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VillagesDay trips from Valencia by train and the last train back
Planning a day trip from Valencia by train? Skip Joaquín Sorolla, the high-speed terminal, which has no Cercanías at all. Machine tickets must be used within 2 hours, a contactless card that does not tap out pays the top fare, and a same-day Renfe ticket takes 10 percent off the Borgia palace. In Sagunto, free castle tours start at 10:30 and 12:00.
VillagesSagunto day trip from Valencia, free castle and theatre
What should you expect from Sagunto? The Roman theatre is mostly new stone laid over the old seats, so ruin hunters do better at the castle and its one-hour guided tour. On a Sunday the 9:20 departure gives you the whole morning, and in Port de Sagunt the steelworks museum is free until 31 December, a short ride away on bus D.
VillagesXàtiva day trip from Valencia by train, castle and timings
What else is there in Xàtiva besides the castle? The Fine Arts Museum hangs Philip V upside down beside works by Ribera and Goya, and lunch means arròs al forn, baked rice, at Casa La Abuela or at La Talaia del Castell inside the walls. Leave the pushchair behind: the castle is not accessible, and on Saturdays no shuttle covers the 170-metre climb.