Albufera Natural Park
El Palmar and El Saler, Valencia, Spain
Albufera offers a different Valencia, shaped by a lagoon, rice fields and the settlements along their edges. Combine time looking at the landscape with a rice lunch in El Palmar, and consider a locally operated boat trip when conditions permit. The pleasure lies in the change of pace from the city, not in filling a day with stops. Arrange the outing around daylight, current access conditions and the season's weather rather than a rigid timetable.