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What to do in Valencia in 3 days?
September 28 2021
Extending along the banks of the River Turia and serving as a balcony to the Mediterranean, a three-day getaway to Valencia seems like a very attractive plan, and it is. The capital of the Valencian Community has a lot to offer, but three days is a good start. If you are looking for a better hotel near the Oceanografic, then you will have everything at hand to make the most of your stay.
What can you do in Valencia in three days? What plans are essential if it is the first time you go? Do not lose detail because from ILUNION AQUA 3 we tell you everything.
Day 1: Historical Valencia on a walk through the center
With 169 hectares, the historic center of Valencia is one of the largest in Spain. Its historical and monumental heritage call for a long walk to appreciate its richness and stimulate your eyes with so much architectural beauty.
What will you find on your way? Some examples:
Town Hall Square and Palace of Communications. The clock tower, the elliptical domes, and the central balcony make the town hall an unmistakable building. From the Palace of Communications, or Post Office Building, you will be struck by the sculptures of the main tympanum, which represent the five continents.
National Museum of Ceramics. The ceramics industry is closely linked to the Valencian Community, and one of its most representative buildings is in the capital. Its façade has an alabaster portal and is in the Baroque style.
Columbus Market. A modernist building from the 20th century whose colors will attract your attention.
Church and tower of Santa Catalina. Its tower is a great example of Spanish Baroque and is visible from anywhere in the center.
There is more to see, of course: the Plaza Redonda or Clot, the Central Market, the Lonja de la Seda, the Plaza de la Reina, the Cathedral of Santa María and el Miguelete, the Plaza de la Virgen, the Towers and a long etcetera. .
Day 2: Valencian natural beauty on a walk through its gardens and beaches
Valencia has large green areas where its residents find a haven of peace: to relax, to walk, to exercise. A clear example is the Jardín del Turia, one of the largest urban parks in the country and which occupies the old riverbed. It surrounds the historic center and is full of fruit trees, plants, ponds, and almost twenty bridges, some of them very famous.
On your walk, you will find points of interest such as the Gulliver, where children will especially enjoy, and the Palau de la Música is a short distance away. The park also unites points of interest such as the Torres de Serranos or the Museum of Fine Arts.
You can use public transport, including the bicycle service, to reach the beaches: El Cabanyal, La Malvarrosa, and La Patacona, the latter already in the Alboraya term but attached to La Malvarrosa. Between the commercial port and the promenade is the Marina, a large area with a lot of cultural activity and emblematic buildings.
Day 3: Learning in the City of Arts and Sciences
What if on the last day you vary the plan between learning and relaxing?
The ILUNION Aqua 3 is one of the best hotels in Valencia near the Oceanographic. Here you can complete other unavoidable activities in Valencia: gastronomic tourism. And it is that our hotel shares a building with the Vertical restaurant, which offers impressive views of the city and a menu awarded with a Michelin star.
From here you can head to the City of Arts and Science, an extraordinary complex at the end of the Turia riverbed made up of several themed buildings: the Hemispheric, the Science Museum, the Umbracle, the Oceanographic, the Palace of Arts Reina Sofía, the Puente del Azud del Oro and the Ágora.
Your three days in Valencia are intense, as you have seen. Make the most of your getaway at our hotel near the Oceanografic: ILUNION Aqua 3, where you can relax and enjoy renowned Mediterranean cuisine.
Valencia awaits you, enjoy it!
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What can you do in Valencia in three days? What plans are essential if it is the first time you go? Do not lose detail because from ILUNION AQUA 3 we tell you everything.
Day 1: Historical Valencia on a walk through the center
With 169 hectares, the historic center of Valencia is one of the largest in Spain. Its historical and monumental heritage call for a long walk to appreciate its richness and stimulate your eyes with so much architectural beauty.
What will you find on your way? Some examples:
Town Hall Square and Palace of Communications. The clock tower, the elliptical domes, and the central balcony make the town hall an unmistakable building. From the Palace of Communications, or Post Office Building, you will be struck by the sculptures of the main tympanum, which represent the five continents.
National Museum of Ceramics. The ceramics industry is closely linked to the Valencian Community, and one of its most representative buildings is in the capital. Its façade has an alabaster portal and is in the Baroque style.
Columbus Market. A modernist building from the 20th century whose colors will attract your attention.
Church and tower of Santa Catalina. Its tower is a great example of Spanish Baroque and is visible from anywhere in the center.
There is more to see, of course: the Plaza Redonda or Clot, the Central Market, the Lonja de la Seda, the Plaza de la Reina, the Cathedral of Santa María and el Miguelete, the Plaza de la Virgen, the Towers and a long etcetera. .
Day 2: Valencian natural beauty on a walk through its gardens and beaches
Valencia has large green areas where its residents find a haven of peace: to relax, to walk, to exercise. A clear example is the Jardín del Turia, one of the largest urban parks in the country and which occupies the old riverbed. It surrounds the historic center and is full of fruit trees, plants, ponds, and almost twenty bridges, some of them very famous.
On your walk, you will find points of interest such as the Gulliver, where children will especially enjoy, and the Palau de la Música is a short distance away. The park also unites points of interest such as the Torres de Serranos or the Museum of Fine Arts.
You can use public transport, including the bicycle service, to reach the beaches: El Cabanyal, La Malvarrosa, and La Patacona, the latter already in the Alboraya term but attached to La Malvarrosa. Between the commercial port and the promenade is the Marina, a large area with a lot of cultural activity and emblematic buildings.
Day 3: Learning in the City of Arts and Sciences
What if on the last day you vary the plan between learning and relaxing?
The ILUNION Aqua 3 is one of the best hotels in Valencia near the Oceanographic. Here you can complete other unavoidable activities in Valencia: gastronomic tourism. And it is that our hotel shares a building with the Vertical restaurant, which offers impressive views of the city and a menu awarded with a Michelin star.
From here you can head to the City of Arts and Science, an extraordinary complex at the end of the Turia riverbed made up of several themed buildings: the Hemispheric, the Science Museum, the Umbracle, the Oceanographic, the Palace of Arts Reina Sofía, the Puente del Azud del Oro and the Ágora.
Your three days in Valencia are intense, as you have seen. Make the most of your getaway at our hotel near the Oceanografic: ILUNION Aqua 3, where you can relax and enjoy renowned Mediterranean cuisine.
Valencia awaits you, enjoy it!