Guiding Architects, tour: Turia river bike tour (Fig. 1)

Guiding Architects, tour: Turia river bike tour (Fig. 2)

Guiding Architects, tour: Turia river bike tour (Fig. 3)

Guiding Architects, tour: Turia river bike tour (Fig. 4)

Guiding Architects, tour: Turia river bike tour (Fig. 5)

Guiding Architects, tour: Turia river bike tour (Fig. 6)

Tour in Valencia:
Turia river bike tour

Valencia is a river city that, after losing its river, transformed its hydraulic infrastructure into a world-class green corridor. In the 1960s, an urban development plan redirected the course of the Turia River to prevent historic flooding. Decades later, neighborhood pressure promoted the conversion of the old riverbed into a linear park that now structures the city and which Valencians continue to call ‘the river.’

This cycle route crosses 8 km of green infrastructure until it reaches the seafront. Along the way, you can see historical and contemporary bridges, the landscaping work carried out in different phases, Santiago Calatrava's City of Arts and Sciences, urban landmarks such as the famous Gulliver children's playground and the future Desembocadura Park, currently under development as a new transition between the city, the river and the sea. An experience that allows you to understand the Turia as a continuous public space and key to the designation of Valencia as European Green Capital in 2024.