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A Second Visit to Cartagena, Spain

Cartagena was the first port of call on our cruise back to the U.S. from Italy last fall.  This was our second visit to Cartagena.  You can see the post of our first visit here. This time we visited the … Continue reading

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Cartagena, on the southern coast of Spain

Cartagena is on the southeast coast of Spain.  Our ship continued to Rome but we got off here. Cartagena was settled in 227 BC.  Like the seaport of Malaga, it flourished under Roman, Muslim and Arab rule.  Cartagena has one … Continue reading

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