Old town (Ciutat Vella)
Guide
Photo: Felivet · Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
FreeWalkAllow 1–2 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
Narrow streets between Plaça de la Mare de Déu, Plaça de la Reina and the El Carmen quarter, with tiled domes, street art, small squares and the Torres de Quart gate on the old wall line.
A brief history
On Thursdays at noon the Water Tribunal, a court of farmers that has settled irrigation disputes for centuries, still meets outside the cathedral's Apostles' Door.
Tips
- Best time
- Thursday at noon for the Water Tribunal, or any evening in El Carmen
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 1–2 h
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- Ciutat Vella (the old town) and the Turia: The old town of towers, markets and El Carmen's bars, wrapped by the Turia gardens. Central and walkable, with most hostels.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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