Cartagena Turismo

Features Cartagena Turismo

The city of Cartagena is located on five small hills called Monte de la Concepción, Cerro del Molinete, Monte de San José, Monte Sacro and Cerro de Despeñaperros.The city was founded with the name of Qart Hadasht towards the year 227 a.
of C.
by the Carthaginian general Asdrúbal, on a previous population nucleus.
The Carthaginian presence in it would be fleeting since in 209 a.
of C., during the Second Punic War it was conquered by the Roman Publio Cornelio Escipión.
Under Roman rule, the city lived its greatest moments of splendor between the end of the 3rd century BC.
of C.
and the beginnings of II d.
of C.
In the year 44 a.
of C.
it would receive the title of colony under the denomination of Colonia Urbs Iulia Nova Carthago.
The importance of the city was based, together with the mining wealth of its mountains, on its privileged location and the uniqueness of its topography, a small peninsula between the sea and an inland lagoon, the Almarjal of modern times, which allowed easy access defending.The city was protected by a series of forts, coastal batteries and castles built between the 13th and 19th centuriesThe Museum of the Roman Theater, the Museum of the Roman Forum, The City Hall, La Casa de La Fortuna, the National Museum of Underwater Archeology, the Museum of Modern Art, the Naval and Military Museums are some of the examples that you can find in this city ​​of more than 3000 years of history.It is a port city open to the Mediterranean Sea through a wide bay that houses the urban beach Cala Cortina.In natural environments you can visit its two protected areas: to the west, the beaches of Cabo Tiñoso, among which is the beach of El Portús and to the east the beaches that are located in the regional park of Calblanque and Cala Reona.La Manga del Mar Menores is a sandy formation, of the barrier island type, with a length of 22kms and a width between 90 and 900m.
This formation gives rise to the coastal lagoon of the Mar Menor, a wetland of international importance.
Its waters, due to its average annual temperature of 18º and its tranquility, make it an exceptional place for practicing all kinds of nautical sports.The beauty and conservation of the seabed of Cartagena have made it one of the favorite destinations for scuba diving in Spain.
Places such as the marine reserves of Cabo de Palos and Islas Hormigas stand out, or the marine reserve of fishing interest of Cabo Tiñoso, to the west of the city, highlighting the large posidonia meadows as well as the coral colonies that make up the habitat of numerous species vegetables and animals.