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Dear Captain, On behalf of myself and all the team in Navantia Shiprepairs Cartagena I would like to welcome you and all the members of your crew to our Shipyard and to the City of Cartagena. We want you to make you feel like if you were at home and in order to make it happen, there will be a member of my team assigned to your vessel at your entire service, details below:

Paul A. Varela Gleeson Yatch Service Tel:+34 968 128339 [email protected] www.navantia.es

Cartagena is a city with over 2,500 years of history with a population of over 218.000 inhabitants, it is located in the Region of Murcia. I have enclosed a booklet with places, hotels, beaches, bars, restaurants which I hope you will find interesting it also includes a list of activities, brochures and general information about our City and Region. If you are interested in any of these, require further info and/or you may need any help in order to organize a visit, event, booking etc…please feel free to contact Paul. Yours faithfully, Antonio José Sánchez García Commercial Manager Navantia Reparaciones Tel.: +34 968 128 340 – +34 629 642 408 [email protected] www.navantia.es

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Cartagena, Spain Cartagena is a Spanish city and a major naval station located in the Region of Cartagena, by the Mediterranean coast, south-eastern Spain. As of January 2011, it has a population of 218,210 inhabitants being the Region’s second largest municipality and the country’s 6th non-Province capital city.

Cartagena has been inhabited for over two millennia, being founded around 227 BC[2] by the Carthaginian Hasdrubal the Fair[3] as Qart Hadasht. The city lived its heyday during the Roman Empire, when it was known as Carthago Nova (the New Carthage) and Carthago Spartaria, capital of the province of Carthaginensis. It was one of the important cities during the Umayyad invasion of Hispania, under its Arabic name of Qartayannat al-Halfa.

Much of the historical weight of Cartagena in the past goes to its coveted defensive port, one of the most important in the western Mediterranean. Cartagena has been the capital of the Spanish Navy's Maritime Department of the Mediterranean since the arrival of the Spanish Bourbons in the 18th century. As far back as the 16th century it was one of the most important naval ports in Spain, together with Ferrol in the North. It is still an important naval seaport, the main military haven of Spain, and is home to a large naval shipyard.

The confluence of civilizations as well as its strategic harbour, together with the rise of the local mining industry is manifested by a unique artistic heritage, with a number of landmarks such as the Roman Theatre, the second largest of the Iberian Peninsula after the one in Mérida, an abundance of Phoenician, Roman, Byzantine and Moorish remains, and a plethora of Art Nouveau buildings, a result of the bourgeoisie from the early 20th century. Cartagena is now established as a major cruiser destination in the Mediterranean and an emerging cultural focus.

It is the first of a number of cities which eventually have been named Cartagena, most notably Cartagena de Indias (Cartagena of the Indies) in Colombia.

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History

Ancient history The town was originally named Mastia. Possessing one of the best harbors in the Western Mediterranean, it was re-founded by the Carthaginian general Hasdrubal in 228 BC as Qart Hadasht ("New City"), identically named to Carthage, for the purpose of serving as a stepping-off point for the conquest of Spain. The Roman general Scipio Africanus conquered it in 209 BC and renamed it as Carthago Nova (literally, New New City) to distinguish it from the mother city. Julius Caesar gave the town Latin Rights, and Octavian renamed it in his honor as the colony Colonia Victrix Iulia Nova Carthago or Colonia Vrbs Iulia Nova Carthago (C.V.I.N.C.) depending on the source. The city was very relevant both in the Carthaginian and the Roman conquest of the Iberian Peninsula.

In 298 AD Diocletian constituted a new Roman province in Hispania called Carthaginensis and settled the capital in this city. It remained important until it was destroyed by the Vandals in 435 AD. During the Roman period, it was the site of major silver mines, yielding revenue of 25,000 drachmae daily. It was known also for the production of garum, a fermented fish sauce, and for esparto grass which granted it a new name, Cartago Spartaria.

