Exploring Valencia City Centre

Yesterday I decided to have a look around the city of my new temporary home. My first impressions of Valencia have not been too great as I don't live in the very centre and I didn't think it could be as great as all the websites and travel books make out. However, I was very wrong as the city centre has some amazing architecture and scenery, combined with beautiful, narrow streets filled with little shops.

Plaza de Toros 

Estacion del Norte 

Plaza de Ayuntamiento 

Plaza de la Reina 

Old narrow street

Mercado Central

Inside Mercado Central

Plaza de la Virgen 

Plaza de la Virgen

My favourite part of what I saw has to be all the narrow streets filled with different shops which reminded me of Venice. The buildings are beautiful and have completely changed my mind on the city and even the train station looks amazing. Even though the buildings were I live are not awful, they do not compare to the grand ones in the centre and for some reason I was so happy to see the standard tourist shops which I had began to think didn't exist here.