L'Oceanogràfic is an extraordinary aquarium in Valencia. The largest complex of its type, measuring over 110,000 square metres, it is home to 45,000 animals and 500 different species including fish, mammals, birds, reptiles, sharks, penguins, dolphins, sea lions, walruses, beluga whales, and more. Located across ten areas that reflect different marine habitats including the Arctic, tropical seas, marshlands and more, it offers a diverse and broad overview of sea life. There are also gardens with more than 80 different species of plants. It is a beautiful and fascinating space that is both educational and visually stunning and will be enjoyable to families, couples and solo travellers alike. Just find a vacation rental in Valencia and come explore this truly extraordinary space for yourself.
Designed by the architect Félix Candela and the structural engineers Alberto Domingo and Carlos Lázaro, it is part of the Ciutat de les Arts i de les Ciències (City of Arts and Sciences) cultural complex, which was opened in 2003.
Designed by the architect Félix Candela and the structural engineers Alberto Domingo and Carlos Lázaro, it is part of the Ciutat de les Arts i de les Ciències (City of Arts and Sciences) cultural complex, which was opened in 2003.
Exceptionally vast and beautifully designed, it really is quite unlike anything you have seen before.
Made up of a cluster of buildings, each of which is identified with one of our planet's seas and oceans with thematically appropriate exhibitions held within, the habitats housed inside include the Mediterranean, wetlands, the tropical and sub-tropical environments of the Mangrove Swamps and the Mediterranean Marsh, the seaweed Kelp Forests, the Izu Peninsula in Japan, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indo-Pacific, the Caribbean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Arctic, the Antarctic, the Red Sea, s dolphinarium and more.
Facilities on-site include three restaurants, the most iconic being the Underwater Restaurant, located in the centre of the lake across two storeys, one of which is above water and looks like an island and the other which is below water.
Made up of a cluster of buildings, each of which is identified with one of our planet's seas and oceans with thematically appropriate exhibitions held within, the habitats housed inside include the Mediterranean, wetlands, the tropical and sub-tropical environments of the Mangrove Swamps and the Mediterranean Marsh, the seaweed Kelp Forests, the Izu Peninsula in Japan, the Atlantic Ocean, the Indo-Pacific, the Caribbean, the Atlantic Ocean, the Arctic, the Antarctic, the Red Sea, s dolphinarium and more.
Facilities on-site include three restaurants, the most iconic being the Underwater Restaurant, located in the centre of the lake across two storeys, one of which is above water and looks like an island and the other which is below water.
A perfect day out for everyone in the group, this is an exceptional educational space in Valencia. Check out all of our vacation rentals in Spain with internet now!
Photo credits
picture 1: Carquinyol / CC BY-SA 2.0;
picture 2: Felipe Gabaldón / CC BY 2.0;
picture 3: Silvestre / CC BY-SA 3.0
picture 1: Carquinyol / CC BY-SA 2.0;
picture 2: Felipe Gabaldón / CC BY 2.0;
picture 3: Silvestre / CC BY-SA 3.0
