We are a family of 5 members living in La Cañada, a residential area 10 Km west from Valencia, the third most populous city in Spain and a very tourist place with many cultural and historic attractions (The City of Arts and Science, Cathedral, Lonja, the old city, etc.). This is our main house.
We have made 23 exchanges of houses until now, with some European and American families in many countries (Holland, Norway, France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Great Britain, USA, Canada, etc.).
My name is José Luis and I'm professor at the Jaume I University (Castellón, Spain); my wife, Elena, is a teacher of English in a secondary school, and we have three children, Javier (31 years old), Silvia (28) and Paula (24). It is no sure that all of them travel with us.
It takes about 15 minutes to drive from our house to the center of Valencia. There you can find many shops, restaurants, theatres, concerts and opera house, cinemas, and so on. We attach the tourist information web page of Valencia, where you can take a look at the main historic and cultural attractions our city can offer to its visitors (http://www.valencia.es).
Nevertheless, if you want more information about anything please ask and we will send it to you.
Presently, Valencia has wonderful means of transport (highways, high-speed trains, etc.) which make it very easy to travel anywhere. The beach is only 12 Km. from here and all along the coast you can find many nice villages well kwon as tourist places: Gandia, Javea, Denia, Altea, Cullera, etc.