Explore the main archaeological sites in Cartagena: Discover Punic Wall the oldest remains in the city which dates from the 3rd century BC. You will learn how the Carthaginians settled the city of Qart Hadast and how it was conquered by the Romans during the Second Punic War.
Continue your visit in the Roman Theatre Museum, located in Cartagena´s Town Hall Squeare. Courtesy of the ingenious design by architect Rafael Moneo, you will start your visit in the Palacio de Riquelme, the building which provides entry to the museum, and then follow a history-themed passageway under the street to reach a new museum space, where the most emblematic pieces of all those found in the excavations are displayed. Visiting the museum will discover the history, architecture, works of art of this incredible roman monument, to finish in the Roman Theatre itself, one of the largest in Roman “Hispania”, with a seating capacity of 7,000, you will live an amazing experience.
The Roman Forum Molinete Museum is the best way to end a visit to Cartagena's main sites because it is one of the largest urban archaeological parks in Spain. Start the tour in the museum, where throughout its various halls, where a careful selection of pieces is exhibited, you will be able to learn about the long history of Cerro del Molinete from today back to the old Carthago Nova. The visit concludes with a tour of important remains of the glorious Roman era that invite you to stroll through them: the Curia or local senate with its richly decorated marble pavement; the Colonial Forum, the city’s neuralgic centre, the distribution of which symbolised at various levels the hierarchy between the divine and the human; the Sanctuary of Isis where the mystery cults of the Egyptian gods were celebrated; the old roads with cart tracks; the port’s thermal baths and in particular its magnificent entrance portico with its original flooring; and to finish the Atrium Building, with its high walls and pictorial decorations that transport you to the great banquets of the Roman Empire.