Architect-Led Tour: City of Arts and Sciences

Embark on a private tour of Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences, led by an architect. Enjoy breathtaking views from a private rooftop terrace and indulge in a multi-course tasting menu with impressive wines.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias - Architect led walking tour. During this english-speaking experience, you’ll learn the details of architect Santiago Calatrava’s impressive campus, his career and work, and the present day impact of Valencia’s most modern gem.
    Take in the futuristic structures that house interactive museums, including:
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What's Included
  • LGBTQIA+ travelers welcome
  • Multi-course meal and wine tastings
  • Licensed Architect as Guide
Additional Information

Enjoy a 60 minute Architect-led walking tour of the City of Arts and Sciences buildings, where you’ll learn the details of architect Santiago Calatrava’s impressive campus, his career and work, and the present day impact of Valencia’s most modern gem.
Afterward, take a short walk to an adjacent private rooftop terrace where you can savor an exquisite…

Location
Barceló Valencia
Avinguda de França
The meeting point is right in front of the Barceló Hotel. There are two trees in front of the hotel, your tour guide will wait for you between them!
Cancellation Policy

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

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Johnpq9077gb
Nov 1, 2024
An enjoyable afternoon - well done! - Awesome tour, tapas, wine and more. Very informative and enjoyable walking tour - Trish and Amanda do a wonderful job. Highly recommended.
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Geoffrey
Oct 26, 2024
Customize your tour and ENJOY! - This was a fantastic tour! Trish is so knowledgeable and Amanda is a culinary artist. I highly recommend you take advantage of their hospitality.
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Culture45608426606
Oct 23, 2024
A Very Special Experience not to be Missed! - This was such an amazing special experience. With her background as an architect, Tricia was a fantastic guide to the City of Arts and Sciences. For us, the hour and a half was the perfect amount of time to spend around the area. Then back to her gorgeous rooftop apartment for an 11 course tapas tasting including wine. The food was a lot of traditional tapas and all very delicious. Especially, the olive oil cake for dessert. Our tour had 8 people total and we enjoyed talking to the very diverse group. Tricia and Amanda are both so personable, friendly and easy to be around. This was truly a very special, unique tour that I would recommend to everyone visiting Valencia.
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Susan_c
Oct 20, 2024
Exciting times at the Arts and Sciences - I have done similar tours before. This was the best company and team handling the tour. Tricia is an architect and led us on the most informative walk of the arts and sciences buildings. She has researched the development and construction of this phenomenal park. She is a great listener and goes out of her way to connect with each person taking the tour. Amanda takes over when it is time to eat and Tricia was a super sommelier! Their set of indoor/outdoor living and dining was perfect. There were a dozen tapas—save room for the most delicious dessert. We were there during the full harvest moon and the rising over the Mediterranean was gorgeous. You will not find a better tour of this area.
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795ashleyq
Oct 14, 2024
Perfect day in Valencia - Tricia, our wonderful guide, was a wealth of knowledge in respect of both the architect and the architecture of the City of Arts and Sciences. Afterwards, we were taken to a beautiful rooftop with a vista of the city where Amanda, the chef, treated us to several amazing and filling tapas. Of course wine was included. All in all a fantastic experience that the four of us would highly recommend.
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Jillpr7114ar
Oct 8, 2024
Extraordinary experience: Top-notch tour & rooftop gourmet tapas & vino - Hospitality at its best! My husband & I loved the architectural tour of the exquisite City of Arts & Sciences. Tricia is an articulate and fun tour guide, super knowledgable about all things Santiago Calatrava. Group size of 8 was ideal. We learned so much about the unique masterpieces in Valencia. And then, we ventured to a nearby gigantic rooftop with panoramic views for miles. Chef Amanda treated us to a 10-course gastronomic delight. We are so grateful for this over-the-top experience and highly recommend to all who visit the amazing city of Valencia.
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123kellyh
Oct 6, 2024
The tour guides we could never be!! - We live in Valencia and had guests for a week. We rarely go to the City of Arts & Sciences and my food allergies keep us away from many Spanish restaurants (terrible hosts, I know 😉). Trisha and Amanda saved the day!!! We all loved every bite of food and loved learning its origin and place in Spain. The tour itself completely changed my view of those buildings and we all walked away with a better understanding of modern architecture. So totally worth it!
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A3354tekenb
Oct 5, 2024
Valencia highlight! - This delivered 100%. We had many tours and trips over a week in Valencia and this by far was the top! Expertly kicked off in the illuminating company of architect Tricia, who gave us information, background and stories about this wonderful site. That was followed by the best tapas (including perfectly catering for a gluten free guest) we had in the city, with lovely matching drinks and a beautiful location. It is so worth booking on this - do not miss it!
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Kw_b
Oct 5, 2024
Culture & food to die for! - This was a thoroughly informative and interesting tour, where we learned so much about this amazing location. The tapas (and matching drinks) afterwards were superb, in a brilliant location. Both ladies (Architect Tricia and Chef Amanda) were warm, enthusiastic and welcoming. We had a number of trips & tours during a week in Valencia and this was by far our highlight!
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Sarahchappell
Sep 28, 2024
Fabulous company, knowledge, wine and tapas - what more could you want! - This experience was by far our favourite part of our time in Valencia and we cannot recommend it enough!! Very well organised, Tricia got in touch a few days earlier to give details and check for any dietaries etc. The City of Arts and Sciences is beautiful on its own but having Tricia take you around the buildings, sharing her passion and extensive knowledge of architecture made it so enjoyable and really elevated our experience. Walking by ourselves wouldn’t have been anywhere near as good. Tricia was so helpful and friendly, answering any questions (in both English and Spanish!) and sparking conversations - as well as stopping at the best spots for an obligatory photo of course! We then walked a few minutes over the road to their beautiful rooftop terrace where Tricia handed over to the lovely and very talented Chef Amanda. Amanda is an incredible chef and prepared 10 courses of delicious tapas, she would present and talk through each dish and we absolutely loved every single one. My boyfriend has a very mild nut allergy and Amanda made sure he was catered for. Even though this meant preparing separate dishes on occasion, she certainly didn’t compromise on taste, I tasted both and I can confirm they were equally as delicious! We really appreciated the effort she went to, especially as we were in a large group. Tricia poured a cold glass of cava on arrival and paired some lovely wines with each course - she was not shy with topping up our glass! The day flowed perfectly, there wasn’t any part which we felt went too slow or too fast. We were able to enjoy the beautiful views and terrace as well as get to know the other guests between courses. We were made to feel so welcomed and at home, Tricia even gave us some recommendations before we left of where we could watch the sunset and some great bars and restaurants. They really wanted to make sure we had the best experience, even little details like surprising one of the guests with a birthday badge and candle in his dessert was such a nice touch. Tricia and Amanda are a fabulous duo and this honestly was our favourite part of the trip, we haven’t stopped raving about this tour to everyone! Thank you both, we hope to come back in future and will be sure to book again :)
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