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Hi, I have heard that Malverossa beach is the most popular in Valencia. I am planning to stay in August 7-10 days in Valencia. It will be a summer holliday so I would like to spend most of the time on the beach - swimming in the sea, but I also want to sea more of Valencia beautiful architecture. I would like to stay in a hotel close to a clean beach in Valencia, where I can also find some link towards "Yellow bus" for El Saler beach and access to a public transport to the old city of Valencia. I need a room that is not more than 70 Euros per day... is it possible to find?
Valencia has two beaches: malvarosa and las arenas. i suppose they're popular because they're in the city, relatively close to the center, and because of all the restaurants in the promenade. however, they're not the best beaches if you want to swim, the water's not the cleanest. for cleaner water you have to go south, a bit. staying half way to the city center and a clean beach wouldnt be a good idea as then you'd be taking public transportation for everything. so you can either stay in the city center and then take the bus to the beach every morning (locals do it), or stay at the beach and take the bus to the city center some day (if i understand right this is what you had planned). the bus to el saler (that actually reaches Cullera) runs every 30 min in the summer and it's slow. the beach in el saler is better than the beach in valencia but still not too clean. i'd stay in Cullera. cullera has very good beaches and it's a lively town. there's a train to Valencia and it takes aprox 30 mins (www.renfe.es).
if you decide to stay in cullera, the area called 'san antonio' is the one with the most restaurants and shops, though there're other quieter areas too. i cant recommend an especific hotel. some friends of mine stayed at Playa Mar (or smth like that), and they were quite happy with it because of location and cheap price, but they said rooms were small.
hope this helps a bit!
Fantastic! Thank you very much… I will definitely consider that option, I will be staying in the city for the first few nights and then decide where to go next – is the “yellow bus” for El Saller beach best for going to Cullera, or it is better to take a train? I found Playamar info on the Net, but only in Spanish with no info about the rooms... Thank you very much for the information about the beaches... it was very helpful.
Go to Valencia during the festival of 'Las Fallas'. The colors, the people, the excitement are very enjoyable even for someone like me who usually enjoys the beauty of nature. I'll never forget this place, the Spanish people or this festival.
During the festivities of the Fallas, one of the preffered and most sentimental acts of this festival is the tribute that is paid by all the " falleros " to the virgin of the city - La Virgen de los Desamparados. It is on the days of the 17th and 18th of March after 4 in the evening that we will see the long lines of young and old walking kilometers together, accompanied by bands of music, till they reach the basilica and offer their tribute in the form of a boquet of flowers to the virgen, which is the ofrenda de flores. As the falleros pass by the figure of the virgin, there are people who organize the flowers to the figure, covering it fully with flowers in a very nice way. It is a treat to the eyes so go to the plaza de la virgen, once this is done as you iwll find the full area very colourfull with flowers and fragrances.
There is not a strong of Easter processions in the centre of Valence. However, the maritime districts (El Cabanyal) which were once independent from the city, have colourful processions with interesting pasos and many participants dressed up in the typical characters of the passion scenes.
This Round Plaza (it would sound funny to say Round Square!!) is a market of things that aren't sold in the central market. Built in middle XIX century, you can find there from material for a dress, a parrot, color fishes or Manises ceramics. It is very interesting going here on Sunday Mornings, because it's when the market is more crowed and there's also the selling of color birds. Next to the plaza redonda and just in front of Santa Catalina church, there is a little square with (maybe) the narrowest house in the world.It's a red house in the middle of two houses and it's only 1'15 meters wide.
El Carme is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Valencia. Some areas are really decrepit, but it is still one of the liveliest districts in the city at night, in particular around the Tossal Square. There is a great diversity of ambiences, from posh and trendy to more traditional venues, or even to alternative and transgressive proposals. Part of it also catters for the gay clientele.
This picture shows the Square popularly known as del Negrito, close to the Knights Street, full of street terraces where a slightly more adult crowd tends to gather.
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