Highlights & Hidden Gems of Valencia in Valencia - 68bed30ce119c22226d017de94137b5a
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Highlights & Hidden Gems of Valencia

  • 3 hours
  • City Highlight Tours
  • Valencia
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Choose one of 7 locals available

Experience hosted by Marcos, Valentín López & other locals

  • Private Tour
  • Carbon Neutral

Want to see the best of Valencia? We got you covered. But as you can expect from a Withlocals experience, the real excitement is its hidden gems. Join your favorite local and get a feeling of the city's real vibe on a tour that has it all, so you can say: I experienced the real Valencia!

Destination
Valencia, Spain
Category
City Highlight Tours
Duration
3 hours
Transport mode
Walking tour
Available languages
English, Español, Français, Português, 日本語
Included
  • Private Guide
  • 1 Local Snack or Drink
  • Entrance to the Silk Exchange
  • All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral
Excluded
  • Entrance to attractions

6 reasons to book this tour

  • Explore the best of the city in only 3 hours
  • Spot classics like Town Hall Square & Torres de Serrano
  • Discover hidden gems away from the tourist paths
  • Experience the city from a local’s perspective
  • Can be 100% personalized to your wishes
  • Privately guided by a local expert

What you can expect

Highlights & Hidden Gems of Valencia in Valencia - 68bed30ce119c22226d017de94137b5a

Valencia, is a magical place! And with the local host of your choice, you are going to experience it all. So get ready; culture, history, and local lifestyle await!

Dive into the origin of Valencia as you see the city’s main landmarks like Town Hall Square, Torres de Serrano and Marques de Dos Aguas Palace. And how about the hidden gems? Oh, you’re in for a surprise! Every host has its own story to tell, so pick your favorite, and you’ll discover the city through their eyes. Experience their Valencia to the max based on their passions and expertise. They’ll make sure you have fun enjoying a unique and local perspective of Valencia.

Want to take a break? Leave it up to your host! This is the perfect opportunity to visit that special eatery where only the locals come and your chance to enjoy a local treat hand-picked by your host. Feel free to ask your host more about their life in their city or get recommendations about the top things to do in Valencia. Remember, the locals know best.

The best part of any city tour is definitely the unique stories. Everybody has a story to tell, especially your host. Each one of the local hosts has a different background ranging from arts to history. They can’t wait to share their knowledge with you and exchange ideas and perspectives! Feel like changing the route a bit? No problem, the hosts will be happy to personalize the tour to your wishes and make their Valencia, your Valencia!

Choose your local

Get to know these 7 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

  1. Meeting point

    Meet at Under the clock of Estacion del Norte - Valencia to start your journey

  2. Itinerary

    This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

  3. City Highlights

    See from Town Hall Square, Torres de Serrano, Marques de Dos Aguas Palace and other landmarks and must-sees of the city. Your local host will take you to the main spots in town so you can get the perfect overview of what makes Valencia so unique
  4. Hidden Gems

    Along the way, your local host will show you treasures hidden in plain sight that only the locals know about. Get to know the city through a different perspective, the local way, and discover places and stories that not many tourists experience
  5. Magical Storytelling

    Behind every landmark and every stop, there’s a story, and your local host is ready to tell it all. Get ready to listen to incredible stories, one-of-a-kind insights, and fun facts only a knowledgeable local would know!
  6. Special Treat

    Follow your host to one of their favorite eateries for a snack or a drink beloved by the locals. Take a break and catch up with your new local friend and get the answers to all your travel questions
  7. Make it yours

    Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

    Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

    Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

  • Feel confident booking

    Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

  • Change of plans?

    Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

  • Loved by travelers worldwide

    Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

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Allyson
(About local )
4 March 2025
I have been to Valencia many times for work, but Mimoza shared another side of the city that we have never seen. We really enjoyed learning about a more magical aspect of the city, with a greater understanding of the history and how it has influenced the people of Valencia. Mimoza is a great guide and we enjoyed every minute of our tour.
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Unknown
(About local )
25 February 2025
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Andrea🇩🇪 Germany
(About local )
17 February 2025
Wir waren noch nie in Valencia und sind absolut begeistert. Marcos hat uns einen tollen Einblick in seine Stadt gegeben. Er kennt sich super gut aus und ist total nett. Vielen Dank für unsere gemeinsame Zeit. Perfekter Tag
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Kevin
(About local )
31 January 2025
This was our first time in Valencia, and Daniel gave us an amazing tour all around the old town, showing us all the major sites and giving us excellent historical context. He fine tuned the tour to our specific interests. We couldn’t have asked for a better introduction to this beautiful city.Wonderful personal tour!
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melinda🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
17 January 2025
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Mel🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
31 December 2024
We were only in Valencia for a day so decided to book a tour with Cesar so we could see as much of this beautiful city as we could in the time we had. And so glad we did. Cesar was so friendly and knowledgeable and showed us so much of Valencia we would have missed on our own. Couldn’t recommend enough. Thank you. Great tour of Valencia
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Claudio🇮🇹 Italy
(About local )
23 December 2024
…if you’re in Valencia and you would like to be told about interesting and curious things (art/history/traditions) and would like be taken to hidden places….well do not hesitate any further….Mike is your choice! We tremendously enjoyed Mike’s three-hour tour….he’s a very special lad.A smooth and enjoyable Valencia promenade
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Darya
(About local )
22 December 2024
We just arrived to Valencia and booked a tour with Marcos to learn more about the city. Marcos made a great tour, highlighting both interesting historic moments and modern city life. We asked him for some additions to the tour (e.g. we were interested in the Jewish history in Valencia) and Marcos did it brilliantly. We highly recommend Marcos as the guide! Great tour
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Burt🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
25 November 2024
Maria is a great tour guide who showed us Valencia in depth. Valencia Tour
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Caterina🇨🇭 Switzerland
(About local )
16 November 2024
Maria has shared her incredible art historic knowledge together with her passion for her hometown in an impressive tour through Valencia‘s hidden gems.Very knowledgable
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Susan🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
30 October 2024
We had a wonderful time with Josephine as we walked through Valencia with her. She enthusiasticly shared stories, history, and landmarks of this beautiful city. We felt we had made a new friend by the end of our tour! Best of Valencia with Josepine!
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Martin🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
27 October 2024
We met Valentin, at the place stated all on time. We had a very informative tour which took in the historic areas, buildings, and monuments. We had a planned break for a glass of Horchata-a must to try-which was very refreshing. We had a good tour with Valentin.Great orientation tour of Valencia
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Jannie🇩🇰 Denmark
(About local )
19 October 2024
Marcos is very knowledgable and with great use of his iPad, he took us through the highlights of Valencia in a well adapted tour around the old town. Marcos is a very pleasant person with excellent English skills and educating is close to his heart which we all enjoyed immensely. Wonderful tour with an excellent guide
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Trqcy🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
19 October 2024
We had a fabulous tour with Mike he was an excellent story teller and kept us interested at all times Only four of us on tour so we was able to hear and ask questions very easy and came away with a good understanding of Valencia Would definite recommend Excellent tour
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thomas🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
18 October 2024
Mike is very knowledgeable about Valencia and history in general. Pleasant person, wonderful conversation, great tour. We learned a lot and enjoyed it immensely.Excellent guide
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Peter🇦🇹 Austria
(About local )
14 October 2024
Josefine was a great guide always considering individual interest of our group, funny details, and many detailsperfect experience
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Susanne
(About local )
9 October 2024
Die Stadtwanderung mit Valentin war sehr interessant, informativ und er hat uns viele Einblicke in die Vergangenheit und Gegenwart der Stadt ermöglicht Die genussvolle Pause hat uns Spaß gemacht Wir können die Führung mit Valentin nur empfehlenEine sehr interessante Stadtwanderung
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Kirsty🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
7 October 2024
Marcos introduced his beautiful city of Valencia to our group of six in October. He kindly met us at our hotel and showed us round some of the key sights and streets of the city plus a few lesser-known ones. The tour ran over by 30 minutes as he was so keen that we didn’t miss out on anything. He also texted info to us afterwards about restaurants and local transport that was very helpful. The pace of the tour was perfect and the history and knowledge he shared was pitch perfect - giving context, interest and colour to everywhere we visited. His English was excellent so we never struggled to understand. Marcos has such warmth and passion for Valencia that we also fell a little in love with the city. We couldn’t have wished for a better guide.An exceptional guide
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Cathy
(About local )
5 October 2024
Our tour with Maria was brilliant. She was very knowledgeable but pitched it perfectly so we learned and saw a lot without being bored by too much information. We saw places we wouldn’t have seen otherwise and was one of the highlights of our weekend.Fantastic afternoon
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Natalya🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
2 October 2024
We had enjoyable walk with Daniel around old city, he shows us many things we will not notice or found without him. It turned out to be a little shorter than planned but Daniel covered main areas. He also gave us good suggestion of places to explore on our own.Nice overview of an old cityValencia
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Avril🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
9 August 2024
We had a fascinating and enjoyable walking tour with Danny that all 6 of us really enjoyed. He was knowledgeable and enabled us to really appreciate our time in Valencia. We would highly recommend Danny as a tour guide.Excellent Tour
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Annie🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
30 July 2024
We knew nothing about Valencia prior to this tour but left with a real desire to go back. Marcos was a great guide - both his English and his enthusiasm for his city was impeccable. We would definitely recommend him. A great introduction to Valencia
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Beverly
(About local )
19 July 2024
Cesar was very accommodating to us taking extra times at stops along the tour. He was patient, spoke great English and very knowledgeable about all the sites we visited. He engaged with our teenager and is very personable. We highly recommend the tour as a great way to learn the city. Cesar is amazing!!
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Joan
(About local )
10 July 2024
Cesar was an amazing guide. He was very knowledgeable about Valencia and was able to modify the tour based on our specific interests (not all people in our group were history buffs) and time limits as we had to get back to the ship. Cesar was very personable. Thanks for a memorable day! Great tour!
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Valeria
(About local )
15 June 2024
We had a great experience touring Valencia with Marcos. He was responsive, flexible, interesting and adjusted to tour to make sure that our interests were included. We highly recommend Marcos for anyone's Valencia Walking Tour.Marcos is a wonderful local guide
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Steven🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
13 June 2024
Marcos couldn’t have been more informative helpful or accommodating … great conversation … went well beyond the bounds to be helpful … my wife’s passion is paella and he lined us up with the very best paella in the universe at La Riva … he called ahead to get it started and even lined up a taxi after to meet outside the restaurant because we were on a tight windows to catch our train … 10 stars for Marcos !!Valencia and Paella
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Cheryl🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
31 May 2024
Maria was friendly, knowledgeable and very interesting. Had lots of entertaining stories. She was also very accommodating when our ride dropped us off 20 minutes away from our meeting point. I would not hesitate to book with her. Wonderful Historic Tour
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Sid🇨🇦 Canada
(About local )
27 May 2024
Met up easily . Great orientation to start off our first night in Valencia. It was very informative as an introduction to the City Sid
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Kelly🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
27 May 2024
Josephine is a wonderful guide. She loves her city and it shows. She took us through the history and the culture of Valencia and showed us all of the places we need to see in this beautiful city. Each guide in this program brings their personality and unique perspective to the tour. Josephine loves history and architecture and it fit our interests to a T. I highly recommend her!!
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Neal🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
21 May 2024
Josephine was wonderful! She had a great breadth of knowledge about the city, its history, and current life. We got some great recommendations about places to get some of the typical Valencia food and drinks, along with museums and historical sites, and we were able to stop into some of the lesser known spots. She’s warm and friendly, and don’t let her fool you, her English is great! Womderful tour!
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(About local )
19 May 2024
Josephine is very knowledgeable. She is an excellent tour guide. Took us to locations in Valencia that we did not know about including the Valencia Silk Exchange and Plaza Altoona Roman Ruins described each of them in great detail. She is friendly and great to walk with. Highly recommend Josephine. Fantastic Guided Walk With Josephine
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Andrew🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
12 May 2024
Josephine is a very knowledgeable guide with an extremely friendly and bubbly personality. As a party of 3 we all enjoyed our 3 hours with her taking advantage of her local knowledge. We were impressed that she varied the tour to suit our needs. We can highly recommend a tour with her.Excellent walking tour
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Michael🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
6 May 2024
Maria was a great guide. She was friendly and very knowledgeable. Maria was very open to questions and walked at a nice pace. We really enjoyed our tour. Great Overview of old Valencia
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Linda
(About local )
6 May 2024
Valentin genuinely cared about his home City. He was knowledgeable and easy to talk with. The pace was great. Thank you! Excellent Local Guide
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Diane🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
3 May 2024
Josephine is super friendly, very knowledgeable and loves to show off the unique and interesting little secrets around Valencia center that you would otherwise never notice or even think about! The tour was both very interesting and lots of fun—it just ended too soon!Wonderful Morning with Josefina
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Bryan🇺🇸 United States
(About local )
28 April 2024
Marcos provided us a great, and in-depth tour of Valencia. He shared with us some special places that only the locals know about. I would highly see Valencia through Marcos again! At the end, Marcos shared many local dining spots that he goes to and enjoys. We went to a few of them, and enjoyed. Thanks Marcos!Marcos knows Valencia
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Mark
(About local )
22 April 2024
Josephine hat uns einen unterhaltsamen Überblick über Valencias Innenstadt gegeben, mit guten Tipps und netten Anekdoten und Informationen. Sehr nett im Umgang und willig, alle Fragen zu beantworten. Kurzweiliger Spaziergang durch Innenstadt
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Alexandro🇧🇪 Belgium
(About local )
21 April 2024
I am Valencian by birth but have lived anbroad for most of my life. I occasionally returned to my roots and the capital city of my ancestral history. Maria made me discover parts and stories of the city I did not know and I will be forever grateful to her. She is kind and elegant in her way of describing the city’s history. In the evening of our visit we followed up on one of her dinner recommendations and it was everything we had hoped for. She is truly a gem.A gem !
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Sebastian
(About local )
16 April 2024
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Ursula🇩🇪 Germany
(About local )
13 April 2024
Josephine is a warm, passionate and knowledgeable guide who loves her city and country. She showed wondrous hidden gems and enchanted us with wonderful stories and the history of her beloved Valencia. We highly recommend Josephine if you want to have an interesting experience with lots of good tips about Valencia. Passionate, Professional, Friendly and Fun
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Marc🇱🇺 Luxembourg
(About local )
7 April 2024
Une belle personne, elle aime ce qu’elle fait, ainsi elle a su nous ballader dans la vieille ville Parfait
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Boris 🇩🇪 Germany
(About local )
4 April 2024
Josephine has an enthusiasm about Valencia that is contagious. She showed us spots we otherwise wouldn't have seen and gave us tips what else to do during our stay. Highly recommended!Enthusiastic tour through Valencia
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Charlie🇨🇦 Canada
(About local )
24 March 2024
Marcus was very personable and showed genuine interest in what we wanted to see and know about València. He had an in depth knowledge of all sites we wanted to see along with backup information on his iPad that added to the overall experience. After the tour was over he followed up with restaurant recommendations by email. I highly recommend him if you want to get a great insight into València and its history.Best tour guide ever
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Maria
(About local )
22 March 2024
Josephine is a wonderful and engaging guide who told stories about the history of her city that felt more like talking with a friend than with a tour guide. Weaving stories of the history of València with family customs gave the tour so much more color and a feeling of being a part of the city and not just a tourist. I highly recommend this tour. Candidly the orxata was not to my liking 😉. But the rest priceless. Thank you Josephine!! A walk with a friend
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Amy
(About local )
26 February 2024
My friend and I were in Valencia on holiday and had the opportunity to do a walking tour with Marcos. It was definitely the best walking tour that I have done. It was 3 hours long. We went to the Silk Exchange and all around Valencia. Marcos was SO patient and answered all of our questions and gave such an incredible history on the city. After the tour, Marcos sent us all sorts of restaurant recommendations (we went to two of the restaurants and they were both excellent), as well as places to purchase authentic items (even walking us to some of those places). Marcos helped give us a great lay of the land and helped us plan out other activities that we did, including a high speed train ride to Cuenca. He also showed us informative pictures on his iPad all along the way. I highly recommend!!!Excellent walking tour!! Best one!
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Denise
(About local )
19 February 2024
Josephine is very knowledgeable and passionate about her city. She was warm and fun and we thoroughly enjoyed an afternoon in her company. We set off the next day armed with tips for things to do. Informative and fun
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Craig🇨🇦 Canada
(About local )
16 February 2024
On February 15 2024 we did a walking tour with Josephine. What a great experience. We started with Josephine at 9:30 in the morning and went until 12:30. She was knowledgeable and knew the city well. Showed us places and gems that we would never have found ourselves. Gave us many ideas on where to eat and places to see. I would highly recommend Josephine to anybody that wanted to tour Valencia. Thank you Josephine for a great experience. Valencia and hidden gems
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Ahna
(About local )
5 February 2024
I learned so much in my private 3 hr tour of Valencia - Mike was great at answering my follow-up questions and struck a nice balance between important facts/events and human interest stories and anecdotes. Additionally a good balance of foundational city history with more recent developments. Amazing how much the city has changed in the past 70 years. Thank you for a great morning Mike!New appreciation for Valencia
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Sean
(About local )
28 December 2023
Josephine was an amazing host in Valencia! She showed us around the historical center, spoke about Spanish/Valencian culture and showed us all of the hidden gems we would have otherwise walked by unknowingly. The three hours went by quickly because of the sights; she was such a great educator. We highly recommend Josephine for your trip to Valencia!We ❤️ Josephine!
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Melissa 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
(About local )
29 November 2023
Maria is very friendly and has a wealth of information about art, history and food in Valencia. She is extremely pleasant and will go at a pace to suit you. We thoroughly enjoyed our 3 hour tour. Would highly recommend! A lovely experience.

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