Middle Ages

The demise and fall Western Roman sovereignty caused the city to go into decline and it was occupied successively by the Vandals (409–425), the Visigoths (425–551 and 624–714) and the Eastern Romans (551–624), who made it the capital of Spania, the Byzantine Empire's westernmost province). Cartagena went re-conquered by the Visigoths until the Muslim conquest in 714 AD, under the name of Qartayannat-al-Halfa. It was subsequently ruled by Umayyads (714–756), the Caliphate of Cordova (756–1031), the Taifa of Denia (1031–1076), the Taifa of Saragossa (1076–1081), the Taifa of Tortosa (1081–1092), the Almoravids (1092–1145), the Almohads (1145–1229) and the Taifa of Murcia (1229–1245). King Alfonso X of Castile (Alfonso the Wise) conquered Cartagena in 1245, and also reestablished Christian rule and the Bishopric of Cartagena. In 1270, Alfonso created the Order of Saint Mary of Spain for naval defense of the Crown of Castile and established its headquarters in Cartagena. In 1296 Cartagena was annexed to the Kingdom of Aragon as the Reconquista focused on the remaining Muslim kingdom, Granada, which fell in 1492. Cartagena entered a period of great decadence and decay, despite a short economic revival in the 16th century, because Spain's colonial activities used ports to the west. Cartagena didn’t fully recover until the 18th century, when it became a leading naval port in the Mediterranean.

Modern history

On 3 September 1643 the French led by Grand Admiral Jean Armand de Maillé-Brézé defeated most of the Spain's fleet here.

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In 1728 Cartagena became the capital of the Spanish Navy's Maritime Department of the Mediterranean and the city was heavily fortified with the construction of a modern Castle in the place of a former Moorish Kasbah, several barracks and a huge arsenal. In a relatively short period of time the population of the city grew from around 10,000 to 50,000 inhabitants.

In 1757, during the Seven Years War, a French naval force was forced to take shelter in the port. A squadron under Duquesne sent to reinforce them was attacked and defeated by a British squadron under Henry Osborn at the Battle of Cartagena. In 1873 the city formed a federalist government and was the center of the Cantonal Revolution. Governmental forces besieged the city for several months.

During the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) Cartagena was the main base of the Spanish Republican Navy and one of the primary strongholds of the Republican Government. It held out against the forces of General Franco longer than any other city in Spain, being the last of its cities to surrender. The city saw its industrial activity increased during the 1950s, resulting in more prosperity and this trend continued until a general decline in manufacturing throughout Europe in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Present At the moment Cartagena comprises part of the autonomous community of the Region of Murcia, and is the seat of the Regional Assembly of Murcia. It is also capital of the maritime province of Cartagena which was granted by the Royal Decree of 5 October 1607 under the reign of Philip III

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Restaurants

La Catedral Mediterranean Bookings 868066558 Address: Plaza de Condesa de Peralta s/n. www.lacatedralcartagena.com Beautiful restaurant located in the old part of the city, just in front of The Roman Theatre of Cartagena and beside The Old cathedral of Cartagena, elaborate Mediterranean style food with excellent quality. Great selection of Spanish Wines. For those who just fancy a drink in a relaxed atmosphere, there is an area with music, exhibitions, concerts…etc.

El Pincho de Castilla Spanish gastronomy Bookings 968508987 Address: Calle Jiménez de la Espada, 53 Bajo - Esq. Cartagena www.elpinchodecastilla.es Excellent restaurant specialized in grilled meats and typical Castilian style dishes. The restaurant is divided in two separate areas, Restaurant for a more formal meal and Tapa Bar if you just want to try some Spanish tapas. The quality is very good, great place to try a wide range of typical Spanish dishes and tapas.

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La Tagliatella Italian Bookings: 968 12 19 95 Address:. Calle Cañón, 4, Cartagena www.latagliatella.es Near the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, in a historical center, the Tagliatella of Cartagena offers a selection of the best Italian gastronomy. Beautifully decorated restaurant very close to many other bars and restaurants.

Jie Ichi Ban Japanese Bookings: 968 508 740 Address: Plaza del Rey, 6 CARTAGENA www.jieichibanrestaurante.com If you fancy some Sushi, Maki, Tempura or Fresh Fish prepared by a Japanese cook, this is the place to go in Cartagena City.

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La Vagoneta Tapa Bar Bookings: 868 098 362 Address: Alameda de San Anton 30, Cartagena Located in one of the main avenues in Cartagena very close to the department store “El Corte Ingles”, decorated like a old train wagon and offers a wide range of tapas at a reasonable price.

