Batería de Cenizas

today we went hiking at the batería de cenizas, also known as C-9. it's a coastal artillery support fortification located on the cenizas mountain and was declared an asset of cultural interest in 1997. it was built and armed between 1930 and 1934 and was powerful enough to fire a nearly one-tonne projectile 35 kilometers. its task was to protect the entrance to the bay of cartagena together with its twin, the castillitos battery located on cape tiñoso.
so we went on a round of 7km lenght and 280 meters in altitude, which took about 2,5 hours (including looking around at the battery). a nice tour but a bit shady and the last 2km went on the old roman road (calzada romana) where i did not like the "paving", a mess to walk on... so, this tour has some drawbacks but nevertheless i would recommend it...Read more