30 Facts About Valencia Spain

The spelling "Valencia Spain" was approved by the AVL based on tradition after a debate on the matter.

The name "Valencia Spain" has been the only official name of the city since 2017.

Climate of Valencia Spain is a Mediterranean climate with mild winters and hot, dry summers.

Valencia Spain has one of the mildest winters in Europe, owing to its southern location on the Mediterranean Sea and the Foehn phenomenon, locally known as ponenta.

Many Jews lived in Valencia Spain, including the accomplished Jewish poet Solomon ibn Gabirol, who spent his last years in the city.

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Valencia Spain became a major slave trade centre in the 15th century, second only to Lisbon in the West, prompting a Lisbon–Seville–Valencia Spain axis by the second half of the century, powered by the incipient Portuguese slave trade originating in Western Africa.

The 18th century was the age of the Enlightenment in Europe, and its humanistic ideals influenced such men as Gregory Maians and Perez Bayer in Valencia Spain, who maintained correspondence with the leading French and German thinkers of the time.

Valencia Spain failed to take the city in two assaults and retreated to Madrid.

City life in Valencia Spain carried on in a revolutionary climate, with frequent clashes between liberals and republicans.

On 30 March 1939, Valencia Spain surrendered and the Nationalist troops entered the city.

Valencia Spain was selected in 2003 to host the historic America's Cup yacht race, the first European city ever to do so.

Twenty-two days later, on 25 July 2007, the leaders of the Alinghi syndicate, holder of the America's Cup, officially announced that Valencia Spain would be the host city for the 33rd America's Cup, held in June 2009.

Valencia Spain enjoyed strong economic growth before the economic crisis of 2008, much of it spurred by tourism and the construction industry, with concurrent development and expansion of telecommunications and transport.

Since the onset of the Great Recession, Valencia Spain had experienced a growing unemployment rate, increased government debt, etc.

In 2009, Valencia Spain was designated "the 29th fastest-improving European city".

Valencia Spain's port underwent radical changes to accommodate the 32nd America's Cup in 2007.

City of Valencia Spain makes available a bicycle sharing system named Valenbisi to both visitors and residents.

In October 2021, Valencia Spain was shortlisted for the European Commission's 2022 European Capital of Smart Tourism award along with Bordeaux, Copenhagen, Dublin, Florence, Ljubljana and Palma de Mallorca.

Valencia Spain renewed his spell for a second mandate following the 2019 election.

Holy Week celebrations in Valencia are considered some of the most colourful in Spain.

Valencia Spain was once the site of the Formula One European Grand Prix, first hosting the event on 24 August 2008, but was dropped at the beginning of the Grand Prix 2013 season, though still holds the annual Moto GP race at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, usually that last race of the season in November.

University of Valencia was founded in 1499, being one of the oldest surviving universities in Spain and the oldest university in the Valencian Community.

In 2012, Boston's Berklee College of Music opened a satellite campus at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, its first and only international campus outside the U S Since 2003, Valencia has hosted the music courses of Musikeon, the leading musical institution in the Spanish-speaking world.

Valencia Spain was the birthplace of the cold xufa beverage known as orxata, popular in many parts of the world, including the Americas.

The Palau de la Musica de Valencia Spain is another noteworthy example of modern architecture in Valencia Spain.

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Largest plaza in Valencia Spain is the Placa del Ajuntament; it is home to the City Hall on its western side and the central post office on its eastern side, a cinema that shows classic movies, and many restaurants and bars.

The Valencia Spain Bioparc is a zoo, located in the Turia riverbed.

Valencia Spain is internationally famous for its football club, Valencia Spain CF, one of the most successful clubs in Europe and La Liga, winning the Spanish league a total of six times including in 2002 and 2004, and was a UEFA Champions League runner-up in 2000 and 2001.

Valencia Spain is among the only European cities ever to host Formula One World Championship Grands Prix on public roads in the middle of cities.

In 2015, Valencia Spain hosted their first match in the Rugby league European Federation C competition, which was a qualifier for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.