Our visit from Boston is now complete after visiting the Pool today. Thank you for speaking English…read moreand for the great experince!! Food, drinks and perfect environment for our last day!!!

If you're fortunate to make it to Valencia, I think one of the best things to do is take a long,…read moreleisurely walk through this unusual urban park. Snaking through the middle of the city for over 5-1/2 miles, it's the former riverbed of the Turia River. A tragic flood in 1957 forced the city to reroute the river, and while Franco wanted to build an autobahn, the local populace insisted it be turned into a green oasis. Because we had only a couple of days in Valencia, Jamie W and I focused mostly on the continuous walking path. We didn't have time to stop at destinations along the way like the various museums and historic bridges. Starting at the City of Arts and Sciences on the southern end, we made our way back toward the center of town. Because of its submerged level, the park is well insulated from traffic noises. There are many places to take a rest and enjoy the orange trees (Photo 5) or watch Valencians jog, bike, and frolic, including the Gulliver playground where groups shared the same slide on one of his sleeves (Video). RELATED - Exploring Valencia? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://yelp.to/xRp9hOr4NT

When Im in town i generally stay by the Calatrava complex. After taking a stroll through the…read morearchitecture, I make my way through the Turia river bed gardens. If I had a day to spend Id try and walk the whole thing out to the outskirts of the western parts of the city. It is quite huge. It's interesting that this city planning and beautiful space came out of the tragedy of the city flooding and the new river, which is almost completely barren on the outside of the city is down trodden. Anyways, there is way more to explore than meets the eye, and a bonus is on hot days, it's usually more temperate in the gardens below

Marina Beach Club boasts a fabulously beautiful location with incredible views of the ocean and the…read moreshores of Valencia. Our recent lunch experience there was nothing short of exquisite! Arriving without a reservation on a Saturday, we were seated without a wait; service was welcoming, quick, and very friendly. Tip: The starter we chose (with advice from our server) was the steamed mussels. As our server had said, we found that a single portion was more than enough for two to share. We also enjoyed several cocktails with our meal that day; my favorite by far was the Pumpkin amuse - delicious! For our main, we shared the fillet of ray (tronco rodaballo). This dish was beautiful to look at, with a taste profile that bordered on distilled awesomeness :-) Bottom line: Fabulous views, excellent service, and wonderful food made our experience here one that I look forward to repeating. While the prices for bread, wine, and coffee were a bit on the high side, the overall cost of our meal was more than reasonable given the quality of the food and the service.

Today we booked two sunbeds at Marina Beach Club and paid €35 per person. According to the…read moreinformation on their website, €15 would be refunded after leaving when the towels were returned. So, essentially, it was supposed to be a kind of deposit. After barely two hours, it suddenly started pouring with rain -- something, of course, that nobody could have predicted. The large number of people who were there all rushed to the restaurant to take shelter. It was very chaotic, and it took quite a while before we were offered a table. At first, I could understand the situation, but apparently it was very difficult to figure out which table to give us. Keep in mind that the restaurant wasn't even half full. We then patiently waited for someone to take our order. Again, this took quite some time, but given the chaos, I was still willing to understand. Our food arrived fairly quickly, followed shortly afterwards by the bill -- even though we had not asked for it. When I asked whether this meant we were expected to leave, I was literally told: "If you're not eating or drinking anything else, yes." Our drinks weren't even finished, and I had literally just put my knife and fork down after finishing my meal. We were simply told to leave and sent out into the pouring rain. I honestly cannot accept this. This is not how you treat paying customers. When you pay this kind of price, you expect at least some friendliness, hospitality and decent service. And then, when we went outside, we were also told that the €15 towel deposit would not be refunded after all. This was clearly stated differently in the information we had found online. So the information provided on their website is misleading. In the end, it turned out to be a very expensive day. Of course, we cannot blame the beach club for the rain -- that is something nobody can control. But the way we were treated afterwards was completely unacceptable. Needless to say, they will not be seeing us again.