If you're going on holiday to Valencia, a treat is in store. The charming, innovative and youthful city is often overshadowed by Spain's bigger metropolises – Madrid and Barcelona – but they fade into the background when you arrive in this Mediterranean municipality. It's long been considered to offer an incredibly high quality of living, with it’s warm climate, string of beaches and relatively affordable prices – all things that make it desirous as a city break destination.
It’s home to delightful contrasts too, between the character of its historic quarter and the extremely sci-fi City of Arts and Sciences, and from its urban heart to its green “river” running through the city like an artery. Wrap this together with on-trend bars and restaurants in which to linger, a culture-hit from museums and galleries, and an abundance of wide-open spaces, and you have yourself a special place in which to spend a few days or more.
