Valencia: Cathedral, St. Nicholas & Silk Exchange Tour + Tickets
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Valencia, Spain
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Discover the rich culture of Valencia on this walking tour that is focused on the city's art and architecture. Your art historian guide will tell you all about the city's history as they take you to such landmarks as San Nicolas Church, known as 'the Valencian Sistine Chapel,' the cathedral, and the UNESCO-listed La Lonja de la Seda (Silk Exchange).
- Soak up Valencia's art and architecture on a walking tour
- Learn about Valencia's rich culture from your art historian guide
- Walking tour allows you to reach places big buses cannot
- Visit such landmarks at 'the Valencian Sistine Chapel'
What's Included
- Professional art historian guide
- Saint Nicolas Church Admission Ticket
- Cathedral Admission Ticket
- Lonja de la Seda Admission Ticket
- Valencia City Hall Entrey (on Mondays)
- Hotel pickup
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End point
- Plaza de la VirgenPlaça de la Verge, Ciutat Vella, València, Valencia, Spain
Itinerary
1
Torres dels Serrans
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Palau de la Generalitat
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
3
Parroquia de San Nicolas de Bari y San Pedro Martir
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
4
La Lonja de la Seda
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
5
Valencia Cathedral
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
6
Placa de la Mare de Deu
20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
Valencia City Hall
1 minute • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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4.8
based on 395 reviews
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Travelers praise the tour for its visits to Valencia Cathedral, St. Nicholas Church, and historic sites like the old river park, noting impressive architecture and captivating light shows. Guides receive consistent commendation for their extensive knowledge, engaging storytelling, and attentiveness, which enhance understanding of Valencia’s history and culture. Overall, the experience is described as both educational and enjoyable.
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Benito was a very knowledgeable tour guide. The interesting information made this tour enjoyable. It was a quick 3 hours all within several blocks. .
Friendly and knowledgeable guide who showed us the main sights but also unique local items throughout our tour
Was very fortunate to have Joaquin as the guide -he was passionate about his history. Saint Nicholas church did not disappoint! The guide makes the tour and if I could rate higher I would!
This was an extensive tour of the architecture in Valencia with a very knowledgeable guide. It includes entry to the former Silk Exchange, Valencia Cathedral and Saint Nicholas Church.
Note: the Secret Food Tour in Valencia goes by many of these same sites with history included (and the food tour is very good as well).
Left in time.
Delivered the best knowledge.
Super amazing tour guide
Great value
The best tour ever.
I think the tour guide moved at a very fast pace. Although he was very well versed in history of the sites seen, it would have been nicer if he slowed down some so we could all take in the knowledge he was sharing. We felt like we missed some important points and couldn’t appreciate each of the sites.
Response from Host, Oct 2026
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us!
We sincerely apologize if the pace of the tour felt too fast and prevented you from fully enjoying the experience. We truly appreciate your comments and will review this with our guide to improve the experience for future visitors.
Thank you again for helping us improve!
Kind regards,
Valencia & Go Team
You need to know that this is a walking tour. I did 6,000 steps in 3 hours. My father who is 81 did know this snd had to skip the tour and just take a taxi home. He was not the only one that left. The guide was phenomenal. St Nicholas church and light show was amazing. When we arrived to the cathedral they denied entry be cause they were having a mass. You would think that viator who does this tour every day would have known this. We didn’t get to see the Holy Grail. All in all not a great tour, but again I think her name Angie for Hungary spoke perfect English and did a great job of pivoting when the Cathedral was closed.
Response from Host, Oct 2026
Dear Customer,
Thank you for your feedback.
We would like to clarify that the tour you booked is clearly advertised as a walking tour throughout its description, including the duration and nature of the activity. This information is available before booking so that customers can assess whether the tour is suitable for their needs and physical abilities.
Unfortunately, we cannot be held responsible if this information was not reviewed carefully before making the reservation.
Regarding the Cathedral, it closed earlier than scheduled for reasons that are still unknown to us, and we were not notified in advance. We believe it may have been due to an unexpected emergency. However, we compensated for this by visiting the Almudín, where visitors can also learn a great deal about the history of the Holy Grail.
We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed St. Nicholas Church and appreciated our guide's professionalism and efforts.
Kind regards,
Valencia & Go Team
It’s long but very interesting.
Lots of churches , all spectacular
The old part of Venice is worth seeing
Sometimes difficult to understand the guide
A fun tour with lots of religious history, an amazing light show in St Nicholas, a quick trip to Central Market, and a viewing of both a Goya and the Holy Grail in the Cathedral. Jorge was informative and funny.
Benito was extremely courteous and informative. His knowledge of the history of Valencia was impressive.
Nice walking tour of Valencia. Very informative and enjoyable guide. Would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Valencia
Perfect pace and wonderful sites visited. Guide was knowledgeable, interesting and open to questions. Kudos
Fun tour, very interesting! Might not be fun for tall people, there is a lot of ducking and bending down to avoid the top of the caves.
