Day 23 - Cartagena, Spain

Cartagena - woke up to beautiful warmth and sunshine. We have nothing planned for today and so we spent the first couple of hours just soaking it in on our balcony. We headed into town and really just wandered aimlessly for a couple of hours…stopped by the Roman Theater…“One of the most beautiful places in Spain, this astonishing amphitheater was built between the fifth and first centuries BC. In its heyday, it could hold some 6,000 spectators. Over the centuries, this Spanish landmark fell into disrepair and actually physically vanished as one building after another was constructed on top of the ruins. At one point, a marketplace and a bullring occupied the site over the ancient tiers of stone. Excavations only began in 1988, so what you see today is an incredible archaeological achievement”. Our Aussie friends went on a tour that included the amphitheater and told us that Cartagena now has a law that requires developers to excavate property to a certain depth before they are allowed to build on it. We then walked up a lot of stairs to the Castillo de la Concepción, an iconic hilltop castle from the Middle Ages, with city views, a history center & a panoramic lift. I just love these cities with tiled streets and the areas that are for pedestrians only. We called it quits a bit early today as both of us are feeling a bit under the weather.Read more