City of arts and Sciences
If you are going on holiday to Valencia, then you might be interested in more information about the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias. Tours Valencia offers information about the different buildings, but also about opening hours, ticket prices and more. Definitely one of Valencia’s major highlights and really worth visiting.
General information
The “Ciudad de las Artes y Ciencias”, or City of Arts and Sciences was designed by Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela. The City of Arts and Sciences is a complex which exists of 6 artistic buildings/projects, namely: L’Umbracle, Palau de les Arts, L’Oceanogràfic, L’Hemisfèric, Museo de las Ciencias and Agora.
The building of this complex started in 1989 and in November 2009 was the inauguration of the last building, Agora, during the Valencia Open 500 ATP.
L’Umbracle
The L’Umbracle is a garden with palm trees, plants and flowers and an open metal cupola is covering the beautiful garden. During the summer months, a part of the L’Umbracle is often used for parties. If you want to know more about this stylish open air disco/lounge, have a look at L’Umbracle.
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía
In the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, there are often different types of performances as: opera and zarzuela. The building consists of a great acoustic.
Price
Depends on the performance. For more information about the actual events and performances see Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía.
L’Oceanogràfic
In the Oceanogràfic, you can find many different kinds of species. It is the largest aquarium in Europe and if you like to see among others: a large variety of fishes, crabs, seals, sharks, you probably want to visit this beautiful park. Furthermore there is a daily dolphin show.
L’Hemisfèric
In the L’Hemisfèric you can see various interesting movies with the newest technology. This IMAX 3D cinema has the shape of an eye. Before the movie starts, you will receive earphones and then you are able to choose a language. (English, French, Spanish or Valenciano) For more information you can have a look at L’Hemisfèric.
Price
Adults:€ 7,50
Reduced: € 5,80
Museo de las Ciencias
In this museum you can experiment with technology. In an interactive way you will learn a lot about Science and technology. For more information see Museo de las Ciencias.
Agora
In 2009, the Agora building was inaugurated during a well known tennis tournament. Maximum 6000 people can sit in this innovative building.
Tips
- Are you planning to visit every part of the Ciudad de las Artes y Ciencias complex or various parts? Then you might want to buy a combined ticket. This ticket is normally cheaper than to buy separate tickets. For the actual prices, have a look at Ciudad de las Artes y Ciencias.
- Keep in mind that in various parts of the complex it is also possible to have a guided tour.
- You can discover typical Spanish tapas bars and restaurants during our tapas tour. Check tapas tour in Valencia for more information and reservations