La Almoina Archaeological Museum — Attraction in Valencia

I recently visited the Almoina Archaeological Museum in Valencia, and it was a fascinating journey through the city's rich history. Located in the heart of the old town, this museum is literally a window to the past - its glass floor allows visitors to walk above remarkably preserved Roman ruins. The museum's layout is well-designed, guiding visitors chronologically through Valencia's history from its Roman foundation through the Visigothic and Islamic periods. The exhibits are informative and engaging, with clear explanations in multiple languages. One of the highlights is the chance to see the remains of the Roman forum and baths up close. The use of multimedia presentations helps bring these ancient ruins to life, making it easier to imagine what Valencia looked like centuries ago. While not a large museum, the Almoina packs a lot of history into its space. It's an excellent spot for history buffs or anyone interested in understanding Valencia's origins. The museum's central location also makes it easy to include in a day of sightseeing around the old town. If I had one critique, it would be that some areas could benefit from better lighting to fully appreciate the details of the ruins. Overall, the Almoina Archaeological Museum offers a unique and enlightening experience. It's a must-visit for anyone wanting to delve into Valencia's ancient past and understand the layers of history beneath the...

Nice little museum right in the middle of old town. In an modern building, unspectacular. Most of it is underground, excavations preserved, bits of Valencia thousands of years ago. The museum is a bit dark, narrow, corridors, glass floors, stairs, tight passages. I imagine in the summer crowds it could be stuffy and cramped. Lots of broken ceramic, clay pots everywhere, not very interesting. Two skeletons are interesting but no idea who those folks were or how they got there. One broken white pot looks detailed, beautiful, but the rest are boring. They have large posters trying to give a sense of what main street looked like original stones, patterns copied on the poster. A nice touch. But the rest is rather simple and plain. Museums, in general, struggle to help our imaginations put ourselves in these streets, washing in those pots. Like stories, movies, paintings...museums understand if it's not about us, if it's not personal, if we can't empathize, we're not really interested. This one doesn't get there, needs to try harder. Perhaps a movie, perhaps dioramas...

Cost is only 2E (less than a coffee), free on weekends, so it's worth all of that, if you have time...

Fist of all FREE ON SUNDAYS!!!

This is probably the best museum in the city. I've visited tons of archaeological museums before, but this was one of the only ones that had full visual/tactual support for every section.

Each ruin has a mini replica you can touch (with braille descriptions) and right next to it there's a version of how it would've looked originally. Also each section includes a 3D video that 'builds' on top the the ruin you're looking at and shows how the place looked like in the past. There’s also a cool timeline that shows when each place fits into the history of Valencia. So it's super easy to follow and visualise it.

I was lucky enough to be there when a tour was happening and the guide (Diego) was super knowledgeable, answered all my questions and even gave some nice recs on where to explore more of the ‘old’ city. Amazing place. The water 'ceiling' over the Roman baths is just perfect. I definitely...