Valencia is one of Spain's major cities, home to around 824,340 people.
Best time
May–June & September–October for mild weather and thinner crowds
Weather
Temperate, with warm summers and cool winters
Local favourites
Paella
There are several versions of this tasteful rice dish: paella valenciana, with meat (chicken and/or rabbit usually), paella de marisco, with
Arròs a banda
A side dish of rice cooked in fish stock, usually served with alioli.
Arròs negre
Also cooked in fish stock, this rice dish is black because it contains squid ink, as well as squid or cuttlefish, peppers, and paprika.
Fideuà
This paella-like dish, with short noodles and fish, was invented in Gandía and can be usually found in paella restaurants. It deserves a try
All i pebre
A stew made of eel, a snake like fish typical from the [[Albufera_Natural_Park
Llet merengada
A kind of milk-based soft ice cream with a cinnamon-lemon taste.
Tourist favourites & top-rated
Hotel Beleret
On the northern outskirts of the city, the hotel has nonsmoking rooms, an onsite restaurant and bar, and free Wi-Fi. Pets permitted on reque
Ayre Hotel Astoria Palace
Has an onsite fitness centre, bar and restaurant. Free Wi-Fi in all rooms, no parking available.
Hospedería del Pilar
Pensión El Rincón