Begin at IVAM (morning, skip crowds), walk the grid's tree-lined avenues noting Modernist ironwork and tile details, lunch at a family-run menu del día spot on Calle Poeta Quintana, afternoon in Museo de Bellas Artes, sunset paseo along Calle Colón, dinner in a local neighbourhood restaurant.

Begin at the Cathedral and Basilica of Virgen de los Desamparados, then walk through Plaza de la Virgen absorbing Gothic facades. Mid-morning, explore the Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM) and street art in the surrounding alleys. Lunch at a local spot, then wander narrow streets like Calle Alta toward the Torres de Serranos. Afternoon: visit small galleries and artist studios. End with vermut at a neighbourhood bar on Calle Caballeros as locals pass by.

Start with coffee at a corner café on Carrer de l'Illa Perduda, explore the modernist villas and residential architecture on foot (the neighbourhood is genuinely walkable), lunch at a family-run paella spot, then visit nearby City of Arts and Sciences or head to the Museum of Fine Arts. Finish the evening back at Plaça de l'Albufera watching locals unwind.

Start at Café Horchatería Santa Catalina for horchata and pastries, then explore street art on Calle Sueca and Calle Ruzafa. Lunch at a local tascas, afternoon at Museu de Belles Arts, evening aperitivo at a neighbourhood bar near Plaza Xuquer watching locals play petanca.

Start at Museu de les Ciències with morning light on its white ribs, grab arroz a banda lunch at a beachfront chiringuito, then walk the modernist villas on Calle Isabel de Villena documenting fin-de-siècle facades before sunset on Malvarrosa Beach itself.