Valencia Ancient & Modern with Intimate Dining in 11th Century Historic Monument
Overview
The only tour to combine Valencia’s famous modern city with an exploration of its historic origins, culminating in a tasting menu of local ingredients and regional prizewinning wines. Enjoy round-trip transport to and from the port of Valencia. Explore the futuristic architectural masterpiece, the City of Arts & Sciences, with your knowledgable guide. From here, let our drivers take you to the historic core of Valencia where you will find remnants of Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque and Moorish architecture. Gain exclusive access to a unique and intimate venue dating back to 11th Century Valencia and its Moorish occupancy. It is here we invite you to indulge in a specially designed tasting menu to showcase the best ingredients that the Valencian region has to offer. We choose dishes which are representative of the culture and share their stories, all the while pairing them with our favourite local wines.
Inclusions
- Round Trip Transport
- Wine Tasting
- Food and Beverages
- Guide (Live Person)
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Av. Professor Lopez Pinero 7, 46013, Valencia Spain
Marvel at Calatrava's impressive futuristic architectural complex where your guide will share with you the stories of what makes the structures so fascinating.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Central Market of Valencia, Placa Ciutat de Bruges, s/n, 46001, Valencia Spain
Explore Europe's largest food market filled with colorful stalls of fresh produce. Here your guide will explain Valencia's most important products and why certain ingredients are so important to the Valencian community.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Plaza de la Virgen, Valencia Spain
View the beautiful and peaceful Virgin Square, the heart of Valencia's Old Town.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Sea Saffron, 46024, Valencia Spain
Our unique Sea Saffron space dating back to the 11th Century and the occupancy of the Moors. Dine in an exclusive historic monument where we invite you to enjoy traditional flavors of the Valencian region.
Duration: 2 hours
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Av. Professor Lopez Pinero 7, 46013, Valencia Spain
Marvel at Calatrava's impressive futuristic architectural complex where your guide will share with you the stories of what makes the structures so fascinating.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Central Market of Valencia, Placa Ciutat de Bruges, s/n, 46001, Valencia Spain
Explore Europe's largest food market filled with colorful stalls of fresh produce. Here your guide will explain Valencia's most important products and why certain ingredients are so important to the Valencian community.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Plaza de la Virgen, Valencia Spain
View the beautiful and peaceful Virgin Square, the heart of Valencia's Old Town.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Sea Saffron, 46024, Valencia Spain
Our unique Sea Saffron space dating back to the 11th Century and the occupancy of the Moors. Dine in an exclusive historic monument where we invite you to enjoy traditional flavors of the Valencian region.
Duration: 2 hours
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Exact time will be addressed after booking is made
- If a different time is needed, you may request in special requirements
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years
- Ticket Entrance in the City of Arts & Sciences is not included. We view the exterior of the buildings to learn the architecture.
- Mercado Central is closed on Sundays. Any tours happening on a Sunday will not actually enter the market.
- Each guest will be served their individual portion of food to avoid cross contamination
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
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November 2018
Nick,our guide round the City of Arts and Sciences, was enthusiastic and knowledgable. He was able to tell us a great deal about Valencia in general and Santiago Calatrava in particular. Nacho provided us with splendid tapas accompanied by excellent local wines. The view from the 33rd floor rea...
Nick,our guide round the City of Arts and Sciences, was enthusiastic and knowledgable. He was able to tell us a great deal about Valencia in general and Santiago Calatrava in particular. Nacho provided us with splendid tapas accompanied by excellent local wines. The view from the 33rd floor really added to our enjoyment.Derek B
November 2018
Sea Saffron, what can I say but an incredible experience from beginning to end. My wife and I were on a 12-day Mediterranean cruise with Celebrity and felt that the cruise line was just not offering what we wanted to do in Valencia so we started to surf the internet and found Sea Saffron. Since t...
