Valencia is the capital of the province of Valencia and capital of the Autonomous Region of Valencia, which comprises the provinces of Murcia, Valencia and Alicante. Valencia is situated on the Mediterranean and was founded by the Romans in 138 years BC and has about 800,000 inhabitants. Valencia is a major Spanish city, the third largest city after Madrid and Barcelona and is as popular a destination in Spain as these other cities.

Valencia is the number one shopping destination in the region and the holiday destinations of the Costa Blanca are all within easy reach for day trips. Inexpensive car hire Valencia is conveniently and quickly available to you. Attraction amongst others is the Lonja de la Seda, one of the most important Gothic buildings in Europe and world cultural heritage. The Cuidad del las Artes y de las Ciencias (exhibition area for art and science) and the Oceanographic (marine aquarium). L'Hemisfèric - A 3D cinema in modern architecture is also an attraction in Valencia. You can spot this easily, if you drive your car past it, because it looks like an eye! Valencia Airport - Aeropuerto Manises - is a medium-sized national Spanish airport served by flights from London Heathrow Airport, there are also small proportion of aircraft movements from northern Europe counties such as Sweden, but this is not one of the busiest airports in Spain. Hence the car hire fleet of the local car hire companies is relatively small. The well-known national car hire companies focus on the tourism sector only, but at Valencia airport you fine car hire offers. In urban areas, you will only get the car of the small local providers.