Burjassot

To visit Burjassot, in the city of Valencia, is to discover a beautiful landscape of market gardens next to a town with loads to offer. Are you ready  to come on a discovery trip of its monuments and cultural activities?

Things to Do in Burjassot

Your plans in Burjassot can begin with a stroll through its Traditional Historic Quarter. Although it is a town that has experienced huge growth, its charming streets will still seduce you. On your route we recommend you stop off at the San Miguel Arcángel Parish Church and especially Los Silos.

The Silos of Burjassot were underground grain stores built in the 16th century. From the outside, they look like an esplanade or courtyard with several hemispherical stones distributed over its surface. These are the lids of the silos themselves. Beside them two elegant buildings boasting arcades and columns are where the wheat was stored before being transferred to the silo or distributed. You also must see the 16th-century San Roque Hermitage. 

Other places of interest to see in Burjassot that can be reached on foot are the Municipal Market, whose original structure was built in the 19th century, or the San Juan de Ribera College, which was once a medieval castle.

On Burjassot’s outskirts you can admire the chimney of the old fertilizer factory and the Molino del Salt, the Salt Mill. This is a hydraulic mill that has been documented since the 15th century, although the current construction is later, dating from between the 17th and 18th centuries. Next to this mill extends a landscape of market gardens, highly recommended to do some hiking!

These agricultural fields preserve hydraulic infrastructures of historical value, such as the Llengua de Burjassot-Alborgí or the Raig. These water splitters distributed the flow that arrived from one ditch to be distributed in two others. You are sure to enjoy exploring these historical features in the landscape! 

Likewise, in Burjassot you have cultural routes through which to discover all these quaint spots, some of them linked to the great writers Vicente Blasco Ibáñez and Vicent Andrés Estellés.

Finally, Burjassot is a university city, where you can visit both the University of Valencia’s Museum of Natural History and its Permanent Museographic Collection of Information and Communication Technologies. These fascinating destinations make great cultural visits!