Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Cartagena, Spain

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 2.7 km
Ascend 35 m
Descend 58 m

Experience Cartagena in Spain in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in CartagenaIndividual Sights in Cartagena

Sight 1: Castillo de los Moros

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The Castle of the Moors is a castle built in the eighteenth century in what is now the neighborhood of Santa Lucia, within the Spanish city of Cartagena. It was declared an Asset of Cultural Interest on August 7, 1997.

Wikipedia: Castillo de los Moros (Cartagena) (ES)

1006 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 2: Auditorio y Palacio de Congresos El Batel

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Auditorio y Palacio de Congresos El Batel

The El Batel auditorium and conference centre is a large cultural infrastructure located in the port of the Spanish city of Cartagena, next to the National Museum of Underwater Archaeology (ARQUA), whose works began in 2004 and opened its doors at the end of 2011.

Wikipedia: Auditorio y palacio de congresos El Batel (ES)

225 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática

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Museo Nacional de Arqueología Subacuática

The National Museum of Subaquatic Archaeology is a underwater archaeology museum in Cartagena (Murcia), Spain. It owns a large collection of pieces recovered from shipwrecks that begins in the Phoenician period, and arrives until the 19th century. It is one of the National Museums of Spain and it is attached to the Ministry of Culture.

Wikipedia: National Museum of Subaquatic Archaeology (EN)

563 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: Antiguo Club de Regatas

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Antiguo Club de Regatas

The old Regatta Club was the headquarters of the Real Club de Regatas de Cartagena. It was built by the architect Mario Spottorno in 1912, in the port of the Spanish city of Cartagena. Since 1988 it has been listed as an Asset of Cultural Interest.

Wikipedia: Antiguo Club de Regatas (ES)

89 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: El Zulo

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The zulo is a bronze sculpture by Víctor Ochoa that has been on display since 2009 on the esplanade of the port of the Spanish city of Cartagena, in tribute to the victims of terrorism. The work, in which the art historian Ana María Preckler (2003) appreciated a "Michelangelesque workmanship", is 5 meters high and weighs 2.5 tons, and represents a naked man sitting in an attitude of reflection, with his head down and hugging his legs, almost in a fetal position.

Wikipedia: El zulo (ES)

244 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Museo Naval

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The Cartagena Naval Museum is a military museum near the city port of Cartagena, Spain. It presents exhibitions related to naval construction. It is a subsidiary of the Naval Museum of Madrid.

Wikipedia: Cartagena Naval Museum (EN)

198 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Monument to the Heroes of Cavite and Santiago de Cuba

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The Monument to the Heroes of Cavite and Santiago de Cuba is an instance of public art and war memorial in Cartagena, Spain. It commemorates the role of the naval squadrons commanded by Patricio Montojo and Pascual Cervera during the 1898 Spanish–American War.

Wikipedia: Monument to the Heroes of Cavite and Santiago de Cuba (EN)

144 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Palacio Consistorial de Cartagena

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Palacio Consistorial de Cartagena

The Cartagena City Hall, also known as the Cartagena City Hall, is one of the main modernist buildings in the city of Cartagena built between 1900 and 1907, the work of the Valladolid architect Tomás Rico Valarino.

Wikipedia: Palacio consistorial de Cartagena (ES)

58 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Museo del Teatro Romano

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Museo del Teatro Romano

The Museum of the Roman Theatre of Cartagena is a work of the architect Rafael Moneo inaugurated on July 11, 2008 and is dedicated to the project of excavation, restoration and enhancement of the Roman theatre of Cartagena in Cartagena, Spain.

Wikipedia: Museo del Teatro Romano de Cartagena (ES), Website

152 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Catedral de Santa María

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Catedral de Santa María

The Cathedral of Cartagena in Spain, or the Cathedral of Santa María la Vieja, was a cathedral of the Diocese of Cartagena, located on the hill of La Concepción in the old town of Cartagena. It has been in ruins since 1939, when it was destroyed when Cartagena was shelled in the Spanish Civil War by Nationalist forces.

Wikipedia: Cartagena Cathedral (EN)

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