Culture

CULTURE IN SPAIN

This city with all its contrasts is the essence of the Mediterranean.

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VALENCIA You'll find traces of the remote past in the old town centre and be amazed by its avant-garde buildings. You can marvel at the cathedral in the Gothic style, with its distinctive bell tower known as El Miguelete . Take a visit to the Silk Exchange , in the heart of the historic centre, one of the loveliest Gothic-style civil buildings in Europe. Make sure your visit includes the Palau de la Generalitat , the Palau de la Música auditorium and the Valencia Institute of Modern Art (IVAM) . The City of Arts and Sciences is one of the largest scientific and cultural com- plexes in Europe. You'll be fascinated by the avant-garde design of its buildings such as L'Hemisfèric , a screening room in the shape of an eye, and L'Ocean- ogràfic , the largest aquarium in Europe.

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From Valencia you can easily reach other charming places such as Buñol , Requena , Xàtiva and Sagunto , with its Roman theatre.

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