3. PROVINCES
→ We have three provinces in
the Valencian Community:
-Castellón
-Valencia
-Alicante
4. CAPITALCITY
→ The capital city of the Valencian
Community is Valencia.
→ And we live in the east of
Valencia, in the Horta Nord.
5. POPULATION
→ We have a total population of
4.939.550 people.
→ Valencia: 2.543.209 inhabitants.
→ Castellón: 594.915 inhabitants .
→Alicante:1.891.477 inhabitants.
6. Flag
→ Its name is: Senyera.
→ The flag of the Valencian
Community was formalised in 1982.
7. CLIMATE
→ Our annual average temperature
is around 18ºC.
→ On average we only have 44 rain
days a year.
→ We also have an average
humidity of 65%.
→ We have the chance to enjoy one
of the most optimal number of
hours of daylight in Europe. An
average of 10 or 8 hours.
8. RELIEFINOURCOMMUNITY
→ The highest peaks are in the
Valencia and Castellon provinces.
→ The most emblematic mountain
of our community is called
Penyagolosa, in the province of
Castellón, it’s 1815 metres high.
9. OURCOASTS
→ Our coasts are free of mountains
except from those of El Cap de la
Nau in Alicante and those from
Peñíscola in Castellón.
10. → We also have wetlands and
marshlands:
“El Hondo” (Elche y Crevillent)“L’Albufera” (Valencia)
11. OURRIVERS
→ There are three rivers:
→ There are three river
“Segura” (Alicante) “Xúquer” (Valencia)
Túria (Valencia)
12. L’HORTANORD
→ It is an area in Northern
Valencia. It’s really important
because it the last piece of land for
agriculture surrounding a big city
(Valencia) . Some of our products
from the “Horta Nord” are
potatoes, tiger nuts, oranges,
persimmons,etc.
13. FAUNA
→It’s really diverse. There are some freshwater fishes and amphibians. We also
have rapacious birds and aquatic ones too.
14. FLORA
→ The typical vegetation is the
Mediterranean Forest with
perennial and xerophilous leaves.
15. GASTRONOMY
→ The most famous dish in Valencia
is “Paella”.
Ingredients: rice, saffron, chicken
and rabbit, flat broad beans and
green beans.
→ Another well known dish is
“Fideuà”. Ingredients: noodles,
saffron, prawns and onions.
22. TRADITIONALFESTIVITIESThe most popular are “Fallas”: people annually build huge
(like buildings) beautiful monuments and then as a
tradition they burn them in the night of 19th march
23. “9D’OCTUBRE”
→ We commemorate the entry in the city of Valencia
of King James I in 1238.And we eat "marzipan" which
is typical.
29. LITERATURE
→ “Vicente Blasco Ibañez”: he was a
writer, journalist and politician.
SCIENCEANDMEDICINE
→ “Pedro Cavadas”: he is a plastic
surgeon. he achieved the first face
transplant performed in Spain and
the eighth in the world.
30. MUSIC
→ “Concha Piquer”: she was a singer
and a valencian actress.
→ “Nino Bravo”: he became a singer
thanks to Eurovision.
CINEMAANDTELEVISION
→ “Joaquín Prat”:he was one of the
most important presenters of
television and radio.
