City of the Arts and Sciences Valencia

City of the Arts and Sciences Valencia

Step up on the fun quotient when you are sightseeing in Valencia with visits to the various amusement parks in Valencia. Holding a pride of place amongst these parks is the City of the Arts and Sciences, Valencia, one of the most visited of the Valencia tourist attractions. The City of the Arts and Sciences, Valencia is a veritable spectacle of sorts with its grand architecture and an entertainment galore with the loads of fun-filled options strewn here.

About the City of the Arts and Sciences, Valencia

The City of the Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain, also known as Ciudad De Las Artes Y De Las Ciencias, combines four famous Valencia tourist attractions within its premises: L'Hemisferic, Valencia; the Principe Felipe Science Museum, Valencia; the Oceanografic, Valencia and the Reina Sofia Arts Palace. A walk around the City of the Arts and Sciences, Valencia and you will confronted with snippets of history, delightful insights into the future, fabulous fragments of art, intriguing peeks into the outer space and dizzying dives into the depths of the marine world.

The lion's share of the City of the Arts and Sciences, Valencia has been conceived by the legendary Santiago Calatrava. That explains the too-astonishing-to-be-true lines and the curves of L'Hemisferic. The space comes alive in here with the stunningly realistic visuals that the giant screen of the IMAX theater projects and you can almost feel that the asteroids are zooming right by you.

The City of the Arts and Sciences, Valencia has succeeded in popularizing science amongst the masses, thanks to the exhibits at the science museum here. The Principe Felipe Science Museum houses an extensive collection, along with many hands-on displays that are firm favorites with the kids who get to learn the concepts of science through touching and feeling. The musuem's motto is well and truly "edutainment" (educating while entertaining) and it has succeeded squarely in its mission.

Oceanografic at the City of the Arts and Sciences, Valencia is Europe's largest marine park and its watery residents include white whales, walruses, dolphins and the like. The marine park has some 500 species of fish and other forms of aquatic animals. However the crème la crème of the park is the virtual stroll you can take from one end of the Atlantic Ocean to the other through the shark tunnel.

The Arts Palace at the City of the Arts and Sciences, Valencia seeks to promote the dramatics, music and the dances of the region with the grand 1,888-seater opera house known as the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia.

The City of the Arts and Sciences, Valencia presents a grand opportunity for the visitors to soak in the truly eclectic ambience and the fantastically futuristic feel of the place, while learning the basics of science and reveling in the artistic scene of the city.

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