BEST Neighborhood in Valencia, Spain (the ONE place I would live in)

[@jsmra-m8k]

You are the best ambassador for Valencia to rich people in English-speaking countries, as I can read in the commentaries.

[@charlimarieTV]

So happy to discover another KZbinr living in Valencia! 🙌 Great tour of the neighborhood

[@ANTOANETTA]

Aww hey 🤩 thanks! Nice to meet you here!

[@toddhollenbeck2010]

Swagat is the best!!! Thanks for the videos! We have very fond memories of Valencia!

[@ANTOANETTA]

Oh love it!! Glad you had a chance to eat there!

[@DennisBishop]

Thank you for this, Antoanetta! We will be staying in Valencia for three weeks in January as part of our "scouting trip" to determine where we want to live in Spain. Gran Via looks wonderful and we will definitely be exploring the businesses you point out! One of the major advantages we have read about in Valencia is its extensive biking infrastructure. If possible, could you put together a video covering Valencia's biking network? It would be much appreciated!

[@ANTOANETTA]

Thank you! Yes make sure you explore as much as you can! Biking is good many alleys and always nice to bike at Turia Park.

[@anthonyposso3764]

Harley Gang 😅 🤷‍♀️ 🤷‍♂️

[@anthonyposso3764]

Nice work Antoinette 💃💃😅😅😉 🤠 🤠

[@caballoloco100]

Yeah that would definitely be a good one. Merry Xmas.

[@santiagonavesgomez8332]

You look so relax and good persona……a hug from a Spaniard living in Australia

[@ANTOANETTA]

Awww ☺️ Thank you

[@elinaivanov8687]

Valencia has many small shops with fresh fruits and vegetables and wonderful wines.Great video!

[@ANTOANETTA]

😍 thank you yes it does

[@caballoloco100]

That is Valencia's uptown, only afordable for the wealthy professionals, but hey ho, as you said a nice place to live in and visit. I am with you, Valencia has many unknown little neighbourhoods only known to the locals. Another great video.

[@ANTOANETTA]

Haha sure is 😊 yes, I’ve seen some but always discovering of course new places. Thank you for watching!

[@StevenBrener]

Just found your channel yesterday and now I’m addicted. It was just an hour before I was meeting a Spanish friend for coffee (who’s heading back to visit his folks next week) and we had a long talk about Valencia. Sounds like a great place. Love your vids and perspective!

[@marlas.1294]

I'm finally here after a very lengthy visa process and just walked through Grand Via. It reminded me of the Upper East Side in NYC.

[@ANTOANETTA]

Welcome 😊 Did you like it?

[@marlas.1294]

I did, but I think Russafa or El Corts might be more my vibe re: neighborhoods to live in.

[@edtravelbug]

@@ANTOANETTA I could easily afford this area Antonanetta but one of the reasons for my move from the US to Spain would be to get away from the higher end shops and expensive and un-needed consumer stores and choices. Do you feel this area can be like that or better yet what would be the place where you can still find a nice apartment with character and quiet but in a slightly more laid-back neighborhood?

[@razoukahmad2556]

how i miss sunny worm blue sky in valencia ...as we are here in belgium is mostly gloomy and very cold mostly all year round thank antonetta nice video

[@ANTOANETTA]

Awww sending 😎☀️☀️ you should visit again! I’ve never been to Belgium…. Almost moved to Brussels in 2014 😛

[@madrigalfamilyvlogs]

Such such a good post !! Keep the great content coming

[@SalveteOmnes1]

Me gusta mucho tu canal, a pesar de los videos tener una excelente calidad, aprendo bastantes cosas sobre España, muchas gracias Antoanetta, saludos desde México.

[@ANTOANETTA]

Gracias 👍🏼😊💥

[@ANTOANETTA]

Finally! It is here! I have been working on this for awhile and now my ultimate guide to Valencia is available for purchase: 📖 Discover Valencia: Your Essential Guide to Living and Loving Life in Spain payhip.com/b/DKdBS If you are traveling to Valencia as a tourist or relocating here this guide will really help you navigate. It has 85 pages of useful information, stunning images and clickable links (digital guide)

[@rinGifts]

Thank you for another inspiring video, as I am relocating to Valencia in December i will consider this neighborhood!

