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Flooded green rice fields of the Albufera with a farmer at work and a white barraca beyond

The people

Local Heroes

Every journey is made by people who know a place because they have worked it all their lives.

Why they matter

The doors are theirs to open

Rice growers in El Palmar, winemakers on the high plateau, chefs at the Central Market at dawn, sailors who know every cove. They are not guides reading a script; they share what they do, at their own table.

Flooded green rice fields of the Albufera with a farmer at work and a white barraca beyond

El Palmar, Albufera

The Arrocero of El Palmar

In El Palmar, rice is not a dish but a calendar. Our arrocero grows it, harvests it and cooks it the way it was cooked before paella became famous: over orange wood, in the open air, with what the land gives.

Meet them
Red wine being poured into glasses on a wooden table in a dimly lit room

Utiel-Requena

The Winemaker of Utiel-Requena

An hour inland, on a high plateau of old vines, our winemaker opens a family cellar that does not receive the public — and explains the place through its wine.

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A fruit stall piled with strawberries and citrus inside the Mercado Central

Valencia

The Chef of the Mercado Central

Every morning starts at the market. Our chef shops the stalls of the Mercado Central, knows the growers by name and cooks the season — and shares both the market and the kitchen with our guests.

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Yachts moored in a marina on the Costa Blanca at sunset, palms along the quay

Valencia Marina

The Skipper of Valencia Marina

From the Marina, our skipper takes guests along the coast on a private yacht — knowing which way the wind will turn, which cove will be calm and where to drop anchor for a swim.

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A table set with wine glasses on a rooftop terrace above the old town of Valencia at sunsetAI-generated image

Private Valencia

Begin with a conversation

Tell us who you are travelling with and what moves you. Your Private Valencia travel designer will come back with a first proposal, written for you alone.