Peppino Impastato Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Going for a week next month. Any advice? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 Aye get drunk and enjoy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Not much in this... Planning on heading to Valencia for 3/4 days in September, en route to meeting up with some family in Benidorm. Anyone care to add to this thread with recommendations? Particularly from a food and drink perspective, por favor. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karpaty Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Been a few years but @Adam spent a bit of time there who may be able to help. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 23 minutes ago, Ross. said: Not much in this... Planning on heading to Valencia for 3/4 days in September, en route to meeting up with some family in Benidorm. Anyone care to add to this thread with recommendations? Particularly from a food and drink perspective, por favor. Placa de la Reina is a pretty lively square, plenty of pubs and restaurants around this area. Good nightclub (La Clacha) just off it as well, years since I've been but was always decent. The Turia runs through the centre of Valencia, completely dried out riverbed and normally lots of little stalls and things to do, nice for a walk too. The Mercado on Carrer Vell de la Palla is absolutely quality, just a massive indoor market that sells everything you could possibly need, some cracking food on offer as well. Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia is good for a bit of culture if you're that way inclined. Lots of feral cats, more than I remember seeing anywhere else in Spain, seem to be all over the place. Great city, would love to go back. Any idea where you are staying? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 On 15/09/2016 at 17:50, Peppino Impastato said: Going for a week next month. Any advice? Don't come back 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 1 minute ago, Adam said: Placa de la Reina is a pretty lively square, plenty of pubs and restaurants around this area. Good nightclub (La Clacha) just off it as well, years since I've been but was always decent. The Turia runs through the centre of Valencia, completely dried out riverbed and normally lots of little stalls and things to do, nice for a walk too. The Mercado on Carrer Vell de la Palla is absolutely quality, just a massive indoor market that sells everything you could possibly need, some cracking food on offer as well. Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia is good for a bit of culture if you're that way inclined. Lots of feral cats, more than I remember seeing anywhere else in Spain, seem to be all over the place. Great city, would love to go back. Any idea where you are staying? Haven't booked anything yet. As it stands I'm looking at flying in on the Friday night and staying there until the Tuesday, then heading to Benidorm for the rest of the week. Would 3 days be long enough to appreciate the place or would you recommend longer? Nightclub is appreciated but probably unlikely to be where I am headed. Restaurants, bars and local culture is more likely what I'll be doing there. What areas would you recommend as far as accommodation goes? Not fussed if I book an apartment, hotel or hostel as long as the location is spot on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 27 minutes ago, Ross. said: Haven't booked anything yet. As it stands I'm looking at flying in on the Friday night and staying there until the Tuesday, then heading to Benidorm for the rest of the week. Would 3 days be long enough to appreciate the place or would you recommend longer? Nightclub is appreciated but probably unlikely to be where I am headed. Restaurants, bars and local culture is more likely what I'll be doing there. What areas would you recommend as far as accommodation goes? Not fussed if I book an apartment, hotel or hostel as long as the location is spot on. No, three days would be more than enough to see the sights, it's quite a compact city. Metro is very handy for getting about, you will likely use that a lot. You can't really go wrong with Colon as an area for setting up base camp, handy for everything. Beach is really nice as well, you can get the Metro out easy enough from Colon, good way to spend a few hours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Valencia first came to our notice a couple of months ago when we saw it on a travel show. It looks amazing and a bit like Barcelona which we love. Determined to go there one day. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight minge Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Not been to Valencia in a long time, but used to be there twice a year with work about 10 years ago and even then it was a cracking city. Walking the old river bed, which is a garden now is really nice, from the zoo down to the arts centre. The trams are also a good way to see the city and the beach is pretty good. I'm sure it's only got better and better through time and definitely a place I'd like to go back to one day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chlamydia Kid Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Going for a week next month. Any advice? Aye, buy a one way ticket. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 My only advice is to try and go there mid-March for Fallas week. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 I went a few years ago to see Motherwell- fantastic place, I'm sure you'll love it. Didn't do a lot of tourist stuff. Just liked walking around (old river bed to east of city centre is good) and the vibe of the place. The market near the centre is worth a wander round- bit different from what you can get here! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandcowden Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 lovely city.the former river bed that's now the turria gardens are a lovely walk 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Worth visiting the Oceanagrafic https://www.oceanografic.org/en/ Stunning place 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandcowden Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 back there next month-Ryanair there and back tickets for 19.98 too good to pass up 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross. Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Absolutely loved Valencia when I was there in September and will definitely go back at some point. The old town, between the Placa Redona and the CCCC had some outstanding bars and restaurants. Would also recommend heading to the Mercat de Colon in the early afternoon for some scran. Agua de Valencia is hit or miss depending on where you buy it. Some bars had it absolutely spot on and it was incredibly easy to drink, other places it was far too strong and even easier to drink. Next time I think I'll stick to the beer! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, G_Man1985 said: So got from 10am -7pm roughly in Valencia. Going to the football stadium. What else is a must to see ? Hope that was all helpful. Took ages to gather my notes together. Not really, all I remember is avoid the Docks area, it's a bit shit. Hope you had a good day. Edited March 1, 2019 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandcowden Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 8 hours ago, G_Man1985 said: So got from 10am -7pm roughly in Valencia. Going to the football stadium. What else is a must to see ? a wee wander through the old city is nice,good place to start is outside the railway station.nice views from the torres del serranos which is near to the mestella. the turia gardens,the course of the old river,are worth a walk,leading down to the futuristic city of arts and sciences the Valencia museum,near the zoo,is nice.the military museum,again near the mestella,is good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dink Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Manolo's bar is well worth visiting. Basically a football museum in a pub, and Manolo himself is extremely helpful and welcoming. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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