Santo Domingo Trip Overview
Get to know the first European city in America. Here was the first Cathedral built, the first Bishop sanctified, resided the first Governor and the first hospital opened. The lively city with its three million people has a lot of cultural attributes of interest, in particular architectural sites, like nowhere else offered in the Hispaniola. You start at the historic colonial city, from UNESCO recognized World Heritage Site. During the stroll you will visit the Palace of Diego Columbus, the historic museum “Casas Reales”, the Palace of the 1st Governor, the Cathedral (closed on Sundays), and the “Colon Park”. You’ll walk through the “Calle de las Damas” (the Lady’s street) and down the pedestrian “El Conde” where you’ll see many shops, street vendors, bars and restaurants.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Get to know the first European city in America. Here was the first Cathedral built, the first Bishop sanctified, resided the first Governor and the first hospital opened. The lively city with its three million people has a lot of cultural attributes of interest, in particular architectural sites, like nowhere else offered in the Hispaniola. You start at the historic colonial city, from UNESCO recognized World Heritage Site. During the stroll you will visit the Palace of Diego Columbus, the historic museum “Casas Reales”, the Palace of the 1st Governor, the Cathedral (closed on Sundays), and the “Colon Park”. You’ll walk through the “Calle de las Damas” (the Lady’s street) and down the pedestrian “El Conde” where you’ll see many shops, street vendors, bars and restaurants.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Basilica Cathedral of Santa Maria la Menor, Callejon de los Curas Ciudad Colonial, Santo Domingo 10210 Dominican Republic
Visit the first cathedral in the Americas
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Calle Las Damas Ciudad Colonial, Santo Domingo 10210 Dominican Republic
Walk through the first cobblestone street in the Americas.
Stop At: Museum of the Royal Houses, C. Las Damas, Santo Domingo 10210, Dominican Republic
Visit the historic national museum.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Alcazar de Colon, Calle La Atarazana 2 Plaza de Espana, Santo Domingo 10212 Dominican Republic
Visit the former home of Diego Columbus.
Duration: 10 minutes
Pass By: Plaza de Espana (Plaza de Armas), Calle de Las Atarazanas Ciudad Colonial, Santo Domingo 10212 Dominican Republic
Stroll through Plaza España
Pass By: Calle El Conde # 502 Ciudad Colonial, Santo Domingo 10210 Dominican Republic
Walk down the pedestrian street where you will see many shops, street vendors, bars and restaurants.
Stop At: The 3 Eyes National Park, Avenida Las Americas Parque Nacional del Este, Santo Domingo 11606 Dominican Republic
Visit the cave system with subterranean courses of rivers and dripstone caves.
Duration: 40 minutes
Pass By: Columbus Lighthouse (Faro A Colon), Av. Ana On the water side of Los Tres Ojos, near the airport in the Sans Souci district, Santo Domingo 11604 Dominican Republic
Photo stop at the controversial light tower and mausoleum rumored to entomb the rests of Columbus.
