A handy base for Cartagena adventures
Roman ruins, Mediterranean beaches and centuries of naval history are all on the agenda from Posadas de España Cartagena. Set in the Cabezo Baeza area beside the A30, the hotel is around a five-minute drive from central Cartagena, where the spectacular Roman Theatre, harbour and old streets deserve a spot on your itinerary. La Manga and the beaches around the Mar Menor are roughly 20 minutes away by car, making a day beside the water easy to arrange.
Things are kept simple and practical back at base. There’s a gym for keeping active, an outdoor terrace for taking things down a notch and comfortable communal areas for planning the next adventure. Free outdoor parking makes this a particularly handy choice if you’re hiring a car, while electric-vehicle charging points are available, too. Families and groups can opt for connecting rooms sleeping up to four.
A buffet breakfast gets sightseeing days underway, and the hotel restaurant serves seasonal dishes, tapas and light bites. There’s also a café for drinks, snacks and Cartagena’s famous Asiático coffee. With your own wheels, the city and coast close by, this is one for travellers who’d rather explore than stay glued to a sunlounger.
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Cartagena, Spain – not Colombia. Zero Escobar, loads of history. Think harbour cruises, honey-stone streets and museum-hopping between plates of caldero and cheeky asiático coffees. Start on Calle Mayor, a sweep of Modernist façades leading to the superb Roman Theatre Museum. Ride the panoramic lift to Castillo de la Concepción for wraparound bay views, then drop into the Naval Museum to meet Peral, the pioneering submarine.