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Plaza de Toros / Bullring Durante una época fueron utilizadas como cárcel de nobles.
Xàtiva, 28. Cuenta con un tendido de 24 gradas. Las Opening hours: Monday closed. Tuesday to Saturday from 10
principales corridas se celebran en Fallas y en la Fe- to 19 h (15 mar-16 oct) and from 10 to 18 h (16 oct-14 mar).
ria de Julio. Its stands have 24 tiers. The main bullfights Sunday and holidays from 10 to 15 h. Entrance price 2 €.
take place during Fallas (March) and at the July Fair. Gothic architecture. Construction work began in 1392. The
walls were demolished in 1865 and the towers are isolated.
Plaza Redonda/ Round Square For a time they were used as a prison for nobles.
Confluencia calles Pescadería, Vallanca y Síndico. Es
obra de Salvador Escrig, conocida popularmente como Torres de Quart / Quart Towers
«el clot», (el agujero), es una de las plazas más curio- Guillem de Castro, 89. Construcción militar del gótico tar-
sas y típicas de puestos. It is the work of Salvador Es- dío. Se proyectaron como torres defensoras de la ciudad,
crig and is popularly known as ‘el clot’ (the hole). It is y hasta 1874 se llamaron Torres de Cal, pues en el s. XVIII
one of the most curious and typical places of Valen- se exigía cal a quien pasara por allí. Horarios: Lunes cerra-
cia. It has a central fountain surrounded by many stalls. do. De martes a sábados de 10 a 14 y de 16:30 a 20:30.
Domingos y festivos de 10 a 15 h. Entrada 2€, gratuita los
Portal de Valldigna / Valldigna Gate domingos y festivos. Late Gothic military construction. They
Portal de Valldigna, 12 -14. Antiguo acceso a la Valencia were planned as defensive towers, and until 1874 they
medieval, zona de asentamiento de familias nobiliarias. were known as the Torres de Cal because during the 18th
Construido sobre la muralla musulmana, su abertura century a payment of lime was demanded from everyone
forma un arco de medio punto. Restaurado en 1965. who passed through. Opening hours: Monday closed. Tues-
It was an ancient entrance gate into medieval Valencia, day to Saturday from 10 to 14 and from 16:30 to 20:30.
an area settled by noble families. Built over the Moslem Sunday and holidays from 10 to 15. Entrance: 2€, sundays
wall, its opening forms an arch. It was restored in 1965. and holidays free entrance.
Torres de Serranos / Serranos Towers Museos Museums
Plaza de los Fueros s/n. Tel. 96 391 90 70
Horario: Lunes cerrado. Martes a sábado de 10-19 h (15 mar- Almudín / Almudín
15 oct), de 10-18 h (16 oct-14 mar) . Domingos y festivos: Plaza de San Luis Beltrán, 1. Tel. 96 352 54 78
10-15 h. Entrada 2 €. Arquitectura gótica. Se iniciaron en Horario: Martes a sábado de 10-14 h y de 15-19 h. (15
1392. En 1865 se derriban las murallas pero quedan exentas. mar-15 oct) o de 10-14 h y de 15-18 h (16 oct-14 mar).

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