Valencia, Spain
I was in Valencia early this month for Localization Lab Sprint. It was part of much bigger event called Internet Freedom Festival. I thoroughly enjoyed the sprint and festival. Along with that I got enough time to enjoy the city itself.
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I liked Valencia more than Madrid and Barcelona. I think these days I love smaller towns more than big cities. You could probably see most of the Valencia by walk. We walked most of the city center. I really loved the market. I took lots of picture in the market, you can see some of them in the gallery below. After a long time I enjoyed food and wine. My favorite items from tapas were Fried Potatoes in Spicy Tomato Sauce (Patatas Bravas) and Pimientos de Padrón (fried padron peppers). I probably had them every evening.
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Mercado Central (Central Market) is probably one of the oldest markets in Europe. The market closes by 3pm. So we got a couple of hours to explore. We walked around the beautiful market. Bought food and wine.
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There are churches around the old market and lot of places to eat. You can spend as much time as you want exploring that area.
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IFF venue was very close to beach. So we went to beach on the last day. Walked around. It was warm, bright, sunny day. You could see a lot of people enjoying the sun and beach in the middle of the day :)
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You could probably spend a week in Valencia. It could work as a nice break from work doing.