Military themed locations

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The batteries and gun emplacements at Castillitos and El Jorel, Cabo TiñosoCartagena Spain, Following the military trail, Cabo Tinosa (The Guns) The Gun batteries at Cabo Tiñoso, La Azohía, between Mazarrón and Cartagena. These two battery emplacements are well worth a visit, whether you have..

The Municipal Aeronautical Museum, Los Alcazares This is opposite the Los Alcázares Burguete Air Base This interesting museum is located in a distinctive 1930s building, opposite the historical airbase in Los Alcázares. The museum opened in 1999 to honour the history of the airbase, built..

Castillo de San Juan de las Águilas in ÁguilasÁguilas Castle The Castillo de San Juan in Águilas is high above the town, originally erected as a 16th century defensive fortress to protect against pirate attack and is well worth a visit, offering impressive views across the surrounding countryside..

Museo Naval CartagenaCartagena Naval Museum The Museo Naval of Cartagena transferred to its new location in May 2012. The Museum is located in a building which is generally referred to as the CIM building, CIM standing for Cuartel de Instrucción de Marinerí..

Visiting Aledo, The Torre de Homenaje and 20 million years of history Introduction to Aledo Aledo is a hilltop town, perched high in the Sierra Espuña, a strategic defensive location which see-sawed between the Moors who occupied Southern Spain between the 7th and 13th centuries and the Catholic Knights of the Christian..

The Cartagena tourist boat, trips around the bay or across to the Fuerte de Navidad Cartagena Spain, The Tourist Boat trip across the bay, sometimes the boat is hijacked by marauding Berber pirates. The Tourist boat, the Barco turistico, operates from the Muelle de Alfonso XII, which is the waterside area of Cartagena. It is basically..

Cartagena, La Chapa anti shipping and anti submarine batteries, by Portman Bay Cartagena Spain, The La Chapa battery formerly held 4 Vickers152.4mm anti shipping guns Located in the shadow of the Portman lighthouse, this is an easily visited historical site which can be explored in conjunction with the Cenizas and Negrete batteries..

Cartagena, Cenizas and Negrete Military Batteries Cartagena Spain, The Cenizas Battery and Negrete Anti-aircraft Battery Cartagena military batteries These are within a very short drive of the La Chapa Battery (click La Chapa) which is just down the road in the Bay of Portmán, so it..

Cartagena Spain, Civil War Air raid shelter and Museum Cartagena Spain, Refugio Museo de la Guerra Civil Looking at the serenity and beauty of the port in Cartagena today, its hard to envisage the destruction that the city suffered during the years of the Spanish Civil War, between 1936 and 1939. Its a time..

Cartagena Spain, The Military Museum Cartagena Spain, El Museo Militar The Military museum, Cartagena Spain Anyone with an interest in military history or weaponry could lose themselves in this museum for days, as it is absolutely bulging at the seams with all things military. There..

Cartagena Spain, Fuerte de Navidad, route via road with interesting detours Cartagena Spain, tourist attractions and historical sites, Fuerte de Navidad , a historical fort with great views If youre the adventurous type, a trip to the Fuerte de Navidad can be a lot more than just a visit to the fort itself. A glance at the map..

The Panoramic lift, best views of Cartagena and a great place to photograph the port Cartagena Spain, the best place to photograph your cruise ship The panoramic lift is the most practical way to reach the highest point in Cartagena, which gives fabulous views right around the city and across the port. This is one of the five hills..

Fuerte de Navidad, Christmas Fort, an interesting and well preserved military fort, Cartagena SpainWhere to go in Cartagena Spain, the historical Fuerte de Navidad Since antiquity, Cartagena has been a safe haven for sailors, presenting a protected , natural harbour with a series of naturally occurring strategical rocky outcrops, facilitating effective..

A morning out in Águilas, AguilasWhat to do - Aguilas. A morning in Aguilas. Itinerary Pick up map from tourist office Visit to the Casino Coffee in the Plaza de Espana, and maybe a naughty cake.....Visit to the Archaeological museum Visit to the Castillo de San Juan Photo.. 12/01/2010

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