What to see in the Valencian Community

Cities, villages and nature

Open each one to see all its sights, where to stay, day trips and when to go.

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  Valencia

  The City of Arts and Sciences, the old town, the beach and paella where it was born: a city to explore by bike.

  • City of Arts and Sciences
  • Silk Exchange (La Lonja)
  • Central Market
  • Cathedral · Holy Chalice

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  Alicante

  Santa Bárbara Castle, the Explanada, city beaches and Tabarca island a short boat trip away.

  • Santa Bárbara Castle
  • Explanada de España
  • Tabarca Island
  • Guadalest

  What to see in Alicante
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  Peñíscola

  Pope Luna’s castle on a walled peninsula, long beaches and white streets.

  • Pope Luna’s Castle
  • Walled old town
  • Peñíscola Beach

  What to see in Peñíscola
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  Morella

  A walled town on a hill crowned by a castle, in inland Castellón.

  • Castle
  • City walls
  • Basilica of Santa María
  • Calle Blasco de Alagón

  What to see in Morella
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  Altea

  A white old town on a hilltop with its blue-domed church, facing the Mediterranean.

  • Blue-domed church
  • Old town
  • Mirador del Mediterráneo
  • Seafront promenade

  What to see in Altea
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  Guadalest

  A village perched on a rock, its bell tower above a turquoise reservoir, in the mountains of Alicante.

  • Bell tower on the rock
  • San José Castle
  • Guadalest reservoir
  • Casa Orduña

  What to see in Guadalest
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  Xàtiva

  A huge castle above the city of the Borgias, fountains and oven-baked rice.

  • Xàtiva Castle
  • Historic centre
  • Alameda

  What to see in Xàtiva
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  Dénia

  A castle above the harbour, the Montgó, the coves of Les Rotes and red prawns.

  • Dénia Castle
  • Montgó
  • Ferry to Formentera

  What to see in Dénia
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  Elche

  The largest palm grove in Europe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Misteri d’Elx and the Lady of Elche, with beaches close by.

  • Palm Grove
  • Huerto del Cura
  • Basilica of Santa María
  • Archaeological Museum

  What to see in Elche
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  Benidorm

  Skyscrapers facing two big beaches, the Castle viewpoint, theme parks and the Sierra Helada next door.

  • Levante Beach
  • Poniente Beach
  • Balcony of the Mediterranean
  • Old town

  What to see in Benidorm
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  Jávea

  Clear-water coves between cliffs, Cabo de San Antonio and the Montgó, in one of the most beautiful corners of the Costa Blanca.

  • Cala Granadella
  • Cabo de San Antonio
  • Montgó
  • Old town

  What to see in Jávea
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  Calpe

  The Peñón de Ifach, a huge rock rising from the sea, beaches on both sides, salt flats with flamingos and an old town with murals.

  • Peñón de Ifach
  • Salt pans
  • Baños de la Reina
  • Old town

  What to see in Calpe
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  Villajoyosa

  Colourful houses facing the sea, a long chocolate-making tradition and a walled old town, very close to Benidorm.

  • Colourful houses
  • Chocolate museum
  • Old town
  • Playa Centro

  What to see in Villajoyosa
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  Tabarca

  The only inhabited island in the Valencia region, with an 18th-century walled village and Spain’s first marine reserve, off Santa Pola.

  • Walls and gates
  • Church of San Pedro y San Pablo
  • Torre de San José
  • Marine reserve

  What to see in Tabarca
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  Gandía

  The city of the Borgias, with its ducal palace and Gothic collegiate church, and a long fine-sand beach by the port.

  • Doge’s Palace
  • Collegiate Church of Santa María
  • Gandía beach
  • Harbour

  What to see in Gandía
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  Sagunto

  A huge castle above the town, with Iberian, Roman and Moorish remains, and the Roman theatre below.

  • Castle
  • Roman theatre
  • Jewish quarter
  • Church of Santa María

  What to see in Sagunto
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  Torrevieja

  Beaches, seafront walks and two salt lagoons, one of them pink, in the south of the Costa Blanca.

  • Pink lagoon
  • La Mata lagoon
  • Playa del Cura
  • Seafront promenade

  What to see in Torrevieja
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  Cullera

  A castle with a sanctuary on the mountain, a lighthouse and long beaches at the mouth of the Júcar, south of Valencia.

  • Castle and sanctuary
  • Lighthouse
  • San Antonio beach
  • Cueva del Dragut

  What to see in Cullera
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  Montanejos

  A mountain village on the Mijares river, famous for the Fuente de los Baños, with mild water all year round, and for its gorges.

  • Fuente de los Baños
  • Estrecho de Chillapájaros
  • Mijares river
  • Walking routes

  What to see in Montanejos
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  Bocairent

  A medieval quarter hanging over a ravine, with windows carved into the rock and a bullring cut out of the stone.

  • Medieval old town
  • Covetes dels Moros
  • Bullring
  • Church of La Asunción

  What to see in Bocairent

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