< Previous50visitvalencia.comAccessibleFree or discounted with the Valencia Tourist CardAir raid sheltersSerranos Street air raid shelter Serranos, 25It was built in 1937 and was able to hold 400 people. It is a room with three spaces that are separated by two rows of concrete pillars that hold the linteled roof. It had benches along the walls and around the columns for sitting, and it still bears a "Refugio" (shelter) sign, made using typical Art Deco letters.Council School air raid shelter Arzobispo Mayoral, 1It could hold 700 people and had built-in benches where the pupils could sit and wait for the danger to pass. It consisted of five spaces covered with low concrete vaulting, which also had toilets and electricity. Bombas Gens air raid shelterAvenida de Burjassot, 54This underground lair was discovered during the work to refurbish the Bombas Gens hydraulic pump factory in 2017. This reinforced concrete shelter could hold some 40 people, but it had no benches for people to sit on and wait out the air raid.Calle Alta air raid shelter Alta, 37 Built in 1937, it housed a staggering 600 people. Since then, its walls have provided refuge to homeless people, and they bore witness to how water and mud flooded everything in the great flood of 1957.Air raid shelter on Espada Street Espada, 22This column-reinforced rectangular space is made of concrete and iron, and features an inner structure of soft materials to prevent the shock wave from the bombs from expanding inward.Massarojos air raid shelterPlaza el Soñador 8, MasarrojosThis 125-m long shelter in the shape of a gallery is dug into the rocky subsoil and is two meters high and two meters wide, providing shelter for 230 people. Its construction began at the end of the Civil War, and it was refurbished in 2020.Find out how to visit the shelters hereHistory51#VisitValencia52visitvalencia.comCULTUREBuy your tickets to theaters and shows hereSee all the live music shows playing in ValenciaCulture53#VisitValenciaA passion for cultureValencia has an endless array of cultural activities. Choose from more than thirty museums with the most diverse content, from the second largest art gallery in Spain to the most extensive collection of toy soldiers in the world. There are also small galleries run by local artists who would be delighted to show you their wares, and cultural centers with a varied program of exhibits and concerts.The city of music has no shortage of opportunities to enjoy the talent of local, national or international artists, from the best opera in Les Arts, symphonic concerts at the Palau de la Música, and jazz bands in venues such as Club Matisse. Drama, comedy, musicals, dance and other performing arts in theaters such as Olympia or Talia, and alternative spaces such as La Rambleta, La Mutant or Sala Russafa, round out the activities.Take advantage of the 10% to 20% discount that the Valencia Tourist Card offers at the Teatro Talia, Olympia and Sala RussafaOUR TIP54visitvalencia.comStreet artYou don't have to go to a museum to enjoy artin Valencia. The walls of buildings in streets and squares all over the city provide a canvas where local urban artists unleash their imagination and ingenuity.The best examples of urban art can be found in the neighborhoods of Russafa, Cabanyal-Canyamelar, and also in the historic center. These places also hold festivals that bring art to the public, such as Intramurs or Russafart.In recent years, some of the most renowned artists such as PichiAvo, Okuda, Escif and Dulk have worked together to design the municipal falla that is placed in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, thus introducing millions of visitors to their art.Read more about urban art in ValenciaSee urban art in the center of ValenciaFor a most romantic photo, emulate one of the murals on Calle Moret, nicknamed the Street of Colors.OUR TIPCulture55#VisitValenciaMuseumsAccessibleFree or discounted with the Valencia Tourist CardGens Pumps: Art with flavorAvenida Burjassot 54The Bombas Gens Art Center is housed in an old hydraulic pump factory built around 1930 in the typical Art Deco style of the time. Its extensive spaces house the Per Amor a l'Art Foundation's collection of contemporary art, which includes photographs, paintings and sculptures. Constantly growing, it contains over 1,500 works by more than 150 artists. In addition to hosting a full range of exhibits, cultural activities and educational projects, the center also houses a medieval wine cellar and a Civil War air raid shelter. To top off a visit to this center, at its entrance is the Ricard Camarena restaurant, with two Michelin starsinfo@bombasgens.comDon't miss it!Benlliure House-Museum Blanquerías, 23Family house of Valencian painter José Benlliure, and example of a high bourgeoisie residence in 19th-century Valencia. You can visit the rooms of the house, the