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Grand Voyager | Valencia’yı Keşfetmek
Tarihî sokaklarından güzel çevresine kadar, Valencia yaşam ve lezzet dolu. Peki bu şehri yemek tutkunları için bu kadar özel kılan şey ne?
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İLGILI HABERLER : http://tr.euronews.com/2025/11/12/grand-voyager-valenciayi-kesfetmek
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Tarihî sokaklarından güzel çevresine kadar, Valencia yaşam ve lezzet dolu. Peki bu şehri yemek tutkunları için bu kadar özel kılan şey ne?
Ortaklığı ile Media City
İLGILI HABERLER : http://tr.euronews.com/2025/11/12/grand-voyager-valenciayi-kesfetmek
Üye ol: Euronews şimdi 12 ayrı dilde
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00:00I'm Lili Douse and this is Grand Voyager.
00:05From my base in Qatar, I travel the world to discover incredible places
00:09filled with culture, luxury and adventure.
00:13Along the way, I meet the people, taste the flavours
00:16and experience the moments that make each destination unforgettable.
00:21Today, I'm travelling from Qatar to a Mediterranean city
00:30alive with history, nature and the smell of great food.
00:36I'm here in Valencia, the birthplace of Paella
00:39and a region that truly celebrates the good things in life.
00:44Walking through the historic area of the city,
00:47you get a real sense of the grandeur of the place
00:50from its polished stone alleys to its iconic monuments.
00:54Valencia is full of picture-perfect moments.
00:57In this episode, I'll be discovering its hidden corners,
01:01its vibrant culture and the people that bring this city to life.
01:06First, I'm checking into my hotel for my stay here in Valencia.
01:10This is Grand Hotel Centenary,
01:13a stunning historic landmark in the heart of the city.
01:16I'm lucky enough to be staying in one of their premium suites.
01:22Its 1920s design captures all the glamour of its golden era.
01:26It has a retro feel and a beautiful view over the city's main square.
01:32Back out in the city, I'm on my way to meet Demi Benita,
01:36co-founder of Hotspot Valencia.
01:39She's promised to show me some of Valencia's must-see spots.
01:42Today, we're going to the Old Town.
01:44We're going to taste some typical Spanish things.
01:47We're going to the Toria Parks and, of course, the City of Arts.
01:51Valencia is full of surprises
01:53and Demi knows exactly where to find the city's best hidden gems.
01:59Well, we're here.
02:00This is the oldest horchateria.
02:02I can't wait to try this.
02:05Horchateria Daniel is one of the city's most celebrated spots.
02:08Opened since 1949, its recipes have been passed down through the family.
02:14This creamy Valencian drink is made from tiger nuts
02:17and is often paired with giant sugar-coated pastries called churros.
02:23Valencians have loved this simple combination for generations
02:26and it's easy to see why.
02:30Valencia's Old Town is full of flavour and charm,
02:33but there's still much more to see
02:35and Demi has the perfect idea for exploring further.
02:39So Valencia is the city to bike,
02:41so let's hop on a bike and discover the city.
02:43I am so ready to do this.
02:46First up on our cycle tour is Mercado de Cologne,
02:50a historic market hall in the heart of the Old Town.
02:53It's a stunning building and one of Demi's favourite spots.
02:57So it's made by a Valencian architect
02:59and on that side you see the clothes
03:01and then you have the oranges and also the cows.
03:05Valencia by bike is the best way to explore.
03:08One moment you're surrounded by towering buildings,
03:11the next you're gliding through the city's parks.
03:15This futuristic complex is the city of arts and sciences,
03:19one of Valencia's most iconic sights.
03:21And it's here that my tour with Demi comes to a close.
03:24It's been wonderful discovering the best of Valencia's landmarks
03:28and hidden spots.
03:31Valencia truly is a city that lives for food
03:34and nowhere is this expressed more creatively
03:36than at Ricard Camarena restaurant.
03:40Ricard is known for transforming simple local ingredients
03:43into something extraordinary.
03:45Today I'm taking a step into his kitchen
03:48and of course doing some tasting.
03:51Hello Ricard, thank you so much for having me.
03:54Thank you for visiting us.
03:55This double Michelin-starred restaurant
03:57sits alongside an art gallery,
03:59a fitting setting for a chef who turns flavour into art.
