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Ayuntamiento School air-raid shelter
For 700 people
A Civil War air-raid shelter under a former school, built to hold 700 people.
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In the area: The Hemisfèric, the Palau de les Arts and the Science Museum around the long pool of the City of Arts and Sciences at dusk. Image courtesy of © Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsPhotos of Ayuntamiento School air-raid shelter coming soonSee photos on Google Maps
About Ayuntamiento School air-raid shelter
This shelter was built under the Ayuntamiento school group, now gone, for 700 people: five naves under low concrete vaults, with built-in benches, toilets and electric light, where pupils waited for the danger to pass. Tuesday to Saturday 10am–2pm and 3pm–7pm; Sundays and holidays 10am–1.30pm. Book a guided tour by phone.
Our take
- Civil War history
- Guided tours
- Closed Monday
- Address
- Calle Arzobispo Mayoral 1, 46002 Valencia
Ciutat Vella, Valencia - Phone
- +34 962 08 13 90
- Website
- visitvalencia.com
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Ayuntamiento School air-raid shelter before you go.
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