Valencia Exchange Guide

Valencia Exchange Guide AND Social Program

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INDEX OF THE EXCHANGE GU IDE We are glad to welcome you for the next weeks in Valencia. Here you can find some useful tips and information about your clerkship period.

1 .- Introduction: Welcome letter & THE CITY 2 .- Weather 3 .- Services 4 .- IMPORTANT INFORMATION, Lodging and Meals 5 .- Hospital 6 .- Health System 7 .- Icons of the city 8 .- Useful phrases 9 .- Culture and Festivals 10 .- Some places for visiting 11 .- Emergency and useful phone numbers & Maps

After the Exchange Guide, you have a Guide of the Social Program and more detailed information about Museums and other things. Don’t miss it!


1.- INTRODUCTION: WELCOME LETTER & THE CITY WELCOME LETTER: Hi there! First of all, congratulations because you’ve been placed in the most awesome city in the world, or at least, it is for us. We are Leyre, Marc, Javier, Miriam and Lourdes, the Valencian Exchange Crew, and together with the rest of our great Local Committee, we are looking forward to meeting you soon. AVEM is the name of our Local Committee. Although it is not the oldest (it was founded in 2004), it has become one of the biggest in the country with over 400 members. Each summer over 25 students from Spain and Overseas come here in order to spend one of the best months in their lives. Are you ready to make it count? Because we totally are! THE CITY: Since ancient times (138 B.C.), Valencia has been known for its radiant light, maritime spirit and fertile soil. The city is located on an extensive coastal plain, and hosts more than 800,000 people. It is the communications, cultural, social and business centre for a metropolitan area of one-and-half million people. Here you can enjoy relics of Roman, Visigoth, and Islamic cultures, as well as notable examples of all styles of art and culture; “modernism” (Art Nouveau, Modern Style or Jugendstil) is an important component of the city’s image (but it took some components of our culture). The final years of the XX century brought modern infrastructures in communications, finance, culture, science and leisure making Valencia one of the most outstanding cities in Spain and Europe.

2.- Weather

Climate Valencia is on the Mediterranean Sea, so you can enjoy mild Mediterranean climate Humidity The humidity is quite high, especially felt in the summer, with June and July having the highest level and August having slightly lighter humidity.


Climate data for Valencia center (4km from sea, altitude: 11 m.a.s.l., 1981–2010, location) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Average high °C (°F) 16.4 (61.5)

17.1 (62.8)

19.3 (66.7)

20.8 (69.4)

23.4 (74.1)

27.1 (80.8)

29.7 (85.5)

30.2 (86.4)

27.9 (82.2)

24.3 (75.7)

19.8 (67.6)

17.0 (62.6)

Daily mean °C (°F) 11.8 (53.2)

12.5 (54.5)

14.4 (57.9)

16.2 (61.2)

19.0 (66.2)

22.9 (73.2)

25.6 (78.1)

26.1 (79)

23.5 (74.3)

19.7 (67.5)

15.3 (59.5)

12.6 (54.7)

Average low °C (°F) 7.1 (44.8)

7.8 (46)

9.6 (49.3)

11.5 (52.7)

14.6 (58.3)

18.6 (65.5)

21.5 (70.7)

21.9 (71.4)

19.1 (66.4)

15.2 (59.4)

10.8 (51.4)

8.1 (46.6)

Precipitation mm (inches)

37 (1.46)

36 (1.42)

33 (1.3)

38 (1.5)

39 (1.54)

22 (0.87)

8 (0.31)

20 (0.79)

70 (2.76)

77 (3.03)

47 (1.85)

48 (1.89)

Avg. precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 4 4 5 4 3 1 2 5 5 4 5

Mean monthly sunshine hours 171 171 215 234 259 276 315 288 235 202 167 155

Temperatures From November to February it gets cool with some quite cold weeks. The end of February and the beginning of November can still be quite warm, but at other times do take a warm jacket, gloves etc. That said, the Global Warming is in full swing and the 2007 New Year's Day saw quite a few people sunbathing on the beach, at 20-25 degrees. The temperature gets close to zero extremely rarely and usually stays at around 7-10º C. From March to October it is definitely warm and the temperatures vary between slightly cold and very warm. The heat comes in around the middle of May and stays to the end of September, with very high temperatures (up to 35-40 degrees Celcius) and humidity. Rainfall Rain is rare in Valencia. If it does happen it doesn't usually stay long. Rain can take any form from a brief tropical downpour to a few drops. It is very unpredictable in when it starts and how long it will last. The usual times are the end of September - October and March – April; in summer, sometimes there are storms for a couple of days. Sun The Sun is pretty much always here. You will fall in love with the Mediterranean sunshine.

3.- Services Valencia Metro Valencia's metro system consists of nine lines, but most of them are the same, just the final stations are different. So to go to a stop at the city centre you could take 4 or 5 different lines. Some of them go under ground, but Lines 4, 6 and 8 are tramways Due to the sheer extension of the Valencia metro system, the city and its surroundings are divided into four zones, A, B, C and D, with A being the zone surrounding the actual city centre. For this reason, you'll notice varying Valencia metro fares depending on the number of zones through which you're


travelling. However, if you invest in the Valencia Tourist Card, one of the numerous benefits is free public transportation! There are many different rates. But with the Bonometro, 10 trips, for the A zone (7,20€) would be enough to move inside the city. You must know: there aren’t metro and tram after midnight.

Valencia Metro Headquarters: c/ Partida de Xirivelleta, s/n Tlf: 963 97 40 40 Tlf: 900 46 10 46 (Information) Tlf: 963 97 65 65 (Offices) www.metrovalencia.com

METRO (A zone: the city) • Single ticket: 1,50€ (from airport to

city: 3,90€) • Bono Metro (10 journeys): 7,20€€

FGV: Tlf: 900 46 10 46 (FREE) (MetroValencia) Tlf: 900 72 04 72 (TRAM) www.fgv.es

Bus Buses pass through on approximately five-minute intervals, so if you need some more time with the map you don't have to worry about being stranded for hours! Valencia city bus passes are extremely easy to come by. If you're just looking for a single trip ticket, you can buy it right on the bus. Otherwise, hit up one of the many street kiosks and tobacco stands for an array of multiple-trip value cards or head to any Valencia metro station for combined metro/city bus passes. Don't forget that amongst the numerous pay-offs of having a Valencia Tourist Card, all public transportation is free for the validity of the card! You can


change the bus within 50 minutes from your first check-in (with bono). At night there are 5 buses with a frequency of 1 hour. EMT (Bus) Address: Plaza Correo Viejo, 5 Company Telephone: 963 15 85 00 Customer Service Telephone: 963 15 85 15 More information: www.emtvalencia.es BUS

• Single ticket: 1,50€ • Bono Bus (10): 8,00€

Taxis While wandering around any new place on foot is half the fun, Valencia is a big city that is bound to leave your legs begging for a break- especially if you venture outside the city's compact historical nucleus. Normally that's when Valencia's fantastic public transportation - metro or city bus - steps in to lend its services. However, there are times when public transportation just doesn't cut it, whether it is because you're exhausted from hitting up Valencia's frenzied nightlife scene or because you're simply in a rush to get from point A to point B.

