Planet Valencia

Valencia


Right in the thick of things in Russafa, this is the perfect after-tapas destination at weekends for girls looking for girls.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Valencia attractions

1. Sporting Club Russafa

0.32 MILES

Not by any means a football club, this offbeat gallery space is run by a cooperative not-for-profit arts organisation. Its exhibitions are often worth a…

2. Plaza de Toros

0.49 MILES

This roughly 170-year-old bullring is an iconic site next to Estación del Norte. Similar in style to Rome’s Colosseum, the 10,500-capacity bullring has…

3. Estación del Norte

0.53 MILES

Trains first chugged into this richly adorned Modernista terminal in 1917. Its main foyer is decorated with ceramic mosaics and murals – and mosaic ‘bon…

4. Mercado de Colón

0.7 MILES

This magnificent building, now colonised by cafes and boutique food outlets, was formerly a market, built in 1916 to serve the rising bourgeoisie of the…

5. Ayuntamiento

0.72 MILES

Valencia’s handsome neoclassical town hall dominates the square that takes its name. Within is the Museo Histórico Municipal, a repository of items…

6. Museo Fallero

0.82 MILES

At each Fallas festival, just one of the thousands of ninots, the figurines that pose at the base of each falla (huge statues of papier mâché and…

7. Centro Cultural La Nau

0.85 MILES

Long the headquarters of the University of Valencia, with a harmonious cloister-courtyard that's worth popping into. It's lined with plaques of notable…

8. Museo de la Seda

0.86 MILES

This visually elegant modern museum makes the most of its lovely location in the 15th-century (with baroque additions) palace that was the seat of the…