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Buy Side Real Estate Agency in Valencia Spain. We provide a one stop sevice for clients to buy properties, to find long-term rentals. RAICV 4508 - APIVA 0348
We are a licensed real estate agency. We speak native Spanish, English, German.
12/09/2026
Thank you Streets of Valencia
08/09/2026
Streets of Valencia wonderful!
HOW DID THE HOLY GRAIL END UP IN VALENCIA?
It is one of the questions I am asked most often on my Streets of Valencia experience. Valencia Cathedral claims to possess the cup used by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper. But assuming for a moment that it really is the Holy Grail, how on earth did it end up here, more than 3,000 kilometres from Jerusalem?
The story begins in Jerusalem around AD 30–33. According to Christian tradition, after the Last Supper the cup passed to Saint Peter, who took it to Rome, where it was preserved by successive popes. In AD 258, during the Roman emperor Valerian’s persecution of Christians, Pope Sixtus II was executed. Tradition says that before his death he entrusted the chalice to his deacon, Saint Lawrence, who arranged for it to be sent to his native area of Huesca in Spain.
When Muslim armies entered the Iberian Peninsula in the early 8th century, the chalice was supposedly moved into the Pyrenees for protection. It passed through several locations before eventually reaching the spectacular monastery of San Juan de la Peña, hidden beneath a huge overhanging rock in Aragón. It is believed to have arrived there during the 11th century, remaining in the monastery for roughly 300 years.
This is also where legend begins to turn into documented history. On 26 September 1399, the monks of San Juan de la Peña handed the chalice to King Martín I of Aragón, known as Martín the Humane. The original document recording the transfer still survives in the Archive of the Crown of Aragón. It describes the object as the stone chalice in which Christ was believed to have consecrated his blood at the Last Supper. Martín took it to his royal palace in Zaragoza, and it later travelled with the royal collection to Barcelona.
Then came the man responsible for bringing it to Valencia: King Alfonso V of Aragón, Alfonso the Magnanimous. Around 1424, Alfonso moved his court and royal relics to Valencia, bringing the chalice with him to the Royal Palace. But Alfonso had expensive ambitions. His military campaigns to conquer Naples required huge amounts of money, and he borrowed from the Church, using his collection of precious relics as security.
On 18 March 1437, the royal relics, including the Holy Chalice, were handed over to Valencia Cathedral. And, apart from periods when it was removed for protection, that is where it has remained for almost 590 years.
So what evidence is there that it could actually be genuine? The most important part is not the gold handles, jewels or base, which were added during the Middle Ages. It is the small reddish-brown agate cup at the top. Archaeological studies have dated this ancient cup broadly to between the 4th century BC and 1st century AD, with some studies favouring the 2nd–1st centuries BC. In other words, it is genuinely ancient and could have existed in the Middle East during the lifetime of Jesus.
What we do not have is an unbroken documentary trail from Jerusalem to Valencia. The first completely secure document identifying this particular object as Christ’s chalice dates from 1399. That thousand-year gap is the problem. Archaeology can tell us that the cup is old enough and of the right general type, but it cannot tell us who drank from it 2,000 years ago.
Even so, the Catholic Church has treated the Valencia chalice with extraordinary importance. Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass with it in 1982, followed by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006. Today it sits inside the Chapel of the Holy Chalice in Valencia Cathedral, just a few metres from the crowds walking through Plaza de la Reina every day.
Is it really the cup used at the Last Supper? Nobody can prove that it is. But the cup itself really is ancient, its documented history stretches back more than 600 years, and it has now been sitting here in Valencia for almost six centuries.
🤝 We work with all professional parties from start to finish
🔍 We perform the legal due diligence and request all relevant documents before the ‘Reserva’ and/or signing the Arras contract
📄 Ficha Catastral, Nota Simple
🏢 Gastos de Communidad - Derramas
🧾 IBI bills paid past 4 years, utility bills
📜 Communicate with the Notary from the time the Reserva and Arras are signed until completion
✍️ Arras Contract (our contract has been reviewed by the notary)
🪪 ID the property, ID the Sellers, ID the Buyers
💼 Include the business terms
📅 Deadline to Escritura de compraventa (completion)
⏱️ If there is a loan time frame to the issuing of the FEIN
💶 Execute Arras sellers/buyers and payments by buyers final arras send to notary and bank (if there is a loan)
📊 Set up a spreadsheet with all cost of purchase and time table for funding the purchase
🏦 Loan
📐 Coordination with bank for Tasacion
📄 Issue of FEIN explain all loan documents and terms
🏛️ Attend Acta de Transparencia at the notary
🔑 Escritura de Compraventa
🤝 Work with notary prior and seller’s agent to ensure the closing goes smoothly
💡 Assist clients with understanding the fees and final process of the purchase
✍️ Attend signing of Escritura de Compraventa and key hand over
❓ Be on hand for additional questions and next steps after purchase
📧 Contact us at: [email protected].
We ensure the offer the buyer makes, reflects the fair market value.
We undertake our own valuations, and create the comps for the property
We estimate the refurbishment (if needed)
We minimize the ‘Reserva’ & ‘Arras’ risk
📝 We make a complete offer in writing with all conditions:
💰 Purchase price, Time table to Arras contract
📅 Time table to Escritura de compraventa (completion)
⚖️ Including all business and legal points
🔑 Access to the property for due diligence
✅ We ensure the authority of all sellers
🏦 We ensure the buyer has all funding in place (i.e. bank has studied the buyer and is willing to lend to them)
✍️ Before signing the Arras contract
🔍 We perform due diligence
📜 We consult with the Notary for any legal issues
📐 We consult with the architect for any planning issues
⚖️ We are compliant with the law
🛡️ Our work is covered by a 1.5€ million liability insurance
📧 Contact us at: [email protected].
We prepare the buyer – Clients have to be ready to Buy
📑 NIE, Spanish Bank account, Mortgage
🔍 Preliminary KYC & anti money laundering checks
💰 We perform an affordability analysis to determine the total cost of the purchase
💵 Equity Contribution, Loan Amount
🏷️ Taxes and Fees
🔨 Refurbishment (if needed)
🎯 We match the buyer’s brief to:
💶 The budget, 📍 The neighbourhood, 🌴 The lifestyle
🏡 We create a list of properties to view
📋 We start with a large list of potential properties and work with the buyers to short list to view
🕵️♂️ We research the properties beforehand, going on Streetview and speaking with the listing agents
⏱️ We minimize the time to view by organizing the properties by area and picking the trusted agents
🤝 We set up and attend all viewings
✨ We try to show 10 properties, and continue until the buyers finds their perfect match
🔑 We are one of the few agencies who will show you properties with different agencies, and areas
💡 We Match Expectations with Reality
📧 Contact us at: [email protected].
You save time and get the following key benefits:
- Our in-depth knowledge and experience
- Our local professional relationships
- Our liability insurance. 1.5Million €
Executing a purchase transaction in Spain requires a lot of management time and fluency in Spanish
Working on your own you face a steep learning curve and are at risk of making costly mistakes
We conduct purchases on a regular basis; we’re in the flow and have constant professional information
Our comparative analysis ensures you obtain a property prices fairly to the market
With us there are no 3rd party fees, such as mortgage brokers or lawyers
We have no conflict of interest
Many times, the listing agents will reduce their buyer fees
We collect all documents in a timely manner and we ensure that nothing falls through the cracks
By hiring us you have a single entity responsible for the entire transaction, and have certainty of a positive ex*****on
Contact us at: [email protected].
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