Taylor Rawls is a student at the University of Richmond and an ISA Featured Blogger. She is currently interning abroad with ISA Internships in Valencia, Spain.
- Albufera
- Albufera is a lagoon and estuary that is a beautiful and popular fishing spot.
- Bravery
- Valencia got its name from the word “valiente,” or “brave” in English.
- Ciudad de Las Artes y Las Ciencias
- The City of Arts and Sciences contains an IMAX theater, planetarium, aquarium, an interactive science museum, and an opera house.
- Desserts
- Valencia is known for having two especially delicious desserts: fartóns and churros. The best way to eat a churro is to dip it in chocolate. YUM.
- Eating out
- Most restaurants are closed between 4 pm and 8 pm, the hours between lunch and dinner.
- Falles
- Falles is a celebration of Saint Joseph. There are parades, insanely large puppets, and at the end of the festival, all of the puppets are lit on fire.
- Gastronomy
- Basically, there is a lot of food here, and it is all delicious.
- Horchata
- Valencia is the birthplace of this delicious drink, a combination of water, sugar, and tigernuts.
- Institut Valencià d’Art Modern
- The Valencian Institute of Modern Art has beautiful exhibitions of contemporary art and photography.
- Jamon
- Ham here goes by many names, but Spanish cured ham is delicious and can often be found as a starter or part of a tapa.
- Kilometers
- Running is huge here and you can find 5ks, 10ks, half-marathons, and marathons almost every weekend.
- La Tomatina
- The world’s largest tomato fight. Enough said.
- Museo de Bellas Artes de Valencia
- The Museum of Fine Arts of Valencia was founded in 1913 and has about 2,000 works.
- Naranjas
- Oranges, anyone?
- Oranges
- Just to recap, Valencian oranges are big, sweet, and can be found for sale on almost any street.
- Paella
- Original paella is rice mixed with chicken and rabbit, but you can find variations of it all throughout Valencia.
- Queso
- What would Valencia be without cheese?
- Río Turia
- The Turia River no longer runs through the middle of Valencia and it is now mostly something that resembles a garden and is perfect for picnicking, running, and bike riding.
- Salchicha
- Salchicha, “sausage” in Spanish, is eaten in Valencia during lunch and dinner, not breakfast, often as part of a sandwich or along with rice and vegetables.
- Tortilla
- If you order a tortilla here, you will get a thick, but delicious, mixture of eggs, potatoes, and onions.
- Uvas
- “Uvas” is Spanish for “grapes” and Valencia is separated into two zones and 4 sub-zones that all produce a different kind of wine.
- Virgin’s Square
- The Virgin’s Square (or Plaza de la Virgen) is in the center of the historic district and holds the famous Turia fountain.
- Water
- Valencia is right on the Mediterranean Sea. Get your fill of sand, sun, and salty water.
- Xàtiva
- The Castle of Xàtiva isn’t exactly in Valencia, but it’s close and beautiful and definitely something that you should check out.
- Yummy
- This isn’t a noun, but this wouldn’t be a good list about Valencia if food wasn’t mentioned at least one more time.
- Zoo
- Valencia’s zoo, called Bioparc, has few barriers and attempts to make visitors feel as if they are actually in the wild.
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