Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn. I have been dying to show you a glimpse of Valencia, Spain for a couple of weeks. From the previous post, you know we had been considering making Cullera, a suburb of Valencia our next home because of its lovely beaches.
Upon visiting, we decided against it. Valencia, the city itself is now in the running as our next home. I can not underestimate the beauty of Valencia and the role it plays in my happiness. As you know, I love Seville and have been happy here for the two years. Our decision to move is more of a desire to experience even more beauty which l have found in abundance in Valencia.
If someone were to tell you that you were in the 2nd Arrondissement of Paris for instance in some places, such as the first image, you would totally believe it. It is old and new at the same time if that makes any sense Sevilla is old and historical and reflects it with the colors of the buildings.
Valencia on the other hand, has more muted colors giving it a newness that really intrigues me. It blends so nicely that you forget there is an amazing history behind it too. While there are traditional tapas like we have in Seville, there seems to be a daring spin on their tapas and it delights my pallet to put it mildly. I am so curious to try more of the food. Valencia is the home of the paella, that savory dish with rice and seafood. The traditional paella Valenciana is made with duck and chicken, but they also have the ones with seafood.
There is also quite the variety of International cuisine to be experienced. We had great Chinese, Japanese and Indian food. The central market is absolutely humongous and sells everything type of meat and seafood imaginable. We had a great time just walking around and feasting our eyes. Sevilla has one too, but this just has more of everything, especially giant lobsters and crab legs.
