Villa Martin

Cartahena, caves and ALicante

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December 7th 2006
Yesterday I went to a brilliant Ancient walled city called Cartagena. It was an ancient Roman city and I visited the old roman ampitheatre lots of it was still in tact, there were also Bizantine walls and mosaics. There were roman ruins lying around every corner. It is a port city and we went for a cruise on a catamaran on the mediterranean! It is really famous as a strong military area with fo ... read more

Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Alicante

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more