Cartagena
Spain
About Cartagena
Cartagena is a compact Spanish port city on the Costa Cálida with a remarkably rich layered history — Carthaginian, Roman, Byzantine, and Moorish influences are all visible within a short walk of the pier. The Roman Theatre of Cartagena, rediscovered in 1988 and now a first-rate museum, is one of the largest and best-preserved Roman theatres in Spain. The city is easily explored on foot and rarely overcrowded, making it a relaxed port day.
Highlights
A little-visited gem with one of Spain's largest and best-preserved Roman theatres.
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Read before you go
The Shadow of the Wind
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
A literary mystery set in post-war Barcelona's labyrinthine streets — gothic, addictive, and the best advertisement for getting lost in a Spanish city.
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Driving Over Lemons
Chris Stewart
The ex-Genesis drummer buys a farm in Andalusia — hilarious, warm, and the most entertaining book about expat life in Spain.
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Don Quixote
Cervantes (trans. Edith Grossman)
The first modern novel, and still one of the funniest — a deluded knight tilting at windmills across the Spanish landscape you're sailing past.
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Before you sail — hotels in Cartagena
Arrive a day early and explore Cartagena before boarding