THE PROCESS TO RESTORE THE THE PROCESS TO RESTORE THE OLD DOWNTOWN OLD DOWNTOWN

THE RECOVERY OF THE HISTORIC AND THE RECOVERY OF THE HISTORIC AND ARTISTIC INHERITAGEARTISTIC INHERITAGE

RESTORATION OF PROTECTED BUILDINGS AND RESTORATION OF PROTECTED BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS.MONUMENTS.

SPECIAL RESTORATION PLAN FOR PROTECTED SPECIAL RESTORATION PLAN FOR PROTECTED FAçADES. FAçADES.

““CARTAGENA, A SEAPORT OF CULTURES”.CARTAGENA, A SEAPORT OF CULTURES”. THE ROMAN THEATRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL THE ROMAN THEATRE ARCHAEOLOGICAL

RECOVERY.RECOVERY.

CARTAGENA, A SEAPORT OF CARTAGENA, A SEAPORT OF CULTURES: THE TURISTIC AND CULTURES: THE TURISTIC AND

CULTURAL WAGERCULTURAL WAGER THE PROYECT IS AN OLD WILL OF A THE PROYECT IS AN OLD WILL OF A

CITY THAT LONG FOR THE RECOVERY CITY THAT LONG FOR THE RECOVERY OF ITS INHERITAGE.OF ITS INHERITAGE.

THE MAIN CONCEPT IS MAKING THE THE MAIN CONCEPT IS MAKING THE CITY A BIG MUSEUM WITH AN CITY A BIG MUSEUM WITH AN ATRACCTIVE TALE OF ITS HISTORY.ATRACCTIVE TALE OF ITS HISTORY.

IT´S FORMED BY 9 TURISTIC AND IT´S FORMED BY 9 TURISTIC AND INTERPRETATION RESORCE CENTRESINTERPRETATION RESORCE CENTRES

CARTAGENA, A SEAPORT OF CARTAGENA, A SEAPORT OF CULTURES: THE TURISTIC AND CULTURES: THE TURISTIC AND

CULTURAL WAGER CULTURAL WAGER THE PUNIC WALL THE PUNIC WALL

INTERPRETATION CENTRE INTERPRETATION CENTRE : THE : THE CITY FOUNDED BY ASDRUBAL IN THE CITY FOUNDED BY ASDRUBAL IN THE YEAR 229 b.C. AS CAPITAL OF THE YEAR 229 b.C. AS CAPITAL OF THE IBERIAN CARTHAGINENSES.IBERIAN CARTHAGINENSES.

AuguesteumAuguesteum: PART OF THE OLD : PART OF THE OLD CARTHAGO NOVA FORUM, A CARTHAGO NOVA FORUM, A PRIVILEGE FOR THE ROMANS.PRIVILEGE FOR THE ROMANS.

CARTAGENA, A SEAPORT OF CARTAGENA, A SEAPORT OF CULTURES: THE TURISTIC AND CULTURES: THE TURISTIC AND

CULTURAL WAGER CULTURAL WAGER THE ROMAN HOUSE CALLED THE ROMAN HOUSE CALLED

“FORTUNE”“FORTUNE”: AN EXAMPLE OF THE : AN EXAMPLE OF THE DOMESTIC ROMAN WAY OF LIFE.DOMESTIC ROMAN WAY OF LIFE.

““DE LA CONCEPCION” CASTLE: DE LA CONCEPCION” CASTLE: SYNTHESIS OF THE CITY´S HISTORY.SYNTHESIS OF THE CITY´S HISTORY.

THE CIVIL WAR SHELTERS:THE CIVIL WAR SHELTERS: A A STORY ABOUT HOW PEOPLE LIVE STORY ABOUT HOW PEOPLE LIVE THE WAR.THE WAR.

CARTAGENA, A SEAPORT OF CARTAGENA, A SEAPORT OF CULTURES: THE TURISTIC AND CULTURES: THE TURISTIC AND

CULTURAL WAGERCULTURAL WAGER PANORAMIC ELEVATOR.PANORAMIC ELEVATOR.

TURISTIC BUS.TURISTIC BUS.

TURISTIC BOAT.TURISTIC BOAT.

CARTAGENA, A SEAPORT OF CARTAGENA, A SEAPORT OF CULTURES: THE TURISTIC AND CULTURES: THE TURISTIC AND

CULTURAL WAGER CULTURAL WAGER

INVESTMENT: 8 MILLION EUROS.INVESTMENT: 8 MILLION EUROS.

NUMBER OF VISITORS IN 2008: NUMBER OF VISITORS IN 2008: 277.000.277.000.

THE ROMAN THEATRE AND ITS MUSEUM: A THE ROMAN THEATRE AND ITS MUSEUM: A AVANT-GARDE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND AVANT-GARDE ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND

ARCHITECTURAL JEWELARCHITECTURAL JEWEL

THE FIRST FINDINGS THAT REVEAL ITS THE FIRST FINDINGS THAT REVEAL ITS EXISTANCE TOOK PLACE IN 1990.EXISTANCE TOOK PLACE IN 1990.

FROM 1996, IT´S EXCAVATED WITHOUT FROM 1996, IT´S EXCAVATED WITHOUT INTERRUPTION THANKS TO THE INTERRUPTION THANKS TO THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REGIONAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION OF MURCIA, THE ADMINISTRATION OF MURCIA, THE TOWNHALL OF CARTAGENA AND THE TOWNHALL OF CARTAGENA AND THE CAJAMURCIA FOUNDATION. CAJAMURCIA FOUNDATION.

CARTAGENA´S ROMAN THEATRE MUSEUM

1975

1990

THEATRE 1991

1997