Posted: January 22, 2017

February 14th is fast approaching: Valentine’s Day! Maybe you do not yet know how to surprise your partner this year. The original ideas are running out and you do not want to fall back on the typical dinner at an expensive restaurant and a bouquet of flowers. If you are looking for a different Valentine’s Day, explore the possibility of having a couple of romantic tours in Valencia.

Plans for Valentine's Day

Private visit to Valencia's Opera House

Take advantage of Valentine’s Day to spend some fun time with your partner and make an original plan while also getting to know better the most beautiful corners of Valencia. Yes, going to a museum or strolling through the historic center of Valencia can also be very romantic if you know how to organize it with the help of the best.

Among the romantic tours of Valencia with which you can spend Valentine’s Day, there is the private visit to the opera of Valencia -Palau de les Arts-. You will have the whole scene for you as if you were a famous artist and you will know the best kept secrets of the building thanks to a professional guide who will explain everything in detail. Make the best Valentine’s Day photos with your partner in an emblematic building, open just for you!

Romantic Albufera

A full day

Another of the romantic tours in Valencia that will delight lovers is to spend the day in the Natural Park of the Albufera. The landscape of the lake is spectacular to portray the day of Saint Valentine’s at the side of your loved one. Also, there is nothing more romantic than a boat trip while the sun goes down. You will enjoy a privileged natural environment just a few kilometers from the capital of the Turia. And if you get hungry, you can taste the best Valencian gastronomy in one of the many restaurants that exist in El Palmar. With very varied menus and for all tastes. Boat trip, nature and paellita, an original and alternative plan, perfect for couples.

Out on the Mediterranean

a day to relax with your partner

Talking about water and boats: another one of the romantic routes in Valencia that you can realize with your partner is to sail and navigate the Mediterranean. Whether on a sailboat or on a catamaran, you will enjoy the sea, the wind and the sun of Valencia on a tour of the Mediterranean coast, leaving from the port itself. A day to relax with your partner and if you wish, have lunch on the boat whilst sailing. All you need to do is bring some candles to make the day even more romantic … as long as the wind does not blow them out.

Cooking together

make a real paella together with your partner

You can also opt for some real action as a couple on Valentine’s Day. In addition to the romantic routes in Valencia, one of the alternatives is to take a Mediterranean cooking with your partner. It’s an ideal activity to do with some friends, so convince other couples and spend a very funny Valentine’s Day together watching your boyfriends and girlfriends make their efforts in the kitchen. You will not only eat the paella, you will also learn to how cook it. This will be an investment into your future like together, as from now on you will be the ones in charge of making the homemade paella every Sunday!!.

Romantic gastronomical tours in Valencia

food unites lovers

If you are into gourmet eating, you and your partner should choose romantic gastronomical tours in Valencia. What better way to discover the historical centre of Valencia than tasting the best tapas with a ‘tapas tour’. Walk through the winding streets of Valencia’s centre, discovering the most traditional restaurants and savouring the delicious food with your loved one. As the Spanish popular saying goes: the couple that eats together stays together. And all at a good price and while getting to know the most emblematic corners of the city of Turia.

In short, it is impossible to run out of options of things to do in Valencia on Valentine’s Day, and you don’t have to fall back on the usual celebrations, or even leave the city!!. With Valencia Guias, you have a variety of romantic tours to choose from; whether you go to opera with your partner or take a boat ride with your loved one, we guarantee you will have a very special Valentine’s Day.