A city caught in-between past and future. This is Valencia, the third most populous city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona. Watershed between the Catalan and the Andalusian culture, Valencia is one of the most important centers of the Mediterranean Sea, the star of significant economic growth the last two decades, driven by ambitious projects of organic architecture. The most famous and impressive is the City of Arts and Sciences, created by the most illustrious son of Valencia, Santiago Calatrava, an architect who in 1995 had already made the Pont de l'Exposició, one of the most elegant bridges in Europe, erected on the dried up bed of the Turia River, and a metro station which is a little artistic gem. You will find a Valencia that looks towards the future by hosting international sporting events like America's Cup or the Grand Prix of Formula 1 and yet there also exists a Valencia which jealously guards its past.