Valencia Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
municipality in Spain, capital of the Valencian Community
About Valencia
The Spanish nameValenciais pronounced [baˈlenθja] (bahl-EHN-thyah), while the Valencian pronunciation ofValènciais [vaˈlensia] (vahl-EHN-see-ah). Valentia Edetanorumwas established as a Roman colony in the second century BCE. In the early 8th century CE the Moors invaded, andBalansiyyabecame the capital of the Muslim Taifa of Valencia, thriving as a trading centre for paper, silk, ceramics, glass, and silver. With a brief interlude of Christian control in the 11th century under El Cid, the city remained in Muslim hands until the Christian Reconquista led by King Jaime I of Aragon in 1238, and was incorporated as a kingdom under the Crown of Aragon. Valencia experienced its golden age in the 15th century, with a growing population and flowering of Valencian culture and the arts. Significant
Top Attractions in Valencia
Explore the best things to see and do in Valencia:
- ★Albatexas Cinemes
- ★Almodí
- ★Banys de l'Almirall
- ★Batalla de Flors
- ★Batalla de las Luces
- ★Benimaclet
- ★Bioparc Valencia
- ★Bombas Gens Centre d'Art
Where to Eat in Valencia
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴All i pebre
- 🍴Alquería del Pou
- 🍴Andalus Dolç
- 🍴Arròs a banda
- 🍴Arròs negre
- 🍴Bar Ricardo
Where to Stay in Valencia
- 🏨Ayre Hotel Astoria Palace
- 🏨Barceló Valencia
- 🏨Bed & Breakfast Almirante
- 🏨Eurostars Gran Valencia
- 🏨Expo Hotel Valencia
- 🏨Holiday Inn Express Valencia-Ciudad Las Ciencias
Valencia Travel Guide Sections
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