Valencia: San Nicolás Frescoes, Silk Museum Exploration, and Santos Juanes Church Discovery
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35 Ratings
Valencia
Explore the stunning frescoes of San Nicolás, delve into the history of silk at the Silk Museum, and uncover the beauty of Santos Juanes Church in Valencia.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Parroquia de San Nicolas de Bari y San Pedro Martir - One of the oldest parishes in Valencia, founded more than 700 years ago, the Church of San Nicolas is an old Gothic temple reformed centuries later to give it the appearance it has today. While there, admire the beautiful baroque decoration that impresses everyone who visits it. Discover in its interior almost 2,000 square meters (21,528 square feet) of impressive fresco paintings covering its vaults, and marvel at a place known as the Valencian Sistine Chapel.
What's Included
  • Audio guide included
Additional Information

Be captivated by the stunning frescoes of San Nicolás, often referred to as Valencia’s version of the Sistine Chapel. Enjoy a trip from east to west by visiting the Silk Museum and explore the significant impact that silk had on Valencia’s history over five centuries. Experience one of Valencia’s original parishes, Santos Juanes, conveniently located next to the central market.

Location
Parroquia de San Nicolas de Bari y San Pedro Martir
Calle de los Caballeros 35, Acceso a la visita turística por Calle Caballeros nº 35
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(35 Ratings)
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Tatiana
Jan 16, 2024
Beautiful - Beautiful. Just beautiful, the church had incredible paintings, it was very artistic, tourists could perceive how religion impacts
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Richardlee_m
Feb 21, 2023
Look Deeply - The story of silkworms being delivered to Emperor Justinian from his 2 Monks in their canes to silk competition in fashion, your films and displays were terrific. San Nicolas is spiritually profound and inspiring. Iglesia Delos Santos Juanes is forever beautiful, due to the lessons it offers.
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Laura
Apr 21, 2022
The Sistine Chapel of Valencia! - What a stunning church. The Sistine Chapel of Valencia. Breathtaking frescoes in the ceiling. Stained glass in the windows. Masterpiece after masterpiece. Wonderful place that should NOT be missed. You receive an audio guide with the ticket price and you can tour the church at your own pace, admiring, observing and enjoying this incredible church. Highly recommended.
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362sandrav
Nov 6, 2021
This is a must in Valencia. Really impressive place. - Amazing. A hidden gem. Really impressive paintings and beautiful architecture. Reminding the Sixtine Chappel. Very attentive service. Great audio explanations.
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Mar_aisabelo440
Mar 26, 2024
Advertising is misleading, since you pay three sites to visit and visit only two. - The church of San Nicolás, spectacular and the Silk Museum very interesting. The Church of Santos Juanes closed for renovations, but during the visit they did charge us for it, so we did not see it but we did pay for it
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John
Jul 29, 2023
Surprised at how good it was - Be careful, the tourist map is not clear as to the precise location of the museum. I went along thinking it would be boring but it was interesting with good a good audio guide in English. The museum went through the history of silk making in Valencia in a building that was the centre of the trade in the city. There is also a good shop if you want to pick up clothes or a fan. Overall good value for €8.
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Emily
Oct 3, 2023
No lines to skip; San Nicholas magnificent - We absolutely loved San Nicholas. It is a true treasure. It is reminiscent of the Sistine Chapel with every square inch of ceiling covered with magnificent frescoes. The Silk Museum was not of great interest to us and the other church was under renovation to such a degree there was no way to get a sense of it. Most importantly this was advertised as a skip the line trio of tickets. There were no lines in any of these venues. We could have walked in off the street. That said, San Nicholas was not to be missed and was worth the admission ticket for all three.
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Karen_m
Mar 16, 2023
Needs details - My most criticism is the lack of information provided by the company. They need to tell you to go to any of the locations and you will be given an audio recording for that spot. No matter the order, you will get a ticket there and each location after will stamp your attendance. I tried contacting them and got no response. The audio equipment wasn't the best either. Didn't make it to silk museum for other reason.
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Stpick
Apr 24, 2023
Bad communication - They didn't give us the correct time. We were to start at 12 pm, and access was not provided until 2 pm. No, site addresses to sites provided.
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Isobelb416
Feb 14, 2023
Silk Museum - check closing time before paying for entry. - Very interesting museum but we arrived at 1:00pm and then asked to leave at 2:00pm half way through our tour because they were closing. Very disappointed that we were not told about the closing time when we paid for our tickets and given the audio guides.
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