Valencia
Valencia is placed in the Valencia province, and moreover it one of the largest cities of Spain. It was founded in 137 BC. However, today it is recognized by round rice, tapas bars and trapezoidal architecture.
City in the Future
The first impression of Valencia is that it is the city in the future due to its extraordinary architecture. It’s Center of Arts and Science, hidden in a former riverbed Turia, is more than science fiction monument. Furthermore, multifunctional complex architecture of Palau de les Arts depicts the silhouette of the fish. This magnificent building will take your breath away. Moreover, it includes the biggest aquarium in Europe. The Valencia Aquarium is excellent choice for family trip. It also offers amazing underwater tubes, so you can have the great experience of the sea life. On the other hand, it has the shape of the huge jellyfish.
Near and distant past
Valencia’s large square Ajuntamijento is the place, where the future and past meets. It is decorated in the establishment of Futurism, and the central station, whose motives are made in Valencia’s stone discover the richness of the soil. Moreover, there is a stunning rococo facade of the National Museum of Ceramics, whose series make shadow over nearby pastry shop windows decorated with marble.
It should be said that the architects had incredible inspiration. On the other hand, there are magnificent signs of the past which constantly attract attention. There is a huge Gothic cathedral with the bell tower, which lets the light through the stone “lace.”
General culture
Valencia is more than a cultural park. In its rich offer it includes opera, planetarium, aquarium and a museum of science. However, Valencia is a place where you can find first-order institutions such as the Museum of Fine Arts, the National Ceramics Museum and the Museum of Modern Art, whose restaurant, La Sucursal, offers a modern variant of the legendary Spanish pie pumpkin (arnadi).
Excellent restaurants’!
Restaurant such as La Sucursal, Submarine or El Alto de Colón managed to attract fans of paella with rabbit and discover the secrets of their avant-garde cuisine. Many famous people from the city make reservations for these restaurants.
Paella-Spain in your Plate
The specialty of Valencia is round rice. It comes from the rice fields of Albufera, which were made by Arabs in the distant past. However, in the vicinity of El Palmar, just fifteen minutes from the historical center of Valencia Kaska Antigua, you can try the best paella in the country. Paella is gathering the best products of Spain. Therefore, paella combines the products from the shore (fish and seafood) that perfectly agree with those from the continental parts (beans, beets, chicken, rabbit, snails, frog legs). Moreover, the local recipes include ingredients such as fat eel, saffron, and fabulous mountain snails (called baqueta, which can be purchased at the Central market).