Requena: Wine Town and Moorish Citadel near Valencia
Discover Requena west of Valencia: its Moorish citadel La Villa, Utiel-Requena vineyards, medieval churches and underground cava cellars.
Guides to the Costa de Valencia — the coast either side of Valencia city, taking in the Albufera lagoon, Gandia and the long beaches of the Horta.
Discover Requena west of Valencia: its Moorish citadel La Villa, Utiel-Requena vineyards, medieval churches and underground cava cellars.
Inland town 15 km from Valencia on metro line 2, about 20 km from the nearest beach: a restored estate tower, Túria Natural Park walks and July fireworks fiestas.
Discover Massanassa in Valencia’s Horta Sud: a walkable old town, ceramic heritage and the Albufera wetlands close by.
Discover Benetússer in Valencia’s Horta Sud: a compact historic centre, local markets and quick access to the city and coast.
Discover Alfafar on the edge of Valencia and the Albufera wetlands: rice fields, a historic core and easy city access.
Residential town about 5 km north-east of Valencia: Pinazo house-museum by appointment, summer villas to walk past, and a Metrovalencia station. No beach.
Discover Benifaió in Valencia’s Ribera Alta: a Moorish palace-tower on the plaza, Gothic tunnels, orange country and quick access to the Valencia coast.
Discover L’Alcúdia on the Xúquer river in Valencia’s Ribera Alta: Moorish origins, historic churches, persimmon groves and easy trips to the coast.
Discover Benaguasil in Valencia’s Camp de Túria: Arab and Roman roots by the Túria river, orange groves, and the lively Falles and Montiel festivals.
Discover Albal, a historic town in Valencia’s Horta Sud with a 13th-century Arab tower, old churches and authentic Valencian life near the coast.