[@markgoldstein4663]

Thank you for a wonderful video on Grand Via! We are thinking about moving to Spain, and Valencia is definitely on our list. We plan on spending a month next year to see which city we like. Choices are Barcelona, Valencia and Malaga. Valencia seems to hit most of our wants. I grew up and spent most of my adult life in NYC, and I’m now living in Phoenix, Arizona, so I definitely like an urban life where I can walk to everything, or take a train somewhere. Keep these videos coming! We love them!

[@ANTOANETTA]

Awesome thank you! I will be back in Barcelona next month and need to make a video in Malaga soon, it’s highly requested 😊

[@markgoldstein4663]

I would love to see one on Malaga! Do the walkable neighborhoods like Soho and Heulin too so we can get a feel how close to city center they are.

[@thecatspajamas19]

What did you decide on? I'm currently looking at relocating from Toronto Canada, and the decision is between Phoenix and Valencia. Just back from a scouting trip in Spain, heading to AZ soon.

[@wheredogaysretire]

@@thecatspajamas19 unfortunately, do to an accident that my husband had we had to postpone our trip to Spain. We think at this time that we will remain in Phoenix, and travel.

[@rollerchannel5230]

Good taste... I have lived many years at this neighbourhood, and it's a really nice place to live. Seems a little city incide Valencia with its own atmosphere, People etc

[@ANTOANETTA]

That’s great! Glad you appreciated Gran Via 👍🏼 it’s so awesome 🤩

[@rollerchannel5230]

And fifteen minutes with your car, taxi or metro, and you can be swimming in the beach or enjoying your drink with the sand under your feet. Pretty complete city, no doubt about it

[@ANTOANETTA]

Yes, yes and yes ☀️☀️☀️ Do you live in Valencia?

[@gg13308]

The town looks amazing and welcoming

[@TravelFun-qw8pi]

Thanks! I just did some research and I’m curious about 3 places. My family is heading to Valencia in October for a year….

[@TheHexbugfan]

Gran Via! I lived here for three months.

[@encarnagonzalez1330]

La mejor ciudad del mundo para vivir, os lo dice una valenciana orgullosa de su ciudad, por sus gentes,su calidad de vida el clima y su historia

[@javiruizsoriano5630]

Lo malo es compromis, pero ya se quitará

[@unknowndriver6652]

Eso porque no has salido de tu casa .. valencia no esta ni entre las top 50 mejores ciudades

[@javiruizsoriano5630]

@@unknowndriver6652 no pasó por él palmar, no viste la albufera, no comiste por esa zona , no viste la playa de les palmeretes, ni la cala del tío chimo de Benidorm, no viste la Calderóna , cuando veas eso , y opinas

[@jaimeglobalopxxi9648]

@@unknowndriver6652 quienes hacen la puntuacion?

[@unknowndriver6652]

Yo q he vivido en medio mundo

[@manolojimenez4970]

Antoanetta, you're so special, amazing, Manolo

[@mcc1483]

Hola Antoa, I love your videos. I ask all my Spanish friends where the best places to live in Spain are (Valencia vs San Sebastian), and they can't tell me! This was so helpful. Do you also have a video on best neighborhoods in San Sebastian? Pls make one! Thank you!

[@JIS001974]

You're right. It's a nice neighborhood in Valencia but it's also one of the most expensives in the city on rental appartments. There is also a good nightlife in this area with some nice pubs and cocktail bars and on the other side of the Gran Via you have Mercado de Colón with an excellent local gastronomy offer.

[@RobertRod818]

Love the quality and energy of your videos. I'm always looking forward your videos of Spain. By the way, I heard there is a "China Town" in Valencia. Do you think it's worth it enough to record a video there? Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

[@ANTOANETTA]

Merry Christmas 🎁🎄 to you too! Thank you. I might do a video about different cultures in Valencia.

