VALENCIA - CITY OF ARTS ANS SCIENCES
Our private guided tour Valencia City of Arts and Sciences is unforgettable experience visiting the most modern part of Valencia where is located the outstanding and futuristic 21st Century architectural complex designed by the famous Spanish architects Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candela.
Let us guide you to discover this unique avant-garde complex located inside of the former Turia riverbed. The City of Arts and Sciences is composed by the following different elements.
- The Queen Sophia Palace of Arts – which is the Opera Palace.
- The Prince Philip Science Museum which always has inside interesting interactive scientific exhibitions.
- The Hemispheric building which is IMAX Dome cinema.
- The Umbracle (Shadow) Garden – where the most stylish Valencian night club is located.
- The Agora Events Hall where tennis competition ATP World Tour 500 was hosted in 2009-2015.
- Assut de l’Or Bridge – is a cable-stayed bridge which pylon about 125 meters high is the highest point in the city of Valencia.
- Monteolivete Bridge – is the second bridge of the complex located in between Opera Palace and Science Museum.
- And finally, the Oceanographic Museum which is the biggest aquarium in Europe and one of the biggest in the world.
The City of Arts and Sciences was filming location of the Disney movie Tomorrowland with George Clooney as the main character and the third season of HBO’s Westworld with Thandie Newton among other cast members.
Details of the guided tour
Valencia City of Arts and Sciences
Our guided tour Valencia City of Arts and Sciences is a private tour which is perfect for individual tourists, families, friends, cruise passengers, organized groups and MICE.
Type of tour: Private walking tour.
Languages: English, Español, Русский, Italiano, Polski, Deutsch, Français, Nederlands, Português.
Availability: 365 days a year, any day from Monday to Sunday.
Duration: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 or more hours.
Starting time: Suggested starting time in the morning is 09:00 or 10:00; in the evening 17:00 or 18:00. This is private tour, so we can arrange the meeting time at any time of the day, evening or even in the night.
Transport
Our private guided tour Valencia City of Arts and Sciences is walking only. If your hotel is located near to the City of Arts and Sciences we can start the tour directly from the hotel just walking. However, if you are staying far from the City of Arts and Sciences or even outside of Valencia we can organize the private transportation for you.
For the groups and MICE clients we can organize private coach transfers to the City of Arts and Sciences and back to your hotel, restaurant, Congress Hall or any other venue place. So, if you consider you need a transport for this tour, please check our Transport Section for different available options.
Meeting place for the guided tour
Valencia City of Arts and Sciences
Suggested meeting place for our private guided tour Valencia City of Arts and Sciences is at the tickets office of the Opera Palace – Queen Sophia Palace of Arts (Palacio de las Artes de la Reina Sofía). Google Maps Plus Code is FJ5V+6J Valencia.
However, as it is a private guided tour we can start it from any other place more convenient for you. It could be: your hotel or apartment, restaurant, port or airport, train or bus station. Tell us what place is the most comfortable for you and we will meet there.
For the cruise ship passengers whose ship is stopping at the Port of Valencia, the best meeting place from the point of view of not wasting time on transfers from the port to the City of Arts and Sciences, is also the suggested one – at the tickets office of the Opera Palace. To get there from the Port of Valencias you can take a taxi or shuttle bus that all cruise ships usually offer. However, if you arrive to Valencia on the cruise ship and prefer that we meet in the port of Valencia, no problem – we can meet as close as possible to the pier where your cruise ship docks.
Itinerary of the guided tour
Valencia City of Arts and Sciences
The itinerary of our private guided tour Valencia City of Arts and Sciences depends on the booked duration and your personal preferences or interests. This is private tour, so we can completely readjust the proposed itinerary.
Examples of suggested itineraries depending on the booked duration:
- 1 hour guided tour: basic tour just outside of the complex.
- 2 hours guided tour: all buildings outside and Prince Philip Science Museum inside but free part only.
- 4 hours guided tour: all complex outside and inside one of the buildings to choose between: Oceanographic or Opera Palace or Prince Philip Science Museum (paid entry).
- 6 hours guided tour: same as 4 hours + time for the lunch inside of the City of Arts and Sciences complex.
- 8 hours guided tour: same as 4 hours + inside two or three of the buildings to choose between: Oceanographic, Opera Palace or Prince Philip Science Museum + time for the lunch.
Lunch – Dinner
During our private guided tour Valencia City of Arts and Sciences we can organize your lunch or dinner inside of the City of Arts and Sciences architectural complex. There are several available options of different prices and levels of service. So, if you are thinking about this gastronomic part of the tour, please indicate us your requirements and we will provide you the most advisable options.
Price - Entrance tickets - Booking
Price: Our guided tour Valencia City of Arts and Sciences is private, so the price depends on many different factors as: duration of the tour, date, language, amount of people in the group, number of necessary guides, day or night hours, entrance tickets, with or without transportation, type of required transportation, with or without gastronomic stops, etc. To receive our quotation, please Contact Us indicating clearly your requirements and we will send you our detailed quotation as soon as possible.
Paid entrance tickets: Up to your choice and selected tour duration. Recommended buildings to visit inside are: Opera Palace, Oceanographic Museum, Science Museum and IMAX Cinema. Depending on the chosen duration, this tour can be done visiting all buildings just from outside or visiting some or even all of them inside (paid entry). For individual tourists you can decide directly at the moment of doing the tour if you want or not entering inside. For the groups of more than 6 people is necessary to arrange entrance tickets in advance, that is to say in the same moment when you are booking the tour with us.
Booking: this is private tour, so booking is necessary in advance. You can do it preferably by email info@discovering-valencia.com or by WhatsApp +34 687 025 082 / +34 607 360 343 / +34 663 419 931. Once you booked the tour, please recheck our confirmation and conditions of payment.
Accessibility – Recommendations
Accessibility: Our private guided tour Valencia City of Arts and Sciences is perfectly suitable for the people with special physical requirements and wheelchair users. If you are one of these people, please indicate your specific condition when you are contacting us. If you need any special assistance please indicate clearly what kind of assistance you may need during the tour.
For other accessible tours please check our specific selection of Accessible Tours in Valencia, Alicante and Castellon. Please keep in mind that not every tour in our website is accessible for the people with special physical requirements or wheelchair users. If you need adapted transport to arrive to the meeting or starting point of this tour, please check dedicated page to Accessible Vehicles in our Transport Section.
Children: This guided tour perfectly can be done with children. Specially Oceanographic Museum and Science Museum inside.
Suggestions: This tour is only walking, so comfortable cloth and footwear is very advisable. In the summer season we recommend the use of adequate sun protection and carry a bottle of water.
Photos of our Private Guided Tour
Valencia City of Arts and Sciences
COVID-19 safety measures
Please don’t forget to bring your surgical or hygienic face mask and antibacterial-antiseptic hand gel. Our guides are always using their own masks and gel. Please keep in mind we are not providing masks or gel to our customers. Our company Discovering Valencia Guided Tours and Activities is certified by the all Spain State Secretariat of Tourism as Responsible Tourism Company. This certification means we are strictly following the Guidelines on Measures to Reduce the Spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus in the Tourism Sector.
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