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City of Arts and Sciences
....Designed by Santiago Calatrava
The City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia is stunning!
You can reach the complex from Valencia town center by taking a bus or walking along the lovely 7 km stretch of the Turia Gardens.
The port and the Valencia Beach are close by.
This amazing city was designed by internationally famous Valencian architect, engineer and sculptor, Santiago Calatrava who has designed many buildings worldwide.
 L'Hemisferic (The 'Eye') is one of the most awesome and beautiful of the City of Arts & Sciences attractions. It was opened to the public in 1998 and sits on a huge rectangular pond which consists of gallons and gallons of brilliant blue water.
The pupil of the eye contains an IMAX cinema, a planetarium (which offers a virtual journey into space) and Laserium. It all comes in four languages, six channel stereo and a 900 m2 concave screen.
Valencia Aquarium
Another very popular place to visit is the Valencia Aquarium at L'Oceanografic which houses the largest aquarium of marine life in Europe and has six buildings.
The recently completed Palau de les Arts (Valencia's Opera House) is a new attraction in the complex.
It has the most modern technology and open-air auditoriums for theater, opera and concerts, the Opera House.
The Museu de les Ciències Principe Felipe - (Science Museum), is an open museum spread over three floors.
Just like the Montessori method of teaching, you'll find the philosophy is on learning as fun.
Everything is illustrated in an enjoyable and educational way.
The museum opened on 13 November 2000 and during this time exhibitions such as 'Towards the Cosmos' and 'Life and Genome' have introduced many to the universe and origin of life.
 l'Umbracle (shaded walkway) is a covered walkway where you can walk, relax and enjoy the sights. You can see the sparkling Mediterranean sea from here and it's only a ten minute walk away. Underneath l'Umbracle is an underground car park with room for over 800 cars.
It doesn't cost anything to walk around the City of Arts and Sciences and the fantastic buildings alone are well worth the visit.
 There are many lovely hotels very close to the complex and not far from Valencia city beach.
El Saler shopping center is directly opposite the City of Arts & Sciences. There are lots of shops, bars and restaurants and a huge Carrefour supermarket. If you're near Museo Bellas Artes there's also a tourist train which will take you there.
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