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Cartagena

Gregorio was right.

Cartagena has a very long history. 50.000 years ago Neader speakers lived in a cave close to the city's current location. Many years later, when the breed had become extinct, an Iberian tribe established a settlement in the area. A natural harbor and rich deposits of silver created the conditions for a significant trade with the outside world.

In the year 227 BC, the city was occupied by the Punic (Phoenicians) and became a military hub for the possessions on the Iberian Peninsula. It was from here that the army commander Hannibal with an army of 38.000 infantrymen, 8.000 cavalrymen and 38 elephants started his campaign (the "Alpine expedition") towards Rome.

While Hannibal was on his campaign, a Roman army captured the city and gained control of the silver mines. The extraction was expanded. At one point, 40.000 slaves worked in the mines. The silver from here made a significant contribution to the financing of the expansion of the Roman Empire.

The city was named Carthago Nova (the new Carthago) and gained 200 years later under Caesar status as a Roman colony.

When the Roman Empire fell, the city was destroyed by the Vandals in the year 425 and rebuilt 125 years later, when it became part of the Byzantine Empire

Under the Moors, the city became subject to the Emirate of Cordoba. The Christians entered the city of 500 years later and named it Cartagena.

In the latter half of the 16 century, the city's harbor once again became an important military port.

Cartagena's recent history is marked by ups and downs.

So maybe Gregorio will be right that Cartagena will experience progress within the next 5-10 years if the tourist interest develops as he expects.

 

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Thue
8. February 2017 11: 43

Not related to your post - but it has occurred to me that you think I should go swimming!

Now it is the case that I have acquired a boat, for various reasons, one of them is that it allows the dry shoe to cross water - without swimming 🙂

Furthermore, I prefer to have guests on board who can NOT swim, the theory behind this is that non-swimmers are supposed to take better care of the ship!

Thue

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It is not very easy to pay the Tepai tax online. The official manual was last updated in May 2019. Since then, quite a few changes have been made.

Here's what worked on August 16, 2022 and May 15, 2023

Start to apply on https://www1.aade.gr/aadeapps2/etepai/

You can check whether your application has been approved by going to the front page (Where you started)

Your new application is now at the bottom of the list. Scroll to the right. The last column now says `New'.

After a few minutes (sometimes a few hours) you will receive an email with two attachments. The one 'Application form' is your application. The second 'ePavorolo' is your payment information. Take a printout of the last one and take it to a post office or bank if you prefer to pay your Tepai there. 

If you don't want to spend your time finding a post office or a bank and que up for a couple of hours, you can pay online.

Log in to your online bank. 

Now fill in the payment request like this

Recipient

IBAN:

GR1201000230000000481090510

Name:

International Authority for Public Revenue (AADE)

Address:

Sina 2-4

City and Postcode:

106 72 Athens

Remittance to receiver 

The 20 digit 'Administrative fee code' which you will find in the ePavorolo file. It is important that you do not insert anything other than the 20 digits.

Recipients bank

The Bank's Bank Code:

BNGRGRAA

Remember to indicate that you want to pay in EURO.

Payment is made at 15.00:XNUMX CET.

Log in after an hour or two https://www1.aade.gr/aadeapps2/etepai/

At the bottom right it now says 'Paid'.

...Voila

You can save the file in Pdf format. Then show it on your mobile phone, tablet or PC if you need to document that you have paid your TEPAI. You can of course also make a print of it.

PS

If for some reason you do not receive an email with the application and payment information or receive your payment back, you can try to complete the payment with the code that begins with RF and is followed by 23 digits.

It is on the web form in the column to the left of the column where it says 'New'.