Day Trips From Valencia: Best 8 Tours in English
With these day trips from Valencia you will discover charming inland and seaside villages and incredible landscapes.
If you have already visited all the places to see in Valencia, then it’s time to discover its surroundings, where history and nature are the protagonists. You can stroll through medieval castles, lakes and rice paddies and fishing villages that still preserve their essence.
Although you can do all these routes on your own, we would like to share with you a few recommendations for excursions from Valencia. You’ll love them if you’re short on time and want a specialised guide to tell you every detail in your own language.
Map – Day trips from Valencia
These are the places we recommend visiting in Valencia surroundings, in a tour or on your own:
1) Visit La Albufera: one of the best day trips from Valencia
The lagoon of La Albufera is a Mediterranean ecosystem surrounded by rice fields and dunes. Protected as a natural park, one of the activities is to take a boat trip to watch birds, walk along the dunes of El Saler overlooking the sea, visit the island of El Palmar and even watch a beautiful sunset with the sun’s rays reflecting on the lake.
💯 More information in our article on things to do in the Valencia lagoon.
2) Excursion to St. Joseph’s Caves in Valencia
If you like nature then this day trip from Valencia is a must. The underground caves of San José are in Vall de Uxó and are located in the longest navigable underground river in Europe. By boat and on foot through the cave, you will learn how it was formed and see stalactites and curious formations such as the cathedral. The explanation is given by a specialised guide – not to be missed!
3) Day Trip to Morella & Peñíscola
Would you like to explore two of the most charming towns in the Region of Valencia? This excursion to Morella and Peñíscola will blow your mind. In inland Valencia, Morella stands out for being a beautifully walled town built on a hill and where its ancient Moorish fortress still stands on top. In Peñiscola, what stands out is the castle located on a rock next to the sea and its beautiful historic centre.
🔝 Morella and Peñíscola are two of the most beautiful towns in Castellón and you can read about them, and others, in the link above.
You can also read more information about things to do in Morella and things to do in Peñíscola.
4. Visit to Játiva on an excursion from Valencia
An hour’s drive from Valencia, Játiva is another of Valencia province’s treasures. Former home of the Borja family (of whom you’ll also hear if you visit Gandía), it’s notable for its castle beside the city walls at the top of the town, from where you have fabulous views of the mountains and surrounding valley.
The excursion also includes a visit to the historic centre to see buildings such as the collegiate church of Santa Maria or to admire the paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts Casa de l’Ensenyança.
💯 See our article on things to do in Játiva, apart from the castle.
5. Excursion to Sagunto
One hour from Valencia, Sagunto is a beautiful Valencian city where the Romans had a strong presence that can be seen today in the different monuments they have left as a legacy.
Among them are the castle on the top of the hill and the imposing and very well preserved Roman theatre. You will also visit the historic city centre, which is very photogenic with its up and down streets.
6. Excursion to the Costa Blanca in Alicante
The so-called Costa Blanca with its coastal villages, tourist towns, beaches and coves attracts thousands of people year after year. This tour is ideal to get to know three of its jewels, all located on the Mediterranean coast.
On this tour you will get to know:Altea with its cobbled streets and the blue domed church on top of the hill, Benidorm with its wide beaches of turquoise water and the viewpoint in the middle of both, and.Villajoyosa, a fishing village with its colourful facades and its tradition of chocolate making.
💯 For more information, see our articles on things to do in Villajoyosa and things to do in Altea.
7. Tour from Valencia to Bocairente
Situated on the northern side of the Sierra Mariola, Bocairente is built in a staggered form on the rocky hillside. Part of its historic centre still retains its Moorish legacy.
With a network of narrow streets with steep slopes, ascents and descents, it is notable for the houses hanging over the ravine and the 17th and 18th century mansions up to eight storeys high.
In addition, its caves and cellars are worth visiting, places where vestiges of the civilisations that inhabited the town have been found and which were used to store different elements.
- Book your trip to Bocairente from Valencia here.
If you want more information about this beautiful village, visit our article about things to do in Bocairente.
8. Excursion to the island of Tabarca from Valencia
Finally, we cannot fail to highlight the visit to one of the most emblematic islands of the Valencian Community, the island of Tabarca. This insular territory has suffered pirate attacks in ancient times, and currently preserves a walled enclosure built in order to prevent such attacks.
In addition, its coves and surroundings are ideal for diving and snorkelling.
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