Valencia: Cathedral, St. Nicholas & Silk Exchange Tour + Tickets
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Walking tour to discover the beauty and amazing buildings full of colors, history and the main important buildings of art and architecture in Valencia. The most majestic in our tour: San Nicolas Church. Discover the city of Valencia in this historical tour, the entrance of San Nicolas Church, la Lonja and the Cathedral is included. On Mondays, the stop at San Nicolás is replaced by a visit to Valencia City Hall. This art and architecture tour of Valencia is much more than just a guided tour. You’ll enjoy an interactive experience that will give you an in-depth insight into the city’s history, art and traditions. Your accredited local guide will accompany you every step of the way, sharing their knowledge and passion for Valencia’s heritage with you.
Your experience
Stop 1
Our fantastic tour start at Torres de Serranos, where we will meet to make an introduction of Valencian History, speaking about the old main gate of the medieval wall, the conexion with the Turia River and the diferents walls that Valencia had.
Stop 2
Did you realaized how many palaces have Valencia? We will discovered why so many around Barrio del Carmen...
Stop 3
Known as the "Valencian Sistine Chapel", San Nicolás is one of the most attractive temples in the city, with nearly 2,000 square meters of perfectly restored frescoes that leave visitors breathless. The spectacular paintings that decorate the vault represent the twice the surface area of the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel in Rome. With more than 700 years old, Saint Nicholas, which was already a place of worship in Roman times before being a mosque and a Christian church later, is a clear example of coexistence perfect between a temple with a Gothic structure and a splendid baroque decoration.
Stop 4
It is a surprising Gothic building that puts to Valencia city on the list of World Heritage Sites. It is not easy to see large civil buildings of Gothic architecture, which in our imagination we have more linked to the great cathedrals of central and southern Europe. For this reason, in 1996 the Lonja de la Seda was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. This international body justifies the declaration because it is an exceptional example of civil Gothic, and represents the strength of trade in Mediterranean cities during the time of its construction. It was built in just 15 years during the 15th century. We will enter to discover why it was so important with silk.
Stop 5
Built on an old Roman temple that was later a mosque. In the Cathedral of Valencia we observe numerous elements from different periods, from the Romanesque to the Baroque. Construction began in the XIII century, having numerous reforms throughout the centuries we find this monumental building. Did you know that the Holy Chalice is in the Cathedral of Valencia? And that it also houses one of the most important pictorial works of the first Spanish Renaissance? History and art mix in the Cathedral. Its walls and doors also protect treasures as valuable as the Holy Chalice.Many studies think that the Grail of Valencia is the one that Jesus used at the Last Supper. Hence, Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI used this relic in the celebration of the Eucharist on their visits to Valencia. Another of the Cathedral's jewels are the Renaissance frescoes on the High Altar of the Valencia Cathedral, which were rediscovered ten years ago when the baroque vault that covered them was removed.
Stop 6
Basilica and Cathedral in the same square, what a view! what a history! We will finish the tour here but discovering the last important points of our culture.
Stop 7
On Mondays, the stop at San Nicolás is replaced by a visit to Valencia City Hall, whose monumental façade and centuries of institutional history bear witness to the city’s political and social life.
What’s included
- Lonja de la Seda Admission Ticket
- Saint Nicolas Church Admission Ticket
- Professional art historian guide
- Cathedral Admission Ticket
- Valencia City Hall Entrey (on Mondays)
Not included
- Hotel pickup
Meeting and pickup
Only available if you buy the option ''Pickup at the cruise terminal'' The guide will wait for you at the main entrance of the TRASMED terminal (where is the customers parking)
Meet your guide at the Serranos Towers entrance (main gate) at Plaza de los Fueros. Look for the official guide ID (white sign with blue ribbon). Please arrive 5 minutes before the start time.
Before you go
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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