August 2025 Night visits and other activities at the Roman Theatre of Cartagena and the Molinete Roman forum district

Tours of all shapes and sizes and for all the family at the main historic sites of Cartagena

A variety of summer tours and events are being held at the Roman Theatre and the Molinete archaeological site in Cartagena this August, including various taking place after sunset in cooler temperatures and a far more atmospheric setting!

The activities offered by Cartagena Puerto de Culturas during August include the following:

Fridays at 21.00: The Molinete archaeological park offers a route including the 2,000-year-old thermal baths, places of religious worship, old Roman streets and even private homes.

Price 12 euros.

Saturdays at 21.00: Chances to visit the Roman Theatre under the stars, enjoy the monument built on the orders of the Emperor Augustus. Dramatized visits are also available, enabling you to see the theatre through the eyes of its architect, Vitruvius!

Price 12 euros, 18 euros for the dramatized visit.

Open doors days at the Roman Theatre Museum from 10.00 to 20.00 between 11^th and 15^th August.

Tuesday to Friday at 10.30: A guided tour entitled “De Leonardo a Vitruvio: El arte de medir la belleza” (From Leonardo to Vitruvius, the art of measuring beauty). The tour starts at the panormaic lift and continues at the Castillo de la Concepción, the ruined former Cathedral of Santa María and the façade of the Palacio Pascual Riquelme before reaching the Roman Theatre.

Tickets 16 euros.

Wednesdays and Fridays at 18.00: La Máquina del Tiempo, guided virtual reality tours which allow you to see the theatre in the glory and pomp of its heyday in the 1^st century AD through the wonders of tablet technology.

Price 12 euros.

Thursdays at 10.30: A guided tour in which you can learn about the way of life in the Roman city of Carthago Nova, “Ciudadanos de un Imperio” (Citizens of an Empire). The route inlcudes not only the Theatre and the Forum district but also the Casa de la Fortuna, a complete home for the early years of the 1^st millennium decorated with murals and mosaics.

Price 16 euros.

Thursdays and Saturdays at 18.00: “Theatrum”, a tour for all the family involving a visit to the Theatre! Visitors learn about theatre, religion and politics in the Roman Empire, and the kind of shows staged at the Theatre.

Tickets 4 euros.

Sundays at 10.30: Del Teatro a la Domus del Pórtico, a guided tour starting at the Roman Theatre and heading for the Callejón de la Soledad, location of the Domus del Pórtico.

Price 7 euros.

Further information online here or by telephone on 968 500093 or 968504802.

For more upcoming events in the Region of Murcia go to the What’s on section of Murcia Today.