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Bioparc Valencia
Innovative Spanish zoo using immersive design to eliminate visible barriers between visitors and African wildlife.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Alaquàs
Valencia, Spain · Europe
About Alaquàs
Alaquàs works well as a base: 5 minutes from Manises, 16km from Albufera Natural Park.
Alaquàs is in Valencia, Spain, with about 29,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Manises, about 4 km away.
Alaquàs, in Valencian, spelled Alacuás in Spanish, is a town and municipality in the Horta Oest comarca in the Valencian Community, Spain.
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What is there to see near Alaquàs?
Within an hour or so of Alaquàs: Bioparc Valencia (5 km), Valencia Cathedral (8 km), City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia (9 km), Oceanogràfic Valencia (10 km).
Where is Alaquàs?
Alaquàs is in Valencia, Spain, about 4 km from Manises.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 29,341
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Spain
- Region
- Valencia
- Timezone
- Europe/Madrid
- Coordinates
- 39.4557, -0.4610
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 Alaquàs
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Valencia Cathedral
A Gothic cathedral claiming to hold the Holy Grail, crowned by the climbable Miguelete bell tower.
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 20 min drive
landmark
Oceanogràfic Valencia
Europe's largest aquarium complex within the City of Arts and Sciences, housing over 45,000 marine creatures.
10 km · about 20 min 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.
11 km · about 20 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.
15 km · about 25 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.
16 km · about 20 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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