When my youngest son was visiting for the summer, we took a trip to nearby Valencia, the third largest city and Spain and the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia (Comunitat Valenciana, in the local Valenciana dialect.) Valencia was founded as a Roman colony in 138 BC, and has historical ruins from the Roman and Arab occupations. I have also shared my recommendations in a blog post of the top 10 things to do in Valencia. But now, I want to share the visual delights of Valencia, from the beautiful historic buildings, the Lonja de la Seda (Silk Exchange, built between 1482 and 1548, a UNESCO World Heritage Site), the mind-boggling architecture of the City of Arts and Sciences designed in part by native-born Santiago Calatrava, and, of course, street entertainers, and food at restaurants and in the famous Mercat Central (Valenciana for Central Market.)
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Visual Valencia
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- Categories Activities, Architecture, Costa Blanca, Culture, Doors, Family Activites, Food, Historic, Music, Spain, Tapas, Travel, Valencia
16 of My Favorite Spanish Foods
6 JanI have decided to revisit some of my favorite meals and foods here in the Costa Blanca area of Spain:
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- Categories Activities, Alicante, Altea, Bars, Costa Blanca, Food, Solo female travel, Solo travel, Tapas, Travel, Valencia
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