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• Santa María Collegiate Church. Gandía.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Mayor s/n. 46700. Gandía. Valencia. The Seu in Gandia. Originally an Arab mosque, it was subsequently converted into a church, until 1499 when Pope Alejandro VI gave it the status of Collegiate Church. It still retains its Gothic sanctuary, while the rest of the building is Baroque due to the …

• Los Borja Ducal Palace. Gandía.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Duc Alfons El Vell 1. 46700. Gandía. Valencia. Fax.: +34 962871465 | E-mail: palauducal@palauducal.com. http://www.palauducal.com/. This was the birthplace of San Francisco de Borja. The oldest part of the building dates from the 15th century, but was restored and turned into a sanctuary by th…

• “Fallas” Museum. Cullera.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Cervantes s/n, (Casa de la Enseñanza). 46400. Cullera. Valencia. http://www.culleraturismo.com. The best of the year. This museum, situated in the Casa de la Enseñanza building, is testimony to the town of Cullera's strong Fallas tradition. Here you can see a collection of pardoned "ninots" - …

• Dragut Cave-Museum. Cullera.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza Dr. Fleming s/n. 46408. Faro. Cullera. Valencia. E-mail: contacto@cuevadedragut.com. http://www.cuevadeldragut.com/. Pirates in Cullera. A visit to this museum will take you back in time to a historic episode: the attack on Cullera by the Turkish pirate Dragut in 1550. Legend has it that this …

• Adsubia Cave. Adsubia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Cueva de Adsubia. 03786. Tossal del Llop. Adsubia. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) Fax.: +34 965572587 | http://www.cuevasturisticas.es. When small is big. This cave is a perfect example of a small subterranean space hiding valuable natural treasures to make a visit a great tourism experience. Adsubi…

• Rull Cave. Vall de Ebo.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Cueva de Rull. 03789. Vall de Ebo. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) Fax.: +34 965572672 | http://www.cuevasturisticas.com. One of the most important underground spaces in eastern Spain. A hunter found it by chance. The cave was discovered by José Vicente Mengual, known as Tío Rull, in 1919 when he was…

• Santa María or “la Seo” Collegiate Basilica. Xàtiva.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza Calixto III s/n. 46800. Xàtiva. Valencia. http://www.xativaturismo.com. The Cathedral in Xàtiva. A monument that is in an excellent state of conservation, with a marked Renaissance character about it. It is called La Seu and has a strong Renaissance character. It was built between 1596 and 191…

• Las Calaveras Cave. Benidoleig.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Cueva de las Calaveras. Carretera de Benidoleig-Pedreguer, s/n. 03759. Benidoleig. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) Fax.: +34 966404393 | http://www.cuevasturisticas.com. A journey into the past on the shores of the Mediterranean. Used by man since prehistoric times, it is associated with ancient Moor…

• San José Castle in Guadalest. Guadalest.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Calle Iglesia 2. 03517. Guadalest. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) E-mail: guadalest@touristinfo.net. The castle is situated in the high part of the town. Its origins are in the 11th century, although the remains preserved are from the 12th century. It is divided into two parts - one of them was inte…

• La Sarga (Abric II). Alcoy.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Carretera N-340 dirección a Jijona. 03819. Alcoy-Alcoi. Alcoy. Alicante - Alacant. (Valencia) E-mail: alcoi@touristinfo.net. www.alcoi.org. The stags of La Sarga. The La Sarga caves feature very naturalistic depictions of stags, measuring about 30 cm long, using a technique in which the figure was f…

• Príncipe Felipe Science Museum. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Avenida Autopista del Saler 1-7. 46013. Valencia. www.cac.es. A museum designed to touch, feel and think. This is one of the areas that make up the Arts and Sciences Centre. The Príncipe Felipe Science Museum building was designed by famous Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. It has three floors, …

• “Fallas” Museum. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza Monteolivete 4. 46006. Valencia. Fax.: +34 963487408 | E-mail: gremio@gremiodeartistasfalleros.com. http://www.gremiodeartistasfalleros.com/museo.html. Saved from the fire. The ninots (gigantic cardboard, wood and plaster figures) that are spared from burning every year by popular vote are on …

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• 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…

• Museum of the Patriarch. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle de la Nave 1. 46002. Valencia. Fax.: +34 963511351 | http://www.turisvalencia.es/es/museos/museo/7462. Paintings in beautiful surroundings. Here you can see highly valuable works of art, with various canvasses by El Greco and the early Flemish painters standing out especially. The museum is wi…

• González Martí National Museum of Ceramics and Sumptuary Arts. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Calle Poeta Querol 2. 46002. Valencia. Fax.: +34 963513512 | E-mail: informacion@mceramica.mcu.es. mnceramica.mcu.es. Ceramics from prehistoric times to Picasso. This museum was inaugurated in 1954 and is located in the Palace of the Marquis of Dos Aguas. It contains an important collection of ceram…

• 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…

• 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…

• Central Market. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza del Mercado s/n. 46001. Valencia. E-mail: informacion@mercadocentralvalencia.es. www.mercadocentralvalencia.es. This grand Modernist building was designed in 1914, although not inaugurated until 1928. The Central Market in Valencia covers more than 8,000 square metres, over two floors, with a …

• Los Santos Juanes Church. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Monuments]

  … Plaza del Mercado s/n. 46001. Valencia. This church is known as San Juan del Mercado. It was already in existence in the 13th century, but was rebuilt in Gothic style in the 14th century after a fire. A nave with ogive vaulted ceiling remains from that period. In the 16th century it suffered another…

• 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…

• 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…

• Diocesan-Cathedral Museum. Valencia.

  Arts and culture | [Museums]

  … Plaza de la Reina s/n. 46003. Valencia. http://www.catedraldevalencia.es/arte_museo.php. Painting, sculpture and precious metalwork. The museum was created in 1761 and is set in the Santo Cáliz Chapel of Valencia Cathedral. It has two large canvasses painted by Goya in 1799, depicting San Francisco …