Valencia Region or Valencian community
Facts
Inhabitants 5029601
Nearest airport Valence, Alicante
Max. temperature 35 C
Min. temperature 6 C
The region of Valencia (also known as the autonomous community of Valencia) is situated in the centre of the Spanish Mediterranean coastline, the province overlooks the wide Gulf of Valencia and is skirted at the back by a mountain range and rolling orange grove-filled plains leading to the lands of Aragon and Castile-La Mancha (Don Quixote country).
The regions provinces overlook the Gulf of Valencia and are skirted at the back by a group of medium-high mountains and rolling plains leading to the lands of Aragon and Castile-La Mancha.
Valencia faces the Balearic Islands and is equidistant from the country’s two major epicenters of Madrid and Barcelona.
Northern area
The north coast of Valencia, the shoreline which is closest to the capital, has become a large expanse of sand, where apartment buildings and service
infrastructure have been built, sharing the landscape with farmsteads and large market gardens.
Southern area
Situated to the south of the capital, separated from the waters of the Mediterranean by a chain of dunes and pine groves lies the lake of La Albufera. The lake was formed in the distant past by the deposit of sediment from the Rivers Turia and Jucar, which hemmed in this small inland fresh water sea.
History & Culture
In the fifteenth century, Valencia witnessed its golden age, when political autonomy was granted by the Aragonese king, James I. Trade boomed in the region and became a centre for writers and poets. The Mediterranean ambitions of its rulers and nobles made it into an unquestionable power to be reckoned with.
Beaches
The beaches in Valencia are very high-quality beaches, situated to the north of the port of Valencia; they provide excellent facilities and water sports equipment is also available to hire.
Inhabitants 5029601
Nearest airport Valence, Alicante
Max. temperature 35 C
Min. temperature 6 C
The region of Valencia (also known as the autonomous community of Valencia) is situated in the centre of the Spanish Mediterranean coastline, the province overlooks the wide Gulf of Valencia and is skirted at the back by a mountain range and rolling orange grove-filled plains leading to the lands of Aragon and Castile-La Mancha (Don Quixote country).
The regions provinces overlook the Gulf of Valencia and are skirted at the back by a group of medium-high mountains and rolling plains leading to the lands of Aragon and Castile-La Mancha.
Valencia faces the Balearic Islands and is equidistant from the country’s two major epicenters of Madrid and Barcelona.
Northern area
The north coast of Valencia, the shoreline which is closest to the capital, has become a large expanse of sand, where apartment buildings and service
infrastructure have been built, sharing the landscape with farmsteads and large market gardens.
Southern area
Situated to the south of the capital, separated from the waters of the Mediterranean by a chain of dunes and pine groves lies the lake of La Albufera. The lake was formed in the distant past by the deposit of sediment from the Rivers Turia and Jucar, which hemmed in this small inland fresh water sea.
History & Culture
In the fifteenth century, Valencia witnessed its golden age, when political autonomy was granted by the Aragonese king, James I. Trade boomed in the region and became a centre for writers and poets. The Mediterranean ambitions of its rulers and nobles made it into an unquestionable power to be reckoned with.
Beaches
The beaches in Valencia are very high-quality beaches, situated to the north of the port of Valencia; they provide excellent facilities and water sports equipment is also available to hire.
