Valencia oranges without the
Famous for its oranges, Valencia is approximately in the middle of the Spanish Mediterranean coast. I was not dressed for some reason in particular to Valencia. I came for the tomato fight in the nearby town of Bunol. However Valencia surprised me. I loved this city famous in its own right for delicious seafood, paella, history and a good football team.
going all celebrations Since around La Tomatina, it was hard to devote much time to explore the city, and I certainly do not get as much in as I would have liked. There were a few good museums and churches that were left unseen until my next visit possible. That is, I've managed to squeeze in a few attractions.
As I have said in previous posts, one of the things that I like Europe, is the free walking tours. You learn a bit of history, get your bearings around the city, and, well, it's free. It should be no surprise then that I took a free walking tour in Valencia. Valencia, it turns out, has a fairly long history. It was started as a retirement community, so to speak, for Roman soldiers. Later it was conquered by the Moors, then the Spanish and then the Moors, and finally again the Spaniards.
Everything has led to some large and diverse architecture. What I really enjoyed about Valencia were the wide, clean streets, the old, winding streets of the Barrio del Carmen, and the typical Spanish style building with its large doors, balconies and windows.
What I found most fun during my time in Valencia (next to the tomatoes) was the food. The food here broke my budget. Coming back to Spain made me one of the reasons recalled why I so much all the tapas culture has fallen. Everywhere I went, restaurants outside on the tables people had relaxed nibble tapas, drink, chat, and relax in the hot sun. It looked like fun, so I went often. It broke my budget (and perhaps also the buttons on my shirt), but it was to make too much resistance.
The best (and most expensive meal) I was on the beach had down. Let me just first say that the beach is not so impressive in Valencia. It is a typical city beach with a little trash and many cigarette butts. Valencia has a large port, so while the water is refreshing, I would not say that it is the cleanest in the world. The beach is good for a quick trip from the sun to cool off, but overall, I left unimpressed.
The area has many restaurants on the promenade, which is famous of which is La Papita called. Some of us was there from the hostel and had what could only be the best paella ever. We have three different types of fish, squid ink (Arroz Negro), and one with noodles that was my favorite, and apparently originally in the area. I also have the calamari got was a part of the softest I have ever eaten. It melted in my mouth in pure goodness. If you are ever in Valencia and enjoy good seafood, must be to go to the restaurant on the list of places.
have during my short time in Valencia, not much excited about me, like other cities in Spain. But nothing really disappointed me. If I were on a limited schedule in Spain, other places like Madrid, Barcelona or Granada could get more of my attention, but if I had some extra time, Valencia would make be worth the trip.
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