This was a great tour. Anais our tour guide was extremely informative extremely knowledgeable one of the best tour guys we’ve had and spoke perfect English in Spanish our taxi dropped us in the wrong place and they’re late and they were kind enough to wait for us and hook up with us in the group
An interesting tour, with a nicely sized group, at a relaxed pace, of some interesting places (with skip the queue entry!)
The time we had originally booked was changed because they didn't have enough people to do the tour, so we had to reschedule to a more inconvenient time. Otherwise it would have been a 5 star review.
It’s quite long but very enjoyable, the guide was a local and had extensive knowledge of the area and history also amusing!
The guide provided many details about Valencia. Very interesting and informative. Maybe take off the Silk Echange as the tour started to get a little long.
Our guide was knowledgeable and funny! Made the tour super interesting. Definitely worth if you know nothing about Valencia.
Paulino was a wonderful guide! Very knowledgeable. I learned so much. St Nicholas cathedral was amazing! The light show is a must see!
The guide did not have a microphone so we could only hear about 20% of what he was saying. I had read and heard some really interesting information about some of the sites we visited but that information was not mentioned during the tour. He was very knowledgeable about many things but somehow the delivery of the information was difficult at times and not engaging. Skipping the lines was nice.
Fantastic tour. Guide was experienced, knowledgeable and friendly. Took us to many very interesting places and explained the history of each.
The tour us to important and beautiful monuments of Valencia. We had an energetic guide who knows a lot about the city and its history and who is also humorous.
Great tour starting at the Serrano towers, and many stops at palaces, the silk exchange, saint nicholas cathedral, central market, and the Valencia cathedral. Not a huge fan of the “light show” at Saint Nicholas, but the rest of the tour was enlightening and a great way to learn about Valencia (p.s. the gargoyles are a must see!)
Plenty of walking but the beauty and quality of the sites is incredible. To see the holy grail and a thorn from the crown of Jesus as well makes this tour so much more. Uriel our guide was very knowledgeable and took great care of us while bringing incredible value with her knowledge and insights.
This was a wonderful tour!. The guide was extremely knowledgeable, the pace was not frantic, he made a point of having us walk in the shade most of the time, and there were several opportunities to sit down. I would happily do this tour again!
Monica was incredibly knowledgeable. She had so much information for us about so many details of the city in its various incarnations from roman to muslim to christian times. We enjoyed all the historical facts as well as the art history content of the basilica and valencia cathedral, the silk exchange, the central market, saint nicholas church and many other structures we passed along the way. It is a lot of walking, but she found us a bathroom at the halfway point and a few places where we could sit down for a bit if needed. We learned so much and Monica was very friendly and a pleasure to learn from. We highly recommend
This tour if you want to learn sone history of the city and you enjoy walking around!
This was an outstanding tour through historic parts of Valencia! The Silk Trade building and it's story was very interesting. The Valencia Cathedral was beautiful. However the church of San Nicolas & San Pedro was highlight of the tour. Absolutely stunning artwork and the light show was amazing! A must see for anyone that visits Valencia. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable of the history of Valencia and our stops and also took the time to answer questions. I would recommend this tour to anyone for three reasons, the knowledge of the tour guides, the ability to skip the lines and communication before the tour started was very good.
Excellent tour. Found out lots about the sights and Valencia from Paolino. The entrances to the monuments are included which is really good especially on a hot day and you see the long queues waiting in the sun. Highly recommended.
We wanted to get an overview of the city history and sites. Catalina was an awesome guide. She was very knowledgeable about the sites we visited and truly cared about what we were learning and seeing. I highly recommend her and the tour. Was great to skip the lines at all the venues. Highlight was the light show at St Nicholas church. To note - we did the tour on a Sunday so the Central Market was closed. Not a big deal cause we went back another day.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you so much for your wonderful review, Pam! We're delighted that Catalina helped bring Valencia's history to life and made your experience so enjoyable. She'll be thrilled to hear your kind words. We hope to welcome you back to Valencia again soon!
Beautiful and informative tour! Each of the sites were spectacular. City center in Valencia is lovely. Guide was knowledgeable and answered everyone’s questions.
It would have been helpful if the guide wore a speaker and we had headsets. At times it was difficult to hear what he was saying at when he turned to whatever we were viewing.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you very much for your review!
We’re glad to hear you enjoyed the tour and that you found the sites and the city center of Valencia beautiful and informative.
We also appreciate your comment regarding the sound. We understand that at busy monuments and outdoor settings, it can sometimes be difficult to hear clearly, and your suggestion about using a microphone and headsets is very helpful. We will take this into account as we continue working to improve the experience.
Thank you again for your feedback, and we hope to welcome you on another tour in the future.
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