Valencia: When the Past Meets the Future and Paella Rules All
I once heard someone call Valencia a “mini-Barcelona.” I had to laugh. Valencia isn’t a “mini” anything. It’s a city with its own soul, a place that feels both ancient and from another planet all at once. The first time I was here, I got lost in the labyrinth of the old town, only to stumble out of a narrow alleyway and find myself staring at a spaceship-like building complex that seemed to defy gravity. That’s the Valencia magic—it constantly…