It was quite spectacular but unfortunately being a Monday the fish part of it wasn't operating.
We went for breakfast at the Granier cafe near the Central Market, where we had apple pastry and some others. Opposite it was a building with an interesting adornment.
We wandered round the old city, and found the Plaça Redona, and interesting circular "square".
From there we went to the Cathedral, and paid to go up the bell tower where we had spectacular views over the city.
Once down we went to the Plaza de la Virgen behind the Cathedral, with its fountain and statues.
There was a church there with a Mass actually taking place.
From there we walked to the old city walls and the Torres de Serranos.
There was an old bridge over the riverbed park
From there we walked quite a long way south, to the Russafa district. This is a lot less touristy but quite interesting, there were lots of second hand clothes stalls on the streets and a municipal market.
Then back towards the centre of the city, and the Mercado Colon a food market.
We tried the local drink, Horchata, which is made from tiger nuts. It was refreshing and very sweet, with a bit of a coconutty taste.
We then walked round a bit more. Some of the city architecture is stunning, this is the ceramic museum.
We then went to the Botanic Gardens which were quiet and very pretty.
On the way back we remembered we hadn't yet been to see the Silk Exchange, so we went in to that. Inside the roof is supported by spectacular twisted columns.
We went back to the apartment and got ready for our evening out.
First we went to a craft beer bar called Tyris On Tap which was modern with great beer. We then went to the Bodega del Gato, which is a tapas bar.
We had a selection of tapas - potato tortilla, tomato, cheese and anchovy salad, shrimp croquettes and pork ribs. It was all pretty good.
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