Info & Location

City/Province: Valencia City

Type of Experience: Top attractions

Where: The Tribunal de Las Aguas meets outside the Door of the Apostles of Valencia's Cathedral, in the Plaza de la Virgen,&nbsp,Before, the main mosque of Balansiya, the Muslim Valencia, was here.

When: Every Thursday at noon. On public holidays that fall on a Thursday, the Water Court shall meet on the preceding Wednesday.

Further info: This form of justice was instituted around 960, by Al-Hakam II, and then perfected by the first Christian king of Valencia, Jaime I. Today the court continues to retain its democratic essence: every two years each irrigation community elects its representative . In their meetings they speak Valencian and wear the traditional black shirt of the irrigators.