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Valencia, a city of the future
If there's a Spanish city that has lately undergone a positive transformation and a model of expansion, this, without a doubt, is Valencia, the jewel of Eastern Spain. So far, Valencia has been globally well-known for its renowned celebration of the Fallas (festival of fire), and also for its main product and dish: the orange and the paella. Fresh combination of orange blossom and powder, scent and light. But, lately, two great events have put Valencia in the limelight again: America's Cup and the construction of a themed complex (a set of buildings) that opens a window to the future, the City of the Arts and Sciences (Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias), a spur that has revived the life of the residents and caught world-wide attention. The remodeling of the Manises Airport and the new tube station that takes you to the city center, make the displacement through Valencia an easy and comfortable task.
Last year, sailing lovers met during the celebration of the America's Cup, sport event that left permanent facilities for the enjoyment of the citizens, tourists and visitors. The harbour, along with the Paseo de la Malvarrosa, constitutes an axis where to take healthy strolls by the sea, to have some tapas under the sun or simply to practice some sport.On the other hand, ten years have already passed from the inauguration of the multicultural complex of the City of the Arts and Sciences, designed by the internationally awarded architect Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candela. Located in the old bed of the river Turia (now a reconverted garden), the City of the Arts and Sciences is conformed by emblematic buildings like L'Hemisfèric, having 13.000 m² of surface area. Its eye-shaped form lodges a room for IMAX cinema, planetarium and laser show. Following the characteristic forms of these structures, the Museo de las Ciencias Prince Felipe -children have fun seeing in it the skeleton of a dino- is an interactive museum of 40,000 m² surface area.
If we continue our route through this city of the future, the next stop should be done at L'Umbracle, interesting for botany lovers, but with a panoramic view of the complex that you cannot miss, like the Paseo de las Esculturas, with works of vanguard artists like Yoko Ono. But, without a doubt, L'Oceanogràfic, the greatest aquarium in Europe with 110,000 m² and 42 million liters of water, is one of the main attractions with its peculiar form of a flower. And the last inaugurated building was the Palacio de las Artes Reina Sofía, with four huge rooms to appreciate the best of art calmly. Music, scenic arts, the celebration of concerts and sport events, everything is possible in this City within another great city.
A city for time travellers that doesn't stop growing.
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