Valencia in Spain and its Orange Groves

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Author: Diana Smith

Ever since the 19th century Valencia has been well renowned for growing the most beautiful of citrus fruits, the orange! With over 70% grown for export, the climate that Valencia enjoys is beneficial for growing oranges. The climate here is cold during the winters that are responsible for the lovely orange color. The sweet and sour flavour is because of the warm sunny summers and the mild winters.
The exact region that is responsible for giving the world the choicest of oranges is Burriana. Burriana is filled with orange groves and the people in this town are benefiting from its exports. Tourism is not the main earning source of this area, like its surrounding areas. There is however one place that most tourists would love to visit and that is the Orange Museum. This museum is in the historical area of the town basically in the old merchant's townhouse.
This museum is again the only tourist office in this area. Tourists will love to find pictures of old orange cultivation methods and usually are enthralled with the 5,000 types of orange box labels as well as posters that date back into the years. There are also old printed tissues that were used to wrap the oranges in.