Valencia’s handsome neoclassical ayuntamiento (town hall) dominates the square that takes its name. Within is the Museo Histórico Municipal , a repository of items important to the city’s identity, such as the sword that Jaime I is reputed to have brandished when defeating the Muslim occupiers, and a fascinating 1704 map of Valencia, drafted by Padre Tosca. Enter via the door just south of the main steps.
