IVAM: Modern Art Museum

The IVAM, the Valencian Institute of Modern Art, it is a huge Museum devoted to Contemporary Art and a landmark of the City of Valencia. The building of new construction was inaugurated in 1989. The original design was made by the Valencian architects Emilio Giménez and Carlos Salvadores, and it was remodelled in 2000 by Emilio Giménez and Julián Esteban.

See stars at the planetarium

Planetarium Home Hostels Valencia

The Hemisfèric of the City of Arts and Sciences offers 18 and 25 August last sessions of the “Nocturnas”, the Planetarium Live that reveals visitors the secrets of the summer stars.

Valencia´s nightlife

Valencia noche

Valencia is a city full of light and vitality throughout the day but after dark it´s not less excited. We summarize the main nightlife zones in the capital of the Levant: El Carmen, the Port, Pub areas, Squares, Blasco Ibañez and Malvarrosa.

La Tomatina de Buñol

La Tomatina

A lot of people are interested in the Tomatina festival, but have their doubts. Is the festival really about gathering hundreds of people in a narrow street and throwing tomatoes at each other? Well, that´s exactly what it´s about!

Paella lesson at Home Hostels Valencia

Paella lesson Hostel Valencia

Do you want to know how to cook a typical Valencian Paella?? We show you how to make it! Get the lessons at our Home Backpackers Hostel in Valencia town centre