Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences, Turia Gardens and La Albufera Park

Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences, Turia Gardens and La Albufera Park

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Discover this accessible Valencia City of Arts Turia Gardens and La Albufera tour and discover the city’s famous sights including the spectacular City of Arts and the Sciences, where we’ll see the largest aquarium in Europe Science museum. We will visit one of the main attractions of the city, Turia Gardens, an urban natural park. Finally, we will explore the beautiful Albufera National Park.

First in this tour, we will experience the modern masterpiece of City of Arts and the Sciences. We will stroll along the length of this futuristic complex designed by celebrated Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. We will enjoy the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum and the Oceanogràfic, the largest aquarium in Europe Science, where there are about 45,000 specimens of 500 different species, such as dolphins, belugas, sea lions, seals, penguins or sharks.

Afterwards, we will visit Turia Gardens, one of the largest and accessible urban natural parks in Spain. It was built on the old bed of the Turía River, which was diverted to avoid the continuous flooding suffered by the city. This immense garden connects the African savannah, faithfully recreated in the Bioparc, with the underwater world and the ecosystems that can be visited in the Oceanogràfic, or with the spectacular opera auditorium, the Palau de les Arts, both in the City of the Arts and Sciences.

Finally, on our Valencia City of Arts Turia Gardens and La Albufera tour, we will visit the Albufera National Park, where the local guide will tell us about the history and traditions of the area and its inhabitants. Here we will learn about the unique natural environment of these wetlands and their flora and fauna. Then, we will return to the Port of Valencia.

  • Local official tour guide
  • All local taxes
  • Hotel pick up/drop off (optional)
  • Comfortable air-conditioned vehicle with a wheelchair ramp and wheelchair tie-downs
  • Ticket for boat journey

Our itineraries are a selection of those most interesting parts that avoids steps, pronounced hills and cobblestones, following a mostly flat path along the tour, and we tailor each tour to each group’s preferences and specific accessibility needs. The Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences has smooth ramps, large lifts, adapted toilets and ample parking spaces to enjoy the visit without barriers. The Turia Gardens has numerous bridges along its route, near which are some of the entrances and exits to public roads without barriers.

This tour includes private accessible transport which is available for reaching most of the locations described on the itinerary, therefore walking parts can be also shortened, for those preferring to stay longer at the minivan or the minibus.

 

  • Starting time: Flexible
  • Duration: 8 Hours
  • We recommend allowing time for a Lunch break to sample typical local cuisine and wine at one of our suggested Restaurants, equipped with an adapted toilet.

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