VALENCIA City Guide | Spain | Travel Guide

Valencia is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 800.000 inhabitants. Valencia is also a major travel destination in Spain. The wider urban area also comprising the neighboring municipalities has a population of around 1.6 million, constituting one of the major urban areas on the European side of the Mediterranean Sea. Valencia is located on the banks of the river Turia, on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula, at the Gulf of Valencia, north of the Albufera lagoon.