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The best of Valencia: from the orange station to the Geperudeta

If this is your first time in Valencia, start here. From the North Station to Plaza de la Virgen, this route brings together the places every visitor should see: the square of the mascletàs, the modernista market, a perfectly round square, the Miguelete tower and the basilica of the city's patron saint.

  • 6 stops
  • 1.7 km
  • 1 h 40 min
  • Free
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The Miguelete, the octagonal tower of Valencia Cathedral

The route

Stop by stop

  1. 1 North Station (Estación del Norte)A railway station decorated with oranges and orange blossom that has been welcoming people to Valencia since 1917.
  2. 2 Town Hall SquareThe square of the mascletàs stands on the site of a medieval convent and packs a century of architecture into a small space.
  3. 3 Central MarketA modernista cathedral of iron, glass and ceramics devoted to food, crowned by a parrot and a swordfish.
  4. 4 Plaza RedondaA perfect circle from 1840 hidden among narrow streets, on the site of the city's old slaughterhouse.
  5. 5 The MigueleteThe cathedral's octagonal tower is as tall as its perimeter is long, and owes its name to a seven-tonne bell.
  6. 6 Plaza de la Virgen and the Basilica of Our Lady of the ForsakenValencia's loveliest square revolves around the Geperudeta, the slightly stooping Virgin who protected the insane and orphans.

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What you’ll discover

The best of Valencia: from the orange station to the Geperudeta

Valencian Modernisme

The North Station and the Central Market, two early twentieth-century gems decorated with oranges, ceramics and iron.

The pulse of the city

Town Hall Square, Plaza Redonda and Plaza de la Virgen, where Valencian life beats strongest and the Fallas are celebrated.

Symbols of Valencia

The Miguelete and the Geperudeta: the tower and the Virgin that every Valencian holds dear.

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