Cartagena Port of Cultures "has created a special visit to the crypt of San Jose, preserved in the Interpretation Center of the Punic Wall, for the weekend of May: Dances From The Crypt.
This is an educational tour that includes the explanation of the 'dance of death' and the particular circumstances presented by the pictorial program stored in the crypt of San Jose.
The dancing skeletons that visitors can see are a unique and exceptional example of a cultural and historical phenomenon that has demonstrations across Europe.
Furthermore, in a setting unmatched as is the crypt, the explanation accompanying music that surrounds the visitor in an intense trip to the Middle Ages and early Renaissance to know the origins, meaning and reflection on music, literature and other arts, an ideology and thoughts expressed at a time.
The crypt is preserved almost entirely in the absence of the dome that covered it, and during the years he spent in the open niches and wall paintings that covered suffered a considerable deterioration.
With the enhancement of the archaeological, eliminated the vandals, the passage of time and the effect of moisture and soluble salts.
In order to present a special theme and different from the center has created this special visit, the visitors will have a different experience of the crypt which is part of the Interpretation Center of the Punic Wall.
PRICES
Normal rate: 3.50 EUR
Reduced price: EUR 2.50 (children under 12 years)
Free for Club Card holders Friend
TIMES (During the month of May)
Saturdays: 11 am / 12.30 hours / 17 hours
Sunday: 11 am / 12.30 hours
Booking telephone: 968 500 093
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena