The Light of Saint Nicholas
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Valencia, Spain
- 1 to 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Skip the ticket line and discover the "Sistine Chapel of Valencia" by prebooking your admission ticket. In the heart of Valencia, San Nicolas de Bari is one of the city's oldest churches and its gothic facade is matched only by the baroque interior, covered with incredible artworks. Your ticket includes an audio guide and access to an interactive room.
- Prebook tickets for San Nicolas de Bari church to save time
- Discover why it's known as the "Sistine Chapel of Valencia"
- Ticket includes an audio guide for deeper insight
- Experience an audiovisual installation and immersive projection
What's Included
- Entrance Ticket
- Audioguide
- Access to the multimedia interactive rooms "Lux ex Oriente" and "The Heartbeat of Saint Nicholas"
- Transportation
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- C/ dels Cavallers, 35, Ciutat Vella, 46001 València, Valencia, Spain
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours
- 02/08/2026 - 08/29/2027
Tuesday - Friday : 10:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday : 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
What To Expect
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Parroquia de San Nicolas de Bari y San Pedro Martir
Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
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The light show is not narrated. It reminded me of one of those adult coloring books. It was HOT-- it was July.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
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Takes about an hour. Really enjoyed it. It is the most beautiful church in a small space. The guided tour came with it after the show. A must see and a hidden gem. Seriously. We almost missed the entrance lol.
The experience was extraordinary. The light show was awesome and the art, paintings are just mind boggling.
Beautiful experience, I would recommend if you are in Valencia , the church is very beautiful! I loved it
Saint Nicholas is a beautiful church with outstanding ceiling fresco painting. However, since it is a little smaller, it does not automatically make it to the top 5 list for Valencia.
The light show has made it a more famous destination. The light show partly highlights the ceiling paintings that you would not normally have been staring at for a long time. Glad we added this church.
Absolutely fantastic experience and good for all ages and both tourists and locals!
Time on ticket is 10:30 where they give you an Audioguide radio and free time to explore the church stalls and learn about its history. Light show started at 11am so if you are running a little behind you won’t miss it and can finish the audio guide after.
I figured the light show would just be lights moving around the ceiling but it was a full multimedia experience. Very fun! Will definitely be back in the future with my family.
Only thing I want to mention is to use restroom before you go in because there’s no restroom inside the church. They did let us leave and re-enter with our ticket to go find one nearby though.
Staff working was very friendly and helpful and they were decorating for Christmas. Beautiful!
This is the most beautiful display I’ve ever seen in a church in my life. Don’t miss the opportunity to see this piece of art.
Do not miss this experience! We thought this was hands down the best experience in all of Spain. The audio guide was very informative and then the lights went down and the real show began. It was spectacular.
A must see! It is a beautiful church. The light show is very beautiful as well and highlights all the amazing artwork.
it was wonderfull, lights historical information and light show was amazing ☺️highly recomended for everyone
It was a small church but a very unique church. Audio system and description was also pretty good. Ask in all i would recommend the visit.
We purchased our tickets with Viator prior to leaving on our trip. There was a long line waiting to purchase tickets and we were waved past them.
It was a beautiful church and the audio guide was wonderful. It had music accompanying the key highlights. I never would’ve figured out when looking at each chapel to look behind us and up at the story that goes with it. It had a nice flow of chapels and the beauty was in the ceiling.
Difficult to find this gem. Thank goodness for google maps, but once we did what a great experience. Absolutely beautiful church and the audio presentation was extremely well done. Would recommend this to anyone.
Unbelievably beautiful church with great audio guide. Much more than I expected. Don't miss this Valencian hidden treasure.
We were not able to get to San Niccolas de Bari Church for our tour so we were not able to use our tickets. The on and off buss we booked through Viator did not have clearly marked areas as to where to find the drop off and on locations.
The Cathedral is amazing. A must see in Valencia. The audio tour is in many languages and I found it to be very organized and timely.
Response from Host, Aug 2023
Thank you very much
The church is so beautiful , a must do when visiting Valencia. The audio guide is available in several languages and also very informative. Great visit!
Response from Host, Mar 2023
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Most beautiful church I have seen. And I have seen MANY MANY churches and historical palaces. The comparisons to the Sistine
Chapel are correct.
The church was difficult to find. The golden interior and art was beautiful, but the explanations hard to follow as they were in English only. Saved 2 Euros for the entrance via Viator 👍
If you are in Valencia you MUST have seen this! That's all I'm going to say about that because you have to find out for yourself.
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the chapel of St Jacques in the heart of the old town of Valencia is perfectly restored and well presented
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Chiesa bellissima, spiegata altrettanto bene, anche i bambini hanno seguito dei punti con la nostra audio guida e ne sono restati affascinati.
Response from Host, Dec 2024
Grazie per aver visitato la Chiesa di San Nicola. I bambini sotto i 12 anni non pagano il biglietto d'ingresso e possono richiedere gratuitamente un'audioguida per bambini per godersi la visita in tutta tranquillità.
Ti auguro il meglio
cappella incredibile e l’audioguida perfetto. Inoltre abbiamo potuto saltare la fila con il biglietto
Pague 10 euros en viator por entrar a esta iglesia y cuando llegue alli ...resulta que la entrada es gratuita. Es un fraude
Response from Host, Aug 2023
Gracias por su visita. Le informamos que al igual que aparece indicado en todos los canales de venta oficiales que la entrada a la iglesia tiene un precio de 10 € la entrada general y 7 € la reducida incluida audioguia en cinco idiomas. La entrada a la visita turísitca NO es gratuita, el único día que es entrada libre son los Lunes ya que es el día reservado a culto y misas, por lo cual ese dia es exclusivamente dedicado al respeto y a la oración no al ocio-turismo.
A voir
C’était sublime
Fresques d’une pureté incroyable avec excellent travail de rafraîchissement
Excellent rapport qualité prix
Response from Host, Aug 2023
Merci pour votre visite.
Una iglesia digna de conocer. Le dicen la Sixtina de España . Imperdible en Valencia y fácil para llegar
Response from Host, Nov 2022
Muchas gracias por visitarnos, un placer
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