The charming city of Valencia is best visited with the help of our Valencia car hire services. Valencia is the third-largest city in the country, benefiting from a very large metropolitan area of around one point eight million inhabitants, while the city proper has a bit over eight hundred thousand.
The city is very accessible, whether you want to reach it by road, rail or air, most international visitors will land at the local airport and thankfully you can pick up our rental cars from our Valencia Airport car hire services, meaning that you can basically get off your plane and jump behind the wheel of your rental car, it couldn't be more convenient.
The city is within a few hours drives from both Barcelona and Madrid, so with the help of a rental car one could visit these cities as well while staying in Valencia, however this doesn't mean that Valencia is a boring place to visit, far from it actually.
One of the major sights and attractions of the city is the City of Arts and Science, an ongoing building project; it's a complex containing the Science Museum, a Planetarium, an IMAX cinema, an Aquarium and an Arts Museum, the 'City' is also famous because it was designed by the elite architect Santiago Calatrava.
For a view of the old city, head towards The Barri del Carme neighborhood; located in the old center, it's a great place to stroll around and take in the classic atmosphere thanks to the great outdoor cafes and trendy shops.
One of the main activities related to the city is the Fallas Festivity which goes back to the city's old tradition of carpenters burning the wooden utensils used to hold their candles throughout the winter season. This burning festival takes place before the Festivity of Saint Joseph and throughout the centuries it has transformed into a festival where big papier mache models are burnt.
These are just a few of the things that one can see and do while in Valencia, rest assured that with the help of our Valencia car hire services you can explore the place and its surroundings in a lot of detail.
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