Valencia is a major coastal city in eastern Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea, and the capital of both the province of Valencia and the wider Valencian Community.

Quick Scoop: Where is Valencia?

  • Valencia lies on the east coast of the Iberian Peninsula, facing the Mediterranean Sea.
  • It sits at the mouth of the Turia (also called Guadalaviar) River, on a flat, fertile plain.
  • The city is part of the Valencian Community, an autonomous region that stretches along Spain’s Mediterranean coast between Catalonia (to the north) and Murcia (to the south).
  • It is Spain’s third-largest city by population, after Madrid and Barcelona.

In simple terms, if you look at a map of Spain, Valencia is roughly halfway down the right-hand (eastern) coast, directly on the Mediterranean shore.

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