Valencia, the third most populous city in Spain, is located in the middle of a huge lowland. The city itself is an important financial, cultural, scientific and industrial center, as evidenced by its large passenger and commercial ports, as well as numerous industrial plants. Analyzing the demographics of this city, it should be stated that the population is growing year by year. An interesting fact is that since 2008 the Formula 1 European Grand Prix has been held in Valencia. What’s more, this Spanish track, or more precisely its fragment, is the only one in the world that runs by the sea. Without a doubt, this city is worth visiting. The only question is when and what you can visit.
Weather
Valencia is a city on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. No wonder it has a Mediterranean climate. It is important that it is one of the warmest cities in Europe without a hot day. Winters here are relatively mild, and the air temperature is around 9 degrees Celsius. Summer has an average temperature of 25 degrees Celsius. The average annual air temperature is 17 degrees Celsius, and the inhabitants of Valencia proudly claim that they live in a city where the number of sunny days is over 320. These are ideal conditions for the cultivation of citrus and orange trees.
Sightseeing, monuments
As befits a relatively large city, there is no shortage of monuments here, which pleases tourists not only from Europe but from all over the world. Noteworthy is the silk exchange called La Lonja, which was founded at the end of the 15th century and to this day is one of the most beautiful secular Gothic buildings in Europe. Tourists visiting Valencia also do not forget about the cathedral, which, although built in 1262, has been renovated several times since then. Undoubtedly, the symbol of the city is El Micalet. It is an octagonal bell tower, the top of which can be reached only by stairs with over 200 steps. A valuable point of the trip is also the Museum of Fine Arts, or Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes, enjoying a huge collection of paintings by such masters of the brush as El Greco, Goya or Velazquez. And all those who appreciate modern architecture will certainly be pleased that just such a building by Santiago Calatrava has appeared in Valencia, which houses a cinema, planetarium, lazerium, as well as a theater and concert building and an opera.
