Ruta Santo Cáliz — free guided visits

València is offering free guided visits on its Ruta Santo Cáliz during the week of May 25 to May 31, according to the city’s cultural agenda and local listings. The walks are part of the III Año Jubilar Santo Cáliz, or Third Holy Chalice Jubilee Year, and are designed to introduce visitors to places in the city tied to the relic kept in Valencia Cathedral. The Ayuntamiento de València says the tours are free but require advance registration by email. The city listing says each booking can include up to four people and that organizers send the exact starting point after confirming the request. ### Which days in this week actually have tours? The municipal agenda lists the Ruta Santo Cáliz across a wider season running from May 9 to Oct. 25, 2026, with specific May dates assigned by language. For the week beginning Monday, May 25, the only listed tour date falls on Saturday, May 30, at 11 a.m., and that session is in Valencian, according to the city schedule. The same May calendar shows a Spanish-language visit on Sunday, May 31, also at 11 a.m. (valencia.es) The Hoy Valencia listing describes the activity as free guided visits focused on the history and significance of the Holy Chalice in València. Its event page places the route among the city’s available free plans and says the itinerary covers historic points connected to the relic. ### What places does the route include? The Ayuntamiento de València says the route passes through “distinct historic points” linked to the relic and names several stops. (valencia.es) Those include the Torres de Serranos, the Jardines del Real and the Convento de Santo Domingo, which the city describes as emblematic sites within Valencia’s heritage. The municipal description does not publish a full turn-by-turn itinerary on the agenda page, but it frames the walk as a heritage route built around the city’s Holy Chalice story rather than a single monument visit. (hoyvalencia.app) Visit València separately markets a paid Holy Grail route that includes the cathedral and the Chapel of the Holy Chalice, underscoring that the relic remains the center of the city’s broader tourism narrative. (valencia.es) ### How do visitors sign up? The city agenda says registration must be made in advance by email to inscripcionturismo@valencia.es. The message must include the route name, the chosen date, the names and surnames of attendees, and a contact telephone number, according to the listing. Each registration can cover a maximum of four people, the city says. After the request is submitted, organizers send a confirmation email with the exact meeting point for the visit. (valencia.es) ### Is this a standard walking tour or a special-format visit? A city PDF linked to the program describes the activity as “visitas guiadas teatralizadas gratuitas,” or free dramatized guided visits. (valencia.es) The same document presents the schedule in Valencian, Spanish and English and describes the program as a way to discover the history of what it calls Christianity’s most important relic. The municipal agenda page uses the simpler label of free guided visits, without detailing how much of the route is performed or interpreted by actors. Taken together, the two official city sources indicate that the route is both guided and staged in some form. ### Why is the Holy Chalice central to València’s tourism calendar? Valencia Cathedral says it is the Cathedral of the Holy Chalice, and Visit València’s tourism materials describe the city as the place where the chalice is guarded. (valencia.es) A Visit València guide says the relic is housed in the Chapel of the Holy Chalice inside the cathedral, while Spain’s tourism board says the broader Holy Grail Route culminates at Valencia Cathedral, where the chalice has been safeguarded since the 15th century. (valencia.es) The city’s free route extends that story into the streets and monuments around the cathedral precinct. For this week, the next listed visits are on Saturday, May 30, in Valencian and Sunday, May 31, in Spanish, both at 11 a.m., with additional dates scheduled through June, July, September and October on the municipal calendar. (valencia.es) (catedraldevalencia.es)