It's not as achingly hip as Barcelona and it's more manageable than Madrid: Spain's third city has plenty of flavor, an urban edge and uniquely Valencian oddities.
Valencia is a model of modern Mediterranean living that has somehow managed to reinvent itself for the 21st century without treading on its own past. Much of the credit for that lies in its willingness to indulge the postmodern fantasies of local-born architect Santiago Calatrava which have transformed a once derelict area of the city into a vast surreal futurescape that is straight out of science fiction. The city already bears the stamp of centuries of history with the Old Town providing an almost perfect living timeline of architectural layers from Moorish to Modernism via Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Art Deco. Like other Spanish cities, Valencia comes to life at night. Las Fallas in March -- a bacchanalian riot of paella and pyrotechnics -- has long been considered one of the world's great fiestas while, looking east towards the Balearics, Valencia's beachfront nightlife is reminiscent of a more laidback Ibiza. But it has been Calatrava's creations have created a new buzz and confidence around a c
A subway train that derailed and killed 41 people on Monday was traveling at twice the normal speed, according to a Valencia city official.
At least 41 people were killed when a subway train derailed in the eastern Spanish city of Valencia on Monday, officials said, Reuters news agency reported.
Valencia Forumupdated: Wed Mar 08 2006 09:21:00
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