Rutas e Itinerarios, Mar o montaña, Fiestas y Festivales
The port of Cartagena nowadays has two docks. On one side the inner harbour of Escombreras, where different industries are situated and, on the other, that of the main city. Between them both is the nearest of our beaches, Cala Cortina, possessing all the equipment necessary. (More...)
The Campo de Cartagena is a natural area that extends from the hilly ranges of Mazarrón and Carrascoy to the coasts of the Mar Menor and the Mediterranean. Comprising an area of 169, 800 hectares (1 hectare = 2.471 acres), and blessed with an exceptionally mild climate the region has become an ideal location for the cultivation of dry-farming crops, outstanding amongst which are cereals such as wheat, barley and the like, and fruit-bearing trees like almonds, carobs, olives and figs. The further benefit of water diverted from the Tajo-Segura transfer for irrigation has transformed this part into a most productive site for planting the typical products of the market garden, for example citrus and other fruit trees and vegetables. (More...)
La Manga is a sandy formation ¿like a barrier reef¿ 22 kilometres in length and between 90 and 900 metres in width. This spit of land, by means of canals communicating with the Mediterranean (the so-called «golas», or gullets) gave rise to a coastal lagoon, the Mar Menor, with a surface area of 170 square kilometres and a maximum depth of 8 metres. The waters of the Mar Menor maintain an annual average temperature of 18º which, together with their general calm, make an exceptionally favourable location for the practise of all types of water sports. The islands of the Mar Menor; Sujeto, Barón, Ciervo, Redondela and Perdiguera comprise a protected natural area. (More...)
In Canteras, a district that has assumed the name of the local quarries, it was found some mining of sandstone, known as «tabaire» by the Carthagini-ans. The first evidence of the use of this material in local constructions dates back to the Punic epoch, when the walls of the city were built from this stone. It was used intensively during the Roman era, as also in the XVIII and XIX centuries until its use was abandoned at the beginning of the XX century. (More...)
