BIOPARC SPAIN

Bioparc Fuengirola has recreated a Jungle clearing and pretends to give a closer look at some of its inhabitants. In the Clear of the Forest you can see birds and small mammals of the tropical forests and observe how they behave in an environment, similar to its natural habitat and learn a little more about some strange animals.This is a pioneering exhibition within Spain, being the first to bring together terrestrial mammals and birds in the same place and at the same time.

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EL PUERTO AND LA PLAYA

Featuring spectacular views over the lagoon and a cozy atmosphere, the menu at our AAA Four Diamond Award restaurant, El Puerto Restaurant captures all the rich, seasonal and surprising flavors of Mexico alongside international favorites. El Puerto Restaurant is the place to enjoy fresh Caribbean lobster, pastas, steaks grilled to perfection and daily fisher market delicacies prepared with recipes that will make your dining experience at El Puerto an occasion to remember.

There is no better place to enjoy fresh seafood specialties than at El Puerto, featuring the best seafood from local waters supplied by family owned fisheries, with decades of experience, proud of their traditions and respectful of the environment.

Inspired by the comfort of local hospitality and graced with expansive views of the resort's network of navigable water canals, El Puerto is a showcase for memorable gatherings and romantic dinners. 

El Puerto is located in the main building, lower level.

Hours of Operation

Open for dinner Tuesday to Sunday from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

During high season, El Puerto also opens for breakfast from 7:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and for lunch from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Dress Code

Resort casual for dinner. No tank tops, shorts, swimming suits or t-shirts.

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LA CIUDAD DE LAS ARTES Y LAS CIENCIAS

The City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia is a unique complex devoted to scientific and cultural dissemination which is composed of six major elements: Hemisfèric (IMAX cinema and digital projections), the Umbracle (landscaped and parking viewpoint), the Prince Felipe Museum of Sciences (an innovative center of interactive science), the Oceanographic (the largest aquarium in Europe with over 500 marine species) and the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia (dedicated operatic programming). And the Agora, which gives the complex a multifunctional space.

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MONASTERIO DE SAN MIGUEL DE LOS REYES

The building, which is occupied today by the Biblioteca Valenciana, is the result of a construction labour that has been carried out in different times: a Muslim farmhouse in the 11th century, a Cistercian monastery in the 14th, a Hieronymite monastery in the 16th and a prison in the 19th century.

OPENING HOURS
Tuesdays: at 10, 11 and 12; Saturdays and Sundays at 12 and 13.

Library openings
Monday to Friday: 9 to 20.30; Saturdays: 9 to 13.30.

History:

Upon the remains of the 1lth century Muslim farmhouse of Rascaña, the abbots of the monastery of Santa Maria de Valldigna founded a small convent, constructed of humble materials and originally housing twelve monks and their prior. The building was constituted by a church with a single nave, lateral chapels and two cloisters, around which grouped the monks' dormitory, the refectory, the kitchens, etc. The remains of these structures were found during excavations in 1996 in the northern patio. They were consequently restored and consolidated.

SAN MIGUEL DE LOS REYES (1546 -1835)

The duke and duchess of Calabria, Fernando de Aragon and Germana de Foix, founded this Hieronymite monastery in 1546 to serve as their family crypt. They charged the construction of the new building - formed by two cloisters and a church - to the architect Antonio de Covarrubias. The southern cloister's construction began in 1546 and was completed by 1607. The rooms for communal use were on the first floor of the cloister; the monks' cells on the second floor; above, the rooms of the novices. The prior occupied the southwest tower. This constitutes one of the most important architectural works of the Renaissance in Valencian lands.

The new church was constructed between 1623 and 1644 in the location of the old church of San Bernardo. It is characterized by its floor-stamp in the form of the Latin Cross: a raised dome in the crossing, a high chorus featuring a downward facing clock in the vault, and chapels flanked by buttresses. In the 17th century the old wooden altarpieces were substituted for those which we contemplate today: baroque pieces decorated with a marquetry of marble, jasper, alabaster and Alcublas stone. Below the main altar lie the remains of Don Fernando and doña Germana.

The front of the church is a facade-altarpiece divided into three parts and adorned with images that indicate the church's relationships with the Hieronymite order and with its own founders. In 1756 it was decided to replace the older Cistercian cloister by a new one built after the model of the extant southern cloister. This construction was interrupted in 1802 and has since then remained incomplete.

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MUSEO NACIONAL DE CERAMICA GONZALEZ MARTI

The National Ceramics Museum Gonzalez Marti is housed in a palace that dates from the 15th century and was refurbished in 1740 on rococo style with a magnificent alabaster entrance. Inside, you can find the 18th century carriages, the 19th century rooms, medieval ceramics and an important collection of tiles made in the Royal Ceramics Factory in Alcora.

Its present aspect is the result of a Rococo conversion carried out in XVIII century on the house belonging to the Rabassa de Perellós, title-holders of the marquisate of Dos Aguas. The main door is on one side of the house and is crowned by a statue of the Virgin Mary, from which two streams of plentiful water flow, symbolizing the Júcar and the Turia rivers. In the 19th century were lost the Rovira Frescos and French-style balconies with undulating railings were installed.

