Puerto de Cartagena

Puerto de Cartagena is a harbor in Cartagena, Murcia, Murcia. Puerto de Cartagena is situated nearby to the neighborhood Santa Lucía, as well as near Barrio de la Concepción.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cartagena Cathedral and National Museum of Subaquatic Archaeology.

Cartagena Cathedral

Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

National Museum of Subaquatic Archaeology

Museum

Photo: Nanosanchez, Public domain.

The National Museum of Subaquatic Archaeology is an underwater archaeology museum in Cartagena in Murcia, Spain. It owns a large collection of pieces recovered from shipwrecks that begins with the Phoenician shipwrecks of Mazarrón and goes on into the 19th century.

Roman Theatre

Archaeological site

Photo: Akstyo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Roman Theatre of Cartagena is a Roman theatre in the Roman colonia of Carthago 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.