Essential Valencia and its World Heritage Sites

• A two-hour tour of the historic center, including: Estación del Norte, Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Plaza del Mercado, the Silk Exchange, Plaza Lope de Vega, Plaza de la Reina, Plaza de la Virgen, Plaza de l'Almoina. 

• Visit to the Silk Exchange: This impressive Gothic building, a World Heritage Site, was the center of the silk trade in Valencia's Golden Age (15th century). Admire the elegant columns of its Contract Room and don't forget to glance up at the gargoyles, which have a few surprises in store. 

• Visit to City Hall: Tour its halls and don't miss the chance to go out onto the famous balcony, where the senior fallas member gives the order to start the mascletá or the cremá of the falla at City Hall.

• Session of the Water Tribunal: If you visit on a Thursday, you will be able to witness a unique tradition that has taken place in Valencia since Arab times and that is an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. 

• Visit with an official tour guide.

Departure time and place

• Tours are offered every day of the week at 11am. (10am from June to August)

• The starting point is the Tourism Hub of the Estación del Norte in Valencia (Calle Játiva, 24). It is in the right tower, facing the Station.  

• The tour is offered in English language.

Essential Valencia

This two-hour guided tour will show you the essentials of Valencia. Stroll through the most iconic squares, streets and monuments of the historic center, and discover the secrets of the three World Heritage sites that the city boasts: the Silk Exchange, Las Fallas and the Water Tribunal. This visit will only whet your appetite, so you'll no doubt want to come back for more!