Sights Valencia, Spain

One of the largest museums in Spain - Provincial Museum of Fine Arts in Valencia - has collected more than 2000 works of Spanish art such as paintings of El Greco, Murillo, Zurbaran, Velazquez, Bosch, Van Dyck and other European masters.

If you are interested in local customs and folklore, it is worth noting that in every city and town of the province annually celebrated the day of St. José, on which are arranged at each other not like the fair, and where newcomers are always warmly welcome. Living in Valencia is very friendly and love to party. This holiday falls on the month of March. It is believed that this is the best time to visit Valencia.

The symbol of the city is Cathedral XIII-XIV centuries. - One of the earliest Gothic cathedrals of Spain. After the expulsion of the Moors from Valencia on the whole coast the Spaniards began to build Christian churches and monasteries. At the same time in 1262 founded The Cathedral of Valencia. This is one of the earliest Gothic cathedrals of Spain. It collected many works of great Spanish and Italian artists: Goya, Ribera, Nicolas Florentino, etc. Some of them can be seen in the museum of the cathedral. Before his Apostolnymi gates once a week, on Thursday, at noon, meet members of the so-called "Water tibunala. This is the oldest legal establishment throughout Europe and distributes the water used for irrigation of the valley and the examination of controversial issues in this regard.

Torres de Serranos (1238) and Torres de Cuarte (XVv.) - is known fortified gates of the city. They represent the extant portion of fortifications. In this ancient corner of Spain, of course, there are other interesting places.

For example, the city created Katalavrom Arts and Sciences is rightfully called one of the symbols of the city. Here, tourists can visit the "planetary" cinema (hemisphere), Museum of Science, the Palace of Arts.

The Oceanographic Park is also a great interest, because here you can almost make this underwater tour of the main seas and oceans of the planet. Also worth a visit and the Colegio del Patriarca (XVI cent.), Where the collected works of Murillo, Surbana, El Greco and other artists.

There Valencia outstanding architectural interest and past times. This, above all, the ultramodern Palace of Music on the bank of the old Turia riverbed with a surprisingly comfortable layout and excellent acoustics, which regularly make the best musicians in the world.

Interesting and one of the new bridges over the River Turia, resembling a white sail the yacht - he built a world-renowned architect Santiago Calatrava valensiytsem.

In short, Valencia - a city in which you can watch pleasant walks, enjoying the beauty of the local sights and feel like being in a fairy tale.