"Visit Valancia" invites Thais to visit Valencia, Spain

Visit Valencia will participate for the first time at the Business Networking of the 30th Thai International Travel Fair organized by Thai Travel Agents Association to meet over 400 Thai travel agents (buyers) and explain more about destination Valencia and its highlights.

Some other advertising, public relations and trade activities will also be highlighted to attract potential visitors from Thailand to visit Valencia.

Every year, some 2.3 million visitors from around the world visit Valencia's many tourist attractions, as well as enjoy 300 days of yearly sunshine plus an average of 19?C annual temperature because of its favorable geographical position.

Readers of Conde Nast Traveller voted Valencia as the Best city in Europe for "2024 Readers' Choice Awards" with a score of 92.78. This also helped confirm that Valencia is a must-visit destination.

With several airlines offering flights to Spain from Bangkok, visitors from Thailand can easily travel to Valencia. The airport in Valencia is only 15 minutes from the city center. From Madrid to Valencia is only 90 minutes by high-speed trains.

Valencia, Spain's third largest city, is some 2000 years old and has been home to Romans, Visigoths and Muslims since it was founded in 130 B.C. It's rich history, culture and architecture have so much to offer that select international movie scenes and TV Series' seasons and episodes had been filmed in Valencia, such as "Game of Thrones," "Doctor Who," "Tomorrowland: The World of Tomorrow," "Westwood" and many others.

Velencia Cathedral has a chapel where its treasure, the Holy Grail, is kept. A guided tour "Valencia, destination of the Holy Grail" is available for visitors. On the last Thursday of October 2025, the third Jubilee Year of the Holy Chalice will begin. Valencia will then welcome all pilgrims who wish to obtain the plenary indulgence in its Cathedral.

In 2024, the European Commission recognized Valencia as "European Green Capital" city following the city's sustainable commitment on environmental improvement and the quality of life of its people and visitors.

It has two UNESCO Biosphere Reserves, namely Alto Turia Biosphere Reserve and Cabriel Valley Biosphere Reserve.

Its highly-attended festival "Las Fallas" celebration from 15 - 19 of March each year has been declared by UNESCO as "Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity". Other listed UNESCO World Heritage are La Lonja (The Silk Exchange), an emblematic building of Valencia and one of the most famous civil gothic monuments in Europe and Tribunal de Las Aguas (The Water Court).

Valencia is the birthplace of paella, a very popular dish throughout Spain and among foreign visitors. The city also offers the finest signature cuisine and authentic tapas. It is also recommended to visit and enjoy "The City of Arts and Science", a very popular filming location for many international movies and TV series.

Meanwhile, Visit Valencia Foundation or 'Visit Valencia' is a non-profit foundation established in 1991, with participation from the City Council of Valencia and the majority of local organizations in the tourism sector. Its objective is to strategically manage and promote the city of Valencia in the tourism field. The Foundation has contributed to the city's tourism development and increased economic impact. To explore more about destination Valencia, click www.visitvalencia.com/en.