Puerto de Cartagena — Attraction in Cartagena

On a cruise from Liverpool. First stop at Cartagena for a coach tour to Murcia. Very good tour guide and tried hard to make everything interesting - saw the "casino" which seems to be a glorified club for the well heeled, the cathedral (which is interesting and has the largest number of side chapels I have seen!) And the bell tower. If you go and they tell you it's an easy walk, DON'T believe them! The climb starts with a series of ramps that wind round the inside of the square shaped tower that seem to get steeper and steeper as you go up, followed by a narrow spiral staircase that leads first to the clock floor then further up to the bell floor. Great views over Murcia and (????) worth the climb, maybe! If like me you have dodgy knees, coming down is worse than going up - at least gravity is with you! Was it worth it? Yes I think it is partly because the guides are enthusiastic and partly because it is an attractive area of Spain that I have not...

Absolutely beautiful place.. full of history from Roman times to today's... always been a naval port.. ships from Roman times upto today's modern cruise ships.... hussle and bussle...old and young alike will find something of interest here.. there's Roman remains..a castle.. monuments.. naval academy.. and naval museum... plenty of interesting history and the tourist information centre is based in a lovely old building....shops for every taste and prices range....loads of café and restaurants and bars... the port and marina is lovely lots of different types of boats yachts and cruise ship....lots of different facts to find out about... lovely clean and tidy place...if you like history you could spend a full week explore just for that...if you want a different kind of Holiday definitely come and take a look around and explore..... beautiful place will keep...

This is a port with a lot of history. It is a major large cruise ship port. Parking is easy to use and is underground right there at the port in Calle Alfonso II just off the mini traffic island near ‘ Burger King ‘ A short walk from there to the port quayside with a few bars and restaurants. Then crossing the road is the entrance to a very nice shopping precinct which has many shops, bars and restaurants. At the entrance to the first precinct are a few bronzed figures that depict the naval conscription of young Spanish men who were made to join the navy many years ago. This precinct conjoins with another and then continues into narrower streets where you’ll find Tapas bars and other historical buildings. The Roman amphitheatre is set up to the right and well worth the climb up a short distance on foot. Cartagena is a...