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Things to do in Valencia
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Sightlore has 28 places to explore in Valencia, and 23 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Valencia's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Church of San Nicolás
The Church of Sant Nicolau de Bari and Sant Pere Màrtir is a Valencian Gothic style, Catholic parish church located in Valencia, Spain.
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City of Arts and Sciences
The City of Arts and Sciences is a cultural and architectural complex in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is the most important modern tourist destination in the city of Valencia and one of the 12 Treasures of Spain.
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Turia Garden
The Turia Garden is a public urban park located in the former riverbed of the Turia River in the city of Valencia, Spain. The park spans approximately 136 hectares, with plans to expand to 160.5 hectares in the future.
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Estació del Nord
The Estació del Nord (Valencian), or Estación del Norte (Spanish), both meaning "North Station", is the major railway station in Valencia, Spain.
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L'Umbracle
L'Umbracle, part of the City of Arts and Sciences complex in Valencia, Spain, is a sculpture garden and landscaped walk with plant species indigenous to Valencia (such as rockrose, lentisca, rosemary, honeysuckle, bougainvillea and palm trees).
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Assut de l'Or Bridge
The Assut de l'Or Bridge is a white single-pylon cable-stayed bridge in the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain, designed by Valencian architect and civil engineer Santiago Calatrava and completed in December 2008. The name l'Assut de l'Or is Valencian for the Dam of…
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Valencia Cathedral
Valencia Cathedral, at greater length the Metropolitan Cathedral–Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, also known as St Mary's Cathedral, is a Catholic church in Valencia, Spain.
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Church of Sant Joan del Mercat
The Church of Santos Juanes or Sant Joan del Mercat is a Catholic church located in the Mercat neighborhood of the city of Valencia, Spain.
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Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía is an opera house, performing arts centre, and urban landmark designed by Santiago Calatrava to anchor the northwest end of the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain.
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Lonja de la Seda
The Lonja de la Seda; or Llotja de la Seda (in Valencian) (Valencian:; or alternatively in English "Silk Exchange", is a late Valencian Gothic-style civil building in Valencia, Spain. It is a principal tourist attraction in the city.
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Discovery routes in Valencia
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Valencia: Cathedral and Old Walls
From the Serranos Towers to the Plaza de la Virgen, heir of the Roman forum, the Basilica of the Desamparados and the Cathedral, Santa Catalina, the Dos Aguas Palace and the Corpus Christi College.
Valencia: The Silk Exchange and the Markets
From the Quart Towers to the church of San Nicolás, the UNESCO-listed Silk Exchange, the Central Market and Santos Juanes, the Colón Market, the Modernist North Station and the bullring.
Valencia: The Turia Garden and the City of Arts and Sciences
Along the Turia Garden in the old riverbed to Calatrava's white buildings: the opera house, the Hemisfèric, the Science Museum, the Umbracle, the Assut de l'Or Bridge and the Oceanogràfic.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Torres dels Serrans
The Serrans Gate or Serranos Gate, also known as Serrans Towers or Serranos Towers is one of the twelve gates that formed part of the ancient city wall, the Christian Wall (Muralla cristiana), of the city of Valencia, Spain.
Plaça de la Mare de Déu
The Plaza de la Virgen is a square in the centre of Valencia, the heir of the forum of Roman Valentia.
Torres de Quart
The Torres de Quart or Puerta de Quart (also called de Cuarte) is one of the two remaining gates of the old Valencia city wall.
Lonja de la Seda
The Lonja de la Seda; or Llotja de la Seda (in Valencian) (Valencian:; or alternatively in English "Silk Exchange", is a late Valencian Gothic-style civil building in Valencia, Spain. It is a principal tourist attraction in the city.
Mercat Central
Mercado Central or Mercat Central is a public market located across from the Llotja de la Seda and the Church of Santos Juanes in central Valencia, Spain. It is one of the main works of the Valencian Art Nouveau.
Mercado de Colón
Mercado de Colón or Valencian: Mercat de Colom (Columbus Market) is a public market located in the city center of Valencia, Spain. It is one of the main works of the Valencian Art Nouveau.