[@menchualcarazmoreno1743]

"China Town" is mostly a internal joke for Valencian comsumption. It's only a cross of two streets next the train station but not a "proper" Chinatown.

[@ffjd1]

Brilliant video

[@realwaterfxiryJuli]

hi! I recommend you to go to pucol if you haven't been in pucol. there are no floods kind people there is also a lot of schools! there is also a neighbourhood inside of a neighbourhood. Alfinach ( the neighbourhood inside of pucol ) has lots of houses that are really pretty clubs and 2 schools. there is also a other neighbourhood inside of alfinach los monasteries! but I recommend you alfinach more then los monasteries because los monasteries is more expensive then Alfinach!

[@manolojimenez4970]

Antoanetta, l love the 'live music' 'GREAT PLACE ON EARTH' Manolo

[@atravelandrelax]

That's beautiful video!👍

[@gabefunday145]

It looks very beautiful

[@ANTOANETTA]

It is so beautiful. Thanks.

[@ignacioescuderfernandez4651]

Valencia is a beautiful and lovely city.

[@ambivalenteful]

Thank you so much for this video, another fun adventure in Valencia with Antoanetta...please let us know how that italian meal turns out..I bet it will be amazing..I lived in Italy for a while and the home cooked meals were the highlight of my days! I can't wait to finally be there ! What are the current covid restrictions like now in Valencia regarding masks in restaurants etc? Ciao!

[@ANTOANETTA]

Thank you for watching again 😋 At the moment we wear masks in crowded places and indoors, for the time of the Holidays restaurants with over 50 people capacity require certificate or pcr, but you can dine outside anywhere without it.

[@ambivalenteful]

@@ANTOANETTA I look forward to your videos each week! Thank you for clarifying the current situation- of course things are always changing, so who knows what things will be like in the Spring or Summer..

[@ANTOANETTA]

@@ambivalenteful staying positive 😍

[@ambivalenteful]

@@ANTOANETTA That's always the goal😉😊

[@j.n.sloane]

When we were in Valencia, one of the best meals we had was at Lila & Lola on Avenida Reino de Valencia, 18. And the best tomatoes I've ever had were Mar Azul, a variety developed in Spain.

[@ANTOANETTA]

👍🏼 oh I love all the variety of seasonal veggies 🥦 do good. Thank you

[@carpetano4491]

It is nice to see when a foreigner shows the beautiful side of our country :) have you been to Northern Spain? Navarra, Euskadi, Cantabria, Asturias, Galicia?

[@ANTOANETTA]

Gracias 😊 No, not yet but I really want to go and see more of Spain! Hopefully soon.

[@josesuarez7452]

This cities are beautifull too,but the cold wheter ,the snow and the cost of living make a huge difference,they are covered in snow allready.

[@SimFoxSim]

In every way it is like Eixample in Barcelona. 👍🏽

[@jmg3344]

Another great video. Those flats must cost quite a lot of money, Antonietta

[@ANTOANETTA]

Yeah 😬 they do, but worth all of it… you know how some places just become popular but there is nothing really great about them…well Gran Via to me is great 😊

[@jameslarue4190]

I'll have to look at prices for homes in that area. 2 years and counting. It'll go by fast. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@ANTOANETTA]

That’s great. Prices going up everywhere 😞 but I am sure you will find a place you love! Warmest regards from Valencia 😎

[@TravelFun-qw8pi]

Benimaclet vs Nazaret vs Patacona ? We want an expat area that is family friendly and affordable. 🙏🏽🙏🏽 Any suggestions? Thanks!!

[@d.c.sodyssey4783]

Can you do a price-comparison apartment rentals per different neighborhoods as well as compared to other parts of spain, like Madrid, etc.

[@ANTOANETTA]

I sure will! Thanks for the suggestion.

