// spain | valencia 2 of 2 //
valencia is surrounded by the river turia-- or what used to be the river. in 1957 it overflowed, flooding the city horribly. while in the midst of recovery, they made the decision to reroute the river and have since turned the river bed into an incredible park that wraps around the city. one morning while in valencia, we just started walking the length of the park... eventually reaching the park and following the paths until we came to the city of arts and sciences. orange and olive trees abound in the park and there are runners everywhere. valencia truly is the city of runners! at one point in the park, there is a larger than life replica of gulliver from gulliver's travels that you can pay to climb all over like a jungle gym! this park holds futbol fields, skating rinks, horse corrals, climbing walls, cafes & much more. the way the river bed wraps around the old city centre reminded me of the tiber river running along trastevere in rome and its such a popular place for peo...