cathedral
Valencia Cathedral
A Gothic cathedral claiming to hold the Holy Grail, crowned by the climbable Miguelete bell tower.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Meliana
Valencia, Spain · Europe
About Meliana
Meliana works well as a base: 5 minutes from Massamagrell, 22km from Albufera Natural Park.
Meliana is in Valencia, Spain, with about 10,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Massamagrell, about 4 km away.
Meliana (Valencian pronunciation: [meliˈana]) is a municipality in the comarca of Horta Nord in the Valencian Community, Spain. Meliana was home to a mosaic tile factory circa 1860, which gained some recognition for its experimentation on methods that encouraged workers to react productively in response to the highRead more
competition in the textile industry. This task continued until the 1880s, until these practices began to be criticised as exploitative and unethical by a regional newspaper.
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What is there to see near Meliana?
Within an hour or so of Meliana: Valencia Cathedral (7 km), Valencia Street Circuit (8 km), City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia (9 km), Oceanogràfic Valencia (9 km).
Where is Meliana?
Meliana is in Valencia, Spain, about 4 km from Massamagrell.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 10,395
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Valencia
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 39.5333, -0.3333
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Spain
Guardia Civil (traffic police): 062. Two warning triangles required in vehicles.
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Worth the detour from Meliana
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
racetrack
Valencia Street Circuit
A harbourside street circuit that hosted the European Grand Prix from 2008 to 2012, threading through Valencia's port area.
8 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia
Futuristic cultural complex designed by Santiago Calatrava with an aquarium, planetarium, and opera house.
9 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
Oceanogràfic Valencia
Europe's largest aquarium complex within the City of Arts and Sciences, housing over 45,000 marine creatures.
9 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
Bioparc Valencia
Innovative Spanish zoo using immersive design to eliminate visible barriers between visitors and African wildlife.
9 km · about 15 min drive
national park
Albufera Natural Park
A vast freshwater lagoon and rice paddies south of Valencia, the birthplace of paella, famed for golden sunset boat trips.
22 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
Circuit Ricardo Tormo
Valencia's amphitheatre-style circuit where nearly every seat has a view of the entire track, traditionally hosting the MotoGP season finale.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Driving in Spain
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.55/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€4.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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