subject: Valencia Apartments Are Great Base For Exploring The Historic Charms Of The Community [print this page] The best blend of the two coexisting cultures of Catalonia and Spain are only able to be discovered in the magnificent coastal city of VALENCIA APARTMENTS. Where Barcelona is a lot more strident in the celebration of their Catalonian heritage, almost to the stage where it shuns the nearby the Spanish culture, Valencia is ideal as the city holds both. Through this unique synthesis it continues to be in a position to forge a special and appealing milieu, which enables its visitors to experience the very best of both cultures.
Throughout the long decades of Generalissimo Franco's rule, Catalonian culture and heritage were concealed. It was a criminal offense to even speak the Catalonian language until the dictatorial shackles were cast off. Catalonia comprises virtually the whole eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula where it bloomed with an unpredicted vigour and energy to the stage where today Catalonia is perfect for all visitors. It is almost a nation of its own, virtually autonomous in the Spanish way.
Valencia is situated on the southern end of Catalonia and in the Comunidad Valenciana which is a rainbow of intermingling Spanish and Catalonian influences. The northern area of the region is fully and irrepressibly Catalonian yet when you reach the southern parts in which the port city of Alicante lies, Catalonian influence is at its least and you know that you are certainly in Spain.
Valencia is a strikingly beautiful city with a balmy climate that may be enjoyed in shirt sleeves for about 9 months of the year with amazing sand on endless and spotlessly clean beaches and amazing mountainous landscapes. This contemporary and forward-looking city is near Terra Mitica which is justifiably regarded as the very best amusement park in Europe and also the L'Oceanografic which supports the title for the biggest most extensive marine park in Europe. A trip to Valencia is not complete unless you venture within the spectacular Ciudad de Las Artes y de Las Ciencias: the City of Arts and Sciences. There you will find the chance to tour the Reina Sofia Arts Palace which mixes a superb opera house and a planetarium along with a modern science museum.
When you choose to stay in VALENCIA APARTMENTS, the historic facets of Valencia can be experienced in the La Lonja de la Seda: the old Silk Exchange. This is a number of structures where silk used to be traded within the 15th century and was a major hub for cultural and commercial interchange between the East and the West. Other historical sites range from the grand Museo de Bellas Artes to the La Seu Catedral. Enjoy the Mercado Central with more than 1,000 stalls which certainly take stamina and perseverance to browse but you are certain to locate the perfect souvenir for your vacation there.
