Valencia

Spain’s third biggest city is one of the country’s underrated hotspots, with its magnificent Old Town full of picturesque plazas and orange blossoms, its huge stretch of sandy beaches (a perfect spot for a paella maybe!?) and the “pinch me, I’m dreaming” City of Arts & Sciences. We’ve prepared one of our famous weekend guides, and stories on everything from Russafa to the Turia gardens.

Better beaches than Barcelona, more picturesque than Madrid, and less visited than both. Anna Baranek reveals the charms of this city of paella, parties and pyrotechnics… Valencia bakes in the sun by day, smells of oranges at night and burns entirely once a year, during the world-renowned Las Fallas Festival,…