At night, taxis have a minimum fee of 6€ (yes, it’s expensive) and if you should pay only 4,65 € you will pay 6€; for example: from the port to the Hospital Clínic (around 8€).

We don´t think it’s expensive, IT IS JUST A HOLDUP!

Prices:

- Fee at daytime (6:00 – 22:00): 4 € - Fee at nighttime (22:00 – 6:00) and weekend and festive days: 6 € - €/km day: 1,08 €/km - €/km night and special days: 1,18 €/km

Valencia Taxi Companies

• Valencia Tele Taxi Tlf: 963 57 13 13

• Radio Taxi Tlf: 963 70 33 33

• Auto-Taxis Tlf: 963 95 95 60

• Cooperativa Valencia Taxis Tlf: 963 74 02 02


Valenbisi (city bikes) The city bikes service is consists of bike stations along the city with public bikes you can take if you are inscribed. The price is 29,21€ for a complete year. You can take the bike for 30 minutes for free (it’s time enough for arrive wherever you want go). After this 30 minutes you pay 0’52€ for 30 minutes more. Furthermore, TAKE CARE WHEN YOU block your bike after travel; if you block incorrectly the bike, you will pay 150€. There aren’t tickets “per month”, only “per week” or “per year”. “Per week” it costs 13,30€ and you must have 150€ always in the bank or ticket will be blocked. After the 30 free minutes you pay 1,04€ for 30 minutes more. So we think the year pass is better if you are going to use the bike the whole month. http://www.valenbisi.com/


4,- IMPORTANT INFORMATION, Lodging and Meals DO NOT FORGET

- Tell us your arrival details as soon as possible, so that we can pick you up from the airport/station.

- Malpractice and health insurance - they must be sent to us in advance.

- Logbook - it should be provided by your LEO.

- Towels and bed linen.

- White coat and stethoscope.

- Swimsuit, flip-flops and light clothes.

HOW TO ARRIVE

- By plane: Manises Airport, which is linked with the city centre by metro. Several low cost airlines operate in this airport, connecting Valencia to other Spanish and European cities.

- By bus: the Bus Station is well connected by city bus and metro, and not

far from the city centre on foot. There are several companies, but the most famous is Alsa.

- By train: there are two “Estació del Nord” and “Joaquín Sorolla”. Make

sure to tell us in which one we will have to pick you up. Valencia is well connected with other Spanish cities like Madrid and Barcelona with AVE (high speed trains), making your trip easy and comfortable. You can get low fares if you buy the ticket in advance.

- By car: blablacar.com is a well-known webpage where you can get in

touch with someone who is going to do the same journey as you by car, so you can join him/her paying a low fee.

If you arrive to any other city, please contact us and we will explain you the best way to come to Valencia from there. FIRST DAYS, LODGING & MEALS AVEM will provide you with accommodation and pocket money. The accommodation will be in shared rooms with other exchange students in a rented flat. There will be at least one of us waiting for you when you arrive and we will show you the apartment where you are going to live during your stay. Also, we will introduce you to your tutor the first day of clerkship.


You will receive 90€ as pocket money for the meals, you’ll receive 70€ at the beginning of the month because we keep 20€ as payment deposit (if you don’t break any term or condition, it will be repaid). There are nice cafeterias in both hospitals where you can have lunch every weekday. Some Contact Persons will be available for you during the month. They will try to make your stay as enjoyable as possible. We have prepared an agenda for you, but if you want to do anything else, feel free to tell us and we will help you to organize it. You can always contact them through the facebook group. Valencia is a big city, so public transport is needed to get around. Both Bus and Metro work efficiently. If you are just looking for a single trip ticket, you can buy it right on the bus/metro station. Otherwise, hit up one of the many street kiosks and tobacco shops for an array of multiple-trip value cards. If you are a smartphone-a-holic and you cannot pass one day without it, you can buy a phone card in almost every Phone Company Store: Vodafone, Movistar, Ono, Orange, Yoigo…

5.- Hospital The SCOPE students could do their clerkship in “Hospital Clínic Universitari” or “Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe”. If you come as a part of the SCORE program, you will do your Research Clerkship in our beautiful Faculty of Medicine, which is also very close to the flat, next to “Hospital Clinic”. HOSPITAL CLÍNIC UNIVERSITARI AND FACULTRY OF MEDECINE:

Avda. Blasco Ibáñez nº 17, 46010, València.

Faculty of Medicine (FMiO)

Hospital


Avda. Blasco Ibáñez nº 15, 46010, València.

How to arrive?

• Bus: Line 9, 12, 29, 31, 71, 79, 81. • Metro: Line 3 or 9, “Facultats” stop.


HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI I POLITÉCNIC LA FE:

6.- Health System

The health system is public and it covers all the Spanish inhabitants and the foreigners that live in Spain. All the inhabitants finance the medical care through indirect taxes (for example: through the value-added tax (VAT), alcohol, cigarettes, and petrol taxes... So the citizen has only to register in his city hall to profit from the public health system.

Calle Fernando Abril Martorell, nº 106, 46026 València How to arrive?

• Bus: Line 6, 8, 18, 64 and “metrorbital”

• Train (from el Cabañal train Station or North Station): Stop at Font de Sant Lluís station.


The medical care is given in: “centros de salud” and hospitals distributed in the Spanish territory according to the number of inhabitants.

The health system is divided into:

-"Atención primaria", represented by the “centro de salud” or “centro de atención primaria” where family doctors work. When a person has a health problem, he must go to the “centro de salud” where he belongs, and he must have the sanitary card (“Tarjeta sanitaria individual”). If it is not an emergency, the patient will have to make an appointment in his “centro de salud” (normally he will have to wait for 1 or 2 days), BUT if it is an emergency he can go directly to the “centro de salud” or a doctor from the “centro de salud” can go to the patient’s home. BUT, if the health problem is very serious, the patient can directly go to the hospital of his city. -"Atención especializada”, represented by the hospitals and “centros de especialidades”(where only specialist doctors work). If the health problem requires a visit to the specialist, the patient will be referred to the specialist by his family doctor.

- Flag, it’s called “La Senyera”. It might never be put down.

- Coat of arms of the city and region: the double L means double loyalty

(it was an honor title which was given by a king during High Middle Ages; ask for the story if you want).

7.- Icons of the city and Valencian Region


- The bat: during The Reconquista a bat saved the Valencian host (ask if you want to know the story)

- The dragon: the dragon on the helmet is the symbol of our first king (Jaume I, non-related with the present Royal Family of Spain). But it’s a symbol used as embellishment during all our history (above all during Renaissance).

- The angel of custody: was the protection of the city during The Black

Death (Bubo plague). You can find many references to it around the city.

The flowers: a decorative element, which is repeated throughout the city, in traditional clothes, architecture…

8.- Useful Phrases Daily Phrases and useful words: English Valencià Spanish Good morning! Bon dia! ¡Buenos días! Good evening! Bona vesprada! ¡Buenas tardes! Good night! Bona nit! ¡Buenas noches! Hello Hola Hola Goodbye Adéu Adiós See you Fins aviat Hasta luego Tank you Gràcies Gracias Please Per favor - Si us/vos plau Por favor You’re welcome De res De nada How much is it? Quant costa açò? ¿Cuánto vale? How are you? Com et va tot? ¿Qué tal estás? I’m fine, thanks. Em va tot bé, gràcies. Muy bien, gracias. What’s your name? Com et diuen? ¿Cómo te llaman? I’m called / My name is… Em diuen… Me llamo… Street Carrer Calle Excuse me Disculpeu-me Perdone How can I arrive to…? Com arribe a…? ¿Cómo llego a…? Straight ahead Tot recte. Siga recto On the left A l’esquerra A la izquierda On the right A la dreta A la derecha Post office Correus Oficina de correos


Setter Carta Carta Envelope Sobre Sobre Sign here Signeu ací Firme aquí Stamp Segell Sello Bus Autobús Autobús Train Tren Tren Taxi Taxi Taxi Station Estació Estación Airport Aeroport Aeropuerto Water Aigua Agua Bread Pa Pan Beach Platja Playa River (for Túria Gardens) El riu El río Milk Llet Leche Beer Cerveza Cerveza Ice Cream Gelat Helado Strawberry Fraules/Maduixa Fresa Chocolate Xocolate Chocolate Vanilla Vainilla Vainilla

Medical Terms English Valencià Spanish I am a foreign student Sóc un estudiant

d’intercanvi Soy un estudiante de intercambio

May I listen to your lungs/heart?

Podria auscultar-vos? ¿Puedo auscultarle?

May I take your blood pressure?

Podria prendre-vos la tensió?

¿Puedo tomarle la tensión?

May I test your reflexes? Podria comprovar els vostres reflexos?

¿Puedo comprobar sus reflejos?

Breathe deeply Respireu profundament. Respire hondo. Cough Tossiu Tosa Do it after me. Feu-ho després de mi. Hágalo después de mí. Put your tongue out. Traieu la llengua. Saque la lengua. Open your mouth Obriu la boca Abra la boca Where does it hurt? On us/vos fa mal? ¿Dónde le duele? Does it hurt here? Us/vos fa mal ací? ¿Le duele aquí? Scalpel Escalpel/Bisturí Escalpelo/Bisturí Clamps/Forceps Pinces/Fòrceps Pinzas/Fórceps Emergency Urgències Urgencias Resuscitation Reanimació Reanimación Surgery room/theatre Quiròfan Quirófano Pain Em fa mal Dolor Nurse Infermer/a Enfermero/a Nursery Infermeria Enfermería Nurse attendant ATS ATS Syringe Xeringa Jeringuilla Gauze Gases Gasas Bandages Benes Vendas Bandage Embenat (mat:

embenatge) Vendaje

Plaster bandage Embenat de guix Yeso


Suture Suturar Suturar Doctor Metge/essa Médico/a Surgeon Cirurgià/ana Cirujano/a Patient Pacient Paciente Syndrome Síndrome (f.) Síndrome (m.) Disease Malaltia Enfermedad

9.- Culture and Festivals

Valencia has its own cultural identity, which many Valencians are proud of. Being on the Mediterranean coast, half way between the pragmatic North and the relaxed South has created a unique character, which I will leave for you to speculate upon yourself. Many foreigners find this a perfect blend. The traditional culture, like anywhere else, is preserved in classical ways: Language - Valencian people have their own language called “valencià” (western Catalan). Catalan is a Romanic language, which is divided into eastern and western variants (with important differences in pronunciation, lexicon and some grammar difference). If you speak Spanish or French you could understand us many times. Festivals - the Valencians have a traditional festival called Fallas complete with unique traditional costumes, music and rituals. This festival stills the highlight of the year for many Valencians. It’s in March. http://www.fallas.com/ Clothes - although in XXI century none would wear traditional clothes daily, the Valencian people worship their gorgeous and elaborate costumes (some of which cost many thousands of euros) and frequently show them off at large and small festivals. Crafts - Valencia is famous for its traditional ceramics and you will see it in many places in the city. Again, this is not to show off to the tourists, this is what Valencia is. Gastronomy - Valencia has its own cuisine crowned with paella. You should taste all of our meals with rice or our desserts and sweets. Furthermore, we have two drinks: orxata (traditional drink for summer and spring) and Aigua de València (alcoholic drink made with cointreau (if you want), cava (champagne from Spain), vodka, gin and orange juice).

- Meals with rice: paella (The original one it’s the valencian and it is made of chicken, rabbit and other vegetables. Meat and seafood should not be


mixed. You have also seafood paella), arròs al forn/cassola, arròs amb fesols i naps, arròs caldós, arròs negre, arròs de senyoret, arròs a banda (typical from Xàtiva). Fideuà: It’s similar to the seafood paella, but it’s made with pasta, typical from Gandia.

- Desserts and sweets: tronaor i piuleta (sweets of marzipan for our

girlfriends on October 9th), mona (for Pascua holidays. It’s not made with chocolate), fartons (eat them with orxata), coca a la llanda, monjàvena (typical from Ontinyent and Xàtiva), mostaxuts, carquinyols (sweets with peanuts for Christmas), etc.

- Other: asguellat/espencat, bollit, coca de primentó i tomaca and coca amb sal.

- A lot of these meals are rural so they are not commercial or known by a lot of people in the city.

History – The City is over 2000 years old. We have an extensive history you will learn about during your visits to the city centre. Routine day

• Breakfast (desdejuni/desayuno): usually at 7h, 9h the weekends • “Esmorzar/Almuerzo”: 11h • Lunch (dinar/comida): at about 14h. • Afternoon tea/break (berenar/merienda): 18h (We don’t usually drink tea) • Dinner (sopar/cena): at about 22h

What about Smoking? Smoking is not allowed in public places, including all clinics and government offices, restaurants, bars, shops, public transport, stations (airport, port, train and bus). But you can do it in the street.

