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More things to do in Valencia: The City of Arts and Sciences

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Sitting at the foot of the Turía Park, the City of Arts and Sciences is by far one of the most impressive attractions in Valencia. The futuristic and innovative buildings attract the attention of thousands of visitors per year and are a huge contrast to the traditional Valencian buildings seen in the narrow streets of the old town. The city is made up of the Hemisfèric , Museo de las Ciencias, Oceanogràfic, Palau de la Artes, Umbracle and Ágora. Each building is equally impressive, and together they create this spectacular and unmissable attraction. It is not only the buildings themselves which are a must see, but what goes on inside them, each has its own individual function. The Oceanogràfic is the largest aquarium in Europe with over 45,000 creatures, the Hemisfèric regularly screens films and documentaries on its 900m² curved screen and Umbracle is a beautiful botanical garden which opens at night as a club. As well as all of their regular functions and activities, the ci

Steve Aoki, Diplo and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike come to Valencia for the Medusa Festival!

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On the 14th and 15th of August some of the biggest names in Electronic music will be coming to the Valencian Coast line. They will be taking up residence in the town of Cullera, located just south of Valencia, for the Medusa Sun Beach Festival. The festival, offering a mix of EDM, techno and indie music is predicted to attract around 30,000 music fans to the Playa de Cullera next weekend. Like most festivals in Spain, this one is extremely reasonably priced at just 32€ for a day ticket or 42€ for an entire two days of unbeatable partying. The Medusa festival only came into existence last year but for a new festival it has grown impressively to offer this year’s line-up of DJs including; Steve Aoki, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, R3HAB, W&W as well as Diplo! The acts will be spread across four stages (EDM, Techno, Indie and Remember) and will be projected onto 400m² worth of screens. All of this is taking place of one of the many stunning beaches in the Valencian Community: Where