Self-guided walking tour

Valencia Walking Tour: El Carme – Gates, Markets and Modern Art (2 hours, 7 stops)

7 stops in walking order through Valencia, from el Carme to Torres dels Serrans: 3.1 km on foot, about 37 min of walking, 2 h in total with the story and a look around at each stop. Walking times come from the routed walking path, not a straight line. It is the route of “El Carme: Gates, Markets and Modern Art”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.

Total: 2 h
Distance: 3.1 km
Walking: 37 min
Stops: 7

The stops, in walking order

el Carme
A historic Valencia neighbourhood shaped by Muslim and Christian fortifications.
1 min walk · 40 m
Mercat de Mossén Sorell
A public market in Valencia’s El Carmen district, built on part of the site of a former palace.
11 min walk · 880 m
Mercat de Rojas Clemente
A municipal market in Valencia, built in 1963 and designed by Gelabert and Ribas.
6 min walk · 500 m
Jardí Botànic de la Universitat de València
A university botanical garden on Calle Quart, with roots in medicinal plant teaching and a permanent home established in 1802.
5 min walk · 420 m
Torres de Quart
A fortified gateway with semicircular towers and an arched passage, built in Valencian Gothic style between 1441 and 1493.
5 min walk · 450 m
Institut Valencià d'Art Modern
IVAM is a major museum of modern and contemporary art, established in Valencia in 1989.
10 min walk · 830 m
Torres dels Serrans
A fortified medieval gateway made from polygonal towers joined by an arched passage.