Before you get tattooed

Practical guides

Real prices, the Valencian regulations, how a tattoo heals under the sun here, and the seven checks anyone who knows what they are doing will make.

Piercing

Piercing in Valencia: materials, prices and where

What material your first piercing should be (ASTM F136, F67 and F138), what Valencian law demands, prices and which Valencia studios have their own piercer.

Cover-up

Cover-up in Valencia: covering a tattoo

When a tattoo can be covered up and when it needs laser lightening first, how many sessions it takes, what it costs and which Valencia studios do it.

Small tattoo

Small tattoo in Valencia: price and where

What a small tattoo costs in Valencia, which styles hold up at a small size, which spots age worst and where to get one the same day.

Prices

How much a tattoo costs in Valencia (2026)

Real tattoo prices in Valencia 2026: shop minimum, hourly rate, price by size and by style, and what a full sleeve costs.

Regulation

Minimum age to get a tattoo in Valencia

What age you need to be to get a tattoo in the Valencian Community, what Decree 83/2002 says about minors and what authorization the law requires.

Aftercare

Getting tattooed in summer in Valencia: sun and beach

How long to wait before hitting the Malvarrosa after a tattoo, how to protect it from the sun and what to do about Valencian summer sweat.

Checklist

How to choose a tattoo studio in Valencia

Health authorization, autoclave, staff training, aftercare protocol and quote: the checklist for telling whether a Valencia studio is safe.