Urban planning
and landscape

Valencia is European Green Capital 2024. We offer a series of tours about Valencia’s urban and peri-urban landscape.

We offer everything from short tours covering a complete theme to multi-day study trips, on various themes, visiting specific building interiors, meeting professionals or local representatives and using various means of transport. We plan a tailor-made tour according to your interests and time available.

01 The Turia Gardens

Valencia’s green treasure. Linear bicycle route along the River Turia.

Understanding of Valencia’s main urban landscape asset, the River Turia as it passes through the city. Historical and contemporary reading of Valencia’s urban green infrastructure.

02 Valencian metropolitan area

The huerta and the Albufera natural park. An understanding of the Valencia metropolitan area from a landscape perspective. Visit to the periurban huerta, socio-economical and hydraulic understanding of a territory articulated by a network of millenary irrigation channels, Valencian intangible heritage. El Saler, values and problems specific to the Valencian natural park.

03 The topographies of water

An unusual reading of Ciutat Vella. A hydraulic interpretation of the morphology of the historic centre of Valencia. Acequias paleocauces and runoffs have crystallised in the urban layouts of Ciutat Vella. A rereading of the heritage city in a natural key.

04 Main parks and gardens

Selection of exemplary parks, gardens and urban interventions in the city. Visits to parks and gardens of different scales and visits to sites in the process of transformation.

Experience Valencia through the eyes of an architect

All our tours are fully customisable and adaptable to your needs!

Whether you are interested in a specific one, in personalising it, or in creating a tailor-made experience, don’t hesitate to contact us and we’ll tell you the rest.