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Favorite thing: There are many bars near the port serving nice food and drink. You will just have to use your experience to find the better ones. I like the one at the end of the Cathedral / Amphitheatre visit. it's a tastefully refurbished house with a history under it's glass floors. Try to have a quick look in the small cellar. It's only small but a nice place to cool down.
From the port walk down the main street past the Town Hall and take the 1st street on the right just past the Cathedral Museum. Up to the top and turn right. Up the hill and it's on your right.
Fondest memory: I'm sorry I can't remember if they did food :( but if your peckish there is a nice Italian round the corner or a typical tapas bar that does a mean Octopus !!
Updated Jan 20, 2012
Favorite thing: More than historic remains, in Cartagena is noticeable the effort to keep finding them. In several parts of the city digging is continued, and here and there, the new elements found but not yet well prepared to be seen are already announced.
Written Sep 7, 2010
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Favorite thing: Why only one ? During the night, we felt guilty to have bought only one and on our last day, we went back and bought a second one !
That makes a perfect gift to bring back, doesn't it ? Everybody enjoy tasting such a delicious ham !
Updated Nov 19, 2004
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Favorite thing: Help yourself, have one ! During all our stay in Cartagena, each time we went at the supermarket; this sight was a permanent temptation ! Two days before leaving, we went to the supermarket and finally bought one to bring back home !
Updated Nov 19, 2004
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Favorite thing: These superb Norway lobsters, will very soon go directly from the market to the pan ! We were lucky to have brought with us a large pan, just in case, but we felt that the case might occur ! It did ! We cooked them in olive oil with onions. Nothing else. It was delicious !
Updated Nov 19, 2004
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Favorite thing: Mercado Santa Florentina.
They have red tuna and albacore of various sizes. Everything is always very very fresh. In other places of the market, they sell smoked tuna that is delicious as very thin slices, with bread and a little butter.
Updated Nov 19, 2004
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Favorite thing: Mercado Santa Florentina
There are various types of sea-food, shrimps, various size of Norway lobster. I have seen a huge lobster, may be 3 kg I wanted to take a picture but before I could take it, it was gone ! I suppose it had been ordered in advance.
Updated Nov 19, 2004
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Favorite thing: Mercado Santa Florentina. Is one of the two markets in Cartagena.
You will find here every kind of fresh fish, as well the small one than the largest tuna, mackerels (Spanish mackerels of course !), sardines, red mullet, etc....
Buon apetito !
Updated Nov 19, 2004
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Favorite thing: Sometimes, even supermarkets are worth the visit !
We had never seen so many hams ! Here, some "jamon iberico de belota" (iberic ham from porks feeding practically in the wild on acorn), the best spanish ham !!
Updated Aug 27, 2004
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Favorite thing: if you are in Cartagena by JULY don't miss LA MAR DE MUSICAS a music festival every year is dedicated to one country although there are musics from all over the world in a opened-air theater from where you can see the mediterranean and all the city also the old roman theater
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Updated Nov 25, 2003
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Q: Is Breakfast included in the price? El desayuno está incluido en el precio?
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Between the highly touristic provinces of Andalusia (Sevilla, Cordoba, Granada, Cadiz, Marbella, Malaga, etc…) and of Valencia (Valencia, Alicante, Elche, Benidorm […!], the province of Murcia is very...
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Cartagena. It's quirky. I like. When massive cruise ships disgorge their hordes of passengers into a port, a place can become swamped and overcrowded (see Villefranche page). But Cartagena was spared...
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Con esto, poco a poco llegué al puerto, al que los de Carthago dieron nombre, cerrado a todos vientos y encubierto, a cuyo claro y singular renombre se postran cuantos puertos el mar baña, descubre el...
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The area feels more like home every visit
As a tourist Cartagena is a pleasure.Stay in a centrally located hotel and leave the car. All main tourist attractions are within walking distance. If just visiting for the day find a parking space......
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Wonderful city, with a good deal of maritime history. Not far from great beach spots in Murcia and decent train rides to all sorts of cities in Southern Spain. Not very expensive and the people are......
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