Day 25 - Valencia (walking tour)

Today we decided to do a walking tour, starting at 10:30am in Valencia city center. Lazy Laima took ages to leave the bed and had to run all the way from metro station until the meeting point making it just on time. Surprisingly, there was only 4 persons in the tour (including the 2 of us) and it was almost like a private tour.

It was very interesting to understand how the city was born and the influence of the different occupations during the centuries. Muslims, Romans, Barbarians, etc.. all left their marks in the city, and it's still possible to see the different layers through the old town.

We also tried Horchata during the tour, a Valencian typical drink made from a special type of nut only grown here (they say), sugar and water. It is not bad, refreshing which is nice in this weather but probably not something I would have again.

trying horchata

We finished the tour in Palacio del Marques de Dos Aguas,  an amazing building still very well preserved showing the luxury in which the nobelty lived during those ages. You can walk through each room and imagine how would it be to live in such a magnifique place. There's also the largest ceramic collection in Spain inside, but the building itself was the most impressive

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Today the weather was perfect to walk around the city, some clouds and around 27 degrees made a perfect walk enjoying the city. Of course 27 degrees was enough for Laima to be cold and wishing to have long sleeve! 

Laima asking for trousers and long sleeve because it was too cold...