santo domingo folleto - travel guide

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Domncan Reubcs cata ct o Santo Domno serves asthe Carbbeans most cutura rch and hstorc destnatonand, aruab, ts most vbrant. The ct tse dsas contrastsat ever turn contemorar hotes st on ancent cobbestonestreets, uur cars ar besde we-worn scooters, and eotc

cusne s served at chc restaurants whe street vendors oertradtona Domncan are. The cts restaurants secaze nboth ourmet Domncan cusne, as we as astronom romaround the word, whe shon dehts vstors and resdentsae wth boutques and major chan retaers rom the U.S. andEuroe abundant n the ct. Santo Domno aso eatures aweath o museums, aeres and theaters, ensurn no shortaeo cutura eerences.

Nested nsde Santo Domno on the Ozama Rver s Amercasrst and odest ct, the Coona Ct, whch was estabshed bChrstoher Coumbus and hs brother Barthoomew n 1498.Here, vstors can wa cobbestone streets that conqustadorsonce stroed centures ao. The Coona Ct s one o the most

beautu and romantc areas n a o the Carbbean, esecaat nht wth restaurants, museums and ancent stone structuresdatn to the ear 1500s. Major busness hotes and theanoramc vews o the dar bue water aon the Maecn areaso hotsots or nternatona conerences.

Wthn an hour east o Santo Domno, vstors can escae tothe resort town o Boca Chca, nown as the catas beachtown. Boca Chcas beaches are a am avorte or ther coraree-rotected aoon, shaow waters and sot owder sandaed b turquose waters. The area s surrounded b a vareto seaood restaurants, charmn hotes, un shos, equstebeaches and boasts erect weather or san.

Further east, Juan Doo s a sow-aced escae rom theeneretc ct or Domncans and vstors ae. The beach townrests aon the Carbbean shorene wth a quet man streetwhere most hotes and restaurants are ocated. Wth ver ttetrac on the man beach road, ou can wa, jo or cce tonearb shos and beaches, man Juan Doo the erect quetetawa wth the comorts o home.

The oown ude to Santo Domno ncudes descrtons othe amazn attractons, o courses, beaches and more thatawat ou.

Welcome toSanto Domingo

Cover photo: Alczar de Coln

Dominican Carnival

Folklore Dancers

Alczar de Coln


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Attractions

SANTO DOMiNgOS COlONiAl CiTy The Coona Ct wasthe rst ct estabshed n the New Word and was erected bCoumbus brother Barthoomew and Barthoomews son Deo.Thans to ts hstorca and cutura vaue, the Coona Ct wasreconzed b UNESCO and decared a word Hertae Ste n1990. Vstors w nd hundreds o reserved budns datnbac to the ear 1500s, man o whch are now museums.Amon them are Acazar de Coon (Deos home), Ozamaortress and the aace o the Sansh court. A ew streets over,n the center o the waed ct, vstors w nd the Cathedrao Santo Domno, whch was deemed the rst cathedra n theNew Word b poe pau iii n 1542.

CATEDRAl pRiMADA DE AMRiCA The Cathedra o SantoDomno s the rst cathedra o the New Word. The gothcste budn s hhhted wth Renassance detas datnrom 1514 to 1546. The archtecture emhaszes ts cuturaand hstorca content. its hsca nteror has reat artwor,antns and ravestones wth the remans o archbshos,antque urnture and man other nterestn tems datn romthe era o coonzaton. The cathedra s oen 9 a.m. to 4:30.m. Monda throuh Saturda. (809) 682-3848

MUSEO DE lAS CASAS REAlES Once the seat o the SuremeCourt o the governor o the 16th centur, the Roa HousesMuseum documents the rch hstor o Santo Domno wthancent taestres, mas and other artces. The museum s oenda rom 9 a.m. to 5 .m. (809) 682-4202

