Valencia

Valencia is home of the La Tomatina festival, which is held in the last Wednesday of August. Many tourists as well as locals travel to Valencia for the festival, so if you are planning to go to it (which I would definitely recommend), book a room well ahead as the city books up fast! This city is full of culture and there are always interesting activities happening around every corner. There is even gay and lesbian sauna’s around the city. Sauna Magnus is definitely one of the big ones if you wanted to check it out.

If you’re feeling a little hungry, A Tu Gusto is one of the top Mediterranean restaurants according to the Lonely Planet. Maipi, Vuelve Carolina, Riff and Casa Guillermo are some other great places to eat around the city. There are heaps of clubbing areas throughout the city as well.

By day Barrio del Carmen is a maze of cute little streets filled with boutiques, restaurants, bars and shops. By night, this area turns into a vibrant clubbing central. Calle Caballeros is at the heart of it, but take a walk down any of the little side streets and you'll stumble across some great chill-out bars and small clubs. Canovas is also a great area for clubbing. At the river end of Gran Via Marques del Turía is the Plaza Canova, where you can bar and club hop till the early hours of the morning. Aragon/Polo i Peyrolon is another great area for clubbing. If you head towards the university, you’ll see Avenida Aragon and to the right, there are streets with clubs, restaurants and bars all the way to the area known as Polo i Peyrolon. 

Hostels in Valencia are pretty cheap. From about $15 a night you can find a place to stay and some of them are pretty fun. Red Nest Hostel and Purple Nest Hostel are probably the two best at $15 a night. They are as expected, full of traveling students who are up for a good night. For $18 a night, Rooms Deluxe Hostel is pretty nice, as well as Home Backpackers and Indigo Youth Hostel.