Mohammed Mejdoubi 3ºA IES El Bohio Cartagena SPAIN

Why should you come to Cartagena?

Location of Cartagena Cartagena is located in Spain. It is near the sea. It has a Mediterranean climate. It is always warm. Although in winter it is a bit cold. Cartagena is located in Spain. It is near the sea. It has a Mediterranean climate. It is always warm. Although in winter it is a bit cold.

Cartagena´s flavours Cartagena´s flavours Cartagena gastronomy is rich in fruits and vegetables from ouchards and fish caught in its coastline. The most famous dishes in Cartagena are : “caldero” (the cauldron), prawns, beans and peas, and the so called asiatic coffee.

WHAT CAN YOU DO? YOU CAN SEE SOME MUSEUMS, SOME MONUMENTS, YOU CAN TRAVEL BY BOAT,GO SWIMMING, GO DIVING, RENT A BIKE TO MOVE AROUND THE CITY, HAVE A WALK IN THE MOUNTAINS NEARBY … YOU CAN SEE SOME MUSEUMS, SOME MONUMENTS, YOU CAN TRAVEL BY BOAT,GO SWIMMING, GO DIVING, RENT A BIKE TO MOVE AROUND THE CITY, HAVE A WALK IN THE MOUNTAINS NEARBY …

HISTORY OF CARTAGENA The History of Cartagena is rich, the bearer of a historical and artistic legacy, and is the main attraction of this port city. Cartagena is a port of a thousand cultures, an open door to the bay, from which you entered a melting pot of civilizations, cultures and religions, attracted by the strategic location and abundant resources of the territory of Cartagena. Its long history dates back to the first Europeans, preludes and blurred that mythical Tartessos Mastia of which many have identified with Cartagena. The city was founded by the Carthaginian general Hasdrubal and later seized by Plubio Cornelius Scipio was given the name of Carthago Nova and experiencing one of the most splendid periods in its history. Later, the Arabs called al-Halfa Qartayannat and Christians reconquered it in the thirteenth century.