Jetties in the Pujol gola of the albufera of Valencia, Spain.

© Alfredo Garcia/Shutterstock

Mirador El Pujol

Top choice in Valencia Province


Though no secret, this viewpoint – a boat dock with jetties extending into the principal lagoon of the Albufera – is still a magical place. It's a handy birdwatching spot, but comes into its own at sunset, when it's gloriously romantic, with herons slowly flapping against the reddening sky. You can take boat trips from here. Bus 25 to El Palmar stops right here.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Valencia Province attractions

2. Parque Natural de la Albufera

1.21 MILES

La Albufera is a huge freshwater lagoon separated from the sea by a narrow strip of pine-forested dunes. It's legendary for the rice that's grown here. It…

3. Oceanogràfic

7.25 MILES

Spain's most famous aquarium is the southernmost building of the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias. It's an impressive display, divided into a series of…

4. Museo de las Ciencias Príncipe Felipe

7.52 MILES

This interactive science museum, stretching like a giant whale skeleton within the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, has plenty of touchy-feely things…

5. Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias

7.57 MILES

This aesthetically stunning complex occupies a massive 350,000-sq-metre swath of the old Turia riverbed. It’s occupied by a series of spectacular…

6. Las Naves

7.6 MILES

Down near the docks, this former warehouse space has been turned into a hive of creativity, with art and photography exhibitions, a library, rehearsal…

7. Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía

7.73 MILES

Brooding over the riverbed like a giant beetle, its shell shimmering with translucent mosaic tiles, this ultramodern arts complex, grafted onto the Ciudad…

8. Las Atarazanas del Grao

7.78 MILES

Originally constructed in the 14th century in Gothic style, these five parallel warehouses have been much altered over the years, but are still an…

  • placement: superzone
  • path: Destinations/POIs/superzone
  • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [1, 1],
  • targeting:
    {
      "url": "spain/la-albufera/attractions/mirador-el-pujol/a/poi-sig/1533366/1330425",
      "destination": "Valencia-Province",
      "continent": "Europe",
      "country": "Spain",
      "region": "Valencia-Province",
      "position": "superzone"
    }