I just checked the date I visited this place. It happened on August 21, last year (2021) and the day of the week was Saturday. Just like today, Saturday. A day I spent alone in this city, exploring it. The weather was not the same, as it was so warm that day when I was in Cartagena.
How I got there is a long story, but in a few words I dropped off my son at a friend's house in a nearby town, and I drove to Cartagena. That was my first time visiting it, and I had the whole day for that! Perfect! 35 grades Celsius were not perfect, but we can adapt to different circumstances if we have a goal set. And my goal was to see, absorb and learn about this old place.
I visited several places, including the Roman Theatre, the Archeological Museum and the city centre. The city is old. It is associated with a settlement that dates back to the sixth century B.C., though the first mentions of Cartagena with the name Quart Hadasht happened in the year 227 B.C. There are a lot of archaeological findings and many well-preserved buildings and items. But time showed its power and despite having a lot of proof of the existence of this place, many of the findings are just ruins or the showcased items are made up of found small pieces. I imagine a HUGE work behind this collection shown in the museum, years and decades of dedicated work and research were needed to set up everything.
Maybe this is the reason I am bringing this place, the museum here just now, after visiting it more than a year ago. There is so much information that was shown that I needed time to organize it in my mind and be able to write it down. I also wanted to read additional historic facts and complete my knowledge, but what actually happened is the opposite. After so much time I forgot many things I could read on the boards in the museum. Finding now the information on the web would not be the thing. I just want to write what I remotely remember.
And what I remember is not much 😂
The ticket was not that expensive, something between 5 and 10€ is what I paid for the single entrance. If I would buy the entrance for several places, like the combo for the Roman Theatre and this museum, I would get a discount. But arriving here I already left behind those other places and I didn't want to go back later. It was just too hot. I found the needed refreshment in the interior of the museum strolling between these old items.
There were two parts of the museum, the interior and the exterior. First, you visit the interior which has two (or three) floors, all full of showcased archaeological excavations, as you can see in these pictures. I would be lying if I could tell you exactly from which era each object on display is from. It is my fault, as there were boards with detailed explanations all around. I had to remember it better. At that moment it was interesting to go back to the Hellenistic age and Roman time and see how important and rich was Cartagena, but now, my memory is failing me.
I do know that this place has been one of the three major cities of the Roman colony in Hispania. I also saw the rest of the Roman pavement, the rest of the buildings and wells, ovens, and Roman baths. But more of them could be seen in the exterior of the museum.
So, after the cool and refreshing time spent in the interior, I headed to the outside part where more archaeological excavations waited for me. Yes, they are waiting patiently for us, visitors, already for more than two millenniums. Incredible thing.
On the exterior, there were also parts that were covered with a roof to protect the excavations from rain and direct sunlight. There were bridges and paths you were supposed to walk, so as not to damage the rest of the buildings. I did touch with my hand these columns in the photos above, I wanted to connect that way with history :D
It was the time we were still wearing the face masks, so here came a masked selfie lol.
Walking there around, on those paths, I could observe the structure of the palaces, shrines and other facilities the people of this place built back in time. I respected the space and where I could walk, but I saw a visitor who seemed not to be bothered about the rules...
No, it was not a vandal or a person who would damage the historical site... it was a cat who decided to take its nap in the museum :))
He was sleeping, enjoying the warmth of the day and the calm place, as there were not too many tourists around. He even let himself be cuddled. That was a perfect match for that Saturday, or should I say Caturday? :)
I let it enjoy the rest of his calm afternoon, as there were a lot of things still to see in this outside exhibition with all the preserved walls, mosaics, pavements, columns, and different facilities. Just imagine the work that was needed to do all these excavations in this modern city today, Cartagena. How many of these times were destroyed accidentally, while building the new city during the whole time of 2000 years, but especially in the last century?
Some of the walls had preserved parts of the paintings they had. Also, the floors had mosaics, but just tiny parts of them were saved, still, it is unbelievable how some of them could be here now.
My little tour to the past finished at some point, and I left this place with admiration for the people who lived there. But I am asking myself what will be left of us 2000 years from now? Will anything stay behind us that will be worth mentioning after such a long time? Right now it is just a mystery to us.
Great photos!
I also really enjoy visiting museums.
