Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Cartagena, Spain

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 5.4 km
Ascend 179 m
Descend 169 m

Experience Cartagena in Spain in a whole new way with our free 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: 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 2: 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)

552 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Escuelas Graduadas

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Escuelas Graduadas

The Graduate Schools of Cartagena were the first educational centers in Spain to divide students by age and level, in addition to having properly sanitized classrooms for this purpose. The building where the classes were taught is located in the Spanish city of Cartagena, specifically on Gisbert Street in the old town, and has been declared an Asset of Cultural Interest since May 21, 2004.

Wikipedia: Escuelas Graduadas de Cartagena (ES)

998 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 4: Castillo de la Concepción

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The castle of La Concepción or Asdrúbal is a medieval construction of the thirteenth or fourteenth century nestled on the hill of the same name that rises above Cartagena and its port. This castle is the one that is represented in the city's coat of arms.

Wikipedia: Castillo de la Concepción (ES)

499 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: Museo-Refugio de la Guerra Civil

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The Museum-Refuge of the Civil War is an interpretation centre on the Spanish Civil War located in the city of Cartagena (Murcia).

Wikipedia: Museo-Refugio de la Guerra Civil (ES)

645 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 6: 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)

29 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 7: Teatro Romano de Cartagena

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The Roman Theatre of Cartagena is a Roman theatre in the Roman colonia of Cartago Nova—present-day Cartagena, Spain. Built between the years 5 and 1 BCE, it had a capacity of some 6,000 spectators and was used for Roman theatrical performances during ancient Rome.

Wikipedia: Roman Theatre (Cartagena) (EN), Website

133 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: 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

120 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: 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)

398 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 10: Peral

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Peral was the first successful submarine to be entirely powered by electric batteries and the first fully military-capable submarine in history. It was built by the Spanish engineer and sailor Isaac Peral for the Spanish Navy at the Arsenal de la Carraca, the submarine was launched on 8 September 1888.

Wikipedia: Peral Submarine (EN)

199 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: 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)

334 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 12: 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 13: 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)

247 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 14: 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)

153 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 15: Palacio de Casa Tilly

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Palacio de Casa Tilly

The Casino de Cartagena is a private institution established in the first half of the nineteenth century in the city of Cartagena (Murcia) Spain. Similar to the casinos and cultural circles that proliferated in those years.

Wikipedia: Casino de Cartagena (ES), Website

222 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 16: Casa Cervantes

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Casa Cervantes

The Cervantes House is a modernist house built by the architect Víctor Beltrí in 1900, located on the Calle Mayor in the Spanish city of Cartagena.

Wikipedia: Casa Cervantes (ES)

83 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 17: Iglesia de Santo Domingo

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Iglesia de Santo Domingo

The Military Church of Santo Domingo is a Roman Catholic church located on Calle Mayor in the Spanish city of Cartagena.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de Santo Domingo (Cartagena) (ES)

141 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: Iglesia de Santa María de Gracia

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The church of Santa María de Gracia is a Catholic temple located in the old town of the Spanish city of Cartagena, and the nerve center of the Holy Week processions.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de Santa María de Gracia (Cartagena) (ES)

255 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 19: Barrio del foro Romano

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The archaeological site of the Roman Forum Quarter is made up of a set of Roman buildings discovered in Cartagena, built around one of the main roads of the city at that time: the Decumanus. From this decumanus you could access a large thermal complex and a large building with an atrium that has been identified as a headquarters of a collegium.

Wikipedia: Barrio y museo del foro romano de Cartagena (ES)

70 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 20: Palacio Molina

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The Palacio de Molina, also called the house-palace of Molina or mistakenly the palace of the Widow of Molina, is a palace built in the eighteenth century in the old town of the Spanish city of Cartagena. In 1986 a file was initiated to declare the building as an Asset of Cultural Interest, which however has not yet had a final resolution.

Wikipedia: Palacio de Molina (ES)

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