Paella Fideuà


Festivals during your clerkship period Fira de juliol

(July Fair) http://www.feriadejulio.com/ (in Valencià and Spanish only) The Feria de Valencia essentially brings together the best of Valencian life and culture and combines them into one major event. The performing arts, a major facet of Valencia's cultural scene, are a major highlight such as jazz, open-air performances, opera, theatre plays, films and concerts featuring anyone from regional up-and-comers to major international gigs like Bob Dylan, Ziggy Marley and the Alan Parsons Project. Plus, as a celebration of the heart and soul of Valencia, there are naturally noisy pops, bangs and fizzles as major fireworks displays constantly set the night sky aglow. The Certamen de Bandas, Valencia's renowned international brass band competition is one of the major events, as is Valencia's bullfighting festival. Attracting the biggest names of the sport (or cultural event, as the enthusiasts prefer to call it), it's a fantastic opportunity to revel in the tradition and pageantry of this quintessentially Spanish - albeit controversial - tradition. The final event of the Feria de Valencia is the wildly popular Battle of the Flowers. A parade of traditional carriages decked out from head to toe in flowers passes along the Paseo de la Alameda. The occupants of the Parade floats and the parade spectators then engage in the so-called battle, as the two sides pelt each other with tens of thousands of orange and red flowers. By the end, the street is a carpet of red and orange petals, and the atmosphere is naturally light-hearted and festive. Following the Battle of the Flowers is one final "mascletà," because in Valencia, there's no better way to wrap up a week of festivities than to have firecrackers (masclets) crack and pop for over five minutes!

La Tomatina

When: August 26 http://latomatina.info Festival Description: With traditions like the famous Running of the Bulls in Pamplona and Madrid's Entierro de la Sardina, for which fancy costume-clad people attend the burial of a sardine, Spain has garnered quite a reputation for its quirky festivals. La Tomatina, which takes place in the otherwise quiet village of Buñol, is definitely right up there- it might even take the cake! The normal population of 9,000 quite nearly quadruples for what is essentially a full-out tomato war that literally paints the town red. It's every man for himself as 150,000 kilograms of ripe tomatoes are flung, slung and hurled through the air for two long hours. You have to buy your ticket on Internet webpage if you want to join to this festival. It’s a way to avoid the massive income of people in the last years.


The tradition began in 1945, perhaps as a result of a restaurant food fight in which the locals got a bit carried away. Realizing how much fun it was, the event was repeated the following year... and the year after that... and the year after that... until it evolved into the phenomenon it is today. Note: avoid wearing your Sunday finest! MUSIC FESTIVALS FIB: http://fiberfib.com/index.php When: July 16 – 19 Where: Benicàssim The Festival Internacional de Benicàssim, commonly abbreviated to simply FIB, is an annual music festival that focuses mainly on pop, rock and electronica artist, as well as having other elements including short films, fashion shows and art. It’s the oldest music festival in Valencia. This year are going to play there Blur, The prodigy, Florence + the machine, Noel Gallagher, Bastille and many more.

LOW COST FESTIVAL: http://lowfestival.es When: July 24 – 26 Where: Benidorm Rock, pop and indie music will be played in the Mediterranean Manhattan. Near the sea, a big lawn and swimming pools the festival offers a really good place to enjoy the music. Kasabian, The Libertines, The Drums and Foals will be this summer there.


ARENAL SOUND: http://www.arenalsound.com When: July 28 - August 2 Where: Burriana It is one of the biggest festivals near Valencia where you can hear mix of indie, electronic and alternative music. 160.000 people join during the festival week to listen groups and DJs like Rudimental, Nervo, Zedd, John Newman, La Roux, The Ting Tings, and many more.

ROTOTOM SUNSPLASH: http://www.rototomsunsplash.com When: August 15 – 22 Where: Benicàssim It is the large European reggae festival. Since 1994 it has been growing and it called around 250.000 people. Reggae music it’s the most played but Dub, Ska and Dancehall has its place there with other many cultural acts (debates, handmade market, yoga classes, etc) where you can experience the festival from other point of view. This year will play there Major Lazer, Soja, Capletown, Matisyahu, Shuga and many more.


10.- some places for visiting - Downtown buildings

In the centre of the city we can find a lot of beautiful buildings (Main Municipal Library – The Ancient Hospital, Ateneo Club, a lot of churches and palaces…) but we are telling you the most important: City Hall, Main Mail Office, Train Station and Bullring, Palacio del Marqués de Dos Aguas and Mercat Colón.

City Hall: inside there is a permanent exhibition with the first flag of the city, the sword of El Cid (a catholic governor of the city during the Muslim period, before Reconquista), the Blood’s Chapel, etc. Do you know what each of the statues on the façade mean?

- Justice - Prudence - Fortress - Temperance

Mail Office: It is beautiful outside as inside. Send your letters and parcels from here to your family and friends!!! If you look at the top of the columns you will find envelopes with wings.


Bullring: during July fair you can come here and see some bullfights. It’s beside the train station. http://www.torosvalencia.com/

Estació del Nord (North�s Station): It’s one of the best modernist buildings. You can find elements of our culture wherever you look: the flowers, oranges, industry (the star), our traditional clothes…

Look at the walls, this kind of mosaic is typical of Valencian Region, Catalonia and Balearic Islands; this is trencadís and you can find it decorating in many places of the city (city of arts and sciences, palaces, etc.) Between the doors in the hall there are “Pleasant journey” in many different languages. Look for yours!!!


Marqués de Dos Aguas: inside the museum of Valencian ceramics. It is one of the three only complete baroque buildings we have in the city. It’s placed in Poeta Querol street, where the most expensive shops are.

Mercat de Colón: rest in this ancient market full of cafes, bars and restaurants. It is another jewel of modernism architecture.

- MEDIEVAL QUARTER: THE CATHEDRAL AND EL CARMEN Take a walk into the oldest streets of Valencia. It’s names reflect where the old trades were (Carrer Carnissers/ Butcher’s street, Carrer Cavallers/ Knight’s street…). You can discover many things in these streets, second hand stores, restaurants, cool nightclubs and also a lot of impressive graffiti. The Cathedral and Basilica of Our Lady of the Abandoned

In the heart of the city, in its highest point, the place where the city began 2000 years ago, we find La Seu (the Cathedral).


