Spain
One day in Valencia
A one-day route through Valencia built from the stop base: 3 stops, timed with the walk between them. Change the pace or your arrival day and the plan is rebuilt.
- 3 stops
- 8 h of visits
- 9 min on foot
Data checked on October 5, 2026
No arrival day set. Times below work on any day each stop is open. Watch the “closed” tags, or pick your arrival day above.
Day 1
City of Arts and Sciences · Old town
3 stops · 8 h of visits · 9 min on foot
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9:30 am12:00 pm
City of Arts and Sciences
A group of white, futuristic buildings set among pools at the end of the Turia gardens. You can walk around the outside for free, while the science museum, the planetarium and the aquarium each charge their own admission.
Go in the last hour of daylight, when the heat has gone and the buildings begin to light up.
The esplanades and walkways are open to walk through. Each building keeps its own opening hours, which change by season, and the Oceanogràfic has its own stop in this plan.
Source: Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, checked October 5, 2026
- 9 min walk
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12:09 pm5:09 pm
Oceanogràfic
A large aquarium laid out as separate pavilions, each for a different marine habitat, with an underwater tunnel and a dolphin show. Most of the route is walked outdoors between the buildings.
Arrive at opening and do the outdoor pavilions first, then keep the covered ones for the hottest or wettest part of the day.
Tickets are sold online and at the ticket office. The official site advises booking ahead on weekends, public holidays and in high season. Choose the date when you buy, because the price depends on it.
Hours change by date. In October 2026 most days run 10:00 to 18:00 and Saturdays 10:00 to 20:00, with some long weekends open later. The official calendar shows the exact hours for each day. The ticket office closes one hour before the park.
Source: Oceanogràfic València, checked October 5, 2026
- Too far to walk in comfort (about 58 min on foot). Take public transport.
- Lunch break
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6:32 pm7:02 pm
Plaza de la Virgen
The central square of the old town, set between the cathedral and the baroque basilica of the Virgen de los Desamparados, with a fountain in the middle.
Come in the evening, when the square is lit and the tour groups have gone.
Source: Visit Valencia, checked October 5, 2026
- Running late? Drop Plaza de la Virgen first. Nothing is booked there.
- If it rains, swap Plaza de la Virgen for Valencia Cathedral and Miguelete, which is indoors and close by.
What did not fit
- Valencia Cathedral and Miguelete: no room left in 1 day at this pace.
- La Lonja de la Seda: no room left in 1 day at this pace.
- Mercado Central: no room left in 1 day at this pace.
- Turia Gardens: no room left in 1 day at this pace.
- El Carmen: no room left in 1 day at this pace.
- Torres de Serranos: no room left in 1 day at this pace.
- National Ceramics Museum: no room left in 1 day at this pace.
- Malvarrosa Beach: no room left in 1 day at this pace.