04:06In the kitchen, Ricard's team make the most of every ingredient,
04:10a core part of his sustainable philosophy.
04:14They create dishes inspired by the seasons
04:16and each one is carefully crafted
04:18and rich in Valencian character.
04:21Today I'll learn how to prepare a special dish
04:25guided by Ricard himself.
04:26This is our signature dish
04:29and this is a Valencian oyster
04:31and it's very sweet.
04:34We prepare with avocado, galanga root, lemon and oil.
04:38We mix all together.
04:40Getting hands-on with a two Michelin-star chef
04:43is a little intimidating,
04:44but Ricard puts me at ease,
04:47guiding me through each step.
04:49This is avocado and galanga oil.
04:52Mmm, it smells amazing already.
04:54With the main ingredients mixed and prepared,
04:57Ricard shows me how to plate the oyster dish.
05:00It's surprising how much precision
05:02goes into every detail.
05:04I'm pretty proud of this, Ricard.
05:06What do you think?
05:07It's very good for the first time.
05:09Now I get to try some of Ricard's creations.
05:13Each dish looks incredible.
05:15Loaded with layers and textures,
05:17you can really feel the passion
05:18that's gone into every dish.
05:20It's pure perfection.
05:23And the dessert is manga,
05:26green curry, seeds and herbs.
05:29Thank you so much.
05:30The best ending for an incredible dinner.
05:32Thank you.
05:33Thank you.
05:33Ricard and his team
05:35are truly masters of their craft,
05:37turning simple, local ingredients
05:39into extraordinary works of art.
05:44Just outside Valencia lies Albufera,
05:47a vast freshwater lagoon.
05:50This beautiful landscape
05:51is home to farms and wildlife.
05:54To learn more about this special place,
05:56I'm meeting Ian,
05:58founder of Very Valencia,
06:00who knows every hidden corner of the lagoon
06:02and its cultural significance.
06:04Well, we're here in the rice fields
06:06of La Albufera in Valencia,
06:08which is where they grow the rice
06:10to make the best paella,
06:12which hopefully we'll get to try later.
06:14But first, let's go out on the boat,
06:16have a look at the lake.
06:17I think that's a great idea.
06:19Let's do it.
06:20Ian and his team offer tours
06:22and experiences
06:23that reveal the authentic side
06:25of Valencia and its surroundings.
06:28These waters have shaped
06:30local communities for centuries
06:31and many of their age-old techniques
06:34are still alive today.
06:36So here, Lily, right behind us,
06:38we've got some fishing nets.
06:40Now, the fishermen here
06:40have been using this technique
06:41for over 700 years
06:43to catch eels.
06:45So you can't see it,
06:46but under there,
06:47there's like net tunnels
06:48which get tighter and tighter
06:50and tighter.
06:51The eel goes in
06:52and it can't get out.
06:54What significance
06:55does this area have
06:57for the local people,
06:58the people from Valencia?
07:00Well, a lot of Valencians
07:01that live in the city
07:02would come here for lunch.
07:03It's known as the place
07:04to go for a paella
07:05and just have a nice day out.
07:07Around 140 million square metres
07:09of Albuferras wetland
07:11are devoted to rice cultivation,
07:13producing roughly
07:14120 million kilograms each year.
07:17I mean, the city,
07:18you can see it there on the horizon.
07:20That's how close we are,
07:20but you feel like
07:21you're in another world here.
07:23It's a privilege
07:23to have this so close to the city.
07:25We're very lucky.
07:26A lot of visitors to Valencia,
07:27they miss it
07:27because they're concentrating
07:29on the city,
07:30but this is such a hidden gem.
07:31You can come,
07:31you can have lunch
07:32or you can just go out on the boats,
07:33you can explore the fields,
07:35you can visit the historic buildings.
07:36There's so much to do here.
07:38It's hard to believe
07:39this peaceful place
07:40is so close to the city.
07:41You can see why locals
07:43love to come here
07:44and enjoy the beautiful nature.
07:46It's truly stunning.
07:48Close by in the nearby village
07:50of El Panar,
07:52Ian has arranged for us
07:53to try authentic paella,
07:54the dish that made Valencia
07:56world famous.
07:58So here we have chicken.
08:01We've got chicken,
08:02we've got rabbits
08:02and the snails in there as well.
08:05This is a real Valencian paella.
08:08The rice is from the fields out there.
08:10This dish is a symbol
08:11of Valencia's identity.
08:13Simple ingredients
08:14brought together
08:15to create something
08:16truly iconic
08:18and delicious.
08:21Just an hour from Valencia,
08:23tucked away in the mountains,
08:25is the beautiful village
08:26of Chulilla.
08:27With its whitewashed houses
08:29and terracotta rooftops,
08:31this village
08:32looks like something
08:33straight out of a postcard.
08:35It's quiet, peaceful
08:36and full of charm.
08:38The perfect place
08:39to wander and explore.
08:42Walking through Chulilla,
08:43you really feel
08:44like you're stepping back
08:45in time.
08:46The old narrow streets,
08:48the incredible buildings
08:49and the jaw-dropping views.
08:52You can really see
08:53why people love this place.
08:56Today I'm meeting
08:57Dmitri Blatov,
08:59a local resident
09:00and founder
09:01of Valencia Mountain Enthusiast.
09:03He's going to show me
09:04some of the best spots
09:05around Chulilla.
09:08Dmitri has been living here
09:09for over seven years,
09:11long enough to know
09:12every hidden area
09:13and quiet street
09:14in the village.
09:16Chulilla sits
09:17roughly 400 metres
09:18above sea level
09:19and has just
09:20a few hundred inhabitants.
09:23At its peak,
09:24it's the village's
09:24most historic site,
09:26known locally
09:26as the Arabic Castle.
09:28So here we are
09:29in the incredible
09:30castle walls.
09:31Can you tell me
09:32a little bit
09:32about the history?
09:33Yeah, so the town,
09:35the village,
09:36the castle
09:36date back to
09:3713th century.
09:39So it's
09:39more than 800 years old.
09:41And this was
09:42protecting the village,
09:43right?
09:43Yeah, so the main role
09:45of the castle
09:46was a defensive fortress
09:47to protect
09:48the people living here
09:49and later
09:50the village itself.
09:52The fortification
09:53was originally constructed
09:54during Spain's
09:55Islamic period,
09:57when this whole area
09:58was part of
09:59Al-Amdolus.
10:00Today,
10:01only parts
10:02of the old fortress
10:03remain,
10:03but you can still
10:04feel the history
10:05around you.
10:07After scaling
10:07the heights
10:08of the mountain,
10:09it's time to head
10:10down towards the river
10:11and these winding
10:12stairs are not
10:14for the faint-hearted.
10:16This is
10:16Trulia's
10:17most famous hiking route,
10:19a trail that crosses
10:20a series of
10:21suspension bridges
10:22high above the canyon.
10:23I do have a fear
10:25of heights,
10:26but today
10:26I'm facing my fears.
10:29This area
10:30has become a favourite
10:31for adventurers,
10:32hikers and climbers
10:33from around the world.
10:35The river here
10:36flows all the way
10:37to Valencia
10:38and out to the
10:39Mediterranean Sea.
10:41Over the years,
10:42it's shaped
10:42this spectacular canyon.
10:44The path continues
10:45down through the gorge.
10:47We pass old walkways
10:49and river branches
10:50and eventually
10:51under a natural rock arch.
10:53Fascinating sights
10:54that make this trail
10:55so unique.
10:57A little further on
10:58is a stunning
10:59blue lagoon,
11:00the perfect place
11:01to swim in the summer.
11:03So this is
11:04the blue lagoon.
11:05It is indeed.
11:06Charco Azul,
11:07it's called.
11:08You see that there's
11:08a dam behind us
11:09that's a Moorish dam
11:11built back in
11:12the 12th century
11:13and the Arabic word
11:15for dam is azut.
11:17So the name
11:18comes for Charco Azul.
11:20Later,
11:20people started
11:21calling it Charco Azul
11:22referring to the
11:23color of the water.
11:24So it changed
11:25over time.
11:26Fed by natural springs
11:28and surrounded
11:29by mountains,
11:30this lagoon
11:31is one of Valencia's
11:32most beautiful spots.
11:35What an incredible
11:36way to end my journey
11:38with breathtaking views
11:40like this.
11:41Valencia truly
11:42doesn't disappoint
11:43from its incredible
11:44food and culture
11:46to hidden gems
11:47like this.
11:48I'll definitely
11:49be coming back
11:50and as they say
11:51in Valencia,
11:52hasta la próxima.
11:54Until next time.
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