Cartagena

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Cartagena: tourist information

The capital of the region with a population of 168,000, Cartegena was founded, as its name suggests, by the Carthargenians in 227 BC and it became Hannibal’s capital city on the Iberian Peninsula. Today it is a modern, industrial city although relics of the its past are still highly visible. The narrow streets of the old town were built around the ruined 13th century cathedral. There are several sites of historical interest including the remains of the Roman road, an old Roman theatre and the Literna (an ancient lighthouse of Moorish origins). Cartagena’s ancient seaport and naval dockyard is where the first submarine was built in 1900 and where submarines are still built today. The port consists of a deep bay with a natural harbour, hence the town’s historical importance.

Cartagena has a large shopping centre, plenty of supermarkets and other amenities you would expect to find in a large town including a hospital, schools and sports facilities.

The town is the major service centre for the Costa Calida urbanizations that continue to develop around it.

Cartegena is 30 minutes drive from Murcia via the N301

San Javier airport is 15km from Cartagena.

The excellent golf courses at La Manga, which has 3 18-hole courses of international standard, are 20km away.

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Cartagena Cruise Port Schedule

Cartagena in the News

• Jun 10, 2023
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• May 21, 2023
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• May 20, 2023
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• May 18, 2023
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• May 11, 2023
  Marella Cruises Deploys Ship to Port Canaveral Marella Cruises, a cruise brand of UK-based travel company TUI Group, has deployed its 1,800-gues...
• May 7, 2023
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• May 4, 2023
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• May 4, 2023
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• May 3, 2023
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• Apr 29, 2023
  Carnival Cruise Ship Begins Dry Dock for Makeover and Upgrades Carnival Pride has arrived at its scheduled dry dock in Cadiz after completing her transatlantic ...
• Apr 27, 2023
  Norwegian Cruise Ship Drops Port, Changes Itinerary After Issues After experiencing technical difficulties while docked in Cartagena, Colombia, Norwegian Sun has ...
• Apr 26, 2023
  Norwegian Cruise Ship Suffers Technical Difficulties and Delays Norwegian Sun, currently sailing on a 20-night Panama Canal cruise, has experienced technical iss...
• Apr 24, 2023
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• Apr 16, 2023
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• Apr 15, 2023
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Port rating and occupancy

Port of Cartagena ranks 84th in the world in terms of the number of tourists visiting it.

Number of cruise ship calls in the coming year: 274.

The total number of tourists (passengers) of cruise ships in the port of Cartagena in the next 12 months is 609641.

According to the popularity rating among more than 1,000 cruise ports in the world, Cartagena ranks 141.

Weather in Cartagena

Current water temperature in Cartagena now is 85°F (29.4°C)

Water temperature data provided by seatemperature.net.

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