Half Day Shore Excursion
- Panoramic City Tour Valencia
Duration: Approximately 4 hours
With the comfort of your coach, you will see the most important
monuments of this beautiful city.
Valencia’s architecture ranges from ancient Roman works to Santiago
Calatrava’s cutting edge City of Arts and Sciences. As you drive
around on your panoramic tour, you’ll head towards the city centre,
passing by the impressive City of Arts and Science. Built especially
for leisure, this area is located in the old Turia river bed; a
brief photo stop will be made.
In the heart of the city, la Plaza de la Reina, discover the
historical centre, where the fascinating old monuments and buildings
are located. You’ll drive past the Cathedral with the Miguelete
Tower, the Lonja, declared Heritage of Mankind by the UNESCO, the
Central Market and many more attractions.
Enjoy some free time to shop or have a coffee in one of the many
local cafés before heading for a scenic drive along Valencia’s
seafront promenade.
There are no interior visits
included within this tour.
Half
Day shore excursion
- City Tour Valencia & Lladro Factory
Duration: Approximately 4 hours
Your tour begins with a panoramic overview of both old and new Valencia.
Passing The City of Arts you’ll head towards the heart of the city with
its many historical buildings and monuments.
Upon arrival at the ‘City of Porcelain’, otherwise known as the Lladŕo
Factory, you’ll be taken through the production chain, learning about
the fascinating production of the Lladŕo porcelain. Lladŕo was started
by 3 brothers in the 1950’s in a small workshop.
The family-run workshop
saw the birth of the renowned stylised porcelan fascinating insight into
the making of the renowned Lladŕo porcelain. Main sculptures, which have earned Lladŕo its well-deserved fame
worldwide. Before your tour of the factory, you’ll be taken into the
audiovisual room to acquaint yourself with the history of porcelain, the
company and the steps in the handcrafted process of the creation of
Lladŕo porcelain. In the Museum are exhibits of the early Lladŕo pieces.
There will be an opportunity to purchase any item of Lladŕo in the shop
at the end of your tour.
