Representative photograph: Orange orchard in the Valencian Community. Photo: Castellónenred · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Orchards of Valencia
Pick oranges in a 19th-century grove, then paella by the Albufera lagoon.
- Full day
- from Valencia
- November to March
- Up to 12 guests
Carcaixent calls itself the cradle of the Valencian orange. Spend the morning in a historic grove and the afternoon by the rice fields of the Albufera.
The hands-on moment
Pick oranges in a 19th-century grove, then paella by the Albufera lagoon.
The day
09:30
Leave Valencia
Train or transfer to Carcaixent, about 35 km south.
10:30
Walk the grove
A 19th-century orange grove: varieties, grafting and why Valencia's oranges taste the way they do.
11:30
Pick your own
Pick oranges in season, then sort and grade them in the old packing warehouse.
12:30
Citrus tasting
Seasonal varieties and the grove's own orange products.
14:00
Paella in the Albufera
Lunch in the rice-growing villages by the lagoon, paella cooked over a wood fire.
17:00
Sunset on the lagoon
A short boat trip on the Albufera as the light goes.
Signature upgrade
End with a sunset boat on the Albufera lagoon.
When to go
November to March
Good to know
The grove is about 35 km from Valencia. Picking runs when the fruit is in season; the grove visit runs year-round.
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