City Guide: Valencia

     Valencia is a city to go barhopping all night.

     Valencia is the right destination to gain new experiences at parties, which are thrown from Monday to Sunday. It's up to you how to spend your night from sipping draft beer in local bar and watching football to wow-worthy dances in clubs. Valencia can offer you all of these.

     You can discover more about how to relax in Valencia on your trip there. Your stay in Valencia can be easy with Booked.net. At our website you can find all hotels from cheap offers to luxury Valencia hotels all listed with maps, photos and secure forms at Booked.net.

     What really sets Valencia apart is Valencia itself. This is a city of Spain, but at the same time it’s far from it. While in Spain speaks Spanish, Valencia has its own local dialect – Valenciano, and when Spain sleeps, in Valencia locals are only beginning to wake up for a night life that starts really late. And during the day tourists usually burn energy on guided tours of the city. Attractions include;

- City of Arts and Science, concentrated with Science Museum, a Planetarium, an IMAX cinema, an Aquarium and, in the near future, the Arts Museum

- The Barri del Carme, an old center perfect for strolls

- The Seu, a cathedral with doors from three distinct architectural periods

- The Llotja, a building of the ancient local silk trade and today UNESCO landmark

     Anyway, Valencia is more than good clubs and concentration of landmarks, but history.

     Founded by the Romans, Valencia was captured by James I of Argon in 1238 and in a few years became the Kingdom of Valencia with all features of legislative privileges. By the 15th century it became one of the major economic powers on the Mediterranean and during its Golden Age Valencia saw splendor in the arts at the hands of Joanot Martorell, the author of the first European modern novel - Tirant lo Blanc.

     Today Valencia is no less prosperous, but in business with focus on metallurgy, chemicals, textiles, shipbuilding and brewing. Regardless of its image as a workers' city, Valencia attracted five million tourists in 2005, making tourism one of main business fields in Valencia.

     Even though the industrial boom reshaped Valencia as a city with an awkward face it still retains its charm with beautiful shores and scenic views. Your experience of Valencia depends on how deeply you immerse yourself in it, Booked.net can set you on the right path by assuring you a comfortable stay there.