We will begin the Borgia route in Plaza Manises in front of the palace of the Generalitat Valenciana making an introduction about the two popes of this Valencian family: Calixto III and Alexander VI.
We will stop in front of the original façade of this church to explain details of the life and that of Alfonso de Borgia, who was Pope under the name Calixto III
We will visit the entire interior of Valencia Cathedral, describing the works linked to the Borgias and the famous Holy Chalice. In the Museum we will see the grandiose processional monstrance.
Inside the Basilica is the patron saint of Valencia: the Virgen de los Desamparados and its impressive baroque frescoes by the painter Antonio Palomino from the early 18th century.
We will finish in the Plaza de San Lorenzo where the Borgia Palace is located and the current headquarters of the Valencian Cortes. There we will explain the final outcome of the family.
Paulino was great, revealed many facts about the Borjas that were not known to us. He gave us a very through description of the Cathedral of Valencia and took his time with the information. Highly recommend him!
My guide was knowledgeable and passionate, he designed the route carefully and I learned a great lot about the Borgia family and Valencia in general. Highly recommended.
Paulino was outstanding, his knowledge is far beyond what we expected, we learned so much and got great access.
Great tour with a ton of information and history. I'd recommend this tour to anyone who's interested in the history of the Borgia family and their history in Valencia.
Wonderful experience and thanks for being such and excellent guide!! I would recommend this to everyone.
Paulino was a fantastic guide, full of knowledge and enthusiasm, willing to share a wealth of factual information on the Borja Family. The walking and explaining at different sites was perfectly done as the recount of events in chronological order was easy to follow. 100% better than any auto guide.
Tour guide possessed wealth of historical knowledge about the city and events regarding the borjas. Would highly recommend this tour
The guide was very enthusiastic and provided an excellent overview of the Borja family and the buildings of the old downtown area. It was disappointing to learn that one does not actually see the Borja palace (not open to the public). The family history is complicated and for those not familiar with it, it was difficult to follow. A diagram of the family tree to continuously show the tour would have markedly enhanced the delivery and understanding of the intrigue.
Great guide, very knowledgable and a lot of passion. He walked us around and relayed the entire dynasty of the borjas and left no site unseen.
Paulino was a very knowledgeable guide. Learnt a lot about the Borgias, got to skip the queue at the cathedral and see the holy grail before that chapel closed at 11:00.
Our tour guide was knowledgeable, full of life and made the tour exciting and fun. We had watched the Borgia series on American Tv but never knew about all of the connections to Valencia.
Excellent tour and so much information about the Borgias! Our guide was energetic, funny and extremely educated.
We booked a Spanish language tour because it was the only one that fit our timeframe and guessing we could pick up enough information (not the best idea in hindsight) . Paulino was our tour guide, he was simply fantastic, it could not have been better. He spoke English well enough to go through the entire tour without a flaw. He is a very nice guy and you could tell from his interactions with other guides, everyone like him. It was the best guided tour we had in our 15 day visit to Spain.
This was a very good and productive experience. Our tour guide, Paulino, was excellent. His style is very pleasant and interesting. We were all fascinated by his explanations.
Very very good experience with Paulino, excellent and passionate professional. Very good historian. Recommended 100%.
A very pleasant route and highly recommended.Very professional guide and you can see that you have a lot of knowledge about the Borgia.
The route super nice and highly recommended. And Pol (the guide) put so much passion into it and explained it so well, it made you feel like you were at that time of the time. Excellent, thank you very much Pol
Interesting tour with Paulino who, little by little, and passing through different points of the city is weaving the exciting novel of the Borgias. Don't miss it.
Muy bueno el tour y toda la explicación y pasión del guía en contarnos la historia de los Borgia, el casco Histórico y por supuesto la famosa catedral
A experiência foi incrível! Passeio super indicado! Realmente fez toda a diferença termos um guia experiente para acompanhar o roteiro. Nosso guia turístico foi o Paulino e ele foi absolutamente fantástico. Ele falava espanhol de forma clara e o suficientemente para entendermos. Ele foi muito simpático e tinha grande conhecimento da História dos Borgias. Foi a melhor visita guiada que tivemos até agora.
La guida del tour è stata molto professionale e ci ha fatto vivere dei momenti molto intnsi durante il suo tour.
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