Ayuntamiento

Valencia’s handsome neoclassical city hall dominates the plaza that takes its name. You can explore the chandeliered grandeur of the function rooms and enjoy the view from the balcony. Also within is the Museo Histórico Municipal, a repository of items important to the city’s identity, such as the sword that Jaime I reputedly brandished when defeating its Muslim defenders, the flag they surrendered with, the Moorish keys to the city and a fascinating 1704 map of Valencia.