This is the religious centre of Valencia and the home to the Holy Grail. It is a spectacular hybrid of styles, from Romanic to Baroque, with 3 portals to suit each style. Recommendation: go inside and walk slowly looking at the top, the effect of the arcs moving over you is… You will tell us, we haven’t found the word yet. Go to the top of Miquelet, the bell tower, and see the Valencia skyline (2€). Ask how to discover its secrets (An introduction, nobody knows why the half second underground was completely closed. There isn’t any file or document explaining this event a few centuries ago). http://www.catedraldevalencia.es/

Basilica of Our Lady http://www.basilicadesamparados.org/home.html It’s a neoclassical building from XVIII century with baroque elements. Inside it you will find an excellent ceiling:

Try to visit the prison of St. Vincent (in front of the Municipal Museum, behind the Cathedral) and see his uncorrupted arm (inside the Cathedral).


DOORS of the CITY: Torres de Serrans (Serrans Towers)

Authentic Gothic city gates from XIV century, this structure (along with Torres de Quart) is all that is left of the walls that one day completely encircled Valencia's city centre. This was the door for people who came from Barcelona and Zaragoza (two important cities of the kingdom –kingdom before Spain existed). They were, for a few centuries, the jail of the city for noble men. Services:

• Price: 2€; free Sunday and Holiday • Monday to Saturday: 9:30 – 19:00 • Sun + Hols: 9:30 – 15:00

Torres de Quart (Quart Towers) They are the other towers that remain of the ancient city wall. They are “younger” than Serrans’ Towers. In València we have an expression that goes: “Quedar-se a la lluna de València” (Staying in València’s moonlight). It is because the doors of the city (the wall) were closed after sunset and people who were working (or doing whatever) out of the city wall had to stay outside the gates all night until the following sunrise. Services:


Porta de la Mar (Sea’s door) Now, it’s a monument dedicated to people who died during our civil war. You will see. It’s at the beginning of Colón Street. (No photo) Portal de Valldigna (Valldigna’s city door) This is the most ancient door of the city that we conserve. It belongs to the city wall of the Muslim period, now it is integrated in a street in the neighbourhood of el Carmen. It was remodelled after the Reconquista and it took the appearance it has today.


lLotja de la seda o de Mercaders One of the best-preserved and most stunning examples of Gothic civil architecture in Europe, La Llotja used to be a silk market in the Golden Age of Valencia. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Services:


In “Sala del Consolat del Mar” (Sea’s Consulate Room) you can watch a film explaining the history of the building and its architectonical characteristics; but it’s in Spanish (maybe now it is in English too, I don’t know because the last time I was there was some years ago).

The most important room is “Sala de contractació o columnari” (contracts room). Here you can find one of our best architectonical elements, the helicoidally columns. The top is supported by eight helicoidally columns which open in the nerves of the top, simulating palmers. Around the walls we can read:

Inclita domus sum annis aedificata quindecim. Gustate et videte concives quoniam bona est negotiatio, quae non agit dolum in lingua, quae jurat proximo et non deficit, quae pecuniam non dedit ad usuram eius. Mercator sic agens divitiis redundabit, et tandem vita fructur aeterna. “Famous home built in 15 years. Try and see how much good is the non-fraudulent commerce,

the merchant who doesn’t lie, who doesn’t give his/her money for an ulterior economic benefit. The merchant who follows this lifestyle will be rich and gain,


at the End, the Eternal Life”. (I know the translation is not exactly literal but it contains the meaning).

Mercat Central This is one of the oldest running markets in Europe and it is still as lively, as if centuries had not passed for it. Here you can find the best food in València (meat, fish, jamón, whatever you want). The “Mercat Central” is, with “Estació del Nord” (Main Train Station), one of the jewels of the “Modernisme Valencià” (Valencian Judgenstil/Art Nouveau). There are restaurants, tapas bars and souvenir shops around the market. Go for a walk and see the real Valencian spirit. It is in front of “La Llotja”. Opened:

Monday - Saturday 7.00 am – 15.00 pm

http://www.mercadocentralvalencia.es/


Look on the top. Is it a plane? Is it a bird? Is it Superman? Yes, it’s a bird, not Superman. One of our best novels (from the writer Blasco Ibáñez) begins with this big parrot in a common market-day. Valencian people call the parrot, “el pardalot” (the big and ugly bird). Our recommendation: the day you come here, buy a fresh fruit snack for “esmorzar/almuerzo” (the meal between breakfast and lunch).

- The city of Arts and Sciences and TUria’s Gardens The undisputed King of Valencia's sightseeing, the Space Age Wonder of the World, the City of Arts and Sciences is truly a city within a city. http://www.cac.es/ Buildings:

- Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia: a place for Opera and other scenic arts. - L’Hemisfèric: an IMAX and 3D cinema with amazing films. - Museu Príncep Felipe: a special science museum, a place where you

can touch everything. - Àgora: a covered square for public events (València Fashion Week,

Open de Tennis 500, concerts…) - L’Umbracle: the main door to this city, it’s a park with a restaurant and a

nightclub (Mya). - L’Oceanogràfic: a big aquarium with animals of all ecosystems of the

maritime world. Services:

- Bus: No 1, 13, 14, 15, 19, 35, 95, and 40. If you take a bus map from a tourist office, you will see where to catch the bus from wherever you are. (Maps aren’t understandable).

- Taxi: will cost 6 - 7 euros from the city centre. - Walk! Why not? It is not far from the centre - perhaps 30-40 minutes,

and you can see the best part of the Túria river Garden (including Gulliver’s park and Palau de la Música), something you must see anyway. Just enjoy the pleasant stroll in that beauty and watch the City of Arts and Sciences slowly approaching from the horizon. It is an amazing experience.


- The Port It is a real emblem of today's Valencia - the old and the new. Atmospheric old docks versus ultra-modern America's Cup Port complex with great sea views. It is one of the biggest ports of Europe; it’s around 10km long from north to south! Now you can eat in one of its multiple restaurants or take a break in its bars and parks. Also you can take a bike and cycle from the River to the end of the port, you’ll see how the sea makes you feel relaxed. The north basin is the “Marina Real Juan Carlos I”; it is the newest and most technological part of the port. Two America’s cups were celebrated here and it’s where the F1 circuit took place.

Gulliver’s Park (arriving to CAC, for child and scope incomings)

Palau de la Música (before Gulliver’s Park from the centre)


Veles e vents: the name comes from the beginning of one of Ausiàs March poems (writer of Middle Ages from Gandia).

Edificio del reloj: rebuilt after its destruction in the civil war (1936-1939).

Reales Atarazanas del Puerto, They were built in XIV century in gothic style. “Atarazanas” are National Artistic Monument.


Tinglados del Puerto: They were built in 1911. You can observe some of the Modernist architecture in them, oranges, flowers, etc. They were used to save the port goods, but now they are opened and some expositions take place there. Also it’s a good place to do skateboarding.


