Spain · 3rd century BC
Punic wall of Cartagena ranks #4,864 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #206 of the 606 mapped in Spain. Founded c. 250 BC, it is older than 99% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 11 atlas entries founded in the 3rd century BC. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Murcia, 44 km away. See how Spain compares in the castle statistics.
The Punic wall of Cartagena (Spanish: Muralla púnica de Cartagena) is an archaeological site from the 3rd century BC in which can be seen the first defensive wall of Cartagena, built by the Carthaginians.
This is an important site because it is one of the few remains of Carthaginian civilization in Spain, and the walls bear witness to one of the most important events of Ancient history in the Mediterranean Sea: the Second Punic War.
Text adapted from “Punic wall of Cartagena” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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