[@d.c.sodyssey4783]

@@ANTOANETTA ..ok

[@pepegotera8598]

Well, look, I was watching a video by Adventure Elliot about a series of parks that on the outskirts of Madrid in Torrejon de Ardoz, have even a cable car and 17 replicas of monuments like the Eifel Tower and things like that.Ah also has a cable car although I don't remember in which of the parks maybe in Europa park

[@ANTOANETTA]

Cool 😊 We have Turia Park long green park!

[@Jacintorro74]

Si vuelves por Madrid vistite el Parque del Capricho o el parque de Europa, creo que le gustara. Un saludo.

[@ANTOANETTA]

Next time for sure 👍🏼 thank you!

[@bass_journey]

You should try the Royal Buddha, an Indian / Nepalese restaurant recently opened.

[@Ana-Maria-Sierra]

So where are you living now? I don’t see any videos on your move to Gran Via.

[@keikoloulou]

Hahaha we all would like to live around Gran Vía, we've been neighbors :0 so cool

[@ANTOANETTA]

🤩

[@polymath9965]

oh, yes it looks like Cali. Beautiful.

[@ANTOANETTA]

👍🏼 very pretty neighborhood

[@ANTOANETTA]

@Mongoose 1980 Cali is California 😊 but I am sure Columbia is nice as well.

[@ANTOANETTA]

@Mongoose 1980 I did not know about this city! Thank you 👍🏼

[@AvFenix55]

They are as similar as an egg to a chestnut.

[@tramitram1316]

Is there anything for rent or sale there? I think its difficult to get anything there

[@waldirmccomenale5785]

What about Malvarosa area?

[@taraskompaniyets1039]

La Gran Via is probably the most expensive area in Valencia (or one of), so I love it too, but...

[@elgransuizo]

I stayed in an AirBNB there. It was a very old building. I can't imagine it being super expensive there.

[@mitcoes]

The reason because there are almost no tourists staying here (I do live in GV) is that there is only one hotel. And it is in a corner, and there are almost no tourist flats, because it is forbidden by the other owners.

[@ANTOANETTA]

Yes, I’ve heard that also Airbnb tightened its restrictions in all of Valencia.

[@cezarcardon]

Can please recommend a neighbourhood for a family with children. To have good playgrounds, food schools, sport facilities etc

[@dimmacommunication]

What would be the luxury areas you would suggest ? Not that I can afford them ,but just as a knowledge ? The others cities outside maybe ?

[@eliastobias345]

How easy or hard to get a rental in Valencia? Like are expats welcomed, or Spanish only? We couldn’t found a place in the netherlands since they only rent out to locals 🤧

[@ashleymarkrhodes1571]

I had an apartment in Ruzafa, which I rented over 14 years to: English Russian German Iraqui Italian American. By far my worst tenants were Spanish, which pains me to say, as I love the Spanish.

[@martham1016]

Very nice! Maybe this is my spot, but what are the rents like in Gran Via compared to the rest of Valencia? Are we talking a little bit more or a lot more? I mean for full year rental btw.

[@ANTOANETTA]

Thanks! All rents got higher. I think more people are coming as well. Yes Gran Via is more expensive. Depends on the place but for a place I would rent in Russafa for €1000, in Gran Via would be €2,200. That’s just an approximation.

[@martham1016]

@@ANTOANETTA Sorry for my slow reply and happy new year to you! It's funny....I read about this neighborhood but I got the feeling it'd be too touristy. This video really opened my eyes so thank you. I want to take a "scouting" trip around September-October so I will check it out in person. Planning to move in about 2 years (early retirement). Keep up the good work!

[@fernandadegio1111]

Thank you for the video👍 I am booked to go to Valencia in January but I am concerned about Covid restrictions, like mask wearing outside and curfews? Can anyone shed a light please?

[@SuperbTraveler]

I’m with a NLV and would like to ask if it is difficult to be registered for the first year in Valencia and renew my next NLV in Madrid? Is this possible?

[@ANTOANETTA]

Hello, I am sorry but I am not sure about that. The best would be to consult with a lawyer.