Shopping centres Nuevo Centro - Shopping Centre in Valencia Av Pio XII, 5

Nuevo Centro is a large complex of various shops, and the closest to the centre - just on the north side of the river, close to the bus station. The prices are reasonable and the products are diverse. Your best one-stop shopping location, seen by many Valencians as the first place to go shopping. There are also cafes and playgrounds for kids.

Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-10pm (some shops close at 9pm). Sun 11 am – 9pm. Leisure from 10 am to 12pm everyday.

El Saler - Shopping Centre in Valencia Autopista de El Saler, 16

Just opposite the City of Arts and Sciences this is a convenient leisure centre. Quite a few label shops af all kinds, including many well-known labels and a Carrefour. Not the lowest prices but a good day out - the centre is beautiful,

with a luxury cinema and a lot of good places to eat. Hours: Mon-Sun 10am-10pm (some shops close at 9pm or open at 11 am). Leisure closes at 1.00am Sun-Thu and 3am Fri, Sat.

Aqua - Shopping Centre in Valencia Calle Menorca, 19

Aqua is a stunning new shopping / leasure complex by the City of Arts and Sciences with a large number of shops, similar to El Saler, dominated by fashion outlets. There are also many places to eat and a cinema. Particularly

convenient if you are staying in the hotels of Av. Francia / Av. del Puerto or by the Port.

Hours: Mon-Sun 10am-10pm (some shops close at 9pm). Leisure closes at 1.30am all days and 4am Fri, Sat

Galeria Don Juan de Austria - Shopping Centre in Valencia D. Juan de Austria, 4

A small gallery in the centre, closer Plaza del Ayuntamento. This is a more upmarket, expensive shopping. The promenade in front of it is also packed with shops, so all together you could have enough shops here to suit a shopping mall. Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-9pm. Sun closed

Galeria Jorge Juan - Shopping Centre in Valencia Calle Jorge Juan, 21

Another shopping gallery in Canovas hosting around 40 tops with a more upmarket high street trend. Next to the Colón’s Market. Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-9pm (some shops close at 9pm). Sun closed. Restaurants 9am-9pm

Arena Multiespacio Calle Santa Genoveva Torres, 19

A quite new shopping centre in peripheries. The same stores and shops you can find everywhere but only here you will find the one Hollister shop in València.

Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-10pm (some shops close at 9pm) Sun 11am-9pm. Restaurants Mon-Sun 9am-1.30am


11.- Emergency and useful phone numbers & Map EMERGENCY PHONE: 112 SEGURITY:

Firefighters: 080 Civil Guard: 963 89 65 00 Civil Guard (Emergency): 062 Local Police: 092

HEALTH CARE: EMERGENCY 112 / 900 161 161 Cruz Roja: 962 30 09 67 Hospital La Fe: 96 124 40 00 Hospital Clínico: 96 197 35 00 Hospital General: 96 313 18 00

OTHER INTERESTING PHONES: Airport: 96 159 85 00 Cancelation of Bank Cards 4B: 91 362 62 00 Cancelation of Bank Cards American Express: 900 814 500 Cancelation of Bank Cards VISA: 900 99 11 24 Cancelation of Mastercard: 900 97 12 31 Toxicologic Information: 91 562 04 20

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INDEX 1 .- museums:

- Fine Arts Museum.

- Natural Sciences Museum.

- Museum of Fallas.

- Bullfighting Museum.

- Cathedral Museum.

- Court of Water.

- City Museum.

- History Museum.

- IVAM

- MuVIM

- National Museum of Ceramic and Sumptuary Art.

- Bancaja Temporal Exhibition Center.

- Bioparc.

- City of Arts and Sciences (CAC).

2 .- beaches 3 .- gardens:

- Turia Gardens.

- Royal Gardens (Viveros).

- Monfort Garden.

- Hesperydes Gardens.

- Botanic Park.

- CABECERa’s Park

- Turia River bike tour.

4 .- NIGHTLIFE: - El Cedro.

- El Carmen

- Flamenco Night.

- La 3.

- SuperCulb 95.

- TB CLUB

- THE BEACH.

- Tips.


1.- museums This website could be a lot of helpful for you http://www.museosymonumentosvalencia.com. But we leave you here some information about the museums. Sant Piu V, Fine Arts Museum The museum features a great collection of religious art (Catholicism predominant), still life art, postimpressionist landscapes, etc. You can find pictures of Velázquez, Sorolla, gothic, Renaissance, baroque… Furthermore, you can see the beautiful main door dome. It’s located, with the Natural Sciences Museum, next to the UV Campus and the Hospital Clinic. Natural Sciences Museum This museum is located inside one of the biggest parks of the city, the Royal Gardens (not exactly but there isn’t a better translation) or “Viveros”. The most important part of collection is about malacology.

Web http://museobellasartesvalencia.gva.es/ Address C/ San Pío V, nº 9

46010 Valencia (España) Open Monday, 11:00 - 17:00 h.

Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 - 19:00 h. Price FREE

Web http://www.museosymonumentosvalencia.com/museos/museo-ciencias-naturales/

Address C/ General Elío, sin número 46010 Valencia (España)

Open Tuesday to Sunday, 09:30 – 19:00 Price 2€


Museum of Fallas (“Museu faller del ninot indultat”) This is the museum about Fallas, our most famous festival. Here, you will find the only “ninot” saved per year, which is not burnt on the night of March the 19th.

Bullfighting Museum This is one of the most important and oldest bullfighting museums in Spain. If you visit it during the morning you can see the bullring. Bullfights during July Fair http://www.feriadejulio.com (only available in Spanish and Valencià) http://www.torosvalencia.com The Bullfight program for July’s Fair hasn’t been published yet; so ask us when you can go (if you want to go). The price for a bullfight is in a range of 10 – 142 €. What do people think about bullfights in Spain? Spain has a long tradition in bullfights but, at present, part of the society defends that it’s cruelty to animals. There are multiple responses to these critics.

Web http://www.fallas.com/es/museo-fallero/151-museo-fallero

Address Pl. de Monteolivete, 4 Valencia (España)

Open Tuesday to Saturday: 10:00 – 19:00 Sunday: 10:00 – 15:00

Price 2€

Web http://www.museotaurinovalencia.es Address Passatge del Dr. Serra, 10 (Beside

Bull Ring) 46004, Valencia (España)

Open Tuesday to Saturday: 10 – 18 h. Price 2€


Cathedral Museum There are hours when you can see the Cathedral for FREE including the Holy Grail (if you go to the Latin sung mass). If you want to watch the properties of the museum (Christian art from XIV century to today) you have to buy the museum ticket.