El Rincón Andaluz Tapa Bar Bookings: 968 080 770 Address: Calle Jabonerías 57, Cartagena Lively typical andalusian tapa bar , for any beer or wine you order you will get to choose a Tapa free. Also located in city centre area. Perfect place to go for some tapas on Saturday afternoon.

La Tartana Restaurant & Tapa Bar Bookings: 968 500011 Address: Calle Puerta de Murcia 14, Cartagena Typical restaurant-bar in one of the most lively streets in Cartagena, great variety of tapas in addition to its restaurant area where you can try its exquisite meat and fish dishes, besides this, it also has a large terrace to eat or just have a drink while chatting with friends and relaxing under the sun.

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CAFETERIAS, BARS & PUBS

Mr. Wilt Cafeteria Pub Address: C/ San Roque, s/n 30201 – Cartagena Lovely cafeteria for a coffee or drink, at night it has live music or many other type of events or activities such as theatre, comedians, etc. Located in the centre of Cartagena and close to many other bars and tapa bars.

Patrick´s Irish Pub Cafeteria Pub Address: C/ Arena Nº1 – Cartagena If You miss your pint of Guiness, game of pool or darts, this is the place to go some weekends there is also live music. Check agenda at the pub. Opens until late.

El Telar de 1883 Club Address: C/Villamartín 3 – Cartagena Charming Cafeteria and pub built in what in the past was an old fabric warehouse, the owners have tried to keep the essence of those times and most of the shelves as wells workbenches have been restored and become part of the pub. It opens from 16.00 for coffee or drinks and in the evening it turns into one of the most popular pubs in the city with music from the 50´s up to the 90´s.

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GOLF COURSES

Mar Menor Golf Course

Reservations 968 041 765

David Thomas designed the first nine holes of Mar Menor Village Golf, par 37 of 3,275 meters as its greatest distance. It demands good strokes to put the ball on its courses with hardly any rough, its greens are well protected by bunkers and by the water of the lakes around the course.

The second nine holes that were designed by Nicklaus Design are par 35 of 2,878 m, as its greatest distance, it has wide courses and wide roughs that allow big strokes. The spectacular lake around holes 13,14 and 15 deserves special mention, making the water the greatest obstacle to be overcome. The rest of the holes are protected by strategic bunkers

Roda Golf Course

Reservations 968 041 765

www.rodagolfcourse.com

19-hole golf course designed by Dave Thomas, the green and lush fairways will make you feel like if you were in a tropical country, although it is a course for all levels, many holes are quite challenging as the designer has placed water hazards, bunkers and trees in such a way that will make each hole totally different from the previous one. Lit and covered Driving range. Excellent restaurant and bar area.

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La Manga Club

Reservations

www.lamangaclub.com

Experience golf in one of Europe’s Best Golf Resorts according to Today’s Golfers. Winner of the Best Golf Resort in Europe award three times in a row. It comprises three courses surrounded by natural mountain areas with views over the Mar Menor Lagoon and La Manga Strip.

Alhama Signature Golf

Reservations

www.irmgolf.com

Alhama Signature Golf is an exceptional course that has been designed and signed in person by Jack Nicklaus. This long and spectacular course has been developed among five great lakes, with original circular tees, wide fairways with ample rough areas and rapid greens, 116 bunkers of particular and varied shapes with white silica sand constituting a great challenge for any player, professional or amateur of any level, due to its perfectly calculated design that makes you think about each stroke meticulously before reaching any of its greens enveloped in strategic bunkers.

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KARTING

Formula Karts

Address: Carretera F36 Cartagena- La Palma. Cartagena

Reservations: 968126054

www.formulakarts.es

La Manga GoKart

Address: Autovia RM 12, Km 18, salida 13, La Manga: Cartagena


www.lamangagokart.com

SCUBA DIVING

Naranjito Buceo

Address: Calle del Magre 26, Urb. Los Ibizencos, 30370, Cabo de Palos, Cartagena


www.naranjitobuceo.com

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Centro de Buceo Cabo Tiñoso

Address: Calle Driza 2, La Azohia, 30868, Cartagena


www.cabotinoso.es

SKI

Sierra Nevada

Granada

Reservations: 902 70 80 90

www.sierranevada.es

The resort is about 3 hours drive from Cartagena and in the mountains over the beautiful city of Granada. With over 104 km of ski trails, Sierra Nevada is also the sunniest resort in all Europe with over 80% of sunny days, even on some clear days you can se the coast line of the North of Africa from the summit. It also has the biggest skiable vertical drop in Spain The ski season goes from late November up to early May.

