Autumn guided tours and activities at the historic Roman sites of Cartagena

Cartagena Puerto de Culturas offers a range of attractive options for all the family, including boat tours and archaeological visits

The autumn heralds a new season of events and activities organized by Cartagena Puerto de Culturas with the emphasis on the Roman heritage of the city, featuring guided visits, boat trips and activities for all the family as they discover how Cartagena became one of the great cities of the western Roman Empire.

Tickets for all events are available through the Cartagena Puerto de Culturas website and further information can be requested by telephone on 968 500093.

“CARTAGENA ROMANA Y MEDITERRÁNEA” is a guided visit which begins at the Roman Theatre and carries on to the Forum museum, where the thermal baths and sacred shrines to Isis and Serapis can be seen. The visit ends out on the water aboard the tourist boat, seeing the natural harbour which made such an important contribution to the growth of Cartagena.

The tour is held on Saturdays in October, November and December and on the national holidays of 6^th and 8^th December at 11.30. After a break for lunch the boat trip begins at 16.30. Tickets 16 euros (14 euros for those entitled to reductions).

“VEN AL TEATRO. ROMANO SOY” is an activity for all the family as everyone learns about the Roman theatre and its Greek predecessor. A trip through the time tunnel includes riddles and games, and once in the theatre itself a brief comedy and live music are performed.

The tour is held on Saturdays in October, November and December at 11.00, tickets 4 euros.

“CARTHAGINESES Y ROMANOS” is a guided history tour, telling the epic story of the Carthaginians and the Romans in which the battle of Cartagena was one of the most important episodes as two of the most powerful civilizations in the Mediterranean clashed. The tour includes visits to the wall from which Hannibal departed for Rome, to a complete Roman home and of course the magnificent Roman theatre.

The tour is held on Sundays in October, November and December at 11.00, starting at the Punic Wall. Tickets 16 euros (14 euros for those entitled to reductions).

“DEL TEATRO A LA DOMUS DEL PÓRTICO” is another guided visit, this time starting at the Roman Theatre and heading for one of the most important areas of the ancient city, the fishermen’s district in Callejón de la Soledad to see the remains of the Domus del Pórtico.

The tour is held on Sundays in October, November, December, January and Fenruary at 11.00, starting at the Roman Theatre. Punic Wall. Tickets 7 euros.

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