Orientation

The 'action' part of the city is an oval area bounded by the old course of the Río Turia, and the sickle-shaped inner ring roads of Calles de Colón, Xàtiva and Guillem de Castro. (These trace the walls of the old city.) Within the oval are three major squares: Plazas del Ayuntamiento, de la Reina (also known as Plaza de Zaragoza) and de la Virgen. The train station, Estación del Norte, is a five-minute walk south of Plaza del Ayuntamiento and the main bus station is beside the riverbed on Avenida Menéndez Pidal.

Getting There, Getting Around

Getting There

Valencia's Aeropuerto de Manises (tel: 96 159 85 00) is 10km (6mi) west of the centre. Regular flights connect Valencia with Madrid, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca and Ibiza, and there are daily scheduled flights to London, Paris, Milan and Lisbon. Many budget carriers service a wide range of European destinations from here.

In summer, Trasmediterránea (tel: 90 245 46 45) operates car and passenger ferries to Mallorca (Mon-Sat) and Ibiza (Tue, Thu, Sat-Sun). Services are less frequent during the rest of the year.

The bus station (tel: 96 349 72 22; Avenida de Menéndez Pidal) is beside the riverbed. Bus 8 connects it to Plaza del Ayuntamiento. Madrid, Barcelona, Benidorm and Alicante are all accessible from here. The Estación del Norte station has plentiful trains to and from Madrid, Barcelona via Tarragona, Alicante, Sagunto and Castellón.

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Getting Around

Valencia has an integrated bus, tram and metro network. EMT buses ply town routes, while MetroBus serves outlying towns and villages. MetroBus takes a roundabout route to/from the bus station, departing every 10 minutes. Trains run from Estación del Norte every 20 minutes (hourly at weekends). A taxi into the centre is available, though more expensive. Orange Bikes (tel: 96 391 75 51; Calle Santa Teresa 8) rents mountain and town bikes and sells second-hand cycles. By car or motorbike, street parking is close to impossible, but there are a number of underground car parks available. Major car-hire companies compete with local product for the rental market. Take a good look around as there are bargains out there. Most EMT (tel: 96 352 83 99) buses run until about , with night services continuing on seven routes until around . The smart high-speed tram is a pleasant way to get to the beach, the paella restaurants of Las Arenas and the port. Pick it up at Pont de Fusta or where it intersects with the Metro at Benimaclet. Metro lines serve the outer suburbs. For taxis, call Radio-Taxi (tel: 96 370 33 33) or Valencia Taxi (tel: 96 357 13 13).

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