Valencia Cathedral

About this place

Built on a site used by earlier religious buildings, this cathedral combines Gothic architecture with several later styles. Its artworks reveal links with Renaissance Italy. One chapel holds a chalice venerated as the Holy Grail, a religious tradition that forms part of the building's story. The cathedral's religious history includes earlier Christian and Islamic use of the site. Its mixed architectural vocabulary reflects rebuilding rather than a single stylistic programme. Comparing the various details offers a compact introduction to the changes in faith, patronage and artistic taste that shaped Valencia over many centuries.