Valencia (/vəˈlɛnsiə/, Spanish: [baˈlenθja]), or València (Valencian: [vaˈlensia]), is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona, with around 800,000 inhabitants in the administrative centre. Its urban area extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of around 1.5 million people. Valencia is Spain's third largest metropolitan area, with a population ranging from 1.7 to 2.5 million. The city has global city status.
Population: 814,208
Latitude: 39° 28' 11.10" N
Longitude: 0° 22' 38.60" E
The Turia or Túria (Valencian: Riu Túria [ˈriw ˈtuɾia]; Spanish: Río Turia [ˈri.o ˈtuɾja]; Latin: Turia) is a Spanish river which has its source in the Montes Universales in the mountain ranges of the northwesternmost end of the Sistema Ibérico, Ter…
Costa del Azahar (Spanish: [ˈkosta ðel aθaˈar], literally in English "Orange Blossom Coast") or Costa dels Tarongers (Valencian: [ˈkɔsta ðeɫs taɾoɲˈdʒeɾs], literally in English "Orange Tree Coast") is the name for the coast of the province of Castel…
The 2007 America's Cup was the thirty-second challenge for the America's Cup and was won by Alinghi in the 7th race.
The 2008 European Grand Prix (formally the LII Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held on August 24, 2008 at the Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain. It was the 12th race of the 2008 Formula One season. The race, cont…
The Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix (Valencian: Gran Premi de la Comunitat Valenciana de motociclisme) is a motorcycling event held in Spain that is part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
The Corts Valencianes (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈkoɾdz valensiˈanes]) are the main legislative body of the Generalitat Valenciana and therefore of the Valencian Community. The main location of the Corts is in the Palace of the Borgias in Valencia; …
The Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (Valencian pronunciation: [instiˈtud valensiˈa ˈðaɾd moˈðɛɾn]; Spanish: Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno; English: "Valencian Institute of Modern Art"), also known by the acronym IVAM, was the first center of m…
The Valencia Metro derailment occurred in Valencia, Spain's third largest city, on 3 July 2006 at 1 p.m. CEST (1100 UTC) between Jesús and Plaça d'Espanya stations on the Line 1 of the Metrovalencia mass transit system.
Plaza de Toros de Valencia is a bullring in València, Spain. It is currently used for bull fighting.
Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe (Valencian: Museu de les Ciències Príncep Felip, Spanish: Museo de las Ciencias Príncipe Felipe, Anglicised as "Príncipe Felipe/Prince Philip Science Museum") is an important visitor attraction in Valencia, Spai…
The 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup held in Valencia, Spain, from April 16 to June 6 was the event used to select the challenger for the 2007 America's Cup. Eleven potential challengers competed in the competition which consisted of two round robins, two sem…
The Ciudad Deportiva de Paterna is the state-of-art training ground of the Primera Division club Valencia CF.
The America's Cup Building, also known locally as Veles e Vents, is located in Valencia, Spain.
Luis Puig Palace (Valencian: Palau Velòdrom Lluís Puig, Spanish: Palacio Velódromo Luis Puig) is an arena in Valencia, Spain. It is primarily used for indoor sports and hosted the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships. The arena also hosts a 250 metr…
Valencia is one of the 52 electoral districts (Spanish: circunscripciones) used for the Spanish Congress of Deputies—the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament, the Cortes Generales. It is the third largest district in Congress in terms of the numb…
Pabellón Municipal Fuente San Luis (known as la Fonteta) is an arena in Valencia, Spain. Built in 1983, it is primarily used for basketball and the home arena of Valencia BC and the women team Ros Casares Valencia.
Benimaclet (Valencian pronunciation: [benimaˈklet]) is a former village which is now part of the city of Valencia, Spain. The placename is of Arabic origin dating from Moorish times. It is located in the north east of the city and borders the distri…
Hoya de Buñol (Valencian: Foia de Bunyol) is a comarca in the province of Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain.