Valencia Encounter - Lonely Planet

230 g/db

1st Edition / January 2010

160 pp colour / 11 maps
Next edition due: January 2013

The Valencia Encounter guide gives you twice the city in half the time. Admire Murillo at the Museo de Bellas Artes, shop on Valencia's busiest shopping street, then put your feet up and have a drink in Plaza de la Virgen.

This pared-down number is ideal for quick trips - it's less accommodation, more neighbourhood highlights and the best of local knowledge.

* Full-colour pull-out map and detailed neighbourhood maps
* Meet the locals: insider tips from a sommelier, a gallery owner and a long-term resident of up-and-coming neighbourhood, Russafa
* Our discerning author pinpoints the city's best sights, museums, shops and restaurants
* Snapshots section gets you into the swing of the culture