Bring a healthy appetite - essential for all that paella - and a swimsuit for a
spontaneous dash to the beach.
Valencia Year
See in the spring with firecrackers and effigy-burnings at the famous five-day
festival Las Fallas (15-19 Mar). Watch the city turn into a sea of flowers
for the Feria de Julio (Jul) and hear cars roar round the marina area for the
Formula One Grand Prix (Aug). Travel out to the tiny Valencian town of
Bunyol for the annual messy tomato fight La Tomatina (Aug).
New Year's Day (1 Jan), Epiphany (6 Jan), St Vincent's Martyrdom (22 Jan),
San José (19 Mar), Good Friday (Mar/Apr), Easter Sunday (Mar/Apr), St Vincent Ferrer
(second Mon after Easter), Labour Day (1 May), St Dionís (9 Oct), All
Saints (1 Nov), Constitution Day (6 Dec), Immaculate Conception (8 Dec), Christmas
Day (25 Dec).
Valencia has a Mediterranean climate, so you can enjoy the outdoors all year round,
with warm and dry summers and mild winters. Spring and autumn are the wettest
seasons, but are nonetheless comfortable temperature-wise. July and August average
25ºC, while January drops to around 10ºC.
220-240V AC, 50 Hz, two-pin plugs are standard.
+34 (national), 96 + seven-figure number (Valencia).
Euro (EUR) is the currency.
GMT +1 (+2 in summer).
Tourism
Valencia website
You might need a few costume changes – light and cool for sightseeing, and
casual chic for post-tapas bar hopping. Don't forget to cover up for
visiting the churches: beachwear should be strictly for the beach.
