Valencia sits on the eastern coast of Spain, 350 kilometres south of Barcelona. The city was founded by the Romans in 138 BC. Today it is Spain third-largest city with 800,000 residents. Valencia offers a blend of historic architecture and futuristic design. The City of Arts and Sciences was built between 1998 and 2005. The […]
L’ Oceanografic – the biggest dolphinarium in Europe | Valencia, Spain
L’Oceanogràfic is the largest aquarium in Europe, holding 42 million litres of water across 14 separate ecosystems, and its lotus-flower-shaped roof, designed by architect Félix Candela, has become the defining image of Valencia’s futuristic City of Arts and Sciences complex. Located in the dry riverbed of the former Turia River in the heart of Valencia, […]
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Penyal D’ifac – the smallest protected area in Europe | Spain
Penyal d’Ifac (Peñón de Ifach) is the smallest Natural Park in Europe, the 332-metre-high limestone monolith rising dramatically from the Mediterranean at Calpe on Spain’s Costa Blanca that is, despite its tiny 45-hectare size, one of the most biodiverse protected areas in Spain, home to over 300 plant species including several endemics found nowhere else […]
Categories: Nature, Spain, Wellness, Relax & Sports
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