Torres de Serranos (Old Town)

- Serranos Towers, architecture, skylines and views

Torres de Serranos (the Serrano towers, Puerta de Serranos in Valencian) is a historic structure, situated in the North end of the Old Town, next to Barrio del Carmen, facing the Turia Gardens. This is an ancient gateway of the former city wall, consisting of two towers, each with a viewing platform that can be climbed for a small fee, and offers great views of Valencia. The structure was built 1392-98 in Valencian Gothic style, and is one of only two gates that still exist (the other one is Torres de Quarts), of the ancient city wall's originally twelve gateways. Torres de Serranos was for a long time the main gate and defence for the city, and between 1586-1887 it was used as a prison for noble people, that is the reason why it survived when the city wall was pulled down in 1865. The back facade looks completly different from the front that, that is facing the boulevard.

Torres de Serranos - Situated in the North end of the Old Town, facing the Turia Gardens. This is an ancient gateway of the city wall, and can for a small fee be climbed to offer great views of Valencia. Torres de Serranos - Situated in the North end of the Old Town, facing the Turia Gardens. This is an ancient gateway of the city wall, and can for a small fee be climbed to offer great views of Valencia. Torres de Serranos - Situated in the North end of the Old Town, facing the Turia Gardens. This is an ancient gateway of the city wall, and can for a small fee be climbed to offer great views of Valencia. Torres de Serranos - backside of the structure, facing the old town.Torres de Serranos - cross at the top Boulevard next to Torres de Serranos Boulevard next to Torres de Serranos Gate through Torres de Serranos to the Old Town Gate through Torres de Serranos to the Old Town Torres de Serranos - Situated in the North end of the Old Town, facing the Turia Gardens. This is an ancient gateway of the city wall, and can for a small fee be climbed to offer great views of Valencia. Torres de Serranos 09 Torres de Serranos 11 Torres de Serranos 22 Torres de Serranos 23 Torres de Serranos 24 Torres de Serranos 25 Boulevard next to Torres de Serranos Torres de Serranos 13Torres de Serranos 26 Torres de Serranos 27 Torres de Serranos 28 Torres de Serranos 15 Torres de Serranos 16 Torres de Serranos 17 Torres de Serranos 18 Torres de Serranos 29 Torres de Serranos 30 - stairway to the two towers. Torres de Serranos 31 Torres de Serranos 32 Torres de Serranos 19 Torres de Serranos 20 Torres de Serranos 21 Torres de Serranos 33 Torres de Serranos 34 Torres de Serranos 35 Torres de Serranos 36 Torres de Serranos 37 Torres de Serranos 38 Views from Torres de Serranos 29 - Menacing sky and mountains Torres de Serranos 40 Torres de Serranos 41 Torres de Serranos 42 Views from Torres de Serranos 30 - Skyline of West business district Views from Torres de Serranos 31 - Melia Hotel (right), Valencia's tallest building (117m, 35 floors, built 2006 as Hilton) Views from Torres de Serranos 32 - surrounding mountains Views from Torres de Serranos 33 - typical Spanish modernist buildings Views from Torres de Serranos 34 - one of the towers Views from Torres de Serranos 35 - Old town with the cathedral in the center Views from Torres de Serranos 36 - Valencia Cathedral Views from Torres de Serranos 37 - Old Town Views from Torres de Serranos 38 - church with blue roof Views from Torres de Serranos 39 - another church with blue roof Views from Torres de Serranos 40 Views from Torres de Serranos 41 - Placa del Furs Views from Torres de Serranos 42 - Placa del Furs Views from Torres de Serranos 43 - Children playing on the rooftop Views from Torres de Serranos 05 Views from Torres de Serranos 06 Views from Torres de Serranos 07 Views from Torres de Serranos 08 - Valencia Cathedral Views from Torres de Serranos 44 Views from Torres de Serranos 45 Views from Torres de Serranos 46 - City of Arts and Sciences and Old Town Views from Torres de Serranos 09 Views from Torres de Serranos 10 - ceiling of one of the towers Views from Torres de Serranos 11 Views from Torres de Serranos 47 Views from Torres de Serranos 48 - Black clouds, but no rain Views from Torres de Serranos 49 - Skyline of West business district Views from Torres de Serranos 01 Views from Torres de Serranos 12 - stairs up to the observation platforms Views from Torres de Serranos 13 - the foot of the gate at Carrer de la Blanqueria Views from Torres de Serranos 14 Views from Torres de Serranos 15 - North of city center, Turia Gardens Views from Torres de Serranos 02 Views from Torres de Serranos 03 - Placa del Furs Views from Torres de Serranos 04 - stairway to the observation point Views from Torres de Serranos 16 Views from Torres de Serranos 17 - ground seen through the glass Views from Torres de Serranos 18 - the busy Carrer de la Blanqueria Views from Torres de Serranos 19 - Jardine de Turia, former river Views from Torres de Serranos 20- the busy Carrer de la Blanqueria Views from Torres de Serranos 21 Views from Torres de Serranos 22 Views from Torres de Serranos 23 - double decked tour bus Views from Torres de Serranos 24 Views from Torres de Serranos 25 - sports activities on the roof Views from Torres de Serranos 26 - City of Arts and Sciences and Old Town Views from Torres de Serranos 27 - red buses at one of the bridges above Turia Gardens Views from Torres de Serranos 28