A Weekend in Santo Domingo If your ideal weekend is brimming with romance, history and vibrant culture, perfect for your next Caribbean getaway. Not only is it the Caribbean’s most modern metropolis, it also contains the region’s oldest history! As the First European City in the Americas, SD beckons with its cobblestone roads, waterfront esplanade […]
Meet the riches of the Museum of Las Atarazanas Santo Domingo Dominican Republic In the Dominican Republic the first city of the New World was erected. But, much of our history is not in sight, but under the sea. A Dominican and world underwater treasure, of incalculable value, rests in the Museum of the Royal Atarazanas (MAR), a […]
Dominican Republic’s Events Festivals Festivals in the Dominican Republic tend to center around celebrations of culture and heritage So many events take place each year in the Dominican Republic that outsiders might wonder if life on the island is a non-stop party. While it is true that the people of the Dominican Republic are a […]
Dominican Republic Landmarks Attractions Get to know the Dominican Republic by touring the country’s most important sites Simply strolling through Santo Domingo, the oldest city in the New World, will turn up more than a few landmarks and sites worth seeing. Moving outside of the city, you will find a number of landmarks, including lighthouses […]
Great Hiking Experience in the Dominican Republic – Review of Pico Duarte, Dominican Republic, Caribbean – TripAdvisor. To climb el Pico Duarte, go to el Pico Duarte, every Dominican should climb the Pico at least once… since childhood I have been hearing about said mountain over and over with more emphasis towards January… Well I […]
Alcázar de colónThe palace of Diego Colón and María de ToledoMuseum of Diego Colon and Maria De Toledo FORTRESS OF COLON THE LOCAL ONE MORE ATTRACTIONS OF THE COLONIAL CITY The museum Fortress of Colon is one of the most attractive places of the Colonial City for his patrimonial value, daily it is visited by […]
Catedral primada de américa The first Cathedral of the New World Santo Domingo The Catedral Metropolitana Santa María de la Encarnación was consecrated by Pope Julius II in 1504 and built from 1514 to 1546.The church combines multiple styles, including a baroque altar, a gothic ceiling, a plateresque limestone façade and twelve renaissance chapels, one for each Apostle. […]
Museums Dominican Republic museo memorial de la resistencia dominicana First memorial museum in Dominican Republic Museums Dominican Republic The Museo Memorial de la Resistencia Dominicana holds in its different rooms the story of those heroes and heroines who mostly died in the struggle, resistance and defense of the freedom, justice and dignity of the Dominican people.Opened in 2011, holds a collection of over 150,000 pieces and documents, which honor the more than 50,000 people, according to unpublished records, […]
Santo Domingo Dominican Republic city of excitement When you travel around the Dominican Republic’s Santo Domingo you can feel the history oozing out of the cracks of this ancient city. Santo Domingo’s major claim to fame is that it is where the first whitey set foot in the “New World”, and it is the oldest […]