Somewhere that I was not aware of before I got to Valencia was the Riverbed Garden of Turia. The garden was created in the dry riverbed of the Turia after a catastrophic flood in 1957. In its place, the 120 hectares was split into twelve parts and full of native and non-native plants and Spanish wildlife, ponds and a zen garden. It…
On my last day in Valencia, we decided to visit the Oceanografic Park. This is open-aired and it is the largest oceanographic aquarium in Europe with 110,000 square meters and 42 million litres of water. It was built in the shape of a water lily and is the work of architect Félix Candela. Each building in the park represents different aquatic…
My husband had mentioned that he wanted to visit Bioparc. The park consists of immersing visitors into the animals habitat and not vice versa. This is achieved by not using the traditional railings and cages that are common in many zoos, using instead rivers, ponds, streams and rocks to separate visitors from the animals. I was interested in how they would…
If you are a fan of architecture like me, then you will love the City Of Arts and Sciences in Valencia. This was the first place we visited after we had checked in our hotel. It is an entertainment based cultural and architectural complex in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is the most important modern tourist destination in the…
