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The Region of Valencia has a great artistic and cultural legacy. From rock art dating back millennia to countless castles and galleries displaying contemporary works, our destination will plunge you into a world of artistry and history.
Cultural tourism in the Region of Valencia has been formed by centuries of history. Across the destination, you’ll have the opportunity to see ancient paintings depicting the collection of honey dating to between 9000 and 1400 BC and a contemporary art museum housed in a Gothic palace in Vilafamés. Use our searcher to discover museums, cultural tours, festivals and much, much more.
There is a wealth of cultural tourism on offer in the Region of Valencia, in part because we have been the home of great artists who have left behind enduring literary, architectural, sculptural and artistic legacies.
Our land has been inhabited by ancient civilisations that built countless towers, walls and castles. We’ve kept alive oral traditions that are part of our DNA and every week a session of the Water Tribunal is still held in València.
The footprints of dinosaurs, dry stone constructions protected by UNESCO as well as Immaterial Heritage like Las Fallas, La Mare de Déu de la Salut Festival in Algemesí and Misteri d’Elx: we are a destination that breathes culture.
Use our searcher to find cultural activities in the provinces of Castellón, Valencia and Alicante and start planning getaways to soak up the culture. Experience festivals with long traditions, wander around fascinating archaeological museums, enjoy listening to our bands and feel our palpable cultural legacy and the spark that inspires avant-garde artists.
This weekend trip will take us to the Cofrentes wharf. We will take a cruise through the Júcar gorges. We will visit the castle and the only working clock in the world and to finish, we will have lunch in the village and go to Requena to check in at the hotel. In the afternoon we will visit some cave cellars in Utiel and do a wine tasting in one of them. We will also visit the village and have dinner. The next day we will visit the old part of Requena, an underground wine cellar, visit and tasting at the Murviedro wine cellar, lunch and visit to the house-museum of la Seda.
A route during which we will learn about the life of the three popes, part of the history of the Valencian Community. Depending on the dates the price may vary. Includes: Excursion to Peñiscola and San Mateo to learn more about the life of Benedict XIII, Pedro Martínez de Luna, known as Pope Luna. Excursion to Valencia, including the Cathedral area, the University of Valencia and the old town. Excursion to Xativa and Canals, the place where Calixto III, Alfonso de Borja I Cavaniles was born. Excursion to Gandía and the Monastery of Santa María de Valldigna to learn more about the life of the Borjas and Pope Alexander VI - Rodrigo de Borja.
Walking tour through the historical centre to know the other side of Valencia, which is full of mysteries and legends. You will know what to be "a la luna de Valencia" means, a popular saying. You will discover its meaning during our tour. With nearly 2200 years of history, almost every corner of Valencia has its myth, legend and mystery. Night route through the city centre discovering another Valencia that does not appear in the guides but passed from parents to child. From the things that happened near the Cathedral to the details of the Silk Exchange (Lonja de la Seda).
Walk through the history of Xàtiva in a different way, going from mural to mural, to learn more about the urban art and history of the city,
Take a comfortable stroll through the history and traditions of the city, using the theme of the historical murals that we will discover and that will encourage us to wander through the streets and discover the historical characters, traditions and many anecdotes. You will discover that among the street art murals of Xàtiva there is a punished king, legends that mix with reality, historical characters and characters from the world of comics, and even several litters of naughty kittens.
During the itinerary we will find works of this contemporary stree art by various international and local authors.
Do you want to step back in time?
Alpuente is known for the numerous and important fossil sites with bones and tracks of dinosaurs found in the area. In the Paleontological Museum of Alpuente you can see part of a skeleton of a large sauropod dinosaur and a good number of fossils of other dinosaurs and other organisms that lived at the end of the Jurassic, during the era of these giant reptiles. With one of our workshops, you will also have the experience of feeling for a while as true paleontologists, discovering how these researchers of the past work. You can complete your getaway with a Paleontological Rally and a visit (with or without a guide) to the Corcolilla dinosaur footprints site, with more than a hundred ichnites, and/or the Cañada París site, with a sauropod dinosaur track, the only place equipped to receive visitors in the Region of Valencia with ichnites of this type.
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The 7 Iron Arches Route through La Plana de L’Arc is a cultural trail that brings Roman history, contemporary art and sustainability into the same journey. It’s well worth following if you want to discover an open-air museum in the heart of Castellón, with walking, photography and ecotourism all part of the experience.
If you’re looking for one of València’s must-visit cultural attractions, wander through the narrow streets of the historic centre and discover a cool, calm setting for some of the city’s best contemporary art.
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Come and explore a one-of-a-kind route in Castellón, where striking sculptures sit out in the open countryside. It’s a brilliant spot for a few standout photos!