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Until January 5 Christmas, New Year and Three Kings in Cartagena 2025-26Music and family entertainment as well as the grand parades of Father Christmas and the Three Kings as festive fever sweeps the city of Cartagena! As ever, the programme of events over Christmas and the New Year in the city of Cartagena is one of the most..

December 11 to January 9 The Nao Victoria galleon in CartagenaA faithful replica of the first vessel to sail around the world can be visited in the port of Cartagena Anyone with an interest in military or naval history will enjoy a visit to Cartagena between December 11 and January 9, when a replica of the Nao..

December 5 The grand Cartagena Christmas light switch-on: What to see in the city this year and whereA combination of new elements (such as a drone show) combine with traditional features like the almond branches to make a very promising Christmas in Cartagena Mark your calendar, as Cartagena City Hall has announced they will turn on the Christmas lights..

January 3 New Year concert at the seafront auditorium in CartagenaARCHIVED ARTICLE - The Region of Murcia Symphony Orchestra with their traditional concert at the Auditorio El Batel on the seafront in Cartagena The Region of Murcia Symphony Orchestra, accompanied by tenor Juan Antonio Sanabria and conducted by Manuel..

Cartagena's Roman Theatre hits 3 million visitors as excavation acceleratesUK visitors lead the way among international visitors as Cartagena's Roman Theatre passes 3 million visits 2025 has been a big year for Cartagena's Roman Theatre Museum. Visitor numbers keep climbing, with 247,081 people coming through.. 16/12/2025

Get 20% off a stay at Colina del Emperador boutique beach hotel in La Manga this December and JanuaryColina del Emperador has launched a juicy 20% winter discount deal!   The well-known, family-run boutique beach house in La Manga del Mar Menor, Colina del Emperador, is offering a special 20% discount throughout December and January for guests.. 09/12/2025

January 23 dIRE sTRAITS 40th Anniversary Tribute at the seafront auditorium in CartagenabROTHERS iN bAND present Brothers in Arms at the Auditorio El Batel in Cartagena bROTHERS iN bAND take us on a journey in their time machine to the days of Twisting by the Pool, Money for Nothing, Sultans and Swing, Romeo and Juliet and many more in their..

Cartagena's S-81 submarine returns home after first NATO missionARCHIVED ARTICLE - The Cartagena-made submarine was on a fact-finding mission of the Mediterranean   Cartagena’s pride and joy, the S-81 Isaac Peral submarine, returned home after completing its first international operational mission.. 01/12/2025

Cabo de Palos favourite Café Bar Yemanjá is closing for the winter break on December 9Café Bar Yemanjá will be open again come March The customer favourite of all foodies in the know in Cabo de Palos, Café Bar Yemanjá, is once again shutting its doors for a bit of a winter break this December, to reopen in March.. 01/12/2025

HELP Murcia Mar Menor delivers essential supplies to mothers and children in needARCHIVED ARTICLE - Baby clothes, nappies and handknitted cardigans were kindly donated to the REDMADRE charity in Cartagena HELP Murcia Mar Menor has once again demonstrated its commitment to supporting vulnerable members of the community, this time.. 28/11/2025

Santa Lucía Hospital had polyurethane cladding in its walls, like in fatal Valencia tower fireA day after the fire, health services have returned to normal in the Cartagena hospital, although investigations are turning up potentially worrying safety factors Santa Lucía Hospital in Cartagena is returning to normal activity following this..

IN PHOTOS: What Santa Lucía Hospital looks like now The Santa Lucía Hospital in Cartagena, Murcia was the site of a large fire on Wednesday November 26 Much of Block 5 of the hospital was affected 113 patients across four floors had to be evacuated Investigators.. 27/11/2025

VIDEO: Major fire breaks out at Santa Lucía Hospital in CartagenaARCHIVED ARTICLE - Several floors of the hospital had to be evacuated, but luckily no one was harmed and the blaze was put out in just 20 minutes   Incendio en el Hospital Santa Lucía de Cartagena. Esperamos que no haya dañ.. 26/11/2025

Bringing awareness to men's health: Espacio Mediterráneo shopping centre in Cartagena joins MovemberARCHIVED ARTICLE - The Centro Comercial Espacio Mediterráneo is taking part in Movember, partnering with cancer charities to encourage early detection and open conversations about male cancer Espacio Mediterráneo in Cartagena is doing more.. 17/11/2025

Road improvement work coming soon to the RM-E35 in San Ginés and La AzohíaARCHIVED ARTICLE - It is not yet known when the €17,000 project will begin, nor how long it will take A project has just been greenlit to upgrade and improve the RM-E35 road in the municipality of Cartagena, along the entire section between kilometre.. 14/11/2025

Murcia football teams compete against the big boys in the Copa del ReyARCHIVED ARTICLE - Cartagena face Valencia while Real Murcia and minnows Cieza play Cádiz and Levante The next round of this year’s Copa Del Rey, Spain’s prestige domestic football cup competition, features three teams from the Region.. 14/11/2025

Thousands of homes in the Region of Murcia without drinking water after Dana AliceARCHIVED ARTICLE - Around 100,000 people have been told the tap water in their homes is undrinkable following the floods at the weekend Dana Alice has left more than flooded roads for residents of Campo de Cartagena and further afield after tearing.. 17/10/2025

Mar Menor experts partly blame farmers for contaminating water supplyARCHIVED ARTICLE - The Taibilla Canal Association believes that land "modification" caused a "mud tsunami" in San Javier A question has been circulating among residents in several municipalities of the Mar Menor ever since Dana.. 16/10/2025

Former Murcia government ministers on trial in the Novo Carthago caseARCHIVED ARTICLE - The mega-development on the shore of the Mar Menor was one of many over-ambitious schemes enthusiastically backed by the government 20 years ago Image: part of the original plans presented in 2003 One of the main stories occupying.. 09/10/2025

A day out with a difference in El Portús: kayakking followed by relaxation at the campsiteActive tourism blends seamlessly with winding down by the pool in this hidden bay on the coastline of Cartagena El Portús is one of those places it’s easy to miss on a visit to the coast of the Region of Murcia – well set back from the main..