FORTAlEZA OZAMA The Ozama Fort, named ater theOzama Rver, s another hstorca monument that maes u theCoona Zone. it was but rom 1502 to 1508 b Fra Ncoasde Ovando, the overnor o the sand, n order to rotect thect rom attacs b rates and conquerors. it was constructedout o stone and retans ts orna medeva aearance. insdeou can dscover eere tunnes and duneons where rsoners,

ncudn Chrstoher Coumbus, were once hed catve. Theort s oen da rom 9 a.m. to 5 .m. (809) 333-8672

plAZA DE lA CUlTURA Santo Domno has dozens o museums,man o whch are ocated n the cts Cutura paza, wherevstors can see the Museum o the Domncan Man, the Museumo Modern Art and the Natona Museum o Natura Hstor. TheNatona Theater aso resdes n ths paza and s the heart oartstc eressons o musc, rcs and erormances. proerattre s requred or an vstors who wsh to eore ts threeamous has, each oern a derent orm o entertanment.

Colonial City

Catedral Primada de Amrica

Alczar de Coln interior


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CONVENTO DE lOS DOMiNiCOS located at padre BnStreet on the corner o Duarte Street n the Coona Ct, theConvent s oen to vstors wth new audo uded tours, whchare avaabe n Sansh, Ensh, French, itaan, german andRussan. The restored Convent and church, whch was ornabut n 1510, once housed the rst unverst n the New Wordand s most amous or where Father Montesnos made therst human rhts ca n the New Word. The Convent s oenMonda throuh Frda, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 .m. and aanrom 3:00 .m. to 5:30 .m., and the tour asts 30 mnutes. (809)682-3780

pAlACiO DE BEllAS ARTES The paace o Fne Arts was oenedn 1956 and houses the Schoo o Vsua Arts, the NatonaFoorc Baet, the Natona Chor, the Natona Dance Schoo,the oce o the Natona Smhon Orchestra, the NatonaBaet, the Schoo o Dramatc Art and the Fne Arts Theater,whch resents art and cutura events. (809) 682-1325

FARO A COlN Constructed to ceebrate the 500thannversar o Coumbus dscover o the New Word, theCoumbus lhthouse s a mammoth structure n the shae o across. Vstors come here durn the da to see the tomb thathouses Coumbus remans and on seca nhts ou can see theDomncan s wth a cross ato the roo.

ACUARiO NACiONAl located just mnutes rom the Coumbuslhthouse, the Natona Aquarum s a massve sh come wtha peas tunne runnn throuh t, causn vstors to ee as the are swmmn underwater wth the schoos o eotc sh.A ht wth ds, the aquarums most ouar resdent s a antmanatee b the name o Tamaur.

lOS TRES OJOS East o the ct, mestone caves eoseoreous oos o water at the Cave o Three Ees. Wthaccessbe athwas and starcases, the cave s decorated wthancent drawns rom ndenous Tano indans and eces ohandmade otter.

MAlECN An 8-me (14 ometer) martme bouevardrned b am trees, the Maecn s ned wth benches orsttn and admrn the Carbbean Sea. Reerred to as theCarbbean Seasde Boardwa o Santo Domno, the Maecnwas reconzed b the nternatona oranzers o AmercanCata o Cuture 2010 as one o the cts seven matera cuturatreasures. The Maecn runs aon geore Washnton Avenueand s one o the most attractve avenue n the ct, amous ornearb restaurants and entertanment, as we as or mantannmost o the major ve-star hotes.

Los Tres Ojos

Faro a Coln

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JARDN BOTNiCO The Santo Domno Botanca gardens,occun 2.4 mon square ards (2 mon square meters),s the arest n the Carbbean. Common eerenced wherdn a sma tran, the ar s a haven or the sands naturafora and s decorated wth areas o am trees, orchds andeotc ants. Brd watchers can aso artcate n oranzedrorams b the Hsanoan Ornthooca Socet.

pARQUE MiRADOR The etensve reen sace o Mrador par

s ed wth a varet o trees and ned b stunnn vews o theCarbbean Sea. Mrador par s ouar or cncs, wan,runnn, bn and satn. The ars southern avenue s cosedto trac rom 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. and aan rom 4 .m. to 8 .m.,man t etreme edestran-rend.

BARRiO CHiNO Santo Domnos Chnatown, Barro Chno,showcases Chnese cuture throuh secat stores. Vstors caneerence t b vstn the varous Chnese restaurants andsecat stores, as we as budns e the Museum o ChneseCuture, the Chnese lanuae Schoo and the Chnese Cncdedcated to Eastern Medcnes.

