Valencia City of Arts and Sciences
The City of Arts and Sciences is stunning and a must to visit and if you're a fan of Scottish band 'Franz Ferdinand', you'll be happy to know they'll be heading the second MTV Winter line-up on 24th February in the City of Arts and Sciences.
This will be the group’s first concert on their Spanish tour, and the event in Valencia will be free of charge. Website
You can reach the complex from the center of Valencia by either 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 and 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.
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 Cičncies Principe Felipe - (Science Museum), is an open museum spread over three floors and 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.
Buying Tickets
To visit everything at the complex it's best to buy a combined ticket which includes admission to everything except Palau de les Artes. The ticket is valid for any two days of your choice and you can only visit each building once. For up to the minute prices and full details check out their website www.cac.es
El Saler Shopping CentreEl 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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