The best photography 20 spots in Valencia

Don´t forget that any street is an opportunity to take good street images.

Obviously we will have to work thinking about the cleanliness, originality of the photos but also the quality of the light we want.

Valencia is an open city, full of tourism that accepts and understands that national and international photographers come to enjoy and photograph it.

Every photographer who passes through Valencia visits the City of Science, the new skyline of the city.

It is the new emblem of the modern city, a symbol of 21st century Valencia that leaves no one indifferent.

To get good images we have to choose the right time, either in the morning or in the afternoon, it is also interesting to know when they turn on special lights to be able to go to a night photography workshop, although you can get great images any day of the week.

Everyone leaves this space at night and it is a great opportunity for photographers.

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It is very difficult to define "Las Fallas", you have to live them. We could say that they are 4 days of vital celebration, with art, sculpture, fire, music, festivities, gastronomy, concerts, etc...

Las Fallas is one of the most important festivals in Spain. Valencia is famous for being the origin of paella, oranges and fallas.

Once again we find a real paradise for travellers and photographers who will find a city very open to everyone, musical, multicoloured and with all the joy that usually characterizes the people who live in the Mediterranean.

Benimaclet is the neighbourhood where I was born and it is currently in fashion because of the young and artistic atmosphere that can be found there. 

There are a lot of workshops for crafts, music, painting, etc. 

 It is relatively easy to take pictures of people, especially of the mix between the old neighbourhood and the young atmosphere that can be found here.

Graffiti is abundant, as well as terraces, bars and shops, both old and very modern.

Tourists and photographers looking to capture the atmosphere of the neighbourhood are well catered for.

All Valencian photographers know the Albufera, it is the place we go to when we want to take photographs of birds, boats, sunsets, etc. It is very close to Valencia and that is where our rice comes from.

Definitely a place to go if you are an all-terrain photographer who likes to combine urban spaces with some nature, culture and above all good food.

Personally, apart from the photographs of boats, birds, etc. I really like the Albufera and its village "El Palmar" because they keep alive many Valencian traditions that they try to preserve in order not to lose them.

Everyone knows the advantages of the Mediterranean diet, undoubtedly based on the quality of the products, and the Central Market is undoubtedly the place to fill the senses with these ingredients.

The modernist structure of the market is a marvel of architecture, but the life there, the food stalls, the color of the fruits and vegetables of the Valencian orchard, the smell of spices make this market a paradise that must be visited.

The oceanografic of valencia is a very photogenic place if we know when to go there with our cameras. The weekend is not a good time as it is saturated with visitors, it is definitely better to go during the week and in my opinion the best results are obtained in the late afternoon. Stay late in the afternoon, take advantage of the late opening hours and maybe you will be one of the minority of people who visit this aquarium with hardly any human presence.

Everything changes when the visitors disappear and the aquarium becomes a photography studio almost exclusively for you.

The Micalet tower (Bell Tower) is a main element in Valencia, it is huge and dominates the entire historic center of the city.

It is located next to the iron door of the Cathedral and from 10 o'clock in the morning you can visit it, there are 207 hard steps to climb but if you want to take pictures from the top of this tower you have to climb little by little this staircase.

The points of view to take pictures of this Spanish gothic monument are many and varied, from sharp, contrapicados.

From far from close and as I mentioned above also from the tower itself with great views of the city.

Here it all began, here Valencia was founded by the Romans in 138 B.C.
Much time has passed since then, but this place still maintains the magic of being the origin of Valencia.

In this square we have everything, churches, cathedrals, monuments, bars, archeological visits, etc.

Photographically, the most difficult thing is to arrive at a good time and take pictures with good light and few people.

It is also important to take details such as the "horn of plenty" that we can see engraved on the floor of the city and that tells a lot about the wishes of the first Romans who lived in Valencia.

How fantastic is the Mediterranean light that illuminates these towers at the beginning of the day, the light of dawn lets us take a good picture of this ancient gate that gave access to the interior of the walled city.

Today the Serrano Towers are the beginning of many routes as they connect with the river, with the most central area of Valencia, with the most touristic, night and festive area.

We can also climb the stairs and see the city from its battlements if we like panoramic or landscape photography.

The round square symbolizes the ideal of a perfect city, the circle. One of the first drinking water fountains in the city of Valencia is located here.

Nowadays it is a renovated square full of bars, restaurants and stores oriented to handicrafts and sewing workshops.

Gone are the days when it was a square for selling animals, trading cards, etc..

We have multiple possibilities when it comes to taking pictures, they can be from the neighboring tower of Santa Catalina if we want to have almost aerial photographs, or we can also do them from inside.

If we work with a wide angle or fisheye, we can get interesting pictures of this circular space.

Area close to the port, with the smell of the sea and with an atmosphere that has been created by the rapid evolution of tourism in Valencia.

The area of the marina is composed of many elements but always having the sea as a background.

From port elements to modernist constructions as well as bars, discotheques, water activities area, etc.

A very complete place for travelers and full of possibilities for photographers that depending on the time of day have many options to get great pictures of Valencia in this area.

For travelers who love architecture and construction details, the Valencian modernist buildings are a great opportunity to enjoy with or without a camera.

This architectural movement fills some areas of downtown Valencia where groups of tourists and photographers visit these routes to better understand the development of the city that was founded in 138 B.C. and that has gone through a lot of styles, cultures, etc.

The area near the church of Santa Catalina, next to the round square and the beginning of San Vicente street is a fantastic area where to enjoy the most authentic of Valencia and where to take interesting pictures that show the soul of the city.

There are elements such as stores, squares, churches, buildings, people living in this area, tourists, street artists etc. all of them interesting when it comes to get good pictures in Spain while enjoying the city itself that surrounds you.

Almost 10 kilometers of garden that crosses the city, this is the garden of the river Turia.

In it cyclists, travelers, photographers, athletes, etc. join together. It is the lung of urban Valencia and one of the largest gardens in Europe.

Personally I like to start the day near this garden, there are always interesting photographic opportunities and breathing the fresh air fills anyone with energy.