painter's studio, the garden decorated with tiles and sculptures, and some rooms with works by Benlliure and his contemporaries, like Sorolla and Muñoz Degrain. cultural.valencia.es Blasco Ibáñez House-Museum Isabel de Villena, s/nThe former villa of Valencian writer Vi-cente Blasco Ibáñez today houses on one of its floors several portraits, engravings, personal objects, original furniture and works by various artists, giving us an insight into the family environment of the author of the novel The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. cultural.valencia.es56visitvalencia.comAccessibleFree or discounted with the Valencia Tourist CardConcha Piquer House-Museum Ruaya, 23Home of Valencian singer Concha Piquer. Representative of the typical working-class single-family house, it contains documents, personal items, a collection of dresses and recording materials that summarize the artist's career.cultural.valencia.esCasa de las Rocas - Museo del Corpus Rocas, 3Museum housing the carts, popularly known as rocks, that take part in the procession of Corpus Christi. Visitors can also see the processional giants and the costumes worn by the characters who take part in the parade. corpusvalenciaamics.comCentre d'Artesania de la Comunitat Valenciana (Craft Center of Valencia) Hospital, 7 (junto al MuVIM)Temporary samples of Valencian craftscentroartesaniacv.com Sea-themed Holy Week House-Museum (Salvador Caurín Alarcón) Rosario, 1Nestled in Valencia's maritime district, visitors can view images, thrones, platforms, banners, habits and costumes of the brotherhoods and associations that take part in the Sea-themed Holy Week.semanasantamarinera.orgMuseumsCulture57#VisitValenciaLladró Museum and Exhibit Center Carretera Alboraya, s/nTavernes Blanques (Valencia)Learn how Lladró porcelain statues are made and see an exhibit of the Valencian company's most representative figures. lladro.comCentre del Carme Cultura Contemporània Museo, 2This former convent is now a multidisciplinary cultural center with temporary exhibits of contemporary art, as well as musical activities, conferences and a space dedicated to children ages 0 to 3.Don't miss it!AccessibleFree or discounted with the Valencia Tourist Card58visitvalencia.comFallas year-roundTwo special museums let you explore the world of the Fallas at any time of year, appreciate their creativity and better understand the importance of this festival.MuseumsMuseo del Artista Fallero Avenida San José Artesano, 17The Museo del Artista Fallero explains the complex process of creating the monuments, with sketches and mock-ups of fallas, as well as collections of fallero magazines and booklets.Museo Fallero Plaza Monteolivete, 4The Museo Fallero houses the collection of ninots spared from the fire by popular vote since 1934, as well as Fallas posters and fallero-themed photographs.Don't miss it!AccessibleFree or discounted with the Valencia Tourist CardCulture59#VisitValenciaBancaja Foundation Plaza Tetuán, 23Workshops, concerts and exhibits all come together in the halls of this cultural center whose activities are open to everyone.fundacionbancaja.esTossal Gallery Plaza del TossalUnder the bustling Plaza del Tossal, in the heart of the historic center, is this archeological crypt where you can see a segment of the Islamic wall erected in the 12th century. The room is often used for temporary exhibits.cultural.valencia.esValencian Institute of Modern Art (IVAM) Guillém de Castro, 118The IVAM (Valencian Institute of Modern Art) is the cultural flagship of the Valencian Community and one of the leading institutions of modern and contemporary art. It has a surface area of 18,200 m2 and contains eight galleries housing the museum's collections and temporary exhibits. One of them, Sala de la Muralla (Wall Room), which has a separate entrance, shows the foundations of the ancient medieval wall built in the second half of the 14th century.Its rooms permanently exhibit various studies of the work of the two pillars of its collection: Julio González (1876-1942) and Ignacio Pinazo (1849-1916). Visitors can also discover temporary exhibits of national and international artists and pieces from the museum's collection.The IVAM collection, which is only shown in temporary exhibits by theme and/or author, spans a considerable timeline. It includes from the historical avant-garde in 1914, to the contemporary forms of today, with important artists such as James Rosenquist, Richard Hamilton, Robert Rauschenberg, Tony Cragg, Carmen Calvo, Fernando Arroyo, Antoni Tàpies, Julio González, Yves Klein, Zoran Music, Manolo Valdés, Equipo Crónica, Equipo Realidad, Jean Dubuffet, Gilian Wearing, Mona Hatoum, Annette Messager, Cindy Sherman, Jacques Lipchitz, Rodchenko, Alexander Calder, Per Kirkeby and James Turrell.ivam.esAccessibleFree or discounted with the Valencia Tourist CardNext >