Day trips from Valencia
 

We've just booked a short break to Valencia at the end of September (cheap Ryanair flights from Malaga - 40€ for the two of us, return, including all charges).

As we'll be there for 4 days and I'm not sure there will be enough to see in Valencia itself, any suggestions for places within 2 hours' travelling distance (by train or bus) for days out, please?

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There is so much to see in and around Valencia that I doubt very much whether you will be going far a field. Have a great time.

Rosemary

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I was just about to say the same thing.

Valencia has so much on offer-you wont run out of things to do.

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Since you're only there for 4 days, I suspect the same thing. There are some good places around Valencia to visit eg Sagunt, Albufera, Xativa, but if you feel like a complete change from the Mediterranean, take a trip inland to Teruel (I fear it's still a slowish train connection still, as the fast AVE line hasn't opened quite yet - does anyone here know the opening day?). If you stay until nightfall, take a sweater or jacket, as the temperature change can be quite dramatic.

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Teruel

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And nearby Albarracin

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This in Valencia well worth a visit or two.

http://www.spanish-living.com/palace...ience-valencia

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While we're talking about Valencia, does anyone know what the new building is next to the Oceanographic? The clam shaped one? I've googled but haven't found an answer.

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Its called something like "the umbrical".

Anyway it does sports events and concerts etc.

The "egg" as we call it is a great place to visit in Valencia city.

You could incorporate it with a hired bike ride in the dried up riverbed.(best done in the evening at the mo).

Malvarrosa beach is beautiful and worth a visit.Some lovely bars/restaurants there too.

Get a metro bono and visit different parts of the city in one day.

City centre is great.Lovely architecture and def something for everybody.

I could go on.We love it here.

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Sorry. L"umbracle is actually an exotic garden at the arts and sciences so dont know the name of the other clam building.

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The old town and castle in Peniscola (2 hrs north) are well worth a visit ...
JC

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The Hemispheric?
I think thats the one you are refering to as a clam....

http://www.valenciacostablanca.com/resources/val1.jpg

All part of The City of Arts and Sciences...

http://www.cac.es/digitalAssets/1353...no_cac_cas.jpg

http://www.cac.es/?languageId=1

and then their is also the biopark

http://www.bioparcvalencia.es/en/

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Nope, not the Hemispheric but your diagram had what I was looking for - ta. It's the Agora. I looked it up on Wiki but there's not much info but I found a picture. BTW, for anyone with kids that love dinosaurs there's a dino exhibition at the Umbracle.

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Brilliant photos, Mitzy. :)

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according to their website here its a conference center

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It's certainly a different world to Valencia and the other Med cities. I just hope Aragon's charm isn't affected too much by the new developments eg the new motorway, and isn't there a huge casino planned?

Edit - here's some info on the Gran Escala complex (due to open 2012). At least it will provide much needed work for some, the link states 26,000 employees will be needed.

http://www.granescalacasinos.com/