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• Serranos Towers. Valencia.

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  … 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…

• Quart Towers. Valencia.

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  … 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…

• Virgen de los Desamparados Basilica. Valencia.

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  … 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.

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  … 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…

• Palau de la Música auditorium. Valencia.

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  … 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…

• Central Market. Valencia.

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  … 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 …

• San Miguel de los Reyes Monastery. Valencia.

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  … 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…

• Valencia Regional Government Palace. Valencia.

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  … 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…

• Plaza Redonda Square. Valencia.

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  … 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…

• Los Borja Ducal Palace. Gandía.

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  … 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…

• La Exposición Bridge. Valencia.

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  … 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…

• Estación del Norte Station. Valencia.

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  … 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…

• Santa Catalina Church and Tower. Valencia.

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  … 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…

• Santa María Collegiate Church. Gandía.

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  … 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 Santos Juanes Church. Valencia.

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  … 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.

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  … 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.

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  … 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…

• The Silk Exchange. Valencia.

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  … 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…