El Casco Antiguo de Valencia

Valencia, Spain is a city steeped in history and the various historical facets of the city come alive in its monuments, museums and ancient edifices. El Casco Antiguo de Valencia is a one of the most visited of the venues for sightseeing in Valencia replete with numerous striking and archaic monuments in Valencia. El Casco Antiguo de Valencia is regarded as one of the olden quarters of the city of Valencia, still caught in a magnificent time warp.

About El Casco Antiguo de Valencia

El Casco Antiguo de Valencia, Spain is a great place to walk around and take in the historical vestiges of the city.

The narrow streets of El Casco Antiguo de Valencia house one of the most famous of the Valencia tourist attractions, the Valencia Cathedral. Flaunting a truly spectacular façade, which is a fine blend of the Gothic, Baroque and the Romanesque forms of architecture, the Cathedral houses numerous artistic works with bits of interesting history attached to them. However, the crème la crème of the exhibits at the Cathedral at El Casco Antiguo de Valencia is the Santo Caliz, which is a chalice believed to be the legendary Holy Grail itself.

Eastwards from the Cathedral, in the El Casco Antiguo de Valencia itself is the San Esteban Church (Iglesia de San Esteban), Valencia. The church has been witness to many momentous historical events, it is believed that the local saint Vicente Ferrer was baptised here and the marriage ceremonies of the daughters of the famous Christian warrior El Cid Campeador.

Amongst the more prominent edifices in the El Casco Antiguo de Valencia, are the Basilica of the Virgin of the Abandoned Ones ("Mare de Deu dels Desemparats"), a magnificent spectacle of Baroque-cum-neoclassical architectural style and the Palace of the Admirals de Aragon.

Right next to the Basilica at the El Casco Antiguo de Valencia is the El Almudin, Valencia, one of the more famous of the museums in Valencia that tells the story of the hoi polloi as they lived in the 16th century. The museum has been hailed as a national historic and artistic monument.

Some other famous historical and religious monuments in Valencia lodged at El Casco Antiguo de Valencia are the Convento de Santo Domingo, Valencia and the Church of San Juan of the Hospital.

An amble along the alleys of El Casco Antiguo de Valencia is a tryst with the rich past of Valencia.