Estació del Nord
The Estació del Nord (Valencian), or Estación del Norte (Spanish), both meaning "North Station", is the major railway station in Valencia, Spain.
Plaza de Toros de Valencia
Plaza de Toros de Valencia, officially Plaça de Bous de València, is a bullring in Valencia, Spain.
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía is an opera house, performing arts centre, and urban landmark designed by Santiago Calatrava to anchor the northwest end of the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain.
Assut de l'Or Bridge
The Assut de l'Or Bridge is a white single-pylon cable-stayed bridge in the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain, designed by Valencian architect and civil engineer Santiago Calatrava and completed in December 2008. The name l'Assut de l'Or is Valencian for the Dam of…
Museums
Palau del Marqués de Dos Aigües
The Palace of the Marquis of Dos Aguas is a Rococo nobility palace, historically important in the city. It is located in one of the most central locations in the city of Valencia (Spain).
City of Arts and Sciences
The City of Arts and Sciences is a cultural and architectural complex in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is the most important modern tourist destination in the city of Valencia and one of the 12 Treasures of Spain.
Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe
The Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe is a science museum in Valencia, Spain. It is part of the City of Arts and Sciences, an architectural complex within the city, and can be found at the end of Luis García Berlanga Street.
L'Umbracle
L'Umbracle, part of the City of Arts and Sciences complex in Valencia, Spain, is a sculpture garden and landscaped walk with plant species indigenous to Valencia (such as rockrose, lentisca, rosemary, honeysuckle, bougainvillea and palm trees).
Valencian Museum of Ethnology
The Valencian Museum of Ethnology is a museum located in the city of Valencia, mediterranean Spain.
Museu de Belles Arts de València
The Museu de Belles Arts de València is an art gallery in Valencia, Spain, founded in 1913. It houses some 2,000 works, most dating from the 14th–17th centuries, including a Self portrait of Diego Velázquez, a St. John the Baptist by El Greco, Goya's Playing Children, Gonzalo…
Institut Valencià d'Art Modern
The Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, also known by the acronym IVAM, was the first center of modern art in Spain, opening in 1989 in the city of Valencia.
Places of worship
Basilica of Our Lady of the Forsaken
The Royal Basilica of Our Lady of the Forsaken is located in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is the sanctuary of the Lady of the Forsaken, Patron Saint of Valencia and of the entire Old Kingdom of Valencia, current Valencian Community.
Valencia Cathedral
Valencia Cathedral, at greater length the Metropolitan Cathedral–Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady of Valencia, also known as St Mary's Cathedral, is a Catholic church in Valencia, Spain.
Church of Santa Catalina, Valencia
St. Catherine's Church is a Gothic-style Catholic church located in the city of Valencia, Spain at the southern end of Plaza de la Reina.
Reial Col·legi Seminari de Corpus Christi
The Real Colegio Seminario del Corpus Christi (Royal College and Seminary of Corpus Christi) is a former Roman Catholic school and seminary founded in 1583 in the Spanish city of Valencia.
Church of San Nicolás
The Church of Sant Nicolau de Bari and Sant Pere Màrtir is a Valencian Gothic style, Catholic parish church located in Valencia, Spain.
Church of Sant Joan del Mercat
The Church of Santos Juanes or Sant Joan del Mercat is a Catholic church located in the Mercat neighborhood of the city of Valencia, Spain.
Nature
Turia Garden
The Turia Garden is a public urban park located in the former riverbed of the Turia River in the city of Valencia, Spain. The park spans approximately 136 hectares, with plans to expand to 160.5 hectares in the future.
L'Oceanogràfic
L'Oceanogràfic is an oceanarium situated in the Garden of the Turia to the southeast of the city center of Valencia, Spain, where different marine habitats are represented.
Valencia Bioparc
Bioparc Valencia is a 10-hectare (25-acre) zoo park in Valencia, Spain. The zoo is owned by the City Council of Valencia and designed and managed by Rainforest (a private Spanish company devoted to building and managing zoos).
Malvarrosa Beach, Valencia
Malvarrosa is a city beach in Valencia.
Other
L'Hemisfèric
L'Hemisfèric is a planetarium, cinema and cultural building in the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, designed by Santiago Calatrava.
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