11. Cartegena

We have been to Cartegena once before, many years ago. Unless you are going out on an excursion a bit farther afield there is not a huge amount to do here unless you are a fan of archaeology or maritime history.

It’s a nice enough town though and the main drag was full of tourists and locals alike meandering or putting the world to rights over coffee. We joined them for a short while. But once you venture off the city centre precinct the streets were almost empty with businesses boarded up until the start of the next summer season.

Beforehand we had walked up to the top of the fort which overlooks the entire town. There is also an old amphitheater near the base of the hill fort which has been excavated and renovated (work was being done on this when we were here last) and it’s now used for up to date theatrical performances. 

It was warm and humid here today too…lovely to be out and about in shorts and a tee shirt on 1 November!