--- title: Essential Valencia and its World Heritage sites lang: en type: tour city: Valencia country: Spain price: 20 currency: EUR price_unit: per_person availability: bookable rating: 4.84 reviews: 44 duration_minutes: 120 languages: [it] free_cancellation: true rank_in_category: 13 of 22 (Walking Tours) schedule_checked: 2026-09-15 data_updated: 2026-09-15 canonical: https://guidekin.com/spain/valencia/tours/essential-valencia-and-its-world-heritage-sites/ --- # Essential Valencia and its World Heritage sites **Guidekin's take:** A group walk of the Old Town focused on its World Heritage monuments with a professional guide, rated 4.84 across 44 reviews. The guide is included at €20 per person for 2h. If the Lonja is closed for an event, the ticket is sent to you for an afternoon visit or swapped for another monument; switching language group costs a small extra. ## Overview A guided tour of the Old Town to learn about the most important monuments, with particular attention to the World Heritage Sites in the city. Open to all, this visit will be an adventure you will not forget! *In case of Silk Exchange closure for any event during the visit, we will offer the option to send tickets to customers to enter in the afternoon or we will try to exchange them for a ticket of the same amount for another museum/monument. ## Key facts - Price: from €20 per person - Duration: 2h - Rating: 4.84/5 from 44 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor) - Free cancellation (see policy below) - Operator: Turiart ## What's included - Professional guide ## Not included - CHANGE OF LANGUAGE: If you wish to change it, subject to availability and for €5/person (ask the agency) ## Itinerary 1. **Estacio del Nord** (20m) - External and internal visit. Art Nouveau style station 2. **Placa del Ajuntament** (15m) - Here we will talk about Las Fallas, added to the UNESCO list in 2016. These festivities are celebrated between 15 and 19 March and transform the city into an open-air museum of ephemeral monuments, accompanied by music, traditional costumes and the smell of dust. 3. **Ajuntament De Valencia** (20m) - Only on weekdays. Characteristic place of the Fallas festivals in Valencia, perfect for explaining this Intangible Heritage of Humanity: the FALLAS. 4. **Mercat Central de Valencia** (10m) - External visit of the Central Market. Art Nouveau Market. Ideal for explaining the Mediterranean Diet, another of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. 5. **La Lonja de la Seda** (30m; admission included) - We will enter the Silk Lonja, a masterpiece of civil Gothic architecture which was declared a World Heritage Site in 1996. The fabulous Sala de Contratación, with its columns, vaults and ribs, will transport us to the prosperous Valencian Golden Age. 6. **External visit of the Valencia Cathedral, where the Holy Grail is kept** (10m) 7. **Placa de la Mare de Deu** (15m) - The Water Tribunal, an intangible heritage of humanity since 2008, takes place every Thursday at midday in the Door of the Apostles of the Cathedral ## Schedule - Runs: Sat - Departures: 10:00 - Schedule last checked: 2026-09-15 - These are published departures, not a live seat count; availability is confirmed at checkout. ## Cancellation For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. ## Meeting point Tourism Hub of the "Estacion del Norte" of Valencia. Ground floor of the Torre del Oeste (tower located on the right looking at the station in front). Carrer de Xàtiva, 24. Metro: Xàtiva. ## Good to know - Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health - Public transportation options are available nearby - Wheelchair accessible - Suitable for all physical fitness levels - Children must be accompanied by an adult. - Wheelchair accessible. - CHANGE OF LANGUAGE: In case you wish to change the group according to the language, it will be subject to availability and with an additional cost of €5 per person (request to the agency) - *In case of Silk Exchange closure for any event during the visit, we will offer the option to send tickets to customers to enter in the afternoon or we will try to exchange them for a ticket of the same amount for another museum/monument. ## How it compares in Walking Tours Ranked **#13 of 22** by Guidekin's weighted score (rating weighted by review volume). Alternatives worth comparing: 1. 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