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Private 4-hour Shore Excursion of Cartagena
4.6(7 reviews)Cartagena, Spain
4hDurationEnglish, SpanishOffered inMobile ticketTicketNot includedPickupEasyLevel
About this experience
This private shore excursion offers a 4-hour exploration of Cartagena, starting from your port or hotel. You will visit significant sites in this coastal town known for its Roman archaeological heritage, including the theatre and the Roman neighborhood. The tour also includes views of modern architecture, such as the Consisorial Palace of Cartagena, built between 1900 and 1907. A private driver and an official tour guide will accompany you throughout the experience.
Itinerary
1
Museo Naval De Cartagena
Cartagena's naval museum promotes knowledge of the history of the Spanish Navy, shipbuilding, nautical science and its auxiliary sciences (cosmography, cartography and instruments), the history of maritime voyages and discoveries, underwater archaeology and intangible maritime heritage.
2
Castillo de la Concepcion
Panoramic elevator to Torres park and exterior view of Cartagena's castle.The castle of the Conception or Asdrubal is a medieval construction of the thirteenth or fourteenth century, although built on earlier Roman and Arab buildings. From the Arab period remains standing the lantern of the castle, which served as a lighthouse
3
Museum of the Roman Theater of Cartagena
The Roman theater, built between 5 and 1 BC, had a capacity for about 7000 spectators, and was in use until the third century, from which time several buildings were superimposed. In 1988 it was exhumed. With a capacity of about 7000 spectators, it was one of the largest in Roman Hispania, excavated almost entirely in the rock. The Roman Theater Museum, designed by architect Rafael Moneo, takes visitors inside the monument, turning the Roman Theater into its last great hall.
4
Palacio Consistorial
The Consistorial Palace of Cartagena, also known as Cartagena City Hall, is one of the main modernist buildings of the city, built between 1900 and 1907. It is a triangular building. The façade is made entirely of white marble, and the zinc domes stand out on the roof. The entire exterior is repeatedly decorated with the emblems of the city: the castle of the Conception of the coat of arms of the city, and the mural crown, awarded by the Roman general Scipio Africanus when he took the city of Carthago Nova.
5
Casino de Cartagena
Impressive 18th Century building located in the main pedestrian street of the old city centre
6
Cerro del Molinete Archaeological Park
The city of Carthago Nova was one of the most splendid of the Roman Empire. Since Republican times, it had a large amphitheater. The Roman forum of Carthago Nova was located in the center of the city, at the confluence of the main roads and between the mountains. The forum was located approximately under the current San Francisco square and has been partially excavated. Among the main monuments of the forum that have been found so far are: - Temple dedicated to the Capitoline triad: Jupiter, Juno and Minerva. - The augusteum. - The curia, seat of the government of the colony. - Baths and palestra of the low imperial period. - The temple of Isis.
7
Punic Wall
At the Punic Wall you will enter one of the most important episodes in the history of the Mediterranean, the Punic Wars between the Carthaginians and the Romans. You will learn about the legendary past of Qart Hadast founded by General Asdrubal in 229 BC and its most significant site, the wall, one of the few Carthaginian remains found in Spain. In addition, next to the wall, you can see the burial crypt of the hermitage of San Jose built in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Its walls offer a very peculiar pictorial program, the Dances of Death.
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Museo Nacional de Arqueologia Subacuatica
The National Museum of Underwater Archaeology (ARQUA) is the institution responsible for the study, valuation, research, conservation, dissemination and protection of Spanish underwater cultural heritage. In addition, the ARQUA is the custodian of the 'Odyssey treasure'. The collection of the frigate Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes, which consists of more than 570,000 gold and silver coins from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
What's included / not included
Private tourEntrance fee to the Roman Theater and its museumPrivate vehicle with driver for 4 hoursLocal taxesPrivate official tour guide for 4 hoursCartagena Cruise Port or hotel pickup and drop-off
Other entrance feesFood and drinksGratuities
Additional information
Accessibility and comfort
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Good to know
- Infant seats are available on request if advised at time of booking, subject to availability
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