Myths and Truths Self Guided Walking Tour of Valencia

Valencia, Spain
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Duration2h 3m
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LanguagesGerman, Russian, Portuguese, English, Italian, Polish, French, Dutch, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

Valencia got so tired of its river flooding that it picked the whole thing up and moved it, leaving a long green garden curving through the centre. That is one of the true stories on this self-guided audio walking tour of Valencia, narrated through the Tourific app as you walk at your own pace.

Over about two hours you separate the city's beloved myths from the truth: the bat on the coat of arms that began as a dragon, a church named for a princess who never existed, a king who supposedly tasted horchata and called it gold. You also meet three quiet heroes, settle what belongs in a real paella, and hear about a cup that two popes have raised as the Holy Grail.

There is no fixed start time and no group to follow. Press play at each stop, pause for photos, and let the map lead you on. Over 20,000 travelers have used our self-guided tours, and this walking tour comes with a full refund guarantee.

If you would rather understand Valencia than only photograph it, this is the tour for you

What's included

  • 100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.
  • 1-year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
  • Audio and written guide included
  • Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
  • Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation
  • Any physical devices or headphones
  • Human tour guide at location

What to expect

  1. 5m
    Find the oranges carved into a railway station, then learn why Valencia oranges are not from Valencia.
  2. Plaza de Toros de Valencia
    Pass by
    Stand before a bullring that once funded a hospital and held thousands behind its thick walls.
  3. 10m
    Picture this square in March, when the city builds giant sculptures only to burn them all.
  4. Pass by
    Look at a doorway that seems to melt, quietly bragging about the one thing that meant power here.
  5. Pass by
    Hear about a drink Valencia swears a king named gold, and meet the saint behind a invented princess.
  6. La Estrecha - La Finca mas Estrecha de Espana
    Pass by
    Spread your arms against a house barely wider than you are, built thin for a very canny reason.
  7. Mercat Central de Valencia
    5m
    Hunt the rooftop for a metal parrot, then settle once and for all what a real paella does not contain.
  8. La Lonja de la Seda
    Pass by
    Search the rooftop gargoyles of this silk exchange for carvings no respectable bank should display.
  9. 10m
    Follow the story of a thrown handkerchief that floated through the streets to a starving family.
  10. Valencia Cathedral
    10m
    Face a stone cup two popes have raised at the altar, and meet a court that has met for a thousand years.
  11. La Almoina Archaeological Museum
    5m
    Peer through the glass at your feet into Roman streets stacked beneath the city like an open book.
  12. 5m
    Notice why the city's beloved Virgin leans forward, and who hides in the folds of her robe.
  13. 5m
    Count the eight bronze women pouring water and connect them to eight men who still judge disputes today.
  14. Pass by
    Step inside a plain church hiding more painted ceiling than the Sistine, and two infamous popes.
  15. 5m
    Pause at a gateless arch where one friar's question changed how a whole city treated the forsaken.
  16. 5m
    Uncover an Islamic tower hidden for centuries inside an inn until a disaster finally revealed it.
  17. 5m
    Crouch to find a tiny stone house built into the wall for the cats, and read the inscription to four survivors.
  18. 5m
    Discover the River That Moved

Meeting and pickup

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Additional information

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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