Oceanografic is a complex work of architects Félix Candela and José María Tomás Llavador, and engineers Alberto Domingo and Carlos Lázaro, where the different marine habitats are represented. It was opened on February 14, 2003 and is located in the eastern part of the city of Valencia, integrated into the complex known as the City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia. Since 2016 it is managed by the Avanqua company, which has developed an investment and improvement plan for the center in which they commit to investing every year in improvements and developments.
It has the largest underground...
Oceanografic is a complex work of architects Félix Candela and José María Tomás Llavador, and engineers Alberto Domingo and Carlos Lázaro, where the different marine habitats are represented. It was opened on February 14, 2003 and is located in the eastern part of the city of Valencia, integrated into the complex known as the City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia. Since 2016 it is managed by the Avanqua company, which has developed an investment and improvement plan for the center in which they commit to investing every year in improvements and developments.
It has the largest underground aquariums in Europe, where you can find more than 40,000 animals of 500 different species, including fish, mammals, birds, reptiles and invertebrates.
The salt water is pumped from the Malvarrosa beach having passed all the necessary quality requirements.
It is the largest aquarium in the European Unionwith 110,000 square meters and 42 million liters of water.
Each building is identified with the following aquatic environments: Mediterranean, Wetlands, Temperate and Tropical Seas, Oceans, Antarctic, Arctic, Islands and Red Sea, in addition to the Dolphinarium, with 24 million liters of water and a depth of 10.5 meters. The Submarine Restaurant and the Access Building that welcomes visitors, stand out for the spectacular decks designed by Félix Candela.
During your visit, and along the route through the different facilities, you can learn about the behaviors and way of life of the more than 45,000 live organisms of 500 different species that it houses: dolphins, belugas, walruses, sea lions, seals, penguins , turtles, sharks, rays, sawfish, jellyfish, stars, hedgehogs, crustaceans of all kinds, in addition to the typical birds of humid areas, such as those that live in the Albufera of Valencia and in tropical mangroves.