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A WALK THROUGH THE CITY

If you wish to familiarise with Cartagena's art
nouveau architecture, you should start at the
Plaza del Ayuntamiento -town hall square- and go
for a walk along the Calle Mayor street and its
side-streets. You'll have the opportunity to
appreciate the Casa Cervantes and the Casa
Llagostera houses by Víctor Beltrí, an important
architect from Cartagena. Their most characteristic
elements are turrets, wrought iron bars and
bronze reliefs of allegorical representations. Other
relevant buildings in the same style are the
Casino, the Gran Hotel and the Station. They are
elegant bourgeoisie monuments which show the
economic development of Cartagena at the end of
the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century,
due to the growth of the area's mining industry.

EATING CALDERO

One of the most typical dishes in Cartagena and the
Mar Menor area is caldero. Its main ingredient is rice,
very often with a guarantee of origin from Calasparra,
cooked in a broth made with local fresh fish. Usually
served with a garlic sauce. The icing on the cake
would be the asiático coffee from Cartagena,
prepared with condensed milk, brandy, cinnamon,
lemon rind, some coffee beans and some drops of
Licor 43, one of the most international premium
liquors, which is made here.