SHOppiNg Santo Domno w charm even the most

dscrmnatn shoer wth a varet o shon eerences.The Bue Ma oers uscae stores e lous Vutton, Armanand Carter. The Acroos Ma wth ts man Euroean storesand a varet o restaurants s aso a avorte. The utra-modernNovo-Centro s transormn the cata cts sne and eaturesbeautu modern archtecture wth man ouar shos, bars,caes, and sma move theaters. Other shon venues n SantoDomno ncude paza Centra, Bea Vsta Ma, AmercanaDeartamentos, iea and Cuesta. in addton, there are mants shos ocated n the Coona Ct, ncudn the amousedestran street E Conde and the Mercado Modeo. BocaChcas man shon str, one boc u rom the beach,ncudes Domncan essentas e rum, cars, artwor, cratsand more.

SCUBA DiViNg Scuba dvn nearb Boca Chca s ouardue to the la Caeta Natona Underwater par. The dvn andsnoren s ood n the area, as the a-ncusve hotes oerswmmn oo essons or benners and oen water dves nthe crstane waters.

NigHTliFE Boca Chca and Santo Domno both oer aderent nhte nfuence. Boca Chca s nown or ts romantcrestaurants that ne the sea, as we as the are a-ncusve

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Botanical Gardens

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plAyA BOCA CHiCA Boca Chca beach es 20 mes (30ometers) east o Santo Domno. The ct beach, whch samous or ts owder-whte sand, attracts are crowds onweeends, and vendors can be ound sen everthn rommassaes to seaood to necaces. lned wth outdoor restaurantsand majestc vews, Boca Chca Beach s home to attractvemarnas that cater secca to boatn and san ursuts.

plAyA CARiBE A sma, cove-e beach that s ver ouaramon eoe rom Santo Domno. The waves are nown to beood or bod boardn.

plAyA gUAyACANES About eht mes (13 ometers) east o

Boca Chca s the sma town o guaacanes. The towns beachoers a m man o ocas and some toursts, but ts cam waterscreate a sma vae aea.

plAyA JUAN DOliO Juan Doo Beach, ocated two mes (threeometers) east o guaacanes, s much more ad bac thanBoca Chca. Hh-rse beachront resdences cater to afuentct dweers who mae the commute to enjo the sea vews andood at the ver ood restaurants. The are eanse o shoreneaows or a rean da at the beach, whe the resorts even seone-da asses wth a-ncusve mnus the room.

BeachesPlaya Boca Chica

hotes that oer entertanment shows taretn both coues andames. Santo Domnos dscos avor dancn merenue, sasa,bachata and even roc, as we as casno ambn unt dawn.The Coona Zone attracts a ouner crowd and the nhtestarts ate, wth eoe arrvn at the dscos ater 11 .m.

CASA DE TEATRO Art overs can vst Casa de Teatro, anarts come wthn a renovated coona budn that eaturesaeres o rotatn ehbts b Domncan artsts. The centeraso hosts stae roductons, musca resentatons, soen word

shows over the weeend and an oen-ar bar.

SANTO DOMiNgO TOURiST TRAiN Santo Domnos toursttran, Chu Chu Coona, enrches the tourst eerence o thehertae oered n the cata ct. The tour s comosed oanoramc vews and normaton on the most outstandnmonuments o the hstorc ct, some datn bac more than 500ears. Oen seven das a wee, the tour asts 45 mnutes anddearts hour between 9 a.m. and 5 .m. The tour rovdestraveers wth audo udes n Sansh, Ensh, French, itaanand Russan. www.ChuChuCoona.com


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Chu Chu Colonial. Explore the historicsites of the Colonial City on board this train.Non-stop 45min tour from 9 to 5pm.

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Puerta del Conde Calle El Conde Iglesia de las Mercedes Iglesia Regina Angelorum Convento de los Dominicos Casa deTostado

Catedral Primada de Amrica Parque Coln Fortaleza Ozama Panten Nacional Hostal Nicols de Ovando Museo de las Casas Reales

Plaza de Espaa Alczar de Coln Museo del Ambar Ruinas de SanFrancisco

Hospital