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Valencia Aquarium - Oceanografic

Valencia Attractions

Valencia Aquarium is housed in L'Oceanografic, the largest marine park in Europe and it's the largest aquarium in Europe!

This stunning building was designed by Felix Candela and is reminiscent of the amazing work of Barcelona's Antoni Gaudí.

Valencia Aquarium at the Oceanografic can be found in the stunning City of Arts and Sciences (Ciutat de les Arts i de les Ciencies) which also contains a planetarium, science museum, botanical garden and opera house. The oceans and species of the sea are well represented in this truly spectacular area in the center of Valencia.

Getting to Valencia Aquarium...

Getting to this amazing city is easy. If you're in Valencia town center near Plaza del Ayuntamiento, take the No 81 bus from the square and head for the Calatrava Bridge (correct at the time of writing).

For more information on how to get to Valencia Aquarium check out Top Things To Do in Valencia. You'll find information on taking the bus and walking to the City of Arts & Sciences from Valencia Town Center through the Turia Garden.

For more information and maps check out Valencia Buses and Valencia Metro.

Valencia Aquarium Oceonographic Opening Timings:

01 Jan - 15 Jun & 16 Sep - 31 Dec: 1000h - 1800h (10:00am - 06:00pm)

16 Jun - 17 Jul & 01 Sep - 15 Sep: 1000h - 2000h (10:00am - 08:00pm)

18 Jul - 31 Aug: 1000h - 2400h (10:00am - 00:00midnight)

Mediterranean

This area contains the largest aquarium in Europe with around 7,400 specimens. There are seven aquariums which recreate the natural environments of species associated with the Mediterranean seas such as eels, sea cucumbers and scorpion fish. You can get up very close to see these exciting and lovely fish.

L'Oceanographico

As you can see from the photo above, L'Oceanographico is situated mainly under ground. Next to the building is a mesh globe which houses the Wetlands where you'll find marshland and mangrove swamps.

ARCA del Mar

This is a research center which focuses on the reproduction of species facing extinction. It has a surface of 210 m2 and a 110 volume of m3 and contains the latest technology to treat turtles and dolphins.

The Artic building is designed to look like an igloo. This is where marine biologists monitor the behavior of whales and walruses. In the Ocean building you can watch a colony of penguins laze on rocks and then take a swim.

Dolphinarium

This is the largest in Europe and contains 23 million liters of water. It has a seating capacity for 2,210 people and as well as being of great entertainment it's also very educational. The bottle-nose dolphins are amongst the most common type of dolphin and measure almost 4 meters in length. There is a very famous bottle-nose dolphin called Flipper who starred in the movie and television series of the same name.

Restaurants

There are a variety of places to eat at the Oceanografic and you can also visit the stunning Submarino De L'Oceanografic which has a horse-shoe shaped bar in the centre and marine life in the underwater tanks which surround the restaurant.

Oceanographic Park – Valencia City of Arts and Science Tour

This is an extremely popular tourist attraction and among its complexes is the L'Oceanographic Park, a spectacular exhibition centre for marine life. It's the largest in Europe and you could easily spend an entire day there.

Valencia – L’Hemisferic and L'Oceanografic

L'Hemisferic is an amazing ‘eye-shaped’ structure housing a splendid Laserium, Planetarium and IMAX cinema (with over 900 square meters of screen). The wide-angled projectors, lasers and superb audio-visual system make for an awe-inspiring and magical experience. See projectors turn the dome into a brilliant star-filled sky or enjoy a 3-D virtual voyage on the huge IMAX screen.

At the L'Oceanografic (Oceanographic Park) within the City you can ‘travel’ round the main seas and oceans of the planet from the Arctic to the Antarctic.

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