Direct train destinations from Cartagena

Valencia

Browse the stalls at Mercado Central beneath its soaring modernist roof.

Alicante

Santa Bárbara Castle crowns Mount Benacantil above the Explanada’s mosaic promenade and the Mediterranean shore.

Elche

Walk beneath the Palmeral’s date palms to Santa María Basilica, where the medieval Misteri d’Elx is staged.

Murcia

Step into the Real Casino’s gilded Arab Patio after a stroll past the cathedral.

Castelló de la Plana

Albacete