This museum is both inside and outside. The inside had some wonderful artifacts on display that…read morewere recovered from the excavations. The outside is a huge amphitheater that had many stairs to go down to the lowest area or up to the top. It is interesting to see and makes for a great photo opportunity. This is definitely a must-see when on a tour of the city.

A nice, free, self guided tour from the cruise port. The walk isn't bad, good views, and you can…read morecircle to the port through the old town area. Takes about 3 hours at a good pace...budget 4 hours if you want to be more leisurely!

This is a great musuem it has hundreds of wonderful artifacts found in the ruined ships at the…read morebottom of the harbour, the musuem is modern and has computers to show you around diffrent nautical sites in spain. The discoverys come from the roman and the punic era and include some wonderful elephant tusks with writing on them, silver coins and oil burners as well as statues and parts of ships. There are several different monitors which have different cartoon games showing you what it was like in roman times and several tubes of water with intereative devices like divers and vacuums to show you how the arceology was discovered the site has everything in english and spansih and has some really interesting descriptions of what it was like in cartagena years ago. Disabled access is great there are lifts and ramps the musueam is down the ramp and the nice cafe is on the first floor there is full wheelchair access to all the displays it was 3 euros to get in with under 18 and over 60 free well worth a visit

During an excursion to Guadalest from our cruise, we were taken on a scenic drive from Alicante to…read morethe beautiful mountains. Guadalest was a highlight of our visit to Spain and would love to come back to see more of this neat town at our own pace. Guadalest is not wheelchair accessible due to the climbing steps, so be prepared to be physically active during your stay. There are plenty of shops in the town with local vendors and it didn't feel overly crowded during our quick stop. Enjoy the 360 views of the sweeping mountain tops as you walk around the village. Guadalest is truly a wonderful place to see in Spain and I highly recommend going!

Guadalest is a very small village of half-hour drive from Alicante. The whole village can be…read morevisited in 20 minutes. It's full of tourists who probably have come from the beaches close to here. In this beautiful village that is located on top of a little mountain, you can walk and enjoy the breathtaking views on every side, or sit down at a bar and have a drink - which is very reasonably priced. The green/blue marsh (Pantano in Spanish) that is covered by a yellow/white mountain range is probably the greatest attraction of Guadalest. However, if you wish to spend more time, you can visit one of the few museums around the village. There's one that is a traditional house. The entrance for this one is free, but photography is not allowed.

This is the second largest Roman Theatre on the Iberian Peninsula., It is believed it dates back to…read morethe first century BC. Amphitheater was opened in honor of the visit of Gaius Cesar, grandson of Emperor Augustus. After the fall of Rome in the 3rd century, a market was built over the theatre. The theatre could accommodate more than 6,000 people. Amphitheater is accessed thru Roman Theatre Museum. We happened to stumble upon it while taking stairs behind the block. It looks really impressive from approximately 6th floor perspective, end unobstructed view was free. Definitely must do even if you're spending only few hours in town.

This is a great place the museum of the roman theatre it starts as a tunnel with a few displays of…read moreartifacts like bone dice and a gold ring and leads you to the lift, the first floor has a few roman pillars and some statues you go back in the lift and go along to the roman ampitheatre outside when you go out you are actually going under the corridor which has a church above you you go over a roman floor mosaic into the roman ampitheatre this is very impressive with its seats down to the actual stage itself which you can get up on there are some latin inscriptions on a marble portico which you walk under to get to some pillars and a gardn which is no longer there The ampitheatre sat several thousand people and you can close your eyes and picture them sitting around If you dont want to go in you can walk up the back streets to get a view over the ampitheatre but it is much better to explore The fact that the seating and steps of the theatre are stilll around is very impressive it is a wonderful place to come for a peaceful walk and sit down

Beautiful area to visit if you are on a cruise voyage. I was…read moreon a city tour, but if I had not, I would have been able to walk around the city from the port and do lots of shopping and eating as well as historical sightseeing.

This is the Port of Cartagena, Spain, and not to be confused with Cartagena, Columbia…read more This is a small port and also a lesser-known tourist area in Spain. The vast majority of its visitors are cruise ship passengers who visit it as a port of call. It's a great port to take a leisurely stroll as most attractions are within walking distance. There is absolutely no need to join an excursion or take a tour by car if you can comfortably walk a couple of miles at a slow pace. As we walked into town, we saw plenty of restaurants with outside seating that lined the streets decorated with classic European architecture and buildings in vibrant Spanish colors. A sweet and strong aroma of paella filled the air. Dining tables under the Mediterranean sun were full of mugs of local beers and slices of Catalan flatbreads. While you are there, don't forget to grab some authentic Spanish tapas - I'm sure you know the origin of tapas is Spain! The Roman Theater and Museum is only another 10-minute walk away. It was built between 5 and 1 BC but has been buried underground for centuries. It was discovered in the late 1980's and the full restoration was completed in 2003. It's indeed amazing to see the ruins of what was built over 2,000 years ago. Cartagena, Spain, is not a major port of call, but it is definitely a destination where you can appreciate history, local culture, and at the same time, savor some authentic flavors.