Santo Domingo Travel Guide - Dominican Republic wonderful Memories
Santo Domingo Travel Guide - Dominican Republic wonderful Memories
Santo Domingo is the capital of the Dominican Republic and the oldest European city in the Americas. The old city is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Santo Domingo is the capital city of the Dominican Republic, and it prides itself in being the first European city in the New World. Founded by Christopher Columbus's brother Bartolome Colombus in 1496, it is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas and was the first seat of the Spanish colonial empire in the New World. For this reason, the city of Santo Domingo has a really rich historic and cultural heritage that makes any visit extremely worthwhile. Nowadays, it remains one of the most populous cities in the Central America-Caribbean area, and the main economic and commercial center of this region. The city is divided into two parts by the Ozama River. The western side is very developed economically, while the eastern part, known as Santo Domingo Este, has historically lagged behind.
The most important tourist destination of the city is the Zona Colonial or Colonial Zone, on the western bank of the river and facing the Caribbean Sea. To the west of the Zona Colonial lies Gazcue, one of the city's oldest neighborhoods, filled with old Victorian houses and tree-lined streets. The city's waterfront George Washington Avenue, knows as El Malecon, borders the Caribbean Sea and attracts many tourists because of its hotels, casinos, palm-lined boulevards and monuments. Surrounding the Gazcue area you will find the Palacio Nacional (seat of the Dominican government), the National Theater, the Museums in the Plaza de la Cultura, and the Palace of Fine Arts.
In the central part of western Santo Domingo lies the economic and commercial heart of the city, in an area known as the Poligono Central and delimited by the 27 de Febrero, John F. Kennedy, Winston Churchill and Maximo Gomez avenues. This high-income area remains rather unexplored by tourists, despite offering most of the best dining and shopping available in the city. Many of the city's most affluent neighborhoods surround the city's two main parks, the Parque Mirador Sur in the South and the Jardin Botanico in the North.
In the less developed Oriental Santo Domingo you will find other major monuments and tourist spots, such as Columbus's Lighthouse, where the explorer's remains are buried, the open caves of the Parque Nacional Los Tres Ojos, and the National Aquarium. This all makes of Santo Domingo a cosmopolitan, vibrant and bustling city with very distinct neighborhoods and ambiances, all worth a visit, and providing the most diverse cultural experiences.
Santo Domingo was, until recently, a huge city (pop. nearly 4 million people) that was split into 5 independent municipalities: Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo Este, Santo Domingo Oeste, Santo Domingo Norte and Boca Chica. Fortunately, nearly all tourist attractions and shopping, dining and entertainment venues are located relatively close to each other in the Distrito Nacional, making it easy for you to get around and see the sights.
A lot to see in Santo Domingo such as :
Alcázar de Colón
Basilica Cathedral of Santa María la Menor
Columbus Lighthouse
Los Tres Ojos
Fortaleza Ozama
Museo de las Casas Reales
Calle Las Damas
National Pantheon of the Dominican Republic
Parque Colon
Zona Colonial
Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso National Botanical Garden
Plaza de la Hispanidad or Spain
Puerta del Conde
Presidencia de la República Dominicana
The 3 Eyes National Park
Malecón de Santo Domingo
Monasterio de San Francisco
Dominican Republic National Aquarium
Independencia Park
Parque Zoológico Nacional
Mercado Modelo
Altar de la Patria
Museum of Dominican Man
Sambil
Caribbean Splash Water (Water Park)
Trampoline Children's Museum
Amber World Museum
Memorial Museum of Dominican Resistance
Chu Chu Colonial
Flag Square of Santo Domingo
Dominican Convent
Mirador Sur Park
National Museum of Natural History
Guibia Public Beach
Avenida Malecón
Theater House
AquaMundo
Ágora Mall
Kahkow Experience
Casa de Tostado
Puerta de la Misericordia
Enriquillo Park
Mirador Del Sur Joaquín Balaguer Park
Duarte Park
Parque Iberoamérica
Wax Museum Juan Pablo Duarte
Church of Las Mercedes
Casa del Cordon
Sans Souci
Palacio Consistorial
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