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City and port on the Mediterranean
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Cartagena is the main seaport of the Murcia region. It has 214,000 inhabitants (2018), the second-largest city in the region. Cartagena concentrates an artistic legacy that summarizes almost three millennia of Spanish history, being inhabited by most great Mediterranean empires that have conquered the Iberian Peninsula. Cartagena is a city full of monuments, with many archaeological sites and outstanding buildings of historical interest, together with the charm of the sea and the typical bustle of a port city.
By rail
By bus
By ship
Cruise ships occasionally visit, and often can "deposit" passengers at a dock on the edge of downtown.
Municipal buses are subcontracted to ALSA. There is a commuter rail that goes from the center of the city all the way to Los Nietos, a neighborhood in the East End of Cartagena operated by Renfe.
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