By Chris Guy posted on 18 Oct 2023 in Urban

Valencia

València is Spain's third largest city on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula. We visited for a week in October 2023 and had a fabulous time, it is such a great city to wander and explore. We were mostly based in the Russafa district with a couple of nights in the Barrio Del Carmen.

Below are a selction of the pictures from the week, shot on a mixture of 35mm film (Kodak Portra 160 on a Yashica T5) and digital (my trusty Fuji X100F). Hope you enjoy browsing through them.

A graffiti- and sticker-covered white utility box mounted on a gray wall, filled with posters and scribbles, next to a bright orange vertical pipe.

The Photographer

Sunlit courtyard of terracotta vertical fins, a triangular sky opening with a pigeon in flight, and leafy plants rising in the foreground.

Mercat de Russafa

Blue-striped corner with a vintage second-hand shop window showing a mannequin, neon "VINTAGE" sign and "THE REAL REAL SECOND HAND" lettering; a pedestrian walks by on the sidewalk.

Vintage Russafa

Seated female mannequin in colorful outfit and headband outside a shop, beside a 'Giants' jacket, with a city street and no-entry sign in the background.

Vintage Russafa

Outdoor café under large umbrellas: patrons sit at tables chatting and drinking on a sunny day beside historic stone walls.

Lisboa Restobar, Ciutat Vella

Blurred cyclist speeds past a Tabacos shop wall plastered with posters and graffiti, while pedestrians walk by under sunlit trees.

Tabacos, Barrio del Carmen #1

Sunlit urban street corner with a 'Tabacos' shop sign, graffiti and posters on the wall; two women walk beneath leafy trees.

Tabacos, Barrio del Carmen #2

Street scene outside a Tabacos shop: poster-covered, graffiti-marked wall and leafy trees; two women walk along the pavement.

Tabacos, Barrio del Carmen #3

Futuristic glass-and-steel buildings mirrored in a shallow pool at Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences, under a clear blue sky.

Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias

Eye-shaped dome with glass facades and white curved supports, set above shallow reflecting pools under a clear blue sky at Valencia's City of Arts and Sciences.

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía

Futuristic white buildings beside a shallow reflective pool with a tall cypress on a circular islet, paved promenade and city blocks under a clear blue sky.

Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias

Futuristic white bridge and modern museum-like building beside a turquoise reflecting pool, with greenery in foreground and city skyline under a clear blue sky.

Museu de les Ciències

Black-and-white interior of a modern building, featuring sweeping curved concrete ramps and a large arched window, emphasising bold lines and light.

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía

A futuristic glass-and-steel dome reflected in calm water, with a woman in a floral top walking along the promenade.

L'Hemisfèric

Sticker-covered lamppost beside a road, with a contemporary curved white arts centre and clear blue sky in the background.

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía

Sunny scene at a modern waterfront complex - white futuristic buildings, calm reflecting pools and a wide promenade with cyclists and pedestrians beneath clear blue sky.

Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias

Weathered urban hoarding plastered with torn, colourful festival posters showing a child in round sunglasses and a headscarf, set against old city buildings.

Barrio del Carmen

A clown-faced bicycle bell fixed to rusty handlebars, leaning against a stone wall in a narrow, slightly blurred urban street.

Clown

People sit on a low bench outside a colourful shopfront beneath vertical beige and brown panels, with a tall ornate streetlamp in the foreground.

Blue Rinse

Two casually dressed men in sunglasses walk past graffiti-covered hoardings in a sunlit urban square, colourful buildings and a clear blue sky behind them.

Sunglasses

A woman with short white hair in a colourful floral dress stands on sunlit pavement, photographing an ornate wrought-iron gate set into an old stone wall.

Flowers

Three women in summery outfits walk past a stone building wrapped in scaffolding and metal hoarding on a sunlit street.

Red and Pink

Sunlit narrow street with pale apartment block, wooden shutters and iron balconies, a no‑entry sign, brick wall and a 'Carrer de la Beneficència' street sign.

Space Invader, El Cabanyal

Pink wooden door painted with a motorbike and rider, topped by a blue sign reading "SALIDA DE VEHICULOS".

Doorway, El Cabanyal

Person in red helmet on silver scooter rides past a graffiti-covered wall depicting colourful stylised animals under a clear blue sky.

Street, El Cabanyal

Indoor market stall labelled 'Jamones Embutidos' selling hanging cured hams and cheeses, glass display counters, shoppers and colourful upper windows.

Mercat de Russafa

Busy indoor market stall 'Congelados Campillo' selling cured meats, cheeses and drinks as shoppers browse beneath a high arched hall and tiled floor.

Mercat Central

Street mural of two masked workers in orange hi‑vis jackets, one playfully spraying water at the other; bright green background and bold blue splashes.

Streetart: David de Limon

Sunny Mediterranean square with colourful townhouses, iron balconies and awnings casting shadows on a quiet paved plaza under a clear blue sky.

Plaça de la Santa Creu

Bold street-art mural of a stylized woman's face on a corrugated door, with teal hair highlights, blue-green lips and hoop earrings, framed by a bright yellow wall.

Streetart, Barrio del Carmen

Person walks past a huge painted face mural on a city wall, carrying colorful shopping bags along the sidewalk.

Streetart, Barrio del Carmen

Large painted mural close-up of a face on a building wall, shown sideways beneath a clear blue sky.

Streetart, Barrio del Carmen

Black-and-white photo of a modern underground metro station: geometric vaulted ceiling, parallel tracks, long platform with benches, lit signs and scattered passengers waiting.

Alameda

Monochrome photo of a minimalist curved concrete corridor with a smooth balustrade and tall window panels, light flooding the interior.

Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía

Futuristic white architectural complex with ribbed supports beside a turquoise reflecting pool under a clear blue sky.

Museu de les Ciències

Black building with a bold green arched doorway and a small door; a green skip filled with debris sits on the street, apartment blocks visible in the background.

Doorway, El Cabanyal

Yellow corner building with metal roll-up shutters, two red no-entry signs on the corner pole, and a quiet street intersection.

Signs, El Cabanyal

White church tower with a statue in a niche, framed by tall palm trees against a bright blue sky.

Parroquia de San Juan Bosco

Sunny urban intersection with tall palms, an ornate low building and an apartment block, a motorbike stopped at a red light and a wide zebra crossing beneath a clear blue sky.

Bombas Gens Centre D’Art

Busy sunny street sidewalk: a woman on her phone carries papers, another walks a small dog, a man with grocery bags passes by under palm trees and shopfronts.

Les Tendetes

Ornate, colorful multi-story Art Nouveau building with decorative columns, patterned façade and wrought-iron balconies under a clear blue sky.

Casa Judia

Sunlit yellow apartment building with wrought-iron balconies and painted portraits in window frames; a visitor photographs the warm, sunlit street corner.

Tourists, Placa De Saint Nicolau

Sunlit urban street with colorful apartment façades, balconies and recycling bins; a small group of people walk along the pavement casting long shadows.

Shadow

Black-and-white street mural on a cinderblock wall showing four people posing for a selfie with a selfie stick. Text stenciled nearby reads "UNFOLLOW THE FOLLOWERS."

Unfollow The Followers!

Colourful market stall piled with apples, peaches, plums and citrus, a hanging pineapple and scales visible, with a vendor in a green top behind the stall.

Mercat Central

Grassy park with tall trees, a winding paved path and a small orange-fenced enclosure around a planted sapling or well, benches and open lawn in the background.

Jardín del Turia

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