It is not clear if the term "Balansiyya" () was reserved for the entire Taifa of Valencia or also designated the city.
Večji spomeniki so stolnica, "Torres de Serranos", "Torres de Quart", "La Llotja de la Seda" (razglašena kot svetovna dediščina UNESCO v letu 1996) in " Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències" - kulturni in arhitekturni kompleks, ki temelji na zabavi in sta ga oblikovala Santiago Calatrava in Félix Candela.