Jardín del Turia

This has to be the prettiest urban garden that I've ever seen and, definitely, the biggest of its kind in Spain. A huge green area that goes through the whole Valencia, like a river. The soil where it is built used to be a river indeed, but the city council decided to dry it up, due to the numerous flooding that were happening at the time. Nowadays it probably wouldn't be the case, since the climate there is increasingly getting drier and the little amount of rain that they receive, wouldn't be enough to cause such a natural catastrophe.

Anyways, what I recommend is to take a full day just to visit the gardens. Consider that it stretches from the beach all the way to the other side of Valencia. It's a long walk or, if you go by bike, a long ride. Grab water (a lot), sunscreen (a lot) and a big dose of strength (not too big though).

Your efforts will be highly rewarded by the beauty of the place, with its "little" forests of pine and palm trees, its many monuments (which includes the famous City of Science), its fountains and artificial streams, its cute cafes.

I'm not a big fan of the two wheels, so I usually stick with what nature gave me, but for those who love biking the park is incredibly well-equipped, with big bike lanes going through the whole park.

Spain is a very clean country and the Jardin del Turia is no exception. You won't see a single piece of trash, like in Switzerland. A gigantic standing ovation for the cleaning department then!

The chances that you won't like this Paradise are very little!