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Valencia
Port of Entry
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Valencia (/vəˈlɛnsiə/; Spanish: [baˈlenθja]), officially València (Valencian: [vaˈlensia]), on the east coast of Spain, is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona, with around 800,000 inhabitants in the administrative centre. Its urban area extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of around 1.5–1.6 million people.

Charts

See Costa Dorada.

Weather

See Spain.

Passages

See Aegean to West Mediterranean Passages.

Islands

Els Columbrets/wiki/Valencia#Els_ColumbretsIsland icon Els Columbrets [[Valencia#Els Columbrets|Els Columbrets]] 39°51.944'N, 000°36.564'E - Columbretes Islands

Communication

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Navigation

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Entrance

Valencia is a port of entry for Spain. For details see Entrance: Spain.

Berthing

Valencia is a large commercial port. There 3 marinas here but both are at some distance from the town center.

Marinas & Yacht Clubs

Real Club Nautico de Valencia

Real Club Nautico de Valencia/wiki/Valencia#Real_Club_Nautico_de_Valencia
Marina icon Real Club Nautico de Valencia [[Valencia#Real Club Nautico de Valencia|Real Club Nautico de Valencia]] (RCNV) 39°25.459'N, 000°19.364'W
Port of Entry

Full facilities. Fuel station. 24 hour security system. Four travelifts (25, 40, 50 & 200 T), repairs (carpentry, caulking, painters, mechanics, electricians, electronics), small chandlery. Restaurant, café, minimarket. swimming pool.

[email protected]; Tel: +34 (963) 679 011; Fax: +34 (963) 677 737; VHF channels 09 & 16
Address: Canal Road 91, Valencia, Spain

Marina Real Juan Carlos I

Marina Real Juan Carlos I/wiki/Valencia#Marina_Real_Juan_Carlos_I
Marina icon Marina Real Juan Carlos I [[Valencia#Marina Real Juan Carlos I|Marina Real Juan Carlos I]] 39°27.557'N, 000°19.576'W
Port of Entry

The marina, located north of the commercial port and next to the beach of Malvarrosa, has 636 berths on finger pontoon and docks for boats from 10 to 100 m long. Draft pn the ponttons 7 m. Water, electricity (up to 600 a), toilets, showers, fuel, WiFi. Laundry and repairs on request. Near the marina there are many restaurants, bars and nightclubs.

[email protected]; Tel: +34 (963) 678 677; Fax: +34 (963) 542 169; VHF channels 09 & 16
Address: Marina Real Juan Carlos I, CP 46011, Valencia, Spain
Hours:
Prices: For the latest prices see [XXX Price Listing]

Pobla Marina

Pobla Marina/wiki/Valencia#Pobla_Marina
Marina icon Pobla Marina [[Valencia#Pobla Marina|Pobla Marina]] 39°33.648'N, 000°17.014'W

The marina, locate 5 km N of the city, has 640 berths in 9 pontoons for yachts from 5 to 25 m length. Fuel station. Water, electricity, showers, toilets, WiFi, laundry (washing machine and dryer). Boatyard, chandlery, repairs.

[email protected]; Tel: +34 (961) 463 223; VHF channel 09
Address: Plaza de las Cortes Valencianas s.n., 46137 Puebla de Farnals, Spain
Hours: Monday to Sunday from 9am to 2pm and from 3pm to 6pm
Prices: For the latest prices see Price Listing

Anchorages

None.

Amenities

Facilities
Water In all marinas
Electricity In all marinas
Toilets In all marinas
Showers In all marinas
Laundry In Pobla Marina and Marina Real Juan Carlos I (on request)
Garbage Bins in the marinas
Supplies
Fuel Fuel docks in all marinas
Bottled gas ?
Chandlers In Club Nautico and Pobla Marina
Services
Repairs In Club Nautico and Pobla Marina and in Marina Real Juan Carlos I (on request)
Internet WiFi in all marinas
Mobile connectivity ?
Vehicle rentals Agencies in town. Ask the marina office.

Provisioning

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Eating out

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Transportation

  • Valencia Airport (VLC IATA) is the neighboring town of Manises, 9 km from the city center.
  • Metro Valencia lines 3 and 5 go directly to the town center and link the airport to the main train station
  • Long-distance and high-speed (TGV, Euromed) trains arrive at 3 València - Joaquim Sorolla (Valencia - Joaquín Sorolla) train station, 800 m from the main station

Tourism

History

Valencia was founded as a Roman colony by the consul Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus in 138 BC, and called Valentia Edetanorum. In 714 Moroccan and Arab Moors occupied the city, introducing their language, religion and customs; they implemented improved irrigation systems and the cultivation of new crops as well, being capital of the Taifa of Valencia. In 1238 the Christian king James I of Aragon conquered the city and divided the land among the nobles who helped him conquer it, as witnessed in the Llibre del Repartiment. He also created a new law for the city, the Furs of Valencia, which were extended to the rest of the Kingdom of Valencia. In the 18th century Philip V of Spain abolished the privileges as punishment to the kingdom of Valencia for aligning with the Habsburg side in the War of the Spanish Succession. Valencia was the capital of Spain when Joseph Bonaparte moved the Court there in the summer of 1812. It also served as capital between 1936 and 1937, during the Second Spanish Republic.

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Friends

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Forums

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Links

References

See Costa Dorada.

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