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Valencia got so tired of its river flooding that it picked the whole thing up and moved it, leaving a long green garden curving through the centre. That is one of the true stories on this self-guided audio walking tour of Valencia, narrated through the Tourific app as you walk at your own pace.
Over about two hours you separate the city's beloved myths from the truth: the bat on the coat of arms that began as a dragon, a church named for a princess who never existed, a king who supposedly tasted horchata and called it gold. You also meet three quiet heroes, settle what belongs in a real paella, and hear about a cup that two popes have raised as the Holy Grail.
There is no fixed start time and no group to follow. Press play at each stop, pause for photos, and let the map lead you on. Over 20,000 travelers have used our self-guided tours, and this walking tour comes with a full refund guarantee.
If you would rather understand Valencia than only photograph it, this is the tour for you
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Itinerary
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1Estación del Norte
Find the oranges carved into a railway station, then learn why Valencia oranges are not from Valencia.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Plaza De Toro (Pass by)
Stand before a bullring that once funded a hospital and held thousands behind its thick walls.
Admission ticket free -
2
Picture this square in March, when the city builds giant sculptures only to burn them all.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Palace of the Marqués de Dos Aguas (Pass by)
Look at a doorway that seems to melt, quietly bragging about the one thing that meant power here.
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Hear about a drink Valencia swears a king named gold, and meet the saint behind a invented princess.
Admission ticket free -
(Pass by)
Spread your arms against a house barely wider than you are, built thin for a very canny reason.
Admission ticket free -
3Mercat Central de Valencia
Hunt the rooftop for a metal parrot, then settle once and for all what a real paella does not contain.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
La Lonja de la Seda (Pass by)
Search the rooftop gargoyles of this silk exchange for carvings no respectable bank should display.
Admission ticket free -
4
Follow the story of a thrown handkerchief that floated through the streets to a starving family.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
5Valencia Cathedral
Face a stone cup two popes have raised at the altar, and meet a court that has met for a thousand years.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
6
Peer through the glass at your feet into Roman streets stacked beneath the city like an open book.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7
Notice why the city's beloved Virgin leans forward, and who hides in the folds of her robe.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
8
Count the eight bronze women pouring water and connect them to eight men who still judge disputes today.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
Iglesia Parroquial de San Nicolás de Bari y San Pedro Mártir (Pass by)
Step inside a plain church hiding more painted ceiling than the Sistine, and two infamous popes.
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9
Pause at a gateless arch where one friar's question changed how a whole city treated the forsaken.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
10
Uncover an Islamic tower hidden for centuries inside an inn until a disaster finally revealed it.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
11
Crouch to find a tiny stone house built into the wall for the cats, and read the inscription to four survivors.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
12
Discover the River That Moved
5 minutes • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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