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Walking Tour – Historic city centre

Jul 25, 2011   //   by admin   //   Tours  //  2 Comments

Would you like to know more about the beautiful historic city centre of Valencia and what it has to offer in a refreshing way? Tours Valencia offers you a sightseeing walking tour in the city centre in which history, authenticity, legends, celebrations and the daily life will be explained. In this way you will get a great first impression of the city Valencia in an enjoyable way.

Walking Tour

What
During the walking tour you will walk alongside various monuments through the city centre of Valencia guided by an English speaking tour guide. It is definitely recommended to book this sightseeing tour in the beginning of your stay in Valencia. This way you will get directly a first impression of the city Valencia and you can find your way more easily during your stay.

Why
• Informative
Would you like to get to know the city Valencia? During the historic city centre walking tour of Tours Valencia, an English speaking guide will tell you more about the origin of the city, interesting facts, legends and more. Some details of various highlights will be pointed out to you, which you might not discover or see yourself directly. Furthermore there are often surprisingly stories hidden behind these interesting monuments.
• Enjoyable
Don’t you like boring and lengthy historical summaries? The guided tour of Tours Valencia isn’t only informative, but also very enjoyable. Besides important historical monuments are local products, habits and traditions part of this tour.
• Bilateral
If you follow a tour from a touristic book you might have some unanswered questions. During the historic city centre tour of Tours Valencia, you will have the possibility to ask questions about the tour, general questions about Valencia and more.

Where
Meeting point: Before the Plaza de Toros (bullfighting arena, next to metro station Xativa)

Time
Starting time: 10.30 h
Duration: around 2,5 hours (including a short break for a drink)

Costs
Activity: historic city centre – walking tour
Price per person: € 20,-
Price for children under 12: € 16,-
Included: English speaking guide + 1 drink (water/ soft drink/ tea/ coffee/ beer or wine)

Details
• A historic city centre – walking tour can be booked with a minimum of 4 persons;
• Discount available for groups larger than 12 persons;
• For more information about private tours, please contact us.
• We also offer guided tours at the City of Arts and Science, read more.

How to book a historic city centre – walking tour?
• E-mail: info@toursvalencia.com
• Telephone: (0034) 644384403
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Guided walking tour – Ciudad de las Artes y de las Ciencias

Jul 24, 2011   //   by admin   //   Tours  //  1 Comment

Are you planning to visit Valencia and would you like to discover the ideas behind the Ciudad de las Artes y de las Ciencias (CAC)? Tours Valencia offers you a guided walking tour around the diverse elements of the CAC with an English speaking guide. In this way you will get to know the stories behind these impressive buildings.

Walking Tour around the CAC
The Ciudad de las Artes y de las Ciencias in Valencia is designed by Santiago Calatrava. Santiago Calatrava was born in 1951 in Valencia and is from origin architect. Besides the CAC he has designed many other famous buildings, bridges and monuments all around the world, for example the York-shadow machine in New York. Behind the elements of the CAC are various stories and ideas and by joining this guided tour you will see and maybe value these buildings in a different way.
During this tour you will discover for example why Calatrava has chosen for some specific colours, why the “eye” only blinks once in a while and much more.

Meeting point
Meeting point: Before the entrance of the Science museum (Museo de las Ciencias)

Time
Starting time: Please contact us for the possibilities

Duration & Costs
Duration: approximately 1 hour
Price per person: € 10
Including: English speaking guide

Details
• A walking tour around the City of Arts & Sciences can be booked with a minimum of 4 persons;
• Would you like to have a tour inside the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia (in other words opera building), the Oceanografico or the Science museum? Please contact us for the possibilities;
• For more information about private tours, please contact us.

How to book a City of Arts and Sciences – guided walking tour?:
• E-mail: info@toursvalencia.com
• Telephone: (0034) 644384403
• Contactform;

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Private Tour Guide

Jul 20, 2011   //   by admin   //   Tours  //  No Comments

If you are looking for a private tour guide or host in Valencia, Tours Valencia offers private tour guides for different occasions.

plaza del torros

Occasions
Tours Valencia offers private tour guides and/or hosts for different occasions as for example:
• Incentive trips;
• Conferences;
• Business trips;
• Luxurious holidays;
• Events;
• Festivals.

What can we offer you?

• Private tours customized to your wishes and budget (historic city centre, City of Arts and Sciences, museums, specific monuments);
• Excursions (rice fields visits (Albufera), winery visits and many more) outside the city Valencia;
• Transfers (airport, accommodation, restaurants and many more);
• Lunch/dinner suggestions, reservations.

Tour guides
The tour guides of Tours Valencia:
• Are flexible;
• Speak different languages (upon request there are tour guides who speak English, Dutch, Spanish, French and/or Italian);
• Are located in Valencia (so have the most actual knowledge);
• Have experience;
• Know a lot about Valencia and its surroundings.

For more information about the possibilities and prices, please don’t hesitate to contact us:

• E-mail: info@toursvalencia.com
• Telephone: (0034) 644384403
• Contactform;

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