One of the things I regret most about my 2 years in Almeria is that I didn't take advantage of the cultural and tourist sites the city has to offer. Which is why I am on a mission to not make the same mistake in my new city. Which is why I have decided to write a series of blog posts about the most famous sites in Valencia.
My first stop was The
Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, which is one of, if not the most famous monument in Valencia. The arts and science city is a series of BEAUTIFUL modern buildings designed by Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela. It is a 2 kilometer piece of land on the former bed of the River Turia. It has five main parts:
Hemisfèric: which houses an IMAX screen,
Umbracle: which has great views of the rest of the park and also lots of trees and plants,
Príncipe Felipe Science Museum: an interactive science museum,
Oceanográfico: the largest aquarium in Europe and the
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía: which has opera performances.
I unfortunately have not been able to go inside any of the places yet since I am trying to save some money for my trip to Italy, but I definitely want to visit all of them. However, just walking around the complex is enjoyable and something I do almost every weekend. It’s a beautiful place to take a walk, a bike ride or just bring a book and a picnic to enjoy under a tree.
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| View of Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía from the Turia Gardens |
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| Some of the beautiful landscape |
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| Hemisfèric or the eyeball building as I like to call it |
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| Hemisfèric from the entrance. Looks like a bug doesn't it? |
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Príncipe Felipe Science Museum
See that arc? If two people stand on each side of it and speak to the wall they can hear each other! |
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| Príncipe Felipe Science Museum and Ágora |
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| Umbracle gardens |
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| Umbracle |
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| Umbracle Gardens |
We enjoyed the science museum and spent about 3 hours there, even though several of the exhibits were in various states of disrepair. That entire area is very pretty architecturally.
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