Valencia Art Nouveau Architecture: Self-Guided Walk, Valencia, Spain

While Barcelona is known for its astonishing, world-famous Gaudi buildings, the Art Nouveau architecture in Valencia isn鈥檛 quite as well-known.

Walking around the streets of Valencia, I couldn鈥檛 stop looking up. There were so many gorgeous buildings to spot, especially in the decorated Art Nouveau style, or by its local name:聽Modernismo.

I wanted to take a guided architecture tour in Valencia focusing on Modernismo, but there wasn鈥檛 one available in English while I was there.

So I decided to learn about it myself and created a self-guided walk highlighting some of the most beautiful examples of the Art Nouveau or Modernismo architecture style I found around Valencia.

Art Nouveau emerged in Europe at the turn of the 20th century and spread across the continent as well as to North America.

It鈥檚 a highly aesthetic style, characterised by curving lines, motifs from nature, and rich ornamentation.

In many cities in Europe, such as聽Paris,聽Riga,聽Brussels,聽Aveiro, and聽Poznan, you can find some truly beautiful and well-preserved examples of Art Nouveau architecture. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Valencia Art Nouveau Architecture: Self-Guided Walk
Guide Location: Spain » Valencia
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Tal Hayoun
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