Valencia Is Racing Ahead ; Exciting Architecture and Great Beaches. Is This Spanish City the New Barcelona?

Daily Mail › July 25, 2006

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VALENCIA is a city riding on the crest of a wave. As the host city of the 2007 America's Cup, one of the most prestigious events in sailing, Spain's thirdlargest conurbation is enjoying a boom period of investment and development.

Located on the country's balmy east coast, straddling the Costa Blanca and Costa del Azahar, Valencia's transformation into a modern and progressive city began under the guiding hand of the government of Valencia and Santiago Calatrava, an internationally acclaimed local architect.