The Gonzalez Martí National Museum of Ceramics and Sumptuary Arts contains an important collection of ceramics, with prehistoric, Roman, Greek and Arab items. There are also plenty of contemporary works, including some by Picasso. The museum's collection also includes a representative selection of traditional ceramics from towns such as Manises, Paterna and Alcora.

OPENING HOURS
Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 to 14:00 h and from 16:00 to 20:00 h.
Sunday and public holidays from 10:00 to 14:00 h.

Monday closed. Closed: 1 January, 1 May, and 24, 25 and 31 December.

TICKETS
General ticket: 3 Euros
Reduced ticket: 1,50 Euros
For children to 18 years and pensioners: Free entry.
Admission free on Saturday afternoons, Sundays, 18 April, 18 May, 12 October and 6 December.

METRO
Colon, línes 3 and 5.

BUS
31, 70, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 27, 70 and 71.

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MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES SAN PIO V

Located in a Baroque building recently renovated in its entirety, the Fine Arts Museum San Pio V is one of the most outstanding painting archives in Spain, renowned for its collections of primitive Valencian painters, although there are also works by El Greco, Velázquez, Murillo and Goya. The Fine Arts Museum also exhibits sculptures by Mariano Benlliure and some interesting archeological pieces.

The gallery mainly comprises the work of Valencia artists, such as Vicente López, Juan de Joanes, los Ribalta, Pinazo and Joaquín Sorolla. There are also, however, paintings by other artists such as Sarto, Van Dyck, Murillo, Velázquez and Goya. In addition to this, there is an interesting collection of contemporary art, along with valuable archaeological remains, such as "The Lion of Bocairent" and the Palaeo-Christian tomb of Saint Vincent Mártir. The complete collection of Gothic panels also stands out because of its quality. In the museum there is also one of the most important 16th century Renaissance courtyards: the courtyard of the Vich ambassador.

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IGLESIA DE SAN JUAN DEL HOSPITAL

Introduction:
The Temple of San Juan del Hospital site in Ratchet Street Knights # 5 of the city of Valencia ( Spain ) is a building styles gothic and baroque built in the thirteenth century on land donated by James I to the Knights of the order St. John Hospital and Malta , to which is added the bell tower in the seventeenth century.

History:

The "Priory of the Knights of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem" is, according to news Teixidor, the first church built in Valencia, after the Cathedral, which justified its place of honor in processions without being parish. Its foundation is due to the concession made ​​by King James I at the time of the conquest of Valencia to St John Knight of Hugo Folcalquier , lieutenant of the Master of their order in the Crown of Aragon, of lands by the door of the Xerea to establish this priory headquarters there.

Here a church dedicated to San Juan Bautista holder, corresponding to the specific care tasks of this military order that was called hospital rose Jerusalem Order of the Hospital of Rhodes and of Malta ; one convent and cemetery for deceased Knights own hospital. All was built between 1238 and 1261, the convent being finished entirely before 1316.

Description:

The church is preceded by a courtyard (a baroque house) with ceramic pictures Via Crucis , where these loose elements and architectural remains of buildings that made ​​up the foundation are preserved.

Next to this stands the tiny courtyard bell tower of the first half of the seventeenth century and he side door of the church consists of a rectangular frame with his smooth mediopunto, crowned by a beautiful layout window opens in equilateral warhead whose center does not coincide the door, and which bears the delicate tracery design of a Maltese cross.

Another similar and symmetrical across the ship composition gives way to cover certain remains of conventual and arcosolios freires Cemetery. Among the buildings that occupy this part is a curious chapel interesting in its smallness, circus-style and consists of two sections and polygonal head, ribbed vaults on smooth columns capitals, which has often been mistakenly considered as the primitive trecentista church.

The true church is to ship only occupies an area of 36 m long by 19 m wide, and is made ​​by a pointed vault with plementería stone on thick fajones which rest on corbels and a polygonal apse of five sides covered with ribbed, where the presbytery . It was built in the late thirteenth century and is lit by windows torn pointed style; wider central, with tracery and decorated with attached columns. On the nerves of stone, brick vaults are blight and end walls are later work of the fourteenth century, two chapels piercing high walls with pointed Archivolts and develop between the buttresses.

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TORRES DE SERRANOS SPAIN

Introduction:
The imposing Torres de Serranos are one of the landmarks of Valencia. Their awe-inspiring enormity and the elegance of Gothic style are truly worth your time. One of the two remaining city gates from the XIV century, they were built by one of the most talented Gothic architects of those times. You can walk through its many levels right to the top, appreciating stunning gothic interior, ancient ornaments, military pragmatism and views over the rest of Valencia. The rear of the towers are open, and you can enjoy the panorama of the interior.

History: the towers were commenced in 1394 under the hand of Pere Balaguer. Although built with a clear defensive function in mind, they never came to be used as such, cruising through history as a flamboyant trade gate of Valencia. Between 1586 and 1887 they were used as a prison for the nobility (much like the Tower of London or the Bastille of Paris) which is why they survived the liquidation of the city walls in 1865.

OPENING HOURS

Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 to 14:00 h and from 16:30 to 20:30 h.

Sunday and public holidays from 10:00 to 15:00 h.

Monday closed.

TICKETS

Fee: 2 Euros

For children from 7 to 12 years, groups, pensioners and students with Youth Card: 1 Euro.

Sundays: Free entry.

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