Top Things to do in Cartagena
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Top 10 Ancient Ruins in Cartagena, Region of Murcia
Discover the best top things to do in Cartagena, Spain including Ermitas del Monte Miral, Bateria del Atalayon, Refugio del Senderista, Casa de la Fortuna, Bateria De Fajardo 3, Cerro del Molinete Archaeological Park, Cartagena Puerto de Culturas, Catedral de Santa Maria La Mayor, Molino de la Rueda, Cardo de Salvius.
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1. Ermitas del Monte Miral
2. Bateria del Atalayon
3. Refugio del Senderista
4. Casa de la Fortuna
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 184 reviews
The Fortuna House will take you to the domestic environment of the Roman Cartagena during the first century. The different rooms that formed the house, the dining room where the family celebrated the banquets, the salon in which the lord of the house received his visitors or to the bedrooms and private part of the house. Their objects of personal adornment, chandeliers, dishes, among others, will help you understand the fashions and customs of the time. At the same time, you will be able to admire the beauty of its murals and mosaics with a variety of reasons such as the Swan - image of the house -, swastikas, flowers or pomegranates. All laden with a great mythological symbolism.
Reviewed By JCBShipley - Shipley, United Kingdom
Although built over by other buildings, this archeological site does give a good understanding of how this modest house was accessed from the street and designed and lived in. The displays are informative and give more detail than the larger scale remains in the Roman Forum site. Only requires a short visit - under an hour - and well worth the €2.50 entrance charge.
5. Bateria De Fajardo 3
6. Cerro del Molinete Archaeological Park
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4.0 based on 42 reviews
Reviewed By Winddancerone - Ottawa, Canada
Near the center of this wonderful city close to the old Roman coliseum is a structure covering excavations and restoration of a large section of the ancient city. The tour takes you on several levels to view various “digs”. There are numerous plaques in various languages describing what has been unearthed. The site can be compared with Pompeii. Take advantage of this opportunity to see ancient history.
7. Cartagena Puerto de Culturas
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4.0 based on 9 reviews
There is a place where history has made its mark. Where the rich legacies of Mediterranean culture shine with all their splendour. Discover all its secrets and traditions. Travel to the Punic Wall, Augusteum, Roman Forum District, Fortuna House or Roman Theatre Museum. Marvel at the Concepción Castle, the Christmas Fort, and the Civil War Shelters Museum. Travel to the past on board a Tourist Boat or the Tourist Bus. Come to Cartagena Puerto de Culturas, where the Mediterranean carves its history. Come and take a walk through history. You will find a thousand-year-old city on the shores of the Mediterranean where Hannibal and Scipio the African battled three thousand years ago.
8. Catedral de Santa Maria La Mayor
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4.0 based on 15 reviews
The ruins of an ancient Christian Church. You can explore with the Roman amphitheatre.
Reviewed By Mojaquera - Mojacar, Spain
There is hardly anything above ground left except what you can see from up in the amphitheater, BUT...if you go into the Roman Theater Museum, part of the walk-through goes through the underground areas of the former cathedral with some really interesting information along the way and some rather spooky areas. The whole thing is very well explained in a video about the area. From here, you can go up about 6 escalators to come out at the top of the amphitheater. Great visit.