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MUSEUMS

Naval Museum

Address: Antiguo CIM. Muelle de Alfonso XII, s.n. Cartagena

Tel. 968127119

Roman Theatre Museum of Cartagena

Address: Paseo Alfonso XII, 22, 30202, Cartagena

www.cartagenapuertodeculturas.es

MURAM (Regional Museum of Modern Art)

Address: Palacio de Aguirre. Plaza de la Merced 15-16 - 30201 Cartagena

Tel: 968501607

www.murciaturistica.es

ARQUA (The National Museum of Underwater Archaeology).

Address: Paseo Alfonso XII, 22, 30202, Cartagena

tel.- 968 12 11 66

www.museoarqua.mcu.es

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HOTELS

CARTAGENA

NH Cartagena ****

Bookings : 902 570 368 www.nh-hoteles.es

NH Campo Cartagena ***


Sercotel Carlos III ***

Bookings : 902 141 515 www.carlosiiihotel.com

Intercontinental Mar Menor Golf Reasort & Spa *****

Bookings : 968 041 840 www.hotel.marmenorresort.com

MURCIA

Hotel Nelva ****

Bookings : 968 060 200 www.hotelnelva.com

Tryp Murcia Rincón de Pepe ****

Bookings : 900 814 328 www.tryphotels.com

NH Amistad ****


Hotel Arco de San Juan ***

Bookings : 968 210 455 www.arcosanjuan.com

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MAR MENOR

Hotel Lodomar & Spa ****

Bookings : 968 186 802 www.lodomar.com

Mercure Thalasia Hotel & Spa ****

Bookings : 968 182 007 www.thalasia.com

Villas La Manga ***

Bookings : 968 145 222 www.villaslamanga.es

Hotel Principe Felipe La Manga Club *****

Bookings : 968 33 12 34 www.lamangaclub.es

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FESTIVALS IN THE REGION OF MURCIA

Holy Week in Cartagena Declared of International Tourist Interest

At Easter Cartagena celebrates its Holy week, with processions every day and evening where you will be able to experience the passion and military heritage of this ancient city. Cartagena lives these days with a great devotion, passed on to inhabitants and strangers.

Holy Week in Murcia

Declared of International Tourist Interest

This Holy week is famous for its baroque style and the Imagery by famous sculptor Francisco Salzillo. Less restrained and martial as well as more influenced by the rural life than those in Cartagena, they well deserve a visit while having some tapas in the old centre of the city.

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Fiestas de Primavera de Murcia


The week after Easter the Spring Festival takes place in Murcia City. The city is flooded with people, barracks and parades to celebrate the arrival of Spring. Tuesday is one of its big days, having all citizens dressing up in the typical regional customs of Murcia and all the streets are crowded with people drinking and dancing all kind of music. In the afternoon the Bando Parade crosses the city. Although during all the week everyday there are parties and celebrations of all type, all over, it is El Bando and also El Entierro de La Sardina (the burial of the Sardine) on Saturday the two most famous popular days when the all the city is a big party with hundreds of thousands of people celebrating, and all bars opening until very late.

Cartagineses y Romanos (Cartagena)


Last week of September

This festival is based on the second Punic War and on characters such as Hannibal and his winning rival, Cornelius Scipio. Celebrations begin with the foundation of Qart-Hadast by Asdrubal in 223 B.C. and end with the Roman victory in 209 B.C. For ten days, all the heroic deeds which took place during the years of the Carthaginian rule, as well as the defeat and invasion by the Roman Empire, are performed and lived in an unparalleled atmosphere by natives and foreigners alike. Troops and legions represent the scenes of events based on the city history and perform grand parades in which the costumes and armaments one would only expect to find in film productions are there on the streets. In the second fortnight of September, Cartagena and its people get inside history and revive it for ten magnificent days in which the heroic deeds of Carthage and Rome are remembered. The scenes are usually staged at the very place in which the event took place in ancient times.

