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Valencia holidays

July 2023

  • Del Mar bridge (Puente del Mar) and city skyline, Turia Garden, Valencia

    Valencia tops surprising poll of travellers’ favourite coastal stays in Europe

    A new Which? survey reveals that visitors are starting to look beyond the old overcrowded favourites such as Barcelona and Málaga

May 2022

  • Detail from a poster for a club night by the artist Daniel Torres.

    Cod is a DJ! Bakalao, the extreme club scene that divided Spain

    As wild as the UK’s concurrent acid house scene, Valencia’s fishily-nicknamed dance clubs inspired love – and a moral panic – with their anything-goes approach. Now a festival and art show are giving this subculture its dues

April 2022

  • Santiago Calatrava’s Palace of Arts and Sciences.

    A local's guide
    A local’s guide to Valencia: home of paella, one of Europe’s best food markets and a unique green space

    Architect and graphic artist Juan Suay on the city’s rainbow-coloured market, bistros, bars and its unique and unifying riverbed green belt

August 2017

  • Aerial view of the old town in Valencia from Serranos

    Why I love …
    ‘Valencia’s cathedral is home to the holy grail’: novelist Jason Webster

    Once the ugly sister of Spanish cities, Valencia has blossomed, with outstanding food and architecture. And for five days a year, it’s a city that doesn’t sleep

July 2017

  • Modern architecture in Bilbao.<br>Guggenheim Museum by Frank Gehry architect and Maman Sculpture by Louise Bourgeois. Bilbao. Bizkaia. Vizcaya. Basque Country. Spain

    Spain road trip: San Sebastián to Valencia

    This route kicks off with the dazzling food and art of the Basque country before traversing Navarre and Aragon and heading south to Spain’s paella capital

March 2017

  • Paella in Valencia from Grape, Olive, Pig: Deep Travels Through Spain’s Food Culture

    How paella got punked – and the Valencian chefs trying to save it

    Paella is the history of Spain on a plate, so why did aficionados have to start Wikipaella to protect it? In this extract from his new book, Matt Goulding heads for Valencia in search of the perfect dish

August 2015

  • Paella Valenciana, made to the original recipe with rabbit, snails and butter beans, at restaurant Casa Carmella on the beach in Valencia

    The foodie traveller
    The foodie traveller … tries paella as it was meant to taste

    Most paellas might come with chicken or prawns among the saffron rice, but one restaurant in Valencia does it the time-honoured way, with rabbit – and a flavoursome ingredient you may not expect …

May 2012

  • The City of the Arts and Sciences by architect Santiago Calatrava, is seen in Valencia

    Architect Santiago Calatrava accused of 'bleeding Valencia dry'

  • L'Agora concert venue

    Santiago Calatrava's City of the Arts and Sciences - in pictures

May 2010

  • Colourful facades in Valencia's Cabanyal district

    Head for Valencia's fishermen's quarter – before the bulldozers get there

    Valencia has developed into one of Spain's coolest cities but, as bulldozers threaten one of its oldest barrios, what price progress asks Jason Webster

April 2010

  • El Palau de les Arts, Valencia. El Palau de les Arts, Valencia.

    Valencia and beyond

    Travel writer and Spain resident Jason Webster reveals his pick of what to try in Valencia and beyond, from creative seafood to naked rambling

January 2010

  • benedict alle namibia

    The travel gurus' guide to 2010

    Where are the people in the know heading this year? We asked the experts, from adventurers seeking the world's most remote outreaches, to party animals in search of the hottest gigs, to tell us their plans and tips

September 2009

  • Kathakali performance, Fort Kochi, Kerala. South India

    Zooming in: a Rough Guide to the world in pictures

    A new Rough Guides book collates images from their photographers' travels that aim to perfectly capture a place, through local people, traditions, sights and monuments

June 2009

  • A bar at Gallipoli, Puglia

    Off the gaydar

    Fed up with the raucous gay scenes of Mykonos and Ibiza, Richard Bence discovers a low-key, bohemian alternative in Puglia's quiet coves

April 2009

  • Derelict High Line Park railroad, West Side, Manhattan, New York

    Walk the line

    Manhattan's High Line, a disused aerial railway reborn as a lush ribbon of gardens, is about to open. David Vincent takes a sneak preview

February 2009

  • Instant weekend: Valencia

    Instant weekend ... Valencia

  • Jason Webster takes a pilgrimage through Castellon

    Pilgrims lead the way in my quest for rain in Spain

June 2008

  • Peking International Hostel

    Hip hostels

    Today's hostels, with their stylish interiors, gourmet food and free wi-fi, are a far cry from the chilly dorms of the past. From North Yorkshire to South Africa, Jane Dunford picks the coolest hangouts

May 2008

  • Pelayo Trinquet sport bar, Valencia

    Watch the game live at the local

    Kabir Chibber on the Valencia bar that is the secret 'Wembley' to fans of a local sport - plus four other bars where you can get some action

March 2008

  • When children meet city breaks

    Exploring cities with kids in tow can be exhausting, but there are always plenty of child-friendly options waiting to be discovered

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