SAN ISIDORO AND SANTA FLORENTINA BATTERY
Lugares de interés
Cartagena
These two batteries constitute a single position, constructively connected. They were conceived in Esteban de Panón's project in the 18th century and finished in 1739. Its construction is elongated and parallel to the coast, and ...
SAN LEANDRO BATTERY
Lugares de interés
Cartagena
18th century fortification that is located next to the a Curra wharf. Its main mission was (in cooperation with the rest of the defence batteries of the port), to prevent enemy ships from entering. During the Civil War, on March 7th, 1939, ...
SAN SEBASTIAN SUITES
Tourist apartments
Cartagena
San Sebastián Suites son 4 apartamentos ubicados en Plaza San Sebastián, en pleno centro histórico de Cartagena. Su situación privilegiada les permite mirar desde y hacia la distancia, pudiendo obtener así ...
SANTA ANA ACASAMATADA BATTERY
Lugares de interés
Cartagena
This fortification is located on the coastline, on the ledge called Santa Ana. It was originally a fort at the beginning of 18th century, but it was later rebuilt, according to the O'Donnell's Plan, shaped as a castle, with ...
SANTA ANA COMPLEMENTARY BATTERY
Lugares de interés
Cartagena
It was built in 1888, to house two Krupp cannons. It is located on the coastline, to the North of Santa Ana Acasamatada battery. It consists of two barbettes prepared for two Krupp cannons, closed by walls for rifle firing. In 1941, the ...
SANTA MARÍA DE GRACIA CHURCH
Monuments
Cartagena
span style=font-size:14pxBuilt during the 18th century and renovated in the 19th and 20th centuries, The original plan was to build a church of cathedral proportions, the natural successor to Santa María la Vieja. The most architecturally ...
SANTIAGO APÓSTOL (JAMES THE APOSTLE)
Monuments
Cartagena
The Monument to Santiago Apóstol (James the Apostle) is an image of the saint, full-bodied, made in bronze in 2007 by the sculptor Juan José Quirós from Cartagena. The sculpture has a height of approximately three metres ...