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La Mar de Músicas Music Festival (Cartagena)

During the warm summer nights, Cartagena holds La Mar de Músicas, a music festival with a selected guest country, artists and Djs from that country play live at different lovely venues around the city although its main stage is at the Torres Park Auditorium located on the top of a hill, from which you can see the port and marina, the Roman Theatre and the all the city.

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SHOPPING IN CARTAGENA

El Corte Inglés

Department Store

Address: Alameda de San Anton, 52

Open: Monday to Saturday. 10.00-10.00

www.elcorteingles.es

Centro Comercial Espacio Mediterraneo

Shopping Mall

Address: Pol. industrial Cabezo Beaza, 30353 Cartagena,.

Open: Every day. 10.00-10.00

www.espaciomediterraneo.net

City Centre Shopping Area

Centre of city

Address: Calle del Carmen, Calle Mayor, Calle Santa Florentina.


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SHOPPING IN MURCIA

El Corte Inglés

Department Store

Address: Avenida de La Libertad, 1, Murcia


www.elcorteingles.es

Centro Comercial Thader

Shopping Mall

Address: Avda. Juan de Borbón, s/n, 30110 Churra, Murcia


www.thader.net

Centro Comercial Nueva Condomina

Shopping Mall

Address: Autovía A-7, Km 760, 30110 Churra, Murcia


www.ccnuevacondomina.com

City Centre Shopping Area

Centre of city

Address: Calle Traperia, Calle Plateria, Gran Via, etc.


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INFORMATION PORT OF CARTAGENA Port Authority of Cartagena Contact:+34 968 325 800 E-mail: [email protected] CAPITANÍA MARÍTIMA DE CARTAGENA Contact: +34 968 521 916 E-mail: [email protected] Pilot services of Cartagena Contact: +34 968 121 225 E-mail: [email protected] MEDICAL SERVICES Practiser (Private Healthcare) Address:Calle de Juan Fernández, 53, 30204 Cartagena Phone: +34 968 33 00 33 Website: www.practiser.net Centro Medico Virgen de la Caridad (Private Healthcare) Address: Jorge Juan, 30 Phone (appointments): +34 968 506 666 Website: www.cmvcaridad.com Hospital Universitario Santa Lucia (Public Hospital) Address: Calle Minarete Phone: +34 968 12 86 00 BUS STATION Estacion de Autobuses Address: Avenida de Trovero Marín, 3 Phone: +34 968 50 56 56 TRAIN STATION Estacion de tren Address: Plaza de Méjico, 2 Phone (information,bookings & tickets): +34 902 320 320 AIRPORTS Aeropuerto de Murcia-San Javier (29 km from Cartagena) Address: San Javier (look for the “Aeropuerto” Exit on AP-7 Highway) Link (operating airlines, destinations, etc): http://www.aena-aeropuertos.es/csee/Satellite/Aeropuerto-Murcia-San-Javier/es/Inicio.html Contact: +34 968 172 000 Aeropuerto de Alicante (114 km from Cartagena) Address: Alicante (look for the “Aeropuerto” Exit on A-7 Highway) Link (operating airlines, destinations, etc): http://www.aena-aeropuertos.es/csee/Satellite/Aeropuerto-Alicante/es/Inicio.html Contact: +34 966 919 000 / 100 / 400

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TAXI SERVICE Pispo Contact: +34 696 919 487 CAR RENTAL Avis Contact: +34 968 525 778 Europcar Contact: +34 968 123 010 Goldcar (Murcia-San Javier Airport) Contact: +34 965 23 31 71 / 902 119 726 HARDWARE Ferro Naval Address: C/ Juan Fernández, 48 Contact: +34 968 511 357 / 968 513 511 Website: www.ferronaval.com Hispano de Maquinaria Address: Calle Viena Parcela 28 Polígono Industrial Cabezo Beaza. Contact: +34 968 52 41 17 Website: www.hispanomr.es

EMERGENCY NUMBER 112

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Map of Cartagena

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Map of Murcia

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