The colors of Ruzafa (Tour in English) – Valencian Community, Spain

EXPERIENCE

Explore the Ruzafa neighborhood, known as the Valencian Soho, on a guided walking tour. Learn about the area’s history, urban geography, and emblematic settings, and discover its Arab origin and past as an independent municipality, working-class neighborhood, and more.

Meet your guide and set off on a walk through the history, urban geography, and emblematic settings of Ruzafa. Learn about its Arab origin as a playground and its past as an independent municipality, working-class neighborhood, triple-session cinema neighborhood, and marginal and immigrant neighborhood.

Discover the neighborhood’s present as a renovated and cosmopolitan neighborhood and as a museum of urban art. Hear about the effects of gentrification and “tourism,” the Central Park project, and the challenges and neighborhood movements.

Walk through its streets in the refreshing summer sunset, enjoying its architecture in pastel colors, knowing anecdotes about the neighborhood and its neighbors, or the importance of its Fallas. Don’t forget some of the most interesting gastronomic proposals in the city, nourished by the Ruzafa Market, the true heart of the neighborhood.

Finish just at the time when the neighborhood comes alive and its terraces begin to fill up, the perfect time to be able to experience what was discussed on the route and enjoy a bar, a restaurant, or an exhibition.

HIGHLIGHTS

Discover the Ruzafa neighborhood, a trendy area in Valencia’s Ensanche district
Learn about the neighborhood’s history, urban geography, and emblematic sites
See the pastel-colored architecture and learn about its Fallas
Enjoy a refreshing summer sunset as you walk through the streets of Ruzafa

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