Cartagena is a beautiful Mediterranean city on a unique setting of south eastern Spain, 15 minutes away from the Hotel & Spa COSTA NAREJOS. Mastienos, Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians and Romans, Byzantines and Arabs, all left their historical traces and forged, with the passing of the centuries, the idiosyncrasy of contemporary Cartagena natives.
It is a bright and cheerful city where the sun shines for more than 300 days a year. Its gentle weather, with mild temperatures in winter, and the beautiful, rich variety of its landscapes make Cartagena a place of extraordinary tourist appeal, where one can also find interesting ruins, XVIII-century castles and fortresses, as well as late XIX and early XX century modernist buildings.
Cartagena lives within history, but history is also alive in our city, so intensely that our people played a leading role in the events which took place in this region more than 2200 years ago, turning them into a unique festival in our country: Carthaginians and Romans.
This festival is based on the second Punic War and on characters such as Hannibal and his winning rival, Cornelius Scipio. Celebrations begin with the foundation of Qart-Hadast by Asdrubal in 223 B.C. and end with the Roman victory in 209 B.C. For ten days, all the heroic deeds which took place during the years of the Carthaginian rule, as well as the defeat and invasion by the Roman Empire, are performed and lived in an unparalleled atmosphere by natives and foreigners alike. Troops and legions represent the scenes of events based on the city history and perform grand parades in which the costumes and armaments one would only expect to find in film productions are there on the streets. In the second fortnight of September, Cartagena and its people get inside history and revive it for ten magnificent days in which the heroic deeds of Carthage and Rome are remembered. The scenes are usually staged at the very place in which the event took place in ancient times.
THE CAMP
In a huge setting, the 50 groups (more than 5.500 actors) which embody Carthaginians and Romans decorate the camp and put up bars open to all the visitors. In this way, the camp becomes a big city set in ancient times where the art and symbols of Rome and Carthage, Greece, Iberia and Phoenicia are found all around. Joy, hustle and entertainment are the stars of these nights where one can eat and drink with Scipio himself, share a wedding cake with Hannibal, witness the kidnap of a beautiful damsel or the invasion of enemy tents by Carthaginian and Roman warriors. The Carthaginians and Romans Festival typifies the way of thinking and acting of a city which has managed to blend present and past to playfully live what it was.
The Roman Theatre Museum
Special Offer FREE HOTEL ACCOMMODATION From 12th September till 6th November 2010 and from 1st April till 10th June 2011, take advantage of our SPECIAL OFFER FREE HOTEL ACCOMMODATION for 2 people sharing. We only ask our guests to meet the hotel´s minimum consumption: one evening meal (25 euros) and one breakfast (9 euros) per person per day.
Offer non available: 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th April and 1st, 27th and 28th May 2011.
HOTEL & SPA COSTA NAREJOS****
A BRAND NEW FOUR STAR HOTEL SITUATED A FEW METRES THE MENOR SEA, IN LOS ALCÁZARES. 200 rooms, with all facilities (minibar, safe, hair dryer, television, balcony, air conditioning, complete bath, telephone, etc.). The hotel has a swimming pool and out-side jaccuzi, buffet restaurante, café and garage.
A SPECIAL BIG BAND DANCE NIGHTS
with
SWINGTET - PLUS
Thursday Sept 16th and Oct 21st
HELP MAR MENOR CANCER SUPPORT GROUP SPECIAL EVENING
The Hotel Spa Costa Narejos, Los Alcazares presents - on 16th September and 21st October ene 'Special Evenings' with live Musical Entertainment - provided by 'Swingtet - Plus':- playing music for dancing and easy listening. Swing, Jazz, Big Band sounds, Bossanova, Latin, Rock n'roll etc; With Gil Monks saxophones, flute and clarinet, Keith Monk keyboard and vocals, Arthur Buck drums, Brian Shotton bass guitar.
There will be a raffle and the hotel will offer as a prize, 1 circuit of their Spa Centre facilities with one massage, with the proceeds of the raffle to go to The Help Mar Menor Cancer Support Group.
The best beaches
Los Alcazares has a 9-kilometre stretch of sand with a 5-kilometre promenade close to the beach. All of its five beaches have been awarded the “blue flag” from the European Union and the “Q” of tourist quality.
Los Narejos beaches are situated near to the hotel and are considered among the best on the Mar Menor.
A very warm welcome awaits you as always, and we look forward to hearing from you very soon.
