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160 personnel will be laid off at the La Manga Club in April Grupo Hesperia claims that staff cuts were envisaged before the pandemic struck The aim is to re-open the prestigious resort for the summer of 2021 Following the warning last week that many of the staff at the luxury La Manga Club resort near.. 05/03/2021

Work continues on flood protection for the road leading into Los Nietos 28 times more floodwater will be able to pass under the bridge on the RM-54 Work continues on the coast of the Mar Menor to improve the access road leading into Los Nietos over the floodwater channel known as the Rambla de La Carrasquilla, and this.. 04/03/2021

880 cattle on Karim Allah await slaughter and Cartagena rejects the Elbeik bringing in 1800 more Image 1; Ayto-Cartagena Both vessels have been refused entry by Turkey and Libya due to an outbreak of Bluetongue on board The tragic end facing the 880 head of cattle aboard the Karim Allah, currently moored in the Escombreras dock in Cartagena.. 02/03/2021

Licence granted for a sixth solar power plant in Cartagena Three more applications to build solar farms are pending approval by the Town Hall The Town Hall of Cartagena has issued a licence for a solar power plant to be built in the countryside of Los Pajaritos, to the east of the city between the industrial.. 02/03/2021

Cartagena preparing beaches and infrastructure…just in case movement is permitted At the moment hopes are high within the tourist sector that travel between regions may resume for Easter There is still significant uncertainty surrounding the Easter week and the degree to which movement will be permitted throughout Spain.. 01/03/2021

Vaccination of police, firemen, marine rescue services and Civil Protection begins in Murcia regionThe first vaccinations took place on Tuesday in the Cartagena Cabezo Beaza pavilion In line with the strategy of the Spanish Government to vaccinate under 55s with the AstraZeneca vaccines currently being supplied to Spain, mass vacciations for personnel.. 23/02/2021

2,300-year-old shield and compass discovered at the Punic Wall in Cartagena The artifacts date from the era of the Carthaginian founders of the city and its Roman invaders The restoration work which is being carried out at the Punic Wall in Cartagena has resulted in the discovery of two items which probably date from.. 23/02/2021

Sendero Azul gentle walking route from Cartagena port to Cala Cortina The “Sendero Azul”runs alongside the port and past the docks The Sendero Azul del Puerto de Cartagena is a gentle coastal walking route which runs from the Yacht club (next to the cruise ship port) on the main waterfront in the city down.. 09/07/2020

The tourist bus in Cartagena, enjoy the sights of the historic city on an open-air double deckerA 45-minute trip taking in the highlights of a visit to Cartagena  A trip around the historic city of Cartagena on board the double-decker tourist bus laid on by Cartagena Puerto de Culturas is a great way of ensuring that in a limited amount of time..

The Castillo de la Concepción, a hilltop fortress at the highest point in the historic city of Cartagena The old keep has been converted into a museum dealing with the 3,000-year history of Cartagena The Castillo de la Concepción is a 13th or 14th century medieval fortress at the top of the hill known as the Cerro de la Concepción in Cartagena.. 03/02/2020

Carthaginians crushed as Romans invade CartagenaLocals say Hannibal has let them all down by chasing off across the Alps to attack Rome CLICK ON GALLERY TO ENLARGE IMAGES Qart-Hadast is no more following a successful invasion by the Romans yesterday and local residents have awoken this morning.. 23/09/2017

The batteries and gun emplacements at Castillitos and El Jorel, Cabo TiñosoCartagena Spain, following the military trail, Cabo Tiñoso ("the guns") These two battery emplacements are well worth a visit, whether you have any interest in military history or not, and are a great place to take the visitors..

Opening hours Cartagena museums throughout the yearCartagena has a good selection of monuments and museums which can be visited in combination with exhibitions, trips out or concerts. The long and varied history of Cartagena has attracted a succession of different cultures, each leaving its own trace.. 14/10/2014

Calblanque regional park A great area area for walking with several wild and picturesque beaches 1,882 hectares of land in Calblanque have been a protected nature reserve since 1987 in recognition of the fact that the area is one of the most typical of the coastline of the Region..

Local Social, Los Belones Social Club, Los Belones The “Local Social” of Los Belones is on the main road, opposite the church, and it hosts many kinds of leisure activity for inhabitants of the village. The single-storey building contains a small office from which..

Where is Los Nietos Los Nietos falls within the administrative district of Rincón de San Ginés, Cartagena municipality Cartagena is a vast municipality, covering 558 square kilometres, the City of Cartagena and port at the heart of the municipality. For administrative..

Where is Cabo de PalosCabo de Palos lies within the administrative district of Rincón de San Ginés, Cartagena municipality Cartagena is a vast municipality, covering 558 square kilometres, with the city and port of Cartagena at its heart. For administrative purposes..

Where is Mar de Cristal Mar de Cristal lies within the administrative district of Rincón de San Ginés, Cartagena municipality Cartagena is a vast municipality, covering 558 square kilometres, the City of Cartagena and port at the heart of the municipality. For administrative..

Where is La Manga del Mar Menor La Manga lies within the administrative district of Rincón de San Ginés, Cartagena municipality There is a great deal of confusion over the definitions of "La Manga" in this corner of the Mar Menor. The administrative district of..

History of Los Belones A brief history of Los Belones, and the Rincón de San Ginés Los Belones forms part of the administrative area of Rincón de San Ginés, an easterly corner of the modern Cartagena municipality, the history of the area closely linked..