Here's 8 interesting things about Valencia
1) Valencia still has bullfighting.. There is a bull ring in the city center. the season is April to October. It is still legal in Spain, although some cities have outlawed it. it's a cultural tradition. No comment.
2) The Holy Grail (the cup Jesus drank from at the Last Supper) is in the Valencia cathedral. Note: Some other places claim they have it too.
3) The Mercado Central is the largest indoor market in Europe. They sell produce, meat, fish, cheese, poultry. There are also restaurants. It started as an open air market in 1839. The current building was built in the early 1800's.
4) There is a Water Tribunal outside the Valencia cathedral. It happens every Thursday at noon. Eight elected farmers sit in leather chairs in a circle wearing the traditional black blouse of the farmers of the area. They solve disputes between farmers about water involving the irrigation system around Valencia.
5) People in Valencia love cats. Their botanical garden has more than 50 resident cats. Explains a guy we saw on the street today with a cat on his shoulder.
6) The first psychiatric hospital in the world was in Valencia.
7) Valencia has the narrowest building in Europe : La Estrecha. It is between two buildings and has 5 floors. it is a little more than 42 inches wide. it was originally built as a family home.
8) Valencia has the incredible City of Arts and Sciences. It is part of an old riverbed made into a park. It is an architectural marvel with buildings shaped like a human eye, whales bones and a lotus flower It houses an art museum, Europes biggest aquarium, science museum, a giant garden, concert halls, event centers.
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October 03, 2022 at 06:43PM
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