| Valencia is one of the tourism capitals of the | | | | includes things like sun-bathing (too cold in winter, |
| world and it has a very interesting history that | | | | possibility of massive sunburn in the summer) and |
| dates all the way back to when it was the Old | | | | hiking (too cold in winter, larger possibility for heat |
| Kingdom of Valencia. It is now a province in Spain | | | | stroke in the summer) and generally other |
| and has a capital city with the same name and if | | | | outdoors type activities. Being outdoors is a big |
| you are interested in visiting some of the most | | | | part of getting the full Valencia experience so for |
| beautiful areas in the world then Valencia definitely | | | | that reason it is best to visit outside of the |
| needs to be a part of your traveling experiences. | | | | Summer and Winter months. |
| Valencia, at the current moment, could quite | | | | There are two primary languages spoken in the |
| accurately be referred to as a city in transition. | | | | area and those are Valencian and Spanish. If you |
| This is because it is one of the oldest cities on the | | | | are in the urban areas of the province such as |
| world, yet in many other ways is also one of the | | | | the city of Valencia, then you can get away with |
| newest. People that are interested in visiting | | | | speaking Spanish and to some degree English |
| Valencia will of course have seen postcards that | | | | most of the time. However, if you are in the rural |
| show that the city architecture is centuries old, | | | | areas of the province then Valencian is the |
| but something that they might not know as well | | | | language of preference and some locals will even |
| is that Valencia has a relationship with the newly | | | | take offense if you address them in Spanish. |
| constructed City of Arts and Science. It is at one | | | | Therefore, it is a good idea to learn some |
| of the hubs of modern thinking of today's world | | | | Valencian before you happen to visit this area of |
| and this in combination of its hosting of the 2007 | | | | the world. The younger generation of Valencians |
| America's Cup shows how committed the | | | | does speak English, but if you visit Valencia within |
| government of Valencia is to modernizing the city. | | | | the next five to ten years you will probably be |
| It is this melding of old world and new that makes | | | | called on at some point to use your Valencian |
| Valencia such a charming place to visit. | | | | language skills. |
| If you are interested in visiting Valencia, then you | | | | All in all, this is a very beautiful city with a very |
| should visit in either the Spring or the Fall months. | | | | rich history that gives rise to many tourist |
| Valencia tends to have somewhat extreme | | | | attractions that you will enjoy. The trip to |
| temperatures in the other two seasons and those | | | | Valencia is definitely worth the price you pay for |
| extreme temperatures also tend to remove the | | | | it and many people eventually do come back |
| possibility of a number of activities that you might | | | | because they enjoy their first time so much. |
| be able to do in the Spring/Fall months. This | | | | |