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Valencia and the masterpieces of Modernisme
An elegant walk for lovers of architecture. The orange-trade boom that turned the city into a runway for its boldest buildings: façades and interiors from the station to the Colón market.
2–2.5 hoursduration
120 €per group of up to 6
on footat your own pace
we go downinto the Central Market cellar
There are not many cities in Europe with a modernist face this distinct. This walk is for those who love refined architecture, and beauty in the detail. It follows the period of explosive growth when the orange trade turned Valencia into a runway for its boldest architecture.
The route begins at the Central Market, where we look straight away at the remarkable metalwork and ceramics. From there we head to the ceremonial Town Hall square, then visit the North Station with its famous façade and lavish interior.
Next we move to the Gran Vía and go deeper into the aristocratic Eixample district. We walk its handsome streets and learn to decode the symbolism of the façades, pausing on the way, if you like, for coffee and a dessert in one of the best pastry shops in Valencia. The walk finishes under the graceful vaults of the Colón market — a jewellery box in the modernist style.
Route
How the walk goes
The Central Market
Metalwork and ceramics — Modernisme as engineering.
Town Hall square
The city's ceremonial ensemble and its architectural ambition.
The North Station
A famous façade outside and a lavish interior within.
Gran Vía and the Eixample
The aristocratic district: we learn to decode the symbols on the façades.
A pastry shop
If you like — a pause for coffee and dessert in one of the best in the city.
The Colón market
We finish under the vaults of a modernist jewellery box.
By the end you will have discovered a wholly different, elegant Valencia, and will understand how a successful economy reshaped the way it looks.
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From this route
Practical details
What to know in advance
- Price: 120 € for your family or party of up to 6 people.
- Length and format: a private walking tour of 2 to 2.5 hours.
- Going inside: entering the buildings and the pastry shop depends on their opening hours. I will help you choose the best time to meet.
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Valencia and the masterpieces of Modernisme
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