Most Beautiful Buildings in Valencia
Valencia is packed with gorgeous architecture from all periods, influenced by everyone from the Moors to the Romans. A walk around the city’s Old Town is a feast for the eyes, but there’s plenty of amazing architecture elsewhere in the city, too. Here’s our guide to the Valencia’s most spectacular buildings.
La Lonja de la Seda
You really can’t miss this one, but luckily it’s right in the center of town. This gorgeous medieval silk market was built as a display of Valencia’s wealth at the time, and now it’s famous as being one of the few examples of non-religious Gothic architecture in Europe. It’s actually one of the most important buildings in the city, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A look inside is time (and a couple of euros) well spent. The interior is designed to represent paradise, with its soaring columns symbolizing palm trees reaching for the sky – or roof – originally painted blue but now scrubbed clean. Less pleasant but equally fascinating are the stone gargoyles perched all over the building’s exterior.
La Lonja de la Seda, Carrer de la Llotja, 2, Valencia, Spain, +34 962 08 41 53
1. Colón Market
Bazaar, Market
2. City of Arts and Sciences
Building, Cinema, Museum, Opera House, Aquarium, Concert Hall, Architectural Landmark
3. Estacion Del Nord
Train Station
5. Central Market
Building, Market
6. Palacio del Marqués de dos Aguas
Building, Museum
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