Over the years the capital of la Safor has become of the main tourist destinations in our country. It can triple its inhabitants in high season, in summer.
This town offers enough attractions to be visited throughout the year. Gandia has the Ducal Palace, seat of the territorial power of the Borja family in our region; guided tours can be done through the different rooms. The city has museums such as MAGa, Museu Arqueològic (Archaeological Museum), or el Museu Faller and exhibition halls such as la Coll Alas and la Casa de la Cultura. It also has theaters like Serrano or El Raval. The traveler can go through different ecotourism routes, both in the mountains, in the marshes or in the virgin beach: l’Auir.
In addition, the traveler can be involved in the interpretation centres such as Parpalló Borrell and the humid zones, next to l’Alqueria de Duc, the ancient fortified castle nowadays converted into a Tourism Centre (CdT) of la Generalitat Valenciana. The different beaches of the city have all the imaginable services, as well as a great recreational and cultural activity, concentrated mainly in the summer.
Animal lovers have an area where they can spend a day at the beach with their pets. One of the essential appointments in the Ducal City is la Fira i Festes, held on the 3rd of October, in honour of Francesc de Borja. Different markets, theatrical and musical spectacles fill the streets. In addition to les Falles and Setmana Santa.
Gentilici: Gandiense
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