This document provides a tour guide of notable landmarks in Old Valencia, Spain. It includes 12 stops that highlight the Cathedral, churches, plazas, markets, and other historic buildings. Each stop provides brief background information and 1-2 questions about details of that location. The tour guide emphasizes the long history of the sites, many of which were built on top of earlier religious structures from Roman, Visigoth, Muslim, and Christian periods. It aims to educate visitors on the architecture and cultural significance of landmarks in Old Valencia's historic center.

1. Old Valencia Tour

2. Tour map

3. 1. La Catedral: Puerta de los hierros
The Cathedra: the Iron Gate
Did you know the Cathedral was built on top of a Roman
temple, a Visigoth church and a Muslim mosque?
Go into the Cathedral through the Iron Gate.
Where is the Chapel of the Holy Grial?...........................
Where are the Angels? …………………………………………….
How many Angels are there?..........................................
What are the Angels doing?
……………………………………………………………………
Get out through the Iron Gate, straight ahead up to San
Vicente street, then turn right.

4. 2. Iglesia de Santa Catalina
The Saint Catherine’s Church
Did you know Santa Catalina‘s Tower is Baroque but it is a
Gothic church built on a mosque?
On your left there is an “horchatería” of the same name: Santa
Catalina.
Find the table at which a Spanish Princess and Queen sat to
taste “horchata”.
When did the Spanish “Infanta” visit Santa Catalina?
………………………………….
How many times did she have this sweet drink at Horchatería
Santa Catalina ?
…………………………………
Turn left to reach the Plaza Redonda.

5. 3. La plaza redonda
The Round Square
Did you know there is a round square in
Stockholm, too?
What kind of items do they sell in this Valencian
plaza?
…………………………………………………………..
Leave the Plaza Redonda and go to Plaza Lope
de Vega, just behind Santa Catalina’s
Church..
Find the narrowest building in Valencia.
What is the colour of its facade?
………………………………………………………._______
______________

6. 4. La Lonja
The Silk Market
Did you know that La Lonja, which was built in 15
years, is a World Heritage Site?.
There is a legend written in golden letters on
the walls of the large hall.
The legend says: I am a famous house built in 15
years …try and see how good is commerce
that…gives its word to the neighbour and
does not let him down…The merchant that
lives this way will overflow with riches and
will afterwards enjoy eternal life”.
In what language is the legend written?
………………………….................................
How many columns are there in the main hall?
………………………………………………………
Go across the street to the Mercado Central.

7. 5. El Mercado Central
The Central Market
Did you know that it was opened in the 1929
and online shopping is currently available
here? _____________________
Look at the dome on the top roof of the Market.
What is the symbol of the Market?
……………………………………………………
How many entrances are there in the main
facade?
…………………………………………………………..
Is the Market a Modern-Style building or a
Neoclassical one?
…………………………………………………………
Go back to the Cathedral.

8. 6. El Micalet o Miguelete
The Miguelete bell tower
Did you know that the name “Micalet” is the
Valencian for “Miguelete”, and it comes from
the name of a bell called “Miquel”?
Climb up the ……… steps and enjoy the view, even
of the sea in clear days.
How many steps? …………………………………….
Is the Micalet a Gothic building or a Romanesque
one?
……………………………………………………………..
_____________________
Now, head for the Plaza de la Virgen.

9. 7. La Catedral: Puerta gótica
The Cathedral’s Gothic door
Did you know that the Cathedral has 3 doors,, one
Baroque, one Romanesque and this one
Gothic?
What statues appear over the door?
………………………………………………………..
And at both sides of the door?
……………………………………………………….
Take the closest place you can at this door.
_____________________

10. 8. El Tribunal de las Aguas
The Water Court
Did you know that the Water Court comes
from, the times of the Caliph
Abderraman, 960 AD?
_____________________
The Water Court is the oldest democratic
institution in Europe and still working
nowadays. A few judges elected from the
Valencian market gardens settle arguments
on watering issues between farmers.
The judges or “síndics” are representatives of the
watering canals of Valencian orchards.
How many “sindics” make up the Court?
………………………………………………………..

11. 9. Plaza de la Virgen
The Virgin Square
Did you know that the Roman City of Valencia
was founded here?
Find a stone commemorating the foundation
of Valencia, with a legend by the Roman
historian Titus Livius, 1st century AD.
When was Valencia founded?
………………………………………..
Have a look at the Generalitat or seat of the
Valencian Government. Then, go round
the Cathedral up to the Romanesque
door. _____________________

12. 10. La Catedral: Puerta románica
The Cathedral: Romanesque Door
Did you know the Cathedral started to be built in
1262? _____________________
This is the oldest door.
How many archivolts can you count?
………………………………………………………
Go straight ahead, then turn right onto the Plaza
de la Reina. Walk up to Calle de la Paz, and
then to CallePoetaQuerol
….

13. 11. Palacio del Marqués de Dos Aguas
The Marqués de Dos Aguas Palace.
Did you know this Palace holds the most important
collection of ceramics in Spain?
If you walk along CallePoetaQuerol, known as the “Golden
Mile”, because of the expensive shops , you will find
on the right the Marqués de Dos Aguas’s Palace.
Look at its walls.
What material were they built with?
…………………………………………………..
Now look at the main facade.
What material was it built with?
……………………………………………………
Turn left and walk to the Plaza del Patriarca.

14. 12. Plaza del Patriarca
The old Valencia University.
Did you know Valencia’s oldest University was built in the
16th century?
Go into the University Court and look at the sculpture in
the middle of it.
Who does it represent?
…………………………………………………………………
Head for Calle Colón now. Let’s go to the CEED by
underground:. Otherwise you will miss the paella.
We hope you enjoyed this little tour..
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MARIA ISABEL MIRÓ PÉREZ
PABLO MORENO MESEGUER