It's so interesting and exciting!
As if touching a distant and mysterious past!
I was recently at the museum and at the excavations, and took a photo, I will post it later.
Yes, it is like going back to the past, but with a mysterious touch. We do have the items and explanations but there is always space for some enigma.
Looking forward to your post then 😇
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Objects in ancient centuries have always had uniqueness that is incalculable in value, they are very beautiful and we should study the existing history of these objects😊
That is a huge work actually, to find all these ancient items, and the small pieces, put them together, analyze them, make conclusions and find out interesting historical facts. That is why I am amazed with all the work archeologist do :)
That's right, they are great people who impart knowledge to us
I always like to visit museums where historical artifacts from ancient civilizations are found. This way, I learn something new.
That's nice!
I like those places too 😉
It's like time travelling into the past
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You heard it...GOOD ARTICLE. I wonder what is was all about though
Yeah, I heard it 😂
Hi @mipiano I congratulate you for having the opportunity to visit such an interesting and impressive place. I loved the cat. 😀
Thank you @tiaene, it was a nice day, I enjoyed it and also loved the cat 🐈😇
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An eloquent report and full of wonderful photos, it's like taking a little walk through that museum... Excellent lines, always fluid and legible... I loved the photo of the "Museum sleeping cat" 😻😻😻 (I've seen cats in warehouses, schools , computer rooms and so on, but I think the first one I've seen sleeping in a museum!) ha ha ha... ¡Nice creatures!... Thank you very much for sharing and for taking us to see this place @mipiano friend... Have a happy Sunday!!!
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Hahah, that one is a perfect name for the kitty and the photo: Museum sleeping cat 😉 Ow, you have seen cats in those curious places? Cool. Actually this is the second cat I see in a museum. I had a post with that other museum and cat, if I find it I will edit my comment and add the link to it.
Happy Sunday to you too ;)
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I love visiting places like this. So much to see.
A shame you don’t remember everything anymore. But we see all the photos and it looks like a wonderful day, a bit warm… but beautiful.
The cat is just cute… resting inside… with not many people around. So cute it liked cuddles. 🤗What a wonderful visit from a year ago @mipiano 👋🏻😊 great you drove further to see it.
Thanks for taking us along 👋🏻😊
Have a wonderful evening!
Yes, a year ago. More than a year actually, it was summer and we are in the end of the year... I thought I will read and learn and write a lot of historic facts...well, I just kept forgetting even the things I knew... Too much time, but somehow seeing the photos and writing this post made me go back and feel again the vibe of travelling and that day spent in Cartagena. Now I want to go again 😁
The cat - a cuteness 💙
Hope you have a wonderful evening ☺️🐾
That can happen, but on the other hand. Through your photographs you relived the trip and visit again. That’s what I love about photography.
Doesn’t matter when you look at photos, even from years ago. Some moments will always remain and remind you of the trip, the fun one had and what you saw.
Hahaha that’s great, why not visit it again one day 😊🤓 it looked so amazing to visit.
Thank you so much, the evening was good. Now it’s time to go to sleep.
Enjoy your Sunday! Good night @mipiano 👋🏻😴😴😴 sleep well 😊
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That lazy kitty <3
Definitely best part of the museum :p
Happy Caturday :) (I am right on time today).
Definitely a lazy kitty 😂
This photo didn't make it into the post, but here it comes in the comment then ;)
Happy Caturday ☺️ (and true, you are right on time 😇💙)
Oh myyy so relaxed! :D
Happy Caturday 😜
You are fast! :D
Happy Caturday!
Meowingly fast 😂🐾
The kitty is enjoying the peaceful vibe of the museum...xD
I see, the kitty earned the spotlight in this post 😁 🐾🐈
We can't help but spot the kitty...😂😂😂
And if it's Caturday, then even more attention goes to them 😂🐾
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Thank you 😇
I guess the kitty likes the history too.
Hahaha, the kitty likes the history, but I like the kitty more 😇🐈💙😂
Wow - what a place. I love Roman history and would love to see that. And dating back to 227BC is quite incredible !
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Yeah, I liked this place too. Just incredible how some of the items made it until nowadays 😃
Those are very interesting historical objects. Sometimes I like places like museums to find out how ancestors used all those things.
Me too. I also like to walk in old villages or cities and imagine how did the people live in the past, what was their story etc...
yes mam, that is very interesting
It'a nice learning the history through these artifacts. I have my adventure at our museum here in my place, too this year and had a good time tracing back the history of how civilization progress in our city. By the way, that cat is having a good nap there, it's cuter! 😊
Hahah, the cat was a different thing to see there, the spotlight of the outdoor part of the museum. :) I also agree that learning history through these artefacts! 😇
Wow, these are awesome pictures. I don't usually go to museums, but I always marvel, and appreciate them when I do go. Seeing how things were in the past, their tools and artistry, and seeing how people really took the effort to collect and preserve them is really breathtaking.
I also mainly do it when I find myself in a different place if I am travelling. A nice way to know more about the history of the region or the city I am visiting :))
I just had ptsd when I saw the mask...It's like I was travelling in time...
And then we travelled in time again, but much further (227B.C)
Which trip do you prefer more? to the last year of 2 millenniums? :D
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Bonito paseo de esos paseos siempre queda una hermosa reflexión, amiga mi piano has disfrutado de un gran paseo histórico.
Sí, efectivamente, lo disfrtué. Visité este sitio el año pasado, y mirando las fotos tenía ganas de volver allí ahora :))
History always has a way of telling tales
It’s as if those at that time had a different kind of understanding of the world.
Everything you’ve kept here only shows how advanced they were even without the technology we have now.
I bet people had a different understanding, indeed. But you are right, it seems very advanced if we know that it was 2000 years ago. Would be good to see what the world will look like 2 millenniums from now!
At that time I believe people will say we were quite advanced too 😂😂
Simplemente fascinante, me encanto muchísimo. 📸
Gracias Nina 😇
I really like the outdoor part, the fact that the museum is in the place where the remains were found, I think it makes sense, even beyond the logistics of moving them - which would be a total nonsense !Loved your visit here dear @mipiano... inversely proportional to the time I take to react ^^ !
Thanks for this summer visit with you :)
Museums - your field :)
I also see it great that they built this museum on the place the excavations were done. There were also some maps and models of how probably all the palaces and buildings looked like, the streets and the whole little settlement which is now just a part of the city of Cartagena. The Roman Theatre can be found in another place, also where it was built, on its place. I simply loved this visit to Cartagena but also looking forward to visiting one day Cordoba and Tarragona, the other two big centres with archaeological findings from the Roman time :))Thank you @anttn for checking out this post.
I love everything related to antiquity and the past in general... I originally wanted to be an archaeologist, but it didn't work out that way, but I'm still very interested in it...! Maybe in the future ^^ ? I think that the writing profession is similar in many ways and I have even created several characters of archaeologists and scientists...
I'll follow with interest these visits if you go there, as I don't think I'll be travelling for a while...! In Lyon, the city where I grew up, there are many remains and ruins, the most famous place being the Gallo-Roman theaters :
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In the summer they organise concerts there, and I remember perfectly one of Patti Smith in the middle of a storm, quite a moment...!
Maybe one day a concert by you ? I would love that :))
How are you doing those days ? I hope for the best and wish you a good Sunday 😘
I have a friend who lives in Lyon :) Maybe I should pay her a visit one day (I have never entered the city just drove by it once) and see this Roman Theatre. Thanks for the recommendation 😇
That is interesting, that you wanted to be an archaeologist. You would do it with a lot of passion, I am sure.
Really? Cool.
Now I can surely confirm, you would be a passionate archaeologist! 🙌
Thanks, I am waiting for the school break, still have a few days of work... And I also hope that you are doing well :)
Have a great week ahead @anttn 🙂
You're welcome ! It's really a beautiful city :)
Yeah, it would have been a career I would have loved !
But maybe it's not too late !?
In advance I wish you a merry Christmas and some happy celebrations !Courage for the last days dear @mipiano 💪 😉
This : maybe it's not too late ... is actually promising :)))
Good luck if it happens that you study it one day ☺️
Thank you for the encouragement, two days more to go 👩🏫
Thanks you... will maybe start by ethnology haha ! So much I want to do and learn and not so many time ^^
You’re welcome 😉 Take care 😘