Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències — iBybbisch94, Christian Gebhardt (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ready-made walk · Valencia

Turia Gardens to the City of Arts and Sciences

7 stops · ~2 hr 5 min · 3.6 km

Modern Architecture

Follow the old riverbed of the Turia past Parc Gulliver, where a giant figure of Gulliver becomes a playground, and the Fallas museum with its figures saved from the flames. End among the futuristic forms of the City of Arts and Sciences, from the opera house and L’Umbracle to the Oceanogràfic, with a detour to the dragonfly-like El Parotet.

The stops, in walking order

iBybbisch94, Christian Gebhardt (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Stop 1: Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències
~3 min here
Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències is a cultural and architectural complex, and its sweeping forms make it immediately recognisable.
iDiliff (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Stop 2: Oceanogràfic de València
~3 min here
The Oceanogràfic is an aquarium where marine habitats from around the planet are brought together within the City of Arts and Sciences.
iDiliff (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Stop 3: L'Umbracle
~3 min here
L'Umbracle is a long, open sculpture garden and landscaped walkway within Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences.
iFerbr1 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Stop 4: El Parotet
~3 min here
El Parotet is a monument in Valencia’s Glorieta de Europa, close to the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències and the Torre de Francia.
iBen Bender (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Stop 5: Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia
~3 min here
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia is Valencia’s opera house and performing-arts venue, designed by Santiago Calatrava as an urban landmark within the City of Arts and Sciences.
iJoanbanjo (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Stop 6: Museo Fallero de València
~1 hr here
The Museo Fallero de València preserves figures rescued from the flames, alongside posters, portraits and historic insignia connected with the Fallas.
ihttps://www.flickr.com/photos/puroticorico/ (CC BY 2.0)
Stop 7: Parc Gulliver
~3 min here
Parc Gulliver is an amusement park in Valencia’s Turia Garden, built around a monumental figure rather than ordinary play equipment.