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City Guide > Europe > Spain > Valencia | |
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Key Attractions L’Oceanografic Europe’s largest state-of the-art marine park featuring lagoons, a dolphinarium, large-scale aquaria and a shark tunnel. Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias (CAC) Tel: 902 100 031. Website: www.cac.es La Lonja This glorious gothic 15th-century Silk Exchange is the city’s most beautiful ancient building, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Plaza del Mercado Tel: 963 525 478. La Seu/Catedral (Cathedral) Constructed between 1262 and 1426, this atmospheric building holds the Cup of the Holy Grail among other treasures and offers fine views of the city from its belltower, the Torre del Miguelet (‘El Micalet’). Plaza de la Reina 1 Tel: 963 918 127. Mercado Central (Central Market) Over 1,000 stalls sell all manner of wares in this splendid brick-and-iron monument to the Modernista movement, built in the 1920s. Plaza del Mercado Tel: 963 829 101. Museo de Bellas Artes (Fine Arts Museum) The largest arts museum in the land after the Prado, this is an eclectic mix of ancient and modern galleries featuring works by many of Spain’s greatest painters. Calle San Pío V Tel: 963 605 793. Website: www.cult.gva.es/mbav |