Weitere Infos auf Appartment zu verkaufen in Cartagena, Murcia, Costa Cálida Almería, Spain mit 3 Schlafzimmern: ►aspanishlife.com/de/properties/106126-appartment-zu-verkaufen-in-cartagena-murcia-costa-calida-almeria-spain-mit-3-schlafzimmern◄ This maritime enclave was of great interest to the Carthaginians and the Romans, who gave the town its Latin name Cartago Nova, from which its current day name derives. Cartagena was also under Arab control until it was reconquered by Ferdinand III The Saint, who incorporated it into the kingdom of Castile. Its port played an important role in the War of the Spanish Succession and the Peninsular War. The Sea Wall Cartagena´s rich heritage can be seen all along the edge of its sport marina. The ancient Sea Wall, built by order of Charles III in the 18th century, surrounds the old town. Looking out over the Mediterranean are two features that are clearly related to the sea: Cartagenan inventor Isaac Peral´s prototype submarine and the National Museum of Maritime Archaeology. This museum, located on the Dique de Navidad, also contains the National Centre for Submarine Archaeology Research. Through their findings we have come to understand more about ship building, commerce and navigation in ancient times. The entrance to town is dominated by the Town Hall, also known as the Palacio Consistorial, a jewel of modernist architecture from the beginnings of the 20th century. On the way to Torres Park (behind the ancient Sea Wall) you can find the Catedral Vieja (Old Cathedral). This is the oldest temple in Cartagena, dating from the 13th century, and its remains intersect those of a Roman Theatre discovered in 1987. This structure dates from the 1st century B.C. and is one of the most important Roman ruins in Spain, along with another site located in Mérida. Many of the pieces found here, such as altars, reliefs and sculptures, can be seen on display in the Municipal Archaeology Museum. Other splendid examples of Roman ruins in the town are the remains of an amphitheatre in the bullring, the El Molinete archaeological site, the Morería Baja Columnata and the Byzantine Wall, which despite its name is also of Roman origin. The Castle of the Conception rises out of Torres Park. Constructed on a small hill, it has been used as a fortress by Carthaginians, Romans, Visigoths, Arabs and Castilians. To see Cartagena´s modernist architecture you should walk around the area surrounding the Calle Mayor, which starts in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. Here you can find the Cervantes and Llagostera houses, built by the Cartagenan architect Victor Beltrí, whose work is characterised by windowed balconies, ironwork and bronze reliefs of fictional characters. Other buildings representative of this artistic style are the Casino, the Gran Hotel, the train station and the Maestre and Dorda houses. These are all elegant bourgeoisie monuments that speak of the economic development that took place in the area at the end of the 19th century and the beginnings of the 20th century, fuelled by mining and industry. Meanwhile, the palaces of Aguirre and Pedreño are of a more aristocratic tone, one being modernist in style and the other neoclassical. Naval Museum Adjacent to the walled old town is the Military Arsenal, finished during the reign of Charles III. Its walls enclose the last remaining town gate in the town. The Naval Museum, on the outskirts of the new town, also deals with the history of Cartagena. On display here are navigational instruments from ancient ships, maps and navigation charts, along with models of all kind of vessels. Also worth visiting is the fishing quarter of Santa Lucía. The varied landscape of the Province of Murcia enriches the dining table where seafood, game, fruits and vegetables go hand in hand. In Cartagena, salt-pickled foods, fish, stews and paellas are the undisputed kings of the kitchen. The abundant Mediterranean salt evaporation ponds here are the origin of salted products (especially tuna, mackerel and bullet tuna) and fish baked in salt, such as the gilt-head bream. Stews made with flathead mullet, monkfish, grouper and other fish are eaten with rice, which is cooked in the same stock, and accompanied with ali-oli. Fig-cakes are a regional speciality and the Cartagenan-born asiatico is a coffee "spiced up" with condensed milk, cognac and cinnamon. In order to try the different styles of Murcian cuisine you should head Northwest to the Sierra de Moratalla, Caravaca de la Cruz and Calasparra, the only place in Spain to produce rice with a Protected Designation of Origin. Without a doubt, this is the star product in a long list of recipes, such as arroz con caracoles (snail risotto) and turkey and celery stew. The River Segura basin leads to towns such as Cieza, Archena (with its balnearium) and Molina del Segura (the site of an important golf course): all places where prized dishes include wild asparagus, chard stew and

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