From home and completely free, you can visit and take a 360º tour with a 3D map, through each of the spaces of the largest aquarium in Europe: the Oceanographic of Valencia, Spain. Although the aquarium is closed due to the health crisis caused by COVID-19, you can make a virtual visit. You will be amazed by the spectacular aquatic species that will leave you fascinated.
This educational, recreational and scientific center is located within the City of Arts and Sciences in the city of Valencia. It is a true cultural, architectural and entertainment complex for the whole family.
The virtual tour of the Oceanographic of Valencia
This strategy arises in response to the aquarium’s interest in ensuring the safety of its visitors, which is why its activities and experiences are currently only designed to be enjoyed at home.
For this reason, and as a result of the confinement, the center reinvented the way to visit it and prepared an online virtual visit that you can now enjoy from home. You will be able to appreciate up close the crocodile tusks, the reproductions of marine ecosystems and the beauty of the dolphins. You can also see sea lions, seals, flamingos, penguins, turtles and the imposing sharks from a comfortable chair and without getting wet.
By taking this 3D virtual tour and observing the photographs, you will feel like you are walking through the facilities and you will also have the sensation of diving in the waters of this splendid place.
If you want you can do it now. Just click here and you can get started right away:
https://www.oceanografic.org/visita-virtual/
How is the center
The Oceanographic is one of the most representative icons of the city of Valencia, where the main marine ecosystems of the planet are represented. Open to the public since 2003, it shows the different aquatic ecosystems such as wetlands, temperate and tropical seas, islands and the Red Sea, oceans, the Mediterranean and the Dolphinarium.
It also has the Submarino Restaurant and an access building to welcome visitors.
During its normal activities, the center offers a variety of activities for all audiences. For example, for professionals there are days of conservation and recovery of sea turtles and sharks or enjoy the experiences offered by the Animalia passport, such as getting to know sea lions and beluga whales up close or sleeping with sharks.
Its beautiful and fresh architecture and the distribution of the aquariums bring you closer to the marine world and make you aware of the importance of protecting the flora and fauna.
- It has an area of 110,000 square meters.
- The dolphinarium has 26 million cubic meters of water and is 10.5 meters deep.
- It has more than 25 kilometers of pipelines.
- The construction has about 150,000 cubic meters of concrete and 15,000 tons of steel.