[@ricbosa]

Beautiful.. what is the diversity like?

[@victorpebam]

Nice place

[@ANTOANETTA]

Thank you

[@elloco9408]

How about in ayora?

[@nathaliek798]

Which street is it at 8:34 minutes?

[@BasicBeachCommunity1]

subbed...i may take my son here...or Mallorca...i had a friend from Austria who lived here...

[@tramitram1316]

Southern Europeans will stay such. Regardless where you have lived its in your DNA. Bulgaria and Spain are very similar that's why you love it.:)❤😊

[@JIMATITO]

How is your spanish Antoanetta?

[@ANTOANETTA]

Not great 😞 will work on it soon!

[@asmaaelyacoubinabilenespan2296]

Muy 👍

[@dantwan665]

Is the a Italian food in Spain as good as in Italy? This area of Valencia looks fantastic! Gracias!

[@ANTOANETTA]

Well…let’s not rank 🤫 but it is very good as they all have great ingredients!!!

[@mitcoes]

Even in Italian owned places, with Italian chefs, it is impossible to improve any local food, but is near enough, and there are some very good places.

[@caballoloco100]

Spanish cuisine is considered in the experts' International Rankings as the second best, after italian and before the French cuisine. Although good food is prime in other countries like Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Perú, México, etc.

[@mitcoes]

@@caballoloco100 Modern Spanish cuisine is the best in the last decades, (before it was the French one). And in traditional cuisine, it is as diverse as Chinese one, being far fewer people. As I am Spanish it is not fear to be a referee of that, but even I do like every other cuisine, And travelled a lot, I do not find the diversity, the flavor intensity, and the amount of excellent flagship dishes in others.

[@cheste-lq8gs]

delighted I live ruzafa see if one day we can have a coffee we can meet

[@artemixeev]

Хороший английский у вас))

[@cheste-lq8gs]

hi welcom valencia

[@ferrz4005]

Ls Zona Gran Vía Marques del Turia, junto a la de La Alameda, son las mejores de Valencia

[@ANTOANETTA]

Gracias! Yes, I agree 👍🏼

[@antoniotebarparreno3085]

hay que darle ya las llaves de la ciudad

[@platalibertad9177]

Most expensive area in Valencia?

[@orlahaugh9697]

Where would you live if you had a toddler ?

[@santiagonavesgomez8332]

Tienes una onda buena

[@ANTOANETTA]

Gracias 🙏🏻

[@ANTOANETTA]

Comencé a agregar subtítulos en español a mis videos. Espero que los disfrutes más.

[@BasicBeachCommunity1]

i couldn't hear you too well over the music...maybe a mike? or lower the music

[@TheMariodeblas]

♥️💛💛♥️

[@drewjackson987]

tomates y queso

[@sievc]

I’m moving next weekend. I’m a video maker. We should connect

[@ffjd1]

Nice, but i prefer the countryside...

[@erogke32]

u russian?

[@neilcvernon6957]

Huh ? Gran Via is a noisey nightmare ..non stop traffic going from one side of city to other ...You where in CANOVAS ! Conde Alta ..the streets behind the Gran Vía they are nice not The Gran Vía main road

[@Garcwyn]

Tomatoes in a suitcase because they have to be from Italy… What’s next? The water and the salt too? Italians can be extremely fussy with their food tbh

[@ANTOANETTA]

😂 it’s cute! They can very particular…

[@un_amor_perfecto8926]

Obviously, Spain is too cluttered and has only a few homes with front & BK yards.

[@nebovas9432]

I like your videos. But the thing I am interested the most you never talk about. I would like to know what is going on in the arts (literature, music, painting...) How contemporary artists live and where they meet. Can you visit some publishers and ask them what they publish and what people like to read. I am sure they would be happy to let us know. Valencia is also a home of world known guitar makers. Another subject to explore. Thanks again for your videos.

[@elviramartinez9494]

Pandèmia, mascarilla, OMNICRON