valenciablogger | 
06 10th, 2009| 
If you want to have fun this summer, why not travel to one of the most beautiful cities in Spain? This is the case of Valencia, a city that you can have a lot of fun in. It has some great places where you can enjoy good food, nature, culture and entertainment.
A few kilometres from the city of Valencia you’ll find a fantastic nature park which is really worth a visit whilst you are on holiday here. It is a charming place where you can relax and get away from the city and enjoy nature in perfect peace. In the park of Albufera there are many shops and restaurants whare you can enjoy a typical Valencian paella. To reach this paradise, it is necessary to travel to El Palmar, scenery that was an inspiration for many of the works of Blasco Ibáñez.
One can usually eat very well here and you can organize wonderful excursions along the coast of Valencia. The lagoon is the largest lake in Spain. This is a place of great ecological interest and where many species of waterfowl live. Its waters are rich in flora and fauna. In the past, the lake was both useful and important to fishermen and rice farmers. As was mentioned before, here are many fine restaurants where you can taste the typical dishes of Valencia such as the aforementioned paella, the Arroz a Banda (rice with fish), the l’i Pebre All (garlic and pepper), made with eels from the lake. After dinner, you might want to take a relaxing boat trip on the lake to admire the shades of red and gold of the sunset over the water.
Would you like to spend your summer of dreams? You will want to enjoy the beach, sun, sand, etc. But as often happens in these periods, the beaches are crowded with people and there is not even a small space where to put your towel. Do not worry about that. If you come to the lagoon you will be lost for words. Here is a wonderful natural beach (Devesa) immersed in nature, where the water is clear. In fact, Albufera Park even managed to earn the Blue Flag award, a recognition that only the best beaches can obtain!
This is one of Valencia’s best kept secrets and on July 8th 1986 the area was declared a Natural Park of Albufera. The area includes many other places, such as: Sedaví, Catarroja, Massanasa and Albal. Do not miss this wonderful opportunity and rent apartments in Valencia.