Tribunal de les Aigües http://www.tribunaldelasaguas.org/es/ Every Thursday at 12 a.m. in “Porta dels Apòstols” (the Gothic door of the Cathedral) the Court of Water (“Tribunal de les Aigües”) judges the use of the ditches of Valencia. This is the most ancient juridical institution in Europe, which has been working for more than a thousand years.

Web http://www.catedraldevalencia.es/arte_museo.php Address Pl. de la Reina, no number

46003, Valencia (España) Open Monday to Saturday: 10:00 - 18:30 h

Saturday: 10:00 - 17:30 h Sunday: 14:00 - 17:30 h

Price 2€


City Museum It’s located in the heart of the city, beside “l’Almodí” (a temporal exhibition center in a Middle Age building) and the Basilica of Our Lady of Helpless. It’s a restored mansion; inside you can see a lot of art property of the City Hall and some temporal exhibitions.

History Museum The building is the first water deposit of the city (We do not have a lot of water, so please don’t waste it while you’re). The museum explains the History of València from 138 b. C. to 2003.

Web http://www.museosymonumentosvalencia.com/museos/museo-de-la-ciudad/

Address Plaça de l'Arquebisbe, 2 46002 Valencia (España)

Open Monday to Saturday: 9:30 – 19:00 Sunday: 9:30 – 15:00 h

Price 2€, Saturday and Sunday à FREE

Web http://www.mhv.com.es/mhv/ Address C/ València, 42

In front of Capçalera Park Open Tuesday – Saturday: 9.30 – 19:00

Sunday: 9:30 – 15:00

Price 2€


IVAM

IVAM means Institut Valencià d’Art Modern” (Valencian Institute of Modern Art). If you like Modern Art, this is your place. It presents a big permanent collection but there are many different temporal exhibitions too. You can find all

kind of art at IVAM: pictures, sculpture, collage, and urbanism…

Web http://www.ivam.es Address C/ Guillem de Castro, 118

46003, Valencia (España) Open Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 –

19:00 Price 2€ (1€ with carnet <26) Free for

groups previously contracted


MuVIM MuVIM means “Museu Valencià de la Il·lustració i la Modernitat” (Valencian Museum of Illustration and Modernity). Thus, here you can find objects, art, information, etc. about XVIII to XIX centuries. The temporal exhibitions are amazing and contemporary (comics, critic art…) It is located in the Culture Park (it’s called like this due to the fact that in the park there is the Main Public Library, the MuVIM, a private university and a center for music studies. But it’s also known as Hospital Park because it’s the place where the hospital of the city was situated and the Faculty of Medicine.

Web http://www.muvim.es Address Parc de la Cultura Open Tuestay to Saturday: 10:00-14:00 – 16:00-20:00

Sunday: 10-20 Price 2€ (maybe 1€ with carnet <26)


National Museum of Ceramic and Sumptuary Art The museum is located in the “Marqués de Dos Aguas Palace”, a baroque building in the center of the city (surrounded by the most expensive boutiques in València). Inside, you will be walking in a beautiful barroque palace of the XVIII century.

Bancaja Temporal Exhibition Center

It’s a center for temporal exhibitions property of Bankia (a bank). This summer (2015) you can visit this exposition:

Web http://www.mecd.gob.es/mnceramica/home.html Address C/ Poeta Querol, 2

46002 València (Spain) Open Tuesday to Saturday: 10:00-14:00 – 16:00-

20:00 Sunday: 10:00-14:00

Price 3€, Sunday & Saturday evening à FREE

Web http://www.fundacionbancaja.es/cultura/exposiciones/exposiciones.aspx

Address

Pl. Tetuán, 23 46003 València (Spain)

Open Tuesday – Saturday 9:00-14:00 – 16:00-21:00 Sunday 10:00 – 14:00

Price Tuesday – Saturday: 2€ Sunday: Free


Stay tuned for more exhibitions because at June some exhibitions finished and some news will come for the summer. Bioparc Discover the heart of Africa. Bioparc Valencia is also dedicated to the conservation of animals, to education and to awareness of the necessity of preserving natural ecosystems. Zoo-immersion is a philosophy and design technique that endeavors to immerse the visitor in a faithful re-creation of natural habitats. The animals, the vegetation and the landscape form a setting that invites the visitors to discover the complexity of the natural ecosystems surrounding them. The barriers are hidden, giving a sense of continuity between the enclosures in which the animals live and the space that the public occupies.

Web http://www.bioparcvalencia.es Address Avda. Pío Baroja, 3

46015 Valencia (España) Open Every day 10:00 – 21:00 Price 23€ (15% discount with carnet

<26)


CAC (City of Arts and Sciences) The City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia is a unique complex devoted to scientific and cultural dissemination which is made up of five main elements:

-‐ L’Hemisfèric: IMAX cinema and digital projections.

-‐ Umbracle: garden lookout.

-‐ Príncipe Felipe Science Museum: an innovative center of interactive science.

-‐ L’Oceanogràfic: the largest aquarium in Europe with over 500 marine species.

-‐ Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía: which takes care of the operatic

program.

-‐ Ágora: gives the complex a multifunctional space.

You can read on the webpage the films of L’Hemisfèric, some temporal exhibitions, the operas, the price, the opening hours for Oceanogràfic animal exhibitions (the dolphin circus), etc.

Web http://www.cac.es Address At the end of the Turia Gardens. Open Monday – Friday 9:00 – 18:00

Saturday, Sunday 10:00 – 14:00 Price Multiple choice.

Hemisfèric Prinicpe Felipe Science Museum


2.- Beaches València has around 40 km of beaches; 5 km are urban beaches and the rest are mixed between natural and urbanized. By some of these beaches you can find bars, restaurants, etc. La Malvarrosa is full of bars and Les Arenes, of restaurants. “Ca Pepica” is one of the best places to eat paella.

Reina Sofía’s Opera House


Urban and urbanized beaches closer to the city:

-‐ Les Arenes (València) -‐ Malvarrosa (València) -‐ La Patacona (Alboraia) -‐ Port Saplaya (Alboraia): 5 minutes by bus.

Natural beaches: you have to take a bus (between 20 minutes and 1h). -‐ El Saler -‐ Pinedo -‐ El Perellonet

FLAGS:

-‐ RED: swimming forbidden. -‐ YELLOW: dangerous. -‐ GREEN: relax & play.

Port Saplaya Come to this artificial port with a Venetian style by metropolitan bus nº112. It’s only 5 minutes away. La Patacona beach This is a quiet beach without tourists, only local people. Come using tram (lines: 4 or 6, stop Eugènia Viñes) and walk 10 minutes approximately to north direction. MalvaRRosa Beach It’s our beach full of tourists. Here you can speak your, whatever it be, for sure you are going to find some fellow countryman. Next to the beach you’ll find any service you want (restaurants, nightclubs, etc). Lines 4 or 6


Les Arenes Beach Beside the port you can swim with great views. It’s a marvelous place for sunbathing or playing volleyball. This summer it’s going to open a new “Beach Club”. Tram: 4-6. Natural beaches: Go there by metropolitan buses line nº25. There are a few: Playa de l’Arbre del Gos, Playa de El Saler, Playa de la Garrofera, Playa de la Devessa. They are usually calm, but it’s summer and during the weekends everybody goes to the beach.

3.- GARDENS In the city there are many very beautiful gardens, we will show you the most beautiful and important. Take a bike and come with us to know them: TÚRIA GARDENS In 1957 there was a big flood, the biggest in the History of the city. After that, the city decided to divert the riverbed. So, the riverbed of the Túria River was diverted; then, a question aroused: “What can we do with the old riverbed?” The answer: A BIG GARDEN. These gardens are around 9km long and cross the city from west to east. Seventeen bridges communicate the north and south riversides. Life of the city develops in


these gardens. Surrounding it we find cultural centers, other gardens, the CAC, Music Palace, Alameda road…

Royal Gardens or VIVErOS Garders They are the gardens of the Royal Palace. The palace burned down and many years later, demolished. Here is one of the doors to the Fine Arts Museums. It’s the perfect place for playing, a walk, and reading…


Monfort Garden The name comes from Monfort Palace, which is used for weddings, and it is the place where the garden is. It’s a neoclassical garden with a lot of statues and fountains. It’s a romantic place and a quiet garden. You can escape from the city in that little paradise.

Hesperydes Garden It is the quietest place in the city. Designed as a contemporary garden but following the topics of private palace gardens: privacy, elegancy, tranquility, etc. It’s very small.

Botanic Garden It belongs to University and it’s the only one where you must pay if you want go in (2,5€). Inside there are many different kinds vegetal ecosystems, an orchard, and a small forest… But the most important collections of plants are: medicinal and aromatic plants.


CABECERA’S PARK At the beginning of the Túria Gardens, under the bridge door of the Bioparc (yes, it’s a bridge which leads you to the Bioparc, so it’s its door too), there is an artificial lake with swans and swan-boats. Surrounding them there is the History Museum, the Bioparc… The nature you find here is the own ecosystem of the Túria River. Our proposal: Picnic + Swan boats race (armed with water guns)!


Túria River Natural Park Rent a bike and see the wild nature so close to the city that you will not believe it. Take a CP with you and follow the paths after Parc de Cabecera, in 45 minutes you will be inside the Túria Natural Park.

4.- NIGHTLIFE In Valencia, nightlife really means "at night time". What you need to take into account is that shops stay open until 9pm, locals have their dinner long after 10pm and most pubs don't start filling up until midnight. Clubs (discos) open their doors after midnight but don't start to liven up until the pubs empty. Most will only open at the weekend. They stay open until at least 6 or 7 o'clock in the morning. Some places charge a hefty admission fee but this usually means that your first drink is free.


El cedro In the streets of El Cedro you can find pubs like The Velvet, Wah Wah, Natura, Espit Chupitos… If you like groups such as Pixies, Posies or Chemical Brothers, you’ll love these pubs because they play this kind of music. I particularly like the Wah Wah, where apart from this music, there are live concerts of Spanish indie bands like Lori Meyers or Love of Lesbian. http://www.wahwahclub.es/inicio. The Carmen Quarter El Barrio del Carmen, as it is known in Spanish, is the bohemian quarter of Valencia. It's a healthy mixture of art and decadence. The once crumbling alleyways are springing to life with bars and restaurants to suit all tastes. At the weekends the Carmen is steaming with partygoers in search of a good time. Places worth mentioning include Café Bolseria, the Lounge, Café Negrito and Radio City. The pubs close earlier than any place in Valencia, around 4 am.

NOCHE FLAMENCA Do you want to see “Flamenco”? Flamenco belongs to the culture of the south of Spain but here you can find great flamenco shows. Every Wednesday at “Radio City”, the Price includes a wine cup or a beer.


La3 Be willing to vibrate with the latest dance sounds of labels like Kitsuné or Ed Banger, and artists such as DJs and Erol Alkan 2manyDjs, Boys Noize with Pop and Indie Rock. With cutting-edge electronics and showcases of record labels and collectives. Three chambers: 1: Nu Disko, indietronics, Electro Clash, National and International DJs, Live Acts! The 2: New Rave, Indie, Guateque, Smash Hits & dress code Parties. The 3 (PI): Electronics, Show Cases, Clubbing, Collective and DJs. If you want to get discounted tickets or flyers check their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/la3valencia/timeline In my opinion it’s the best nightclub of Valencia.

SuperClub 95 Located in the heart of the city of Valencia, SuperClub95 has two rooms. “House room” is SuperClub95 main room, with greater capacity for public. Here you will find the most commercial house music.


“Commercial room” It is located on the top floor of the club. You can find the most current national and international pop and mythic themes.

TB CLUB It is placed at the sourroundings of the city. The music they play depends on the dj who is coming that weekend, so you can listen Pachanga one day and another one could be Deep House. Stay tunned in their Facebook webpage. The taxi price to arrive there worths it. https://www.facebook.com/TBClubfanpage/photos_stream

The Beach In the summertime the sea front of Valencia is bouncing with lively pubs and clubs. The beaches of Las Arenas and La Malvarrosa spill their suntanned visitors into the many nightspots that open until dawn. One of the finest establishments on the beachfront are las Animas and Akuarela. In Akuarela


they play salsa, house and commercial music and at Las Animas they play Pachangueo and EDM. You have also smaller nightclubs it that area like High Cube, Gandhara or Laydown, highly recommended.

Las Animas

Akuarela

High Cube Gandhara


IMPORTANT TIPS:

-‐ Do try to plan where you will go by looking through our listings. Valencia is not obvious and can be quite confusing. Make sure you know where the best places that suit you are, and how to get there. This is especially true in Carmen where you simply won't find the best places if you don't know your way.

-‐ Always pick up flyers when you see them in bars or when you are given

them on the street - it may well give you a free entry or a free drink.

-‐ The guy in black suit and red tie is security.

-‐ If you don't like pachanga (Spanish pop), make yourself like it - you won't escape it

-‐ Think twice if there is a paid entry - the chances are the place next door

with free entry is just as good

-‐ If there is an option of paying only entrance and paying more for entrance + a drink, pay more. It will always work out cheaper in the long run, unless you don't drink alcohol at all - then it will be cheaper to pay only entrance and get yourself a coke.

ENJOY VALENCIA

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