This guide of what to see in Valencia in one day It will help you not to miss any important place in this charming city, making the most of your time.
The first thing to keep in mind is that although it is a short time, the historic center of Valencia is quite small and most tourist attractions can be reached on foot, so we are sure, you can have a fairly complete experience in the city despite the fact that You only have 24 hours to do it.
Moreover, even in addition to visiting all the points of interest of the old town and trying the typical Valencian paella and the delicious horchata, it will give you time to get closer to the futuristic City of the Arts and the trendy neighborhood of Ruzafa, if you manage the time and you follow this guide that we have prepared.
Based on the experience of the time we spent in the city during our last two getaways, we have made this guide to know what best of Valencia in a day. We start!
How to get to Valencia
The most common means of transport, if you do not want to take the car, to get to Valencia are the train and the plane.
If you arrive by train, think that the city has two stations, the North, where the commuter trains and the Joaquín Sorolla operate to which the high-speed trains (Madrid, Seville) and the Euromed (Barcelona) arrive.
These two stations are separated by a short distance, are close to the historic center and are connected to each other by a free transfer.
If you land at Manises Airport, located 10 kilometers from the center, you have these options to reach the center or your hotel:
- Meter: There are two lines that will leave you in the center (Xàtiva or Colón stop) in 20 minutes for about 5 euros.
- Bus: line 150 will leave you in the center (Town Hall Square and Central Market) in half an hour for 1.5 euros.
- Cab: It costs between 20 and 25 euros, depending on the location of your accommodation.
- Private transport: When booking this comfortable transfer here a driver will wait for you at the terminal and take you directly to your hotel.
Where to sleep in Valencia
Our recommended accommodation for visit Valencia in one day is the MD Design Hotel, located in the historic center and 5 minutes walk from the Plaza de la Virgen. In addition to its magnificent location, this hotel has a friendly staff that will help you with your visit to the city and a solarium overlooking the Turia gardens and the rooftops of the center.
For more information on the best hotels and neighborhoods you can consult this post of where to stay in Valencia.
Tips for traveling to Valencia
This list of useful tips will help you organize the trip to Valencia:
- Complete this list of places to visit in Valencia essential.
- If it is your first time in the city and you want to know its interesting history, we advise you to book this free tour through the historic center Free! or free tour of modernist Valencia, two of the guided tours best valued by travelers visiting the city.
- A good option to save time in transport in this Valencia in 24 hours is to book the tourist bus that stops at all the tourist attractions of the city.
- Check if it is profitable to buy the Valencia Card that includes tickets, discounts and unlimited public transport.
Valencia in one day
The itinerary of what to see in Valencia one day It starts early in the morning at the North Station, modernist style in which in addition to seeing its spectacular facade we recommend you enter to see the old cafe decorated in glass and ceramics.
When leaving the station you can go up Marqués de Sotelo Avenue until you reach the huge Town Hall Square where you can see a large fountain in the center and several historic buildings such as the Post Office and the City Hall, which we advise you to climb to the terrace of the Commercial Athenaeum.
A few meters from the square is another of the jewels of the city, the Marquis de Dos Aguas Palace, which has a facade that we are sure, will leave you speechless.
The Marquis de Dos Aguas Palace
The next stop of Valencia in 24 hours It is the Central Market, one of the largest fresh produce markets in Europe and a true jewel of Valencian modernism where you can see all kinds of products of the highest quality in its more than 300 stalls.
Next to the market, there is La Lonja de la Seda, declared a World Heritage Site and a marvel of the Valencian civil gothic in which we advise you to enter to see the Patio de los Naranjos, the Consulate of the Sea and the spectacular Columnary Hall with columns 17 meters high. The price is 2 euros per person.
Also, if you want to know the history of this building and the entire city, you can book this visit with a guide in Spanish.
The Silk Exchange
The route of Valencia in one day Continue with a walk through the old town through charming corners such as the Tapineria Market to the Horchatería de Santa Catalina, where we propose you to stop at this historic place to take a delicious horchata with fartons, a typical of Valencia.
Horchata with fartons
After this stop and charging energy, we recommend you follow the route in the nearby and surprising Plaza Redonda, with 4 entrances and several souvenir shops, which we are sure, will leave you speechless.
When you leave the square you will arrive in a few steps to the Plaza de la Reina, one of the busiest in the city from where you can access the Cathedral of Santa Maria, where you can find the Holy Chalice of the 1st century and a Main Altar with several Renaissance frescoes that were hidden until ten years ago.
And of course, before leaving this church we recommend climbing the 207 steps of the Miguelete tower to enjoy the best views of Valencia.
Valencia from the Miguelete
Once you have made this visit and you are again next to the cathedral, we recommend you continue in the area, where one of our favorite corners of the city is located, the Plaza de la Virgen where in addition to the cathedral, you can see the Fuente del Turia, the Palace of the Generalitat and the Basilica of the Virgen de los Desamparados.
At this point and to regain strength you can approach Rincon 33, one of the best restaurants to eat in Valencia and where to try Valencian paella, the most famous dish of the Valencian Community.
The afternoon of Valencia in one day Start with a visit to the Church of San Nicolás and San Pedro Mártir, known as the Valencian Sistine Chapel and with an interior full of fresco paintings that will leave you speechless.
St. Nicholas Church
A good way to know the history of this church and other monuments is to book this complete tour of Valencia with a guide in Spanish that includes tickets.
The next stop on the itinerary is the Serranos Towers, one of the only two access doors to the city that are preserved from the Middle Ages and from where you can start taking a pleasant one-hour walk through the Turia Garden to the City of the Arts and Sciences.
In this futuristic complex you will find several artificial lakes and amazing buildings such as L'Hemisfèric or the Agora without forgetting that in order to have a good view of the City of Arts, you must climb the Monteolivete Bridge.
City of Arts and Sciences
The Valencia in one day Continue on the bus number 95 (1.50 euros per person) that will take you back to the historic center for dinner.
At this point, we can only recommend two of our favorite restaurants in this area that are the Delicat and the Crude Bar, which offer quality modern cuisine at a good price and that we are sure, will be the best end of party.
And if you still have the strength and want to continue with the route, to have a last drink or go out at night, we recommend the trendy neighborhood of Ruzafa, full of terraces and premises with a great atmosphere or another option, such as having a drink in the Market de Colón, one of the best examples of Valencian modernism in the city.
If you have more days you can complete the visit to Valencia with one of the excursions best valued by travelers:
Valencia itinerary map in one day
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