SPAIN
Old town, Valencia
Valencia • Elche • Teruel & Albarracin • Xativa & Albufera • Manises
Valencia & the Orange Grove Coast Discover Spain’s unspoilt Orange Grove or Orange Blossom Coast, from the vibrant city of Valencia. This tour takes us to Moorish towns and hilltop villages, through the Albufera lagoon and into the rocky interior plateau, with the region’s lush orange groves as a backdrop.
Valencia’s futuristic City of Arts & Sciences
Your itinerary DAY 1 – Arrival Fly to Valencia or Alicante. On arrival, transfer to the hotel. Enjoy a welcome dinner for a chance to get to know your travel companions better. (D) DAY 2 – Valencia Valencia’s centrepiece is the ribbon of green that curves its way from the port to the riverside Parc de Capçalera. Once the Turia riverbed, this urban park is now a series of manicured gardens, wooded areas, water features, and handsome bridges. During our tour by coach, we’ll see the City of Arts and Sciences,designed by world-famous local architect, Santiago Calatrava. We’ll also follow a local guide on a walking tour through the old town, seeing the striking Gothic Silk Exchange and Art Nouveau market hall, which you might opt to explore during the afternoon when you have free time to explore. Tonight we will enjoy dinner at a portside restuarant with views over the fine golden sands of the city beach and out over the mediterranean sea. (B,D) + Included Experience – Guided tour of Valencia DAY 3 – Elche Elche is a fascinating mix of the Moorish legacy of its 10th-century Arab occupiers with additions from the Christian conquerors who ousted them
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