7 essential places to visit on a school trip to Valencia, Spain

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William Warby

Spain's explored third largest city is a splendid choice for student trips from primary school through university - even if it's just a long weekend - as it mixes a wonderfully preserved historic core with modern neighbourhoods (including dramatic contemporary landmarks), fabulous dining, and appealing cultural opportunities - much of it concentrated in a relatively compact centre, making it easy to take it without too much walking. Valencia is especially recommendable to visit in the spring - not just for the bursting colour and life bursting forth throughout the city, but also to experience first-hand the famous celebration of Les Falles (Las Fallas in Spanish), a rollicking street party featuring huge colorful papier-mâché floats and figure, and which culminate in the burning of said floats and figures (pandemic permitting, this will next be held in mid-March 2022).

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