Shore Excursion: City Tour with Tapas in 11th Century Monument
Description
The only tour to combine the best of Valencia's sightseeing and a unique gastronomic experience, with transport back to the port. Accompanied by your passionate guide, explore the unique architecture and history of the Old Town of Valencia before moving forward in time to discover the futuristic masterpiece of the City of Arts & Sciences. In between tours, we invite you into our exclusive venue - the 11th Century original city wall with a Moorish cave and secluded patio. Here, we prepare a lunch of local tapas, paella and prizewinning regional wines to showcase the best of Valencia. At the end of the experience, our driver will take you back to the port with plenty of time to board the ship.
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With architecture spanning Gothic, Baroque, Arabic and Romanesque styles, there is no shortage of beautiful sites in Valencia’s Old Town. Steeped in history, learn the stories and local legends of the city’s winding streets. From Monday to Saturday, enjoy Mercado Central - the centerpiece of Valencia’s gastronomic scene and largest food market in Europe.
The experience will continue in our exclusive venue: Valencia’s most historic venue dating back to the 11th Century. In this Moorish cave and secluded patio space. We invite you to enjoy a tasting menu of local tapas and paella, complemented with prizewinning regional wines.
Finally, immerse yourself in the awe-inspiring City of Arts & Sciences, a futuristic marvel by Calatrava and one of Valencia’s most iconic landmarks. Uncover the stories behind its groundbreaking design, admire the architectural genius, and capture stunning photos at every turn!
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Subject to favorable weather conditions. If canceled due to poor weather, you will be given the option of an alternative date or full refund
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Vehicles are with heating/air conditioning and WiFi - sedan if less than 7 people, or a minibus, more than 7 people
- Ticket Entrance in the City of Arts & Sciences is not included. We view the exterior of the buildings to learn the architecture.
Reviews(116)
Leisurely walked through the old town area of Valencia. Restaurants, largest open area market in Europe, Roman and Moorish architecture. Lunch was served in a building originally built in the 1100's by the Moors. One original wall remains in this very comfortable covered patio and dining room. Lunch was tapas, cheeses, nuts, olives, wine and paella. Dessert with Moscatel sweet wine. Very good tour and a lovely region of Spain.
Very personal and informative. Tualtha was very knowledgable and passionate about her city, the food and the local wines.
Wonderful experience. Martha, our guide, was very good and super helpful, she was able to create a unique atmosphere, but convivial and relaxed. In addition to the very interesting story part, the tasting and food were also great. In one evening we tasted the best of Valencia!
This is an excellent tour. It isn’t a walking food tour. The food is in the middle of the tour at a very special place. There is lots of food and wine. It combines old and new Valencia. Our guide was Martha and she is delightful. Very knowledgeable and very passionate about Valencia.
Bogie gave us a leisurely taste of old Valencia (just six of us). Beautiful weather in December. Bogie was very knowledgable on the history of Valencia and very patient with all our questions. A sophisticated presentation of tapas and five Valencia wines was delightful. We felt very pampered. Bogie then took just two of us to the incredible City of Arts and Science area, before putting us in a cab to take us back to our ship. We look forward to future tours with Seagram, through Viator.
Dear Guy, it was a pleasure to have you on our Valencia Old Town Tour with Bogie and that the sun was shining for you! We hope that you enjoyed the sights and went back to your ship full of new facts on Valencia. Safe travels and we can’t wait to welcome you back at Sea Saffron!
My husband and I had an amazing experience City Tour with tapas today with our guide Bogi. The relaxed pace of the City Tour was much appreciated with enough time to see the sights and ask questions. Our next adventure was tasting outstanding València wine, cava and tapas. Last but not least was a mini traditional paella that was so, so so gooood! Bogi explained the food and wine pairings. We were too full to walk back to our hotel. Luckily, the tour included a hotel drop off otherwise we would end up taking our siesta on some quiet square or plaza. Overall a fantastic tour with our guide Bogi, beautiful day and ultra delicious València tapas and wine.
Dear David, hearing that you enjoyed our Old Town Tour with Wine and Tapas really means a lot to us. Bogi is a wonderful tour guide who puts a lot of effort into teaching you all about the history of the city. We are glad you got safely dropped off at your hotel to avoid any siestas in the plaza and we hope to see you again at another Sea Saffron experience🥘🍾
This was the most amazing experience. Boglárka Was such a great tour guide. She gave us a lot of information and history about the city. We had the most amazing wine and good tasting in a beautiful setting. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Valencia.
Our tour guide, Martha was wonderful! We thoroughly enjoyed the city tour and the tapas and wine tasting were great and very generous. We highly recommend this tour.
Our guide, Martha was wonderful! We experienced the old and modern parts of Valencia and the wine and tapas tasting was delicious and very generous
We had a great time. Emma was a wonderful guide. We really enjoyed the tapas and wines and Emma was able to answer every question we had. She was very flexible and met all of our needs.
