Pirate Town of Cullera + the birthplace of Paella El Palmar + Lake Albufera

Visit the only pirate museum in Spain "Draguta Cave" + the village-home of Paella El Palmar + Lake Albufera

The pearl of the Valencian coast, the resort town of Cullera is 45 km south of Valencia. The best beaches of the coast with a blue flag, stunning views of the sea bay from the castle on the mountain and the only pirate museum in this part of Spain. You are invited to visit the pirate museum-cave, which will introduce you to the life of pirates of the XVI century. According to legend, on May 25, 1550, the Turkish pirate Dragut, deputy corsair Barbarossa (Red Beard), unexpectedly attacked Cullera, seizing many trophies and hostages, which he later exchanged in this very cave for his soldiers who were captured. Here you can see household items of the inhabitants of the Cullera of those times - coins, clothes, kitchen utensils. There are also weapons, navigation items, maps, and even instruments of torture used by pirates. The tour will be interesting for both adults and children.

from October 1 to May 31 from 11.00 to 14.30 and from 16.00 to 21.00 from June 1 to September 30 from 9.00 to 14.00 Entrance ticket 5 €, children under 14 years 3 €, children under 4 years free.

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Then we will drive to the old fishing village of El Palmar - the birthplace of the famous Valencian paella. Only here you can try the REAL paella, cooked with wood and according to the "correct" recipe. None of the best restaurants in Valencia will offer this. Restaurants here are in almost every house, but we will choose “proven”. Here you can choose any paella from a great variety of varieties - with seafood, with chicken and rabbit, mixed, etc., as well as another famous local dish of potatoes and eels caught immediately in the lake!

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Depending on the time of arrival in El Palmar, take a boat ride on Lake Albufera either before lunch or after. Albufera National Park is located 12 km south of Valencia. This is the largest body of fresh water near the city. More than 21,000 years ago, during the Pleistocene era, a huge lake was formed between the Turia and Hukar rivers as a result of submerging the land below sea level. The Romans called it "Nacarum Stagnum" (pearl pond, although at that time its area was more than 300 km2), Muslims - "al-Buhaira" (small sea), L'Albufera - Valencians.