Search results

Results: Showing from 1 to 19 of 19 results

• The Silk Exchange. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza del Mercado s/n. 46001. Valencia. Fax.: +34 963529634 | E-mail: lonja@valencia.es. www.turisvalencia.es. The jewel of European Gothic civil architecture. Built in the 15th century, the Silk Exchange is Valencia's Gothic monument par excellence. The majority of the "Lonja" (silk exchange) was b…

• Santa Catalina Church and Tower. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de Santa Catalina s/n. 46001. Valencia. Santa Catalina Church is one of the oldest in Valencia. The church dates from the Middle Ages, and is built on the site of a former mosque. It is the only Gothic church in the city with a retrochoir in the transept, the same as you will find in the Cathe…

• Plaza Redonda Square. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Confluencia de calles Pescadería, Vallanca y Síndico. 46001. Valencia. www.turisvalencia.es. Plaza Redonda square stands out for its shape and bustling commerce. This unusual work by Salvador Escrig Melchor dates from the 19th century. It was designed with commerce in mind - circular so as to form a…

• El Miguelete Tower. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Reina s/n. 46001. Valencia. www.catedraldevalencia.es. Gothic-style tower adjoining the cathedral. This is one of the city's most emblematic monuments, and is located beside the main door of the cathedral. From the top it offers outstanding views over Valencia and its fertile agricultura…

• Valencia Cathedral. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Reina s/n. 46003. Valencia. Fax.: +34 963918120 | E-mail: cabildo.metropolitano@catedraldevalencia.es. www.catedraldevalencia.es. The Cathedral, in the Gothic style, is Valencia's largest church, and its Miguelete Tower is one of the emblems of the city. The Cathedral was built on the si…

• La Exposición Bridge. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle del Justicia - Paseo de la Alameda. 46002. Valencia. www.turisvalencia.es. This is one of the architectural elements most emblematic of Valencia's avant-garde atmosphere. Traditionally known as La Peineta (an ornamental comb) on account of its unique shape, the bridge was designed by Spanish a…

• Valencia Regional Government Palace. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Caballeros, 2. 46001. Valencia. http://www.valencia.es. A Flamboyant Gothic building, built in 1421 as the seat of the Valencian Autonomous Government, in charge of representing Valencia before the Courts. The palace is divided into three storeys, with rectangular windows on the ground floor, triple…

• Serranos Towers. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Fueros s/n. 46003. Valencia. www.turisvalencia.es. This is a gateway in the defensive wall dating from the late Middle Ages. It was built by the master stonemason Pere Balaguer in the 14th century to defend one of the busiest points of access to old Valencia. It comprises two pentagonal struct…

• Virgen de los Desamparados Basilica. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de la Virgen s/n. 46003. Valencia. E-mail: info@basilicadesamparados.org. www.basilicadesamparados.org. This Baroque church, dedicated to the city's patron saint, was the most important religious building constructed in Valencia in the 17th century. The Basilica was built between 1652 and 1667…

• Old Almudín Building. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza San Luis Bertrán s/n. 46003. Valencia. www.turisvalencia.es. This building is merchant in type.Built on the site of a Moslem fortress at the end of the XIV century;its function was one of warehouse to deposit and send wheat.Over the XV and XVI centuries it was made bigger.Of note on the facade…

• Quart Towers. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Avenida Guillem de Castro 89. 46003. Valencia. www.turisvalencia.es. Part of the old medieval defensive wall. This medieval military construction also served as the women's prison. They were built in the 15th century by Pere Bofill. These two towers, cylindrical on the outside and flat behind, are a…

• Estación del Norte Station. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Xátiva 24. 46007. Valencia. This Modernist building was inaugurated in 1917 and is in the style known as "Viennese Secession". Estación del Norte station is one of the city's finest examples of civil architecture. Whether looking the exterior or the interior finish, it shows a unique, homogeno…

• Palau de la Música auditorium. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Paseo de la Alameda 30. 46023. Valencia. E-mail: info@palauvalencia.com. www.palaudevalencia.com. Its acoustics have received unanimous praise and it is considered one of Europe's best auditoriums. Inaugurated in 1987, it is located alongside the Turia Gardens and is one of Valencia's most emblemati…

• San Miguel de los Reyes Monastery. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Avenida Constitución 284. 46019. Valencia. Fax.: +34 963874037 | E-mail: bv@gva.es . http://bv.gva.es. This building houses Valencia's library. It used to be a Hieronymite monastery. It was erected in the 16th century in the site of an old abbey. In the building's architecture we can see the influen…

• El Puig de Santa María Royal Monastery. Puig.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Avenida Verge s/n. 46540. Puig. Valencia. Fax.: +34 961470200 | E-mail: elpuig@touristinfo.net. www.monasteriodelpuig.es. The sanctuary of the patron saint of Valencia. The monastery is laid out in two different areas: the convent and the Virgen de Jaraba Sanctuary. Together they conform a grandiose…

• Sagunto Roman Theatre. Sagunto.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle del Castillo s/n. 46500. Sagunto-Sagunt. Sagunto. Valencia. Fax.: +34 962665581 | E-mail: sagunto@touristinfo.net. http://www.aytosagunto.es/TURISMO/. The Roman theatre of Sagunto dates from the first century and was a pioneer on the list of the national monuments declared in Spain (1896). It …

• Sagunto Castle. Sagunto.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle del Castillo s/n. 46500. Sagunto-Sagunt. Sagunto. Valencia. Fax.: +34 962665581 | E-mail: M00149@centres.cult.gva.es. http://www.comunitatvalenciana.com. The castle contains remains of the buildings left by its various inhabitants: Romans, Visigoths, Arabs and Christians. Sagunto Castle covers…

• San José underground river. Vall d'Uixó, La.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Río Subterráneo Coves de Sant Josep. Paratge Coves de Sant Joseph s/n. 12600. Vall d'Uixó, La. Castellón - Castelló. (Valencia) Fax.: +34 964696761 | E-mail: riosubterraneo@ayto-lavall.org. www.cuevasturisticas.com. A navigable underground river. An underground river flows through the Sant Josep Cav…

• Segorbe Cathedral. Segorbe.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza de San Cristóbal s/n. 12400. Segorbe. Castellón - Castelló. (Valencia) E-mail: cabildo@catedraldesegorbe.es. http://www.catedraldesegorbe.es. Segorbe Basilica. This church was raised to the category of basilica in 1983. It was built in the 13th century, joined to the defensive wall, although i…