Tourist information Valencia

With our help you will not get lost in Valencia. Here we will inform you about the most important facts about your citybreak destination Valencia. Take your time to read all the information you will find in our online tourist guide about Valencia. You will see your citybreak will be even more pleasurable. If you need some more tourist information while you’re in Valencia, you can direct yourself to the tourist office in the city centre. Here they can provide you with all the information you need about monuments, museums and other tourist attractions. But they can also give you more information about the public transport, special tourist cards and they can offer you the best city maps. You can find the tourist office in Valencia at the following address:
Plaza de la Reina 19

Currency in Spain

The currency in Spain is euro. In Valencia you will find lots of ATM machines where you can get money with your international bank cards. Also in hotels, restaurants and in the bigger shops you will be able to pay with your international bank cards or with credit cards as Visa, MasterCard and Dinners Club

Time zone in Valencia

The standard time zone in Valencia is UTC/GMT + 1 hour. But during the Central European Summer Time the time zone is UTC/GMT +2 hours.

Public holidays Valencia

1 January: New Year’s Day
6 January: Three Kings Day
22 January: San Vicente Mártir
12-19 March: Las Fallas festival
19 March: St. Joseph’s Day
Late March or early April: Maundy Thursday
Late March or early April: Good Friday
Late March or early April: Easter
1 May: Labour Day
Second Sunday May: Our Lady of the Forsaken
Mid June (Sunday): Feast of Corpus Christi
15 August: Feast of the Assumption
9 October: Day of the Valencian Community
12 October: Spanish National Day
1 November: All Saints’ Day
6 December: Constitution Day
8 December: Feast of the Immaculate Conception
25 December: Christmas Day

Opening hours Tourist office Valencia

Most shops open at 09:30 and do not close until 20:00. Only the smaller shops close for lunch and the siesta between 14:00 and 17:00. Shopping malls and departments stores usually close much later between 21:00 and 23:00. On Sundays almost all shops are closed but the shopping malls will be open all day.

Emergency in Spain

You never know when you are going to need it, therefore it’s always better to know the alarm number of your citybreak destination. In case of an emergency in Valencia or anywhere else in Spain you call: 112.