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Valencia, Spain Travel Guide

Paella rice and the Turia’s green riverbed

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Why visit Valencia

Valencia cooks the rice it grows - the grains for a paella-valenciana come from the Albufera, 20 minutes south of the cathedral. The Turia riverbed, emptied after the 1957 flood rerouted the river, is now a 9-kilometre park running past Calatrava’s City of Arts and Sciences. A weekday menú del día lunch costs €14, and the Malvarrosa beach is a tram ride from the centre.

Last updated Aug 17, 2026 · Reviewed by the WhatWhereVacay editorial team

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€770–€1,288 for 2 travelers · 7 nights

Typical daily budget: €55–€92 per person

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Best time to visit Valencia

Most pleasant months: May–Jun, Aug–Oct (averaging 18–26°C). Coldest month January (8°C), warmest July (26°C).

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3 days in Valencia: what to eat & see

D1 Day 1

Morning

Valencia Cathedral & El Miguelete tower

Afternoon

Mercat Central & La Lonja de la Seda

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Evening

El Carmen tapas around Plaza de la Virgen

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D2 Day 2

Morning

Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències & L’Oceanogràfic

Afternoon

Turia Gardens cycle path & the Serranos Towers

Evening

Paella at La Pepica on Malvarrosa beach

Paella Valenciana

D3 Day 3

Morning

Albufera boat trip & El Palmar rice fields

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Afternoon

Russafa market & boutiques

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Evening

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Rice Dishes

Paella Valenciana

Spain's famous saffron rice, cooked wide and shallow over fire and prized for the crisp socarrat crust beneath.

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Desserts & Sweets

Mona de Pasqua

A ring-shaped Catalan and Spanish Easter cake of enriched sweet dough baked with hard-boiled eggs in the centre, traditionally given to children by their godparents on Easter Monday and eaten at picnics in the country.

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