Valencia's cathedral sits on a nice spacious square. Its probably the most touristy place in Valencia, which still means its not very touristy. While there are certainly things to see here (we occupied ourselves for a week with only one day trip out, but this isn't a city reliant on tourists, not unlike say, London.
The almost inevitable St Sebastian painting
Very much a cathedral where you should keep looking up. Great vaulting both in the nave and all the side chapels
This is the cathedral's greatest treasure, although it is hard to see as it is tucked away behind glass. It is a little, presumably Roman. agate cup which they claim to be the cup used at the last supper. (Yeah, right...)
The cathedral has a surprisingly extensive museum. While we were in it my phone came up with an emergency warning of extreme weather, no doubt inspired by the flooding they had last year. In fact a bit of a damp squib. While there was indeed a good thunderstorm around midnight, the next day there was only a little rain drizzle lunchtime
Models of the cathedral at various stages of its existence
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| I don't think that is deodorant they are applying... |
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| A suitably bizarre and unlikely relic - the manacles used on Jesus for his flagellation. Again, oh yeah, really... |
And there is the opportunity, for those who like to get their steps in, to ascend a couple of hundred up the spiral staircase of the bell tower for views across the city.
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| One of the two remaining gate towers from the old city walls |
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