Christian Gerhaher

The Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía is a majestic building designed by the Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava. Its sculpted form is highly symbolic.
The innovative architecture of this 40.000 square metre building -75 metres high-, accommodates four venues for opera, music, ballet and theatre.
Platforms project at different levels with passage ways and Mediterranean gardens. Access to the different areas is provided by means of panoramic lifts and staircases situated inside the metal sides of the building. The contrast between the opaque sheet metal structure and the glass foyers produce ever-changing sensations when walking about the building.

The metal plume, planted on the footbridge at the main entrance of the Palau de les Arts, seems to float over the structure. This elevated footbridge can be reached by two different stairways, it is 56 metres long and it is situated at the western end of the building. From the main entrance, where the Box Office is located, two symmetrical corridors lead to the lobby of the Main Concert Hall.

Only one point of support sustains the plume over the almond-shaped building, leaving the eastern end of the feather floating in mid-air, defying gravity.
Fine white concrete covers the large metal structural supports of the building, while broken mosaic tile (trencadís) has been used to decorate the outer shells, walls and reflecting pools of the Palau.
The Palau is surrounded by more than 60.000 square metres of gardens, pathways, and 11.000 square metres of water in the reflecting pools below.

How to get here

Adress: Av. del Professor López Piñero, 1, Quatre Carreres, 46013 València, Valencia, Spania

Transport públic

Bus: EMT lines: 1, 13, 15, 19, 25, 35, 40, 95 i 99.
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Underground: The nearest stop is Ciutat Arts i Ciències – Justícia (line 10). Also, you can use the stop Alameda (lines 3 and 5) and it is a 20-minute walk through the Turia gardens.

Taxi

Taxi stand at Plaza Monteolivete

Bike

Valenbisi, with stations in Avda. de La Plata (Museo Fallero) and Autopista del Saler- Puente de Monteolivete

Nearest parking

Parking L’Umbracle 

The nearest parking is placed at L’Umbracle, also inside the City of Arts and Sciences. This parking has capacity for 665 cars and 25 buses.

Accesibility

The four venues of Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía have areas exclusively enabled for people who require the use of wheelchairs.

These seats are not included in the general sales and cannot be reserved: their use is established following the order of request. In the case of people with a recognized degree of disability, and who need to be accompanied by another person, both the holder and the companion may benefit from the promotions aimed at this group.

Likewise, the theatre provides a wheelchair support service, from and to the main entrance of the building in Avenida López Professor Piñero. This service must be requested one week before the performance.