As night falls, the city lights up and is transformed: Valencia becomes a beautiful creature of the night that needs to be seen and enjoyed. The artistic use of public lighting gives a new perspective to the historic buildings and places of interest for the tourist.

The comfortable temperatures encourage you to be outdoors, sampling the delights of the city: theatre, cinema, dance, music, thousands of bars, cafes, restaurants, and discos provide an offer of entertainment to suit each and every visitor.

The centre of Valencian nightlife is the Barrio del Carmen, in the heart of the old town; in this area, traditional bohemia and modernity live together in harmony and are flourishing. There are quiet cafes that invite you to sit and contemplate life, lively open-air patios, and all sorts of bars and discos for listening to the latest sounds or dancing the night away.

Other good nightlife areas are to be found in and around the Avenida de Aragón, Plaza de Canovas, and the university zone of Avenida Blasco Ibáñez, Plaza de Honduras, Plaza Xúquer and Juan Llorens. Not forgetting, of course, the Paseo Neptuno and the beach, where summer nights merge into summer days.