Cartagena Port of Cultures together with the Museum of the Roman Theater have prepared for the bridge of December a special program for the people who decide to know those days Cartagena.
Visitors will have the option to enjoy the history of the city, through guided tours, accompanied by a guide, and dramatized, conducted by a Roman citizen.
These routes are mainly aimed at a family audience, in which children can enjoy the story in a fun way and by the hand of a character of the time.
"We want families to enjoy the bridge in our interpretation centers, not only the visitors who take advantage of these dates to visit Cartagena, but also the Cartagena people who choose to stay in our municipality." The offer is varied and wide, with activities for all public, "said the mayor and president of Cartagena Puerto de Culturas, Ana Belén Castejón.
GUIDED ROUTES
Citizens of an Empire.
Guided route
The citizens of Rome, inhabitants of Carthago Nova, built theaters, temples, hot springs and houses.
The route will explain how a Roman citizen lived when visiting public and private buildings of the ancient Roman city.
Tour: Roman Theater, Barrio del Foro Romano and Casa de la Fortuna.
Days: Saturdays 2, 7 and 9 December.
Hours: 12:00 h.
Departure from the Roman Theater.
Price: individual € 13, reduced € 10, Club Cartagena Port of Cultures € 6.50
Asclepios, 2,000 years of a hill
Know the history of Cartagena, from the first Roman settlements dedicated to the god Asclepios.
You will cross the hill where stands the medieval castle built in the time of Alfonso X the Wise, from where you can see the entire city, being able to see all the civilizations that came to Cartagena.
The route ends at the Roman Theater Museum, an example of the splendor reached in Roman times.
Tour: Panoramic Elevator, Castillo de la Concepción and Museo del Teatro Romano.
Days: 3, 5 and 10, of December.
Time: 12:00 h.
Departure from the Panoramic Lift.
Price: individual 10 euros, reduced 8 euros, Cartagena Club Puerto de Culturas 5 euros.
THEATRALIZED ROUTE
Temples, goddesses and much theater
We will live the adventures of a Roman citizen, who will invoke the gods to achieve his dream: act in the splendid Roman Theater of Carthago Nova.
Start your journey in the Forum Quarter, reach the Temple of Isis, seeking the protection of the goddess and the Emperor in the Augusteum until you reach the abode of art and Roman shows, the great Theater.
Tour: Forum Neighborhood, Augusteum and Roman Theater Museum.
Days: Tuesday 6 and Friday 8 December.
Hours: 12: 00h.
Exit: Forum Neighborhood.
Price: individual 13 euros, reduced 10 euros, Club Cartagena Port of Cultures 6'50 euros.
Tickets can be purchased at: CARTAGENA PUERTO DE CULTURAS.
And in the centers and museums of Cartagena Puerto de Culturas.
Information telephone: 968 500 093.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena