Valencia Free Tour

Meet in Plaza de la Virgen, at the foot of the cathedral and the marble figures of the Turia fountain, and walk straight into the layers of Valencia's old town. Your guide connects the Gothic bell tower known as the Miguelete, the cathedral's chapel that displays the agate cup claimed by many to be the Holy Grail, and the ribbed stone hall of La Lonja de la Seda, the 15th-century silk exchange that UNESCO now protects as a monument to the city's medieval trading wealth.

Between stops you'll pick up the practical side of Valencia too — where the Central Market's modernist ironwork hides the best produce stalls in the city, why the old town still follows a Roman street grid under its Baroque facades, and which small square is worth a second look after the group moves on. It's the natural first walk for anyone arriving in the city.