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Thanks for stopping to read me! My name is Amelia and in addition to being born on this land, I am an official Guide of the Valencian Community. Being a tourist guide is an exciting profession and that's why I decided to start as such after a long career in the business world. It is living a new adventure every time, meeting people from other places. Because? Because I love telling stories of a city that never ceases to amaze. Every time a public work raises a piece of soil, new archaeological finds emerge with more data from its rich past. It is a non-stop learning from them to be able to tell it on tours... and that makes me enjoy it even more. Let me guide you through charming corners and alleys of the historic center on a delicious journey through more than 2,000 years of history. Will you accompany me on this journey?
Did you know that Muslims were in Valencia for almost 900 years? Amazing, right?
On this tour we will get to know the vestiges of the 11th century that still remain from the Muslim era within the current Barrio de El Carmen . In addition, you will discover why in Valencia you cannot see any mosque or any other type of similar building with Arab architecture of the time.
We will begin the visit in the current La Almoina square, right in what was the center of the ancient city of Balansiya.
From there, crossing the Plaza de La Virgen , we will reach the outskirts of the old Muslim city next to the Torres de Serrano and we will discover the importance of the Turia river and the ditches that channeled the river's water.
Later, in what was the old suburb of Roteros, we will talk about the organization of the Arab city and how the Muslim society based on family clans influences the design of the labyrinth of streets and alleys that exists today.
We will continue our visit through narrow streets and squares along the sections that remain of the imposing wall and that are interspersed with watchtowers over 14 meters high.
Later on, along Calle de los Caballeros we will arrive at the Galería del Tossal where we will visit one of the most important archaeological centers of the city at the time.
Then through the Plaza de San Jaime we will enter the area known as La Morería (Muslim ghetto) where after the Christian conquest by Jaime I of Aragon in 1238 d. C., the Valencian Saracens lived for more than three centuries until their expulsion from Spain in 1609.
We will end the tour next to the picturesque Mossen Sorell market.
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What are you waiting for? Book and join this interesting and exotic journey through time.
I will be next to the door of the archaeological center of La Almoina.
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).