Sea Saffron, what can I say but an incredible experience from beginning to end. My wife and I were on a 12-day Mediterranean cruise with Celebrity and felt that the cruise line was just not offering what we wanted to do in Valencia so we started to surf the internet and found Sea Saffron. Since this vacation was our first European vacation celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary, my birthday and my retirement we wanted only memorable experiences in every port we visited. We started communicating through emails and received such a favorable response we immediately booked on line. Fast forward to our arrival in Valencia where we were met outside the port by our hosts Eduardo and Lara. We then entered brand new chauffer driven 4 door sedans with plenty of room for our tour departure. Little touches like complimentary water found in each door were added little touches that we were just starting to enjoy. Lara was our personal tour guide and she was phenomenal at explaining the old culture of the city and the new as we walked at a leisurely pace through the town of Valencia. My wife and myself both have back issues yet found the pace of this tour very easy to walk and enjoy. Once the tour was completed we crossed the city leaving the Arts and Science Center and ascended to a roof top Balcony/Terrace overlooking the city to begin our wine and tapas tasting. Coming from a culinary background having worked for the Hilton Hotel Chain for over 10 years I can personally tell you that this was the best part of the whole day. We were met with a beautifully set table where the 10 of us sat down and commenced our wine and tapas tastings. We tested 2 exceptional wines, one red and one white along with a vast array of home-made tapas. Eduardo our host was very knowledgeable in explaining the background of the grapes, region and history of the local wines while always refilling our glasses. The tapas were completely another matter, exceptional, flavorful, and never ending. I truly believe we had at least 10 platters with 2 different tapas on each platter, I thought they would never end yet I really did not want them too. This tasting was in my opinion a delightful MEAL and an exceptional over all experience. Once this part of the tour was completed we were driven back to the same pickup/drop off location to get back onto our ship. As we departed I spoke to Eduardo, thanked him for an incredible day and whispered that in my opinion he was not charging enough for such an enjoyable day. Would I recommend this tour, absolutely without a doubt? Thanks again Eduardo and Lara.ManxMaid
November 2018
We have just returned from a 12-day cruise and our first port of call was Valencia, where we had booked an independent shore excursion with Sea Saffron. We were greeted promptly by Eduardo at the Cruise Terminal and along with six other guests were taken to the city centre by car, where we spent...
We have just returned from a 12-day cruise and our first port of call was Valencia, where we had booked an independent shore excursion with Sea Saffron. We were greeted promptly by Eduardo at the Cruise Terminal and along with six other guests were taken to the city centre by car, where we spent a fabulous few hours being guided around the Old Town and the City of Arts and Sciences by our very knowledgeable and thoughtful host Eduardo - nothing was too much trouble. It was a drizzly, dull day but our experience was far from that! The very informative walking tour was topped off with a visit to a nearby apartment with spectacular views of the city, to enjoy seemingly never-ending delicious Tapas and wine pairings (all of which were locally sourced and prepared by Eduardo and on this occasion, Mia). When everything had been enthusiastically received and consumed we were again driven by car back to the Cruise Terminal. Eduardo and his colleagues are obviously passionate about their city and everything it has to offer, so if you have a chance to take a tour with Sea Saffron - don't miss the opportunity. You won't be sorry you did! Thank you Sea Saffron for wonderful day with great company. You have got it right! We hope we will make it back one day. ('Tricia & David)Becky C
October 2018
Nacho was an amazing guide and since it was just my husband and I we were able to make our tour more personal. The wine and tapas tasting was incredible, Christine, the chef, provide great local culinary flavors! The view was amazing. Recommend this tour to anyone
Nacho was an amazing guide and since it was just my husband and I we were able to make our tour more personal. The wine and tapas tasting was incredible, Christine, the chef, provide great local culinary flavors! The view was amazing. Recommend this tour to anyoneTrippiZee
August 2019
This was our best experience in Valencia and one of our best in Spain overall. Really great tour, we had fun, the food was excellent, the wine was excellent, the views were excellent, but most of all out tour guide Bogi was the best. She was extremely knowledgeable, patient and helpful, and eag...
This was our best experience in Valencia and one of our best in Spain overall. Really great tour, we had fun, the food was excellent, the wine was excellent, the views were excellent, but most of all out tour guide Bogi was the best. She was extremely knowledgeable, patient and helpful, and eager to take photos and answer questions. Thanks for everything ;)Kasper_KK1
August 2019
The initial tour of the city of arts and sciences was very informative, thanks to our guide Nick, who provided us with lots of interesting history and showed us all the great ways to view the complex. The following rooftop tapas and wine tasting was amazing. An introduction to a lot of Valencian ...
The initial tour of the city of arts and sciences was very informative, thanks to our guide Nick, who provided us with lots of interesting history and showed us all the great ways to view the complex. The following rooftop tapas and wine tasting was amazing. An introduction to a lot of Valencian local tapas and wines while the sun was setting over the mountains in the background - amazing! Would recommend this tour to everyone. Thank you!