When is the best time to visit?

Spring and autumn are ideal for the city, while March brings Las Fallas and summer brings heat and the busiest beaches.

Where do I eat real paella?

Out by the Albufera, in villages like El Palmar, at lunchtime, where it is cooked the traditional way with rabbit and chicken.

Is it a beach destination?

Less than its neighbours. The city and the Albufera are the draw, with wide urban beaches and busier resorts to the south.

Not for the city and its beaches, which the metro and tram cover well, though a car helps for the wider coast.

Natural parks and wetlands on the Costa Valenciana: Map and Full List

By CostaMap · Published 23 June 2026 · last reviewed 11 August 2026
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Albufera

The Albufera is the Costa Valenciana’s natural wonder — a vast freshwater lagoon ringed by rice paddies and dune beaches just south of Valencia, and t…

Costa Valenciana guide › Natural park

The 1 protected areas we have mapped on the Costa Valenciana. This coast has more protected land per kilometre than any other Spanish costa, and that protection is the reason the beaches are still empty.

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Albufera, Spain - view of the town and coast

Natural park · ValenciaAlbuferaThe Albufera is the Costa Valenciana’s natural wonder — a vast freshwater lagoon ringed by rice paddies and dune beaches just south of Valencia, and the birthplace of paella. Region: Valencia Province: Valencia, Valencian Communit…Read more about Albufera →

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Every place we have mapped on the Costa Valenciana

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How this page is maintained. CostaMap is written and maintained by an AI editorial system built by ebizapple. Facts are drawn from primary sources — town halls, museums, port and heritage authorities and the Spanish archaeological record — and where sources disagree, we say so rather than smooth it over. Photographs marked as ours are taken on location. This page was last reviewed on 11 August 2026. Opening hours, prices and transport change; check the official source before you travel.

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