Cartagena’s Modernistic Architecture
The Calle Mayor, which leads away from the Town Hall Square and the sea, is where many of those who…
Cartagena – The Palacio Consistorial
Cartagena’s Town Hall is virtually on the seafront, at one side of the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, opposite the Roman Theatre.
Fuerte de Navidad (or “Christmas Fort”)
Cartagena is a town with a long naval history and linked to this, have been numerous defensive installations through the…
Cartagena’s Roman Spelndour
It was under the Emperor Augustus (27 BC to 14 AD) that Cartagena, then called Carthago Nova, began to achieve…
The Effect of the Spanish Civil War on Cartagena
For many of us who are not Spanish by birth, the Spanish Civil War seems something quite distant and even…
Two walls to visit in Cartagena
Although there is an enormous amount to see in Cartagena covering almost 2500 years, the town’s history can also be…