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4 Hour Tour Of Cartagena's Highlights
  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Nature, Culture, History, Sightseeing

  • Duration

    4 Hours

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    Catalan, English, Spanish

Description

Come on this tour of Cartagena, a beauteous harbor along the Mediterranean sea. See the lighthouse of Cabo de Palos and discover a unique piece of land dividing the Mediterranean sea, de La Manga. Our expert local (Spanish) guide will show you the Roman Theatre, the modernist street Calle Mayor and will explain to you what an Asiatico is!

Highlights
  • La Manga 'the Sleeve'
  • Cabo de Palos
  • 'La Concepción' Castle 
  • Interpretation Center 
  • Punic Walls and the Roman Theatre
  • Calle Mayor 
  • Tour the beautiful Cartagena expand_more
    • Discover one of the most important harbors of the Mediterranean sea. Go to La Manga 'the Sleeve', which is a strip of land of 24 km long.  Its foundation was formed because of the sand sedimentation in the dominating currents of the area.

    • Driving back to Cartagena, we will stop in the lighthouse of Cabo de Palos, which began operating on January 31, 1865. The cape is part of a marine reserve, the Reserva Marina de Cabo de Palos e Islas Hormigas.

    • Once we have visited these two special villages, we will take a special road back to Cartagena which drives next to Portman bay. Its location next to the different mines made this bay was a strategic stronghold during the Roman period until the 20th century when the mines closed down.

    • This road will drive us to 'La Concepción' Castle where we will enjoy great panoramic views of the Royal Marine, the quayside and the modernist city center of Cartagena.

    • Afterwards, we will get introduced to the history of Cartagena by visiting the Interpretation Center of the Punic Walls and the Roman Theatre discovered by chance and recently restored.

    • Through the tour of Calle Mayor, we will have a general idea about the economic boom of the 19th century.

What's Included
  • Entry to the lighthouse Cabo de Palos, La Manga, 'The Concepcion' Castle, Calle Mayor.

What's Excluded
  • Entry to the Interpretation Center of the Punic Walls, and Roman Theatre.

  • Transport.

Know before you go

 

Meeting Point

Cartagena, Spain

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
The group size and price
1 To 50EUR 193 Per Group

This is a group tour

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USD 214 / group