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I stayed a weekend in Valencia in
mid December. Valencia is a great city I can strongly recommend for weekend
trip: great old town, world-class buildings in the new "City of Arts and
Sciences", Amercia's Cup harbor, nice sea-front |
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One of the main attractions is the 9k
long old river bed which has been converted to a giant sportsground, park,
cultural area etc. (as seen from the balcony of the Palacio de las Artes
Reina Sofia |
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Palau de la Música in the old river bed |
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One of the many ancient bridges over the
old river bed |
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View over the old town of Valencia from
the Miguelete Tower |
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Bullfight arena and station at the
border of the old town |
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Partial view of a giant crib in the
Cathedral |
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Palacio del Marqués de dos Aguas |
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Entry to the Palacio del Marqués de dos
Aguas |
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Never to be forgotten: Valencia is the
city of oranges |
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Mercado Central as seen from the
outside... |
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...and the inside |
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More views on the glamorous old town |
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ditto |
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Fist views of the world class Ciudad des
las Artes y de las Ciencias by the Architect Calatrava |
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Palacio de las Artes Reina Sofia |
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View from the balcony of the Palacio de
las Artes Reina Sofia |
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One of the main venues in the Palacio de
las Artes Reina Sofia |
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El Hémisferico with the Palacio de las
Artes Reina Sofia in the background |
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Inside the Museo de las Ciencias
Principe Felipe |
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View of the Agora building from within
the Oceongráfico |
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Inside one of the tunnels of the
Oceongráfico |
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View across the Oceongráfico |
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At the beach |
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Front of the Amercia's Cup harbour which
today is part of the Formula One race course |