Discover Valencia by bike through its unique gastronomy! We’ll visit the highlights and hidden gems of this beautiful city making several gastronomic stops. With this easy-going ‘tranquilo’ bike tour we’ll tap into local life & gastronomic traditions such as the typical Valencian ‘almuerzo’. The gastro bike tour will take us through the old city center, the Turia park and the City of Arts & Sciences. A great way to get to know the city upon arrival and discover what local gastronomy has to offer!
Ready to discover Valencia through a dynamic ‘gastro’ bike tour with delicious gastronomic stops at beautiful places? Vamos!
After signing up, we meet at 9:30 near the Central Market. Before picking up our bikes, we’ll enter the market to have a glass of fresh orange juice. This emblematic art nouveau building has over 300 market stalls! After a short tour through this ‘cathedral of senses’, we’ll have a couple of surprise tasters of local delicacies.
Now we’re fueled it’s time to pick up our bikes and start sightseeing! Starting in the old city center, we’ll pass by different highlights as well as hidden gems so you get a great overview of Valencia for the rest of your stay.
After cycling and sightseeing for a while, it’s time to unwind and enjoy a typical Valencian ‘almuerzo’. This Valencian tradition originated in L’Horta (the agricultural fields) just outside the city. Field workers would start the day between 5:00-6:00 in the morning and needed a well-earned break & meal between 9:00-12:00. This would always be a social happening, together with fellow early risers & colleagues. For this reason, it’s called almuerzo popular, an important cultural and social happening that involved talks, meetings and friends, all very important for Valencian people.
We will take our almuerzo to a beautiful, tiny hidden park near the city center! We will discover that Valencia has many peaceful corners to relax and enjoy nature. After finishing up our almuerzo, we will have a traditional Valencian coffee before we continue our bike tour through the Turia park.
The next stop is the futuristic City of Arts & Sciences, where we will see the astonishing work of Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava.
The final part of the tour, since it’s a circular route, will pass by other highlights in the city center before returning our bikes. For dessert, we’ll have a typical refreshing drink from the Valencian fields with a local pastry. A really complete bike & food tour to discover Valencia, local life and its traditional gastronomy!
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