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Tourist guided visit through historic Valencia - Wednesday 21th

The bus will pick us up at the workshop venue and it will take us to the starting point of the visit.

The Old Town

We will start at the Serranos Towers, considered the most important military gothic door of Europe. We will visit:

• Palau de la Generalitat,Currently the seat of the Valencian Government.
• La Basílica de la Virgen de los Desamparados Dedicated to the patroness saint of the city and built in the XVII century in baroque style.
• El tribunal de las Aguas(the Water Court). Meetings take place every Thursday in front of the gothic façade of the Cathedral, and have been doing so for over 1000 years.
• La Catedral, principally a gothic Cathedral, but the overlap of differing architectural styles is apparent.
• La Plaza Redonda a round plaza renowned for its fabric stalls. We will also see the narrowest building in Europe.
• El Mercado Central (Central Market), art noveau building and the biggest market in Europe.
• La Lonja de la Seda (the Silk Market), the gothic civil building most representative of the Peninsula and built for commercial transactions.
• The Mansion of the Marquis of Dos Aguas, National Ceramic Museum. In the baroque palace, you can see the best regional ceramics pieces, as well as one representation of an ancient Valencian kitchen.

Dinner in 'Hotel Astoria'- Wednesday 21th

We will have a cocktail on the terrace of 'Hotel Astoria', located in the centre of Valencia. We will enjoy the best view of Valencia’s city centre at night while eating elaborate tapas; both traditional and modern.

The bus will take as to the hotel at the end of the dinner.

Tourist guided visit through modern Valencia - Thursday 22th

The bus will pick us up at the workshop venue.

Panoramic view by bus around the most important buildings of Valencia, like the different century bridges in the ancient Turia´s riverbed, the Colon´s Market, the North Station, Bullring, Quart Towers, etc.

We will stop to visit the outside of the different enclosures of the Arts and Sciences City. It is located in the old riverbed. Its surface is about 350.000 m2.

L’Umbracle, designed as a boulevard and place to see Sculpture Avenue.

The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía is the final segment of Valencia's City of Arts and Sciences. It completes its artistic side, designated to enjoy the opera, theatre and dance.

Later we will visit the outside of the “Príncipe Felipe” Museum, the first model in the world of science museums of the XXI century.

We will continue our walk around the City of Arts, stopping finally at the Hemisferic. The design symbolises a human eye; for this reason it is also known as The Eye of the Universe.

Finally, the Oceanogràfic (only the outside), the biggest aquatic park in Europe. It is conceived as a natural park and has many important ecosystems of the world.

Gala Dinner - Thursday 22th

We will enjoy a gala dinner in the splendid Palacio de la Exposición, a perfect setting to taste a delicious meal in a pleasant atmosphere. The Palacio de la Exposición was built for the regional Exposition held in Valencia in 1909.

Its style evokes a peculiar neo-Gothic image, combining the civil, military and religious architecture of the age. One highlight is the large Salón Noble, where the dinner will take place, with its lead-lines glass Windows, ironworks and skirting boards made with glazed tiles designed specifically for the occasion.

Tourist Visit for attendees companion - Thursday 22th

The Price includes the entry to L’Oceanogràfic and the guide.

• 10:00 h. – Meeting with the guide at hotel Confortel Aqua. Departure to l´Oceanogràfic.
• 10:20 h. – Visit to the l´Oceanogràfic, the biggest aquatic park in Europe. Conceived as a natural park, it has many important ecosystems of the world. We will enjoy a great dolphin´s show in this Europe's largest dolphinarium.
• 13:15 h. – Departure to the hotel Confortel Aqua.