El Carmen
Lonja de la Seda
- One of the most symbolic buildings in Valencia
- Gothic style building in the city cente, in the neighborhood of El Carmen and close to Playa del Ayuntamiento and Mercado Central
- Lonja (Llotja in Catalan/Valencian) is a where merchants used to meet
- UNESCO World Heritage since 1996
- 1990 square meters surface
- At the end of the XIII century the old Lonja became too small for the trade. That’s why, in 1469 a new Lonja was built
- Divided into 3 different areas and a garden. The garden is called “patio de naranjos”
