Valencia (province) Voyage Tips and guide

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Valencia (province) is the most populous of the three provinces in the Valencian Community. It is bordered on the east by the Mediterranean, in the north by the provinces of Castellón and Teruel, in the west by the provinces of Cuenca and Albacete, and in the south by the province of Alicante.

• 39.47-0.3761 Valencia – the capital city of the community and of the province.
• 39.681-0.2772 Sagunto (Sagunt) – has an ancient castle which was the scene of Hannibal's 'Siege of Saguntum'.
• 39.59-0.3033 El Puig – best known for its Gothic monastery.
• 39.512-0.3574 Almàssera – an agricultural village also known for its porcelain.
• 39.504-0.4445 Paterna – a suburb of Valencia with cave dwellings and an annual pyrotechnics festival.
• 39.495-0.4646 Manises – home to Valencia's airport, and one of Spain's most important centres for ceramics.
• 39.4297-0.47647 Torrent – the second largest city in Valencia.
• 39.167-0.2468 Cullera – has excellent food and beaches.
• 38.967-0.1829 Gandía – has a well-preserved old town and good beaches.
• 39.423-0.7910 Buñol – best known for its annual Tomatina Festival.
• 39.4877-1.101111 Requena – an ancient town best known for its vineyards.
• 38.988-0.52212 Xàtiva (Játiva) – has a well-preserved centre and photogenic Moorish castle.
• 38.840556-0.47138913 Carrícola

• 39.326-0.3141 Albufera Natural Park – known as the birthplace of paella and for its excellent beaches.

• Valencia Airport (VLC ^IATA)

Valencia is noted for its wines, and has been designated a Spanish Denominación de Origen. Both reds and whites are produced in two separate zones, in the northwest and in the southwest of the province. The most noteworthy is Bobal, which is grown only in the Utiel-Requena region in the northwest.

Many wineries have tasting rooms and some also offer guided tours of their facilities. Near Ontinyent these include 38.821633-0.6442931 Bodega El Angosto and 38.773822-0.8319532 Bodegas Los Frailes.