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Discover the side to Valencia that only locals know. Get ready to voyage into the dark underbelly of almost 2,200 years of history behind virtually every corner of the city. Uncover Valencia's myths, legends and mysteries that are passed on from generation to generation.

Destination

Valencia, Spain

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

2 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Español, Português, 日本語

Included

• Private guide

What you can expect

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 Daniel Edward.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at Torres de Serranos - Valencia to start your journey

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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. Meeting point

   Torres de Serranos

4. Stop 1

   Check out one of two remaining doorways into the previously walled city, that once served as a prison

5. Stop 2

   See the facade of a civil war bomb shelter

6. Stop 3

   Visit the street where a notorious criminal from Madrid fell in love with a local Valencian girl and hear the tragic story of how their love ended

7. Stop 4

   Visit the spot where a violent encounter led to the founding of the Valencian insane asylum

8. Stop 6

   See the roman baths below the city, and hear about St. Vincent the persecuted saint, martyred by the Romans and dragged through the streets. St. Vincent: Valencia's very own Rasputin

9. Stop 7

   See the marks on the Cathedral door, left by the executioner's axe

10. Stop 8-12

    More secrets to unravel!

11. Final stop

    Say goodbyes at your preferred ending point

12. 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.

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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

Savanna Rain

24 January 2025

Unfortunately this guide didn’t respond my messages or phone call, and was a no call no show. This caused me disappointment and wasted money — not just the cost of the tour which hasn’t been refunded, but also the cost of the hotel and airfare difference I wasted staying an extra day just to do this tour. I was really looking forward to it. No call no show

Jaana

17 October 2024

Daniel was pleasant and knowledgeable. The tour was well planned and showed us many new places of interest in the city.

Kathryn🇨🇦 Canada

22 November 2023

We arranged a walking tour with Danny. Being a native English speaker was a bonus for us as Canadians. He knew his way around and was able to point out the key features and little details such as the images portrayed in the stone corners of the church. He took us to a traditional cafe where we had churros and chocolate. Yum! FYI: Danny we went back to repeat the experience. Enjoyed the tour and we were able to navigate our way around to the features of interest the next day. ThanksDanny is a super guide.

Jessica🇺🇸 United States

5 October 2023

Danny made sure to create the right experience for us. He’s easy going and was happy to answer all questions. I highly recommend Danny!Great Experience

Cameron🇳🇿 New Zealand

13 July 2023

Our family (two adults and a 9 year old) all loved our Valencia: Myths & Legends tour with Danny. He has an excellent knowledge of Valencia’s history, and communicates this in an engaging and entertaining way. We all felt we knew Valencia better after the tour. Highly recommended!Engaging and insightful tour with Danny

Miriam🇨🇦 Canada

15 June 2023

Danny was a friendly and informative guide on our walking tour in Valencia. He gave us a lot of history about Valencia and most importantly introduced us to "Agua de Valencia"!! Danny also tailored the tour to what we wanted to see and know about. Great guide for a walking tour!

NIck🇬🇧 United Kingdom

11 June 2023

We had a very entertaining and educational tour with Danny. He has a good knowledge of Valencia’s history and communicates this in an easy manner. We felt we knew Valencia better after meeting him.Day out with Danny

Christine🇬🇧 United Kingdom

25 February 2023

Danny knew so much about the Old Town, it’s history and myths and legend His delivery was clear and entertaining. We were able to ask him questions on the way which he could answer knowledgeably. Obviously a clever and well read guy. We really enjoyed our tour and hope to meet him again next year!Informative and entertaining

Elizabeth🇦🇺 Australia

17 November 2022

Danny was very knowledgeable across a range of topics and adjusted aspects of his tour to fit with our interests. We learnt a lot about the small things that guide books never mention!Informative Tour

Kimberly🇺🇸 United States

18 October 2022

We did a two hour walking tour with Danny titled "Myths and Legends" in Valencia. Danny did a great job adjusting the tour to fit our needs and wants. It was so nice to have it personalized and to not have to wear ear buds because it was just the two of us and him. He pointed out several things that we would have just walked by! Also, with his recommendations, we were able to determine which things we wanted to go back and explore more by ourselves or things we wanted to explore in other areas of the city. The original time I had booked needed to be adjusted due to a scheduling error on withlocal's side but I was contaced directly by Danny with adequate notice. The communication made it easy to adjust the time and feel confident in the change. We were really glad we did this tour! A great afternoon tailored to you!

Richard🇬🇧 United Kingdom

6 September 2022

My girlfriend and I had a great time! Danny was very knowledgeable and took us to the best places.Great tour!

Jane🇺🇸 United States

6 June 2022

Danny was great. I took my USA university students who are studying tourism in Spain. Danny told great stories and all the students have put into their trip reports that they learned so much and thought Danny was the best guide we've had so far. Thanks to Danny, their imagination was sparked and they learned so much that brought Valencia alive for them.Loved the stories

Unknown

20 May 2022

whilst we found Danny very knowledgeable and pleasant and enjoyed our tour, the organisation of the tour was not great. We had booked our tour beforehand and unfortunately Danny was on a day off but no one else had been arranged to meet us. was eventually sorted out but left us hanging around waiting and if we hadn't have called Danny ourselves we would be never have found out what was going in. I have emailed the company separately regarding this.Danny Great Organisation of tour not so great!

Connor🇬🇧 United Kingdom

10 May 2022

Fantastic tour! Told us the history of old old valencia with some added graffiti facts and gave us some very much needed bar and tapas recommendations. 10/10 highly recommended!Danny knows his stuff!

Graeme🇬🇧 United Kingdom

25 February 2022

Spent a fantastic morning with Danny. So easygoing the conversation never stopped. The tour was in the vicinity of our accommodation but so much was new to us. Highly recommended.Danny in Valencia

Brandon🇺🇸 United States

24 October 2019

It was really interesting with lots of stops you won't normally see and stuff you won't normally learn. Our guide was super knowledgeable and nice.Valencia Ghosts Myths Legends Tour

Wolfgang🇩🇪 Germany

13 October 2019

We had a wonderful day with Danny. We heard very interesting stories which we never heard before. Thank you so much, Danny.

Pieter🇳🇱 Netherlands

29 September 2019

Interesting stories we will recommend Danny to our friends. Great tour! The four brothers.Valencia Ghosts and Myths legends tour

Jennifer

25 September 2019

Danny did a fantastic job showing us around the city. Danny was extremely knowledgeable about the city's history. He injected a ton of history and humor into the tour. We definitely recommend this tour and guide.Valencia: Ghost, Myths&Legends Tour

Besfort🇨🇭 Switzerland

16 September 2019

Really nice tour around the old part of Valencia with some hidden spots and background information. We really liked it :-)

Erik🇺🇸 United States

12 September 2019

This tour was very informative about the city of Valencia. Not only did Danny cover the legends if the city, he provided a history if the city that has shaped what it is today. He is extremely knowledgeable and obviously puts a lot of time and effort learning basic knowledge and tribal facts. He's able to point out little details that most people would not see on their own. Overall, this tour was well worth the money and time spent!Excellent tour

Jessica🇬🇧 United Kingdom

30 August 2019

Donna: Fantastic tour — lots of information provided — a good mixture of history, legends, jokes, and recommendations of places to go and things to see. Good pace and conversation. Thanks :-) Jessica: Awesome knowledge of the local history! Danny was an easy going and accommodating guide! I would definitely recommend.Valencia ghosts myths legends tour

Katy🇬🇧 United Kingdom

27 August 2019

Very good. Knowledgeable and lots of local advice and also made it fun and entertaining. Valencia Ghosts Myths Legends Tour

Claire🇦🇺 Australia

25 August 2019

An interesting look @ this fabulous city. Danny was great to chat to and a very knowledgeable guy!! Would 100% recommend this tour.Valencia ghosts myths legends tour

Daniel🇬🇧 United Kingdom

7 August 2019

Very informative. Good recommendations. Great way to get an inside look into Valencia.Valencia: Ghosts, Myths & Legends Tour

Davy🇳🇱 Netherlands

1 August 2019

Mark: Shoes the local hotspots of Valencia. Makes jokes and keeps us motivated by asking questions. Moib: Nice and very enthusiastic. I liked the stories and the tempo of walking was great. Davy: Great experience. Friendly host. A lot of knowledge of Valencia. Funny Valencia Ghosts Myths Legends Tour

Manda🇳🇿 New Zealand

23 June 2019

Brilliant overview of the history of Valencia. Danny customised our tour on the spot to our particular interests. Lots of fun, laughed, and learned a lot. Thoroughly recommended. Mucho gracias Danny! Brilliant

Manda Kent

4 June 2019

Brilliant — great to learn some of the history of this beautiful place and have a few laughs on the way.

Connie

1 April 2019

Thanks. Fun to get an overview of the city from a "local". Much appreciated!

Steve

31 March 2019

Loved the passion and expertise! I learned a great deal about your city. Thank you!

christine🇬🇧 United Kingdom

13 March 2019

Very informative and enjoyable. Gave Valencia added character.

Lucy🇳🇱 Netherlands

5 March 2019

Danny’s tour in 3 words Interactive, informative, fun. Danny’s a story teller and takes you on an adventure walk through the city. Be warned, he will test you to make sure you’ve been listening 😀 Danny - B7 😜Best intro to Valencia

JANNETE

4 March 2019

Danny, Thanks for your lovely tour. For all the interesting information. Maybe we'll meet again some day in Valencia. Love Fred & Janne te.

Lucy🇳🇱 Netherlands

4 March 2019

Local knowledge + stories. V. good. Entertaining + informative.

Andreas

9 February 2019

Interesting storytelling and passionate about his stuff! Also humorous!

Rik🇧🇪 Belgium

7 February 2019

Quite knowledgeable, interesting chap. Very enjoyable tour. I learned a good amount on his tour. Valencia: Ghosts, Myths & Legends Tour

Robin

6 February 2019

Nice! Lots of funny little things!

Van

5 February 2019

it was a good way to start our trip. He showed us the structure of the city and some nice places to visit

Simon

5 February 2019

Lovely tour with a great amount of gruesome details!

Daniel

4 February 2019

I liked your guided tour. You told us a lot of interesting things about Valencia in a way that you can enjoy everything, even the sad stories. Local drinks made it complete.

Reinoud

4 February 2019

It was a nice tour with good food and drink advice

Robbe

4 February 2019

It was pretty good. It was well made for students

Rit

4 February 2019

I absolutely loved all the stories you told. Sometimes the stops were a bit short but the amount made up for that.

Vande

4 February 2019

loved it, awesome guide

K

4 February 2019

I freaking love everything about this guy, his beard, his hat, his voice... Everything!!! Amazing guide.

Sofie

4 February 2019

it was a very interesting and entertaining tall. The host was funny, explained everything well, gave enough explanation but not too much. I really enjoyed thank you :-)

Freya

4 February 2019

Funny guide, made it easy to want to listen. Kept your attention by referring to things he said earlier. Nice to see places you otherwise wouldn't see you. Could speak a bit louder and it was a bit too long, but all tours are. It was also nice that he gave tips about food, places to visit...

Bram

4 February 2019

Funny, interesting. Also talks and knows about other stuff like bars.

Giles

4 February 2019

Love you Danny

Lies

2 February 2019

Danny is very enthusiastic and kind and I looked that he showed his really beautiful places and told his interesting stories very vividly.