Valencia, there are many museums to be visited and monuments to be admired: you cannot miss a visit to the Cathedral and the Royal monastery of Santa María. Ciutat de les Arts i de les Ciencies
A fantastic climate and more than 500 kilometres of coast. The Valencia coast is one of the Spanish coastal areas with the most extensive beaches and therefore it is decidedly one of the country’s most touristy areas.
If you want to discover more than just sun and sand, you will find remains of most remote civilisation, Phoenicians, Greeks, Iberians and Romans.
No one will believe you on your return if you say you didn’t have authentic Valencian paella. Trying one is a must! Ciutat de les Arts i de les Ciencies

The province of Valencia is the largest of the three which go to make up the Valencian community. It is situated in the centre of the Spanish Mediterranean coastline. It overlooks the spacious Gulf of Valencia and is skirted at the back by a group of medium-high mountains and rolling plains leading to the lands of Aragon and Castile-La Mancha. It is opposite the Balearic islands and equidistant from the country's two major decision-taking centres: Madrid and Barcelona. Valencia is identified with the Mediterranean Sea because the culture deriving from the old Mare Nostrum is manifest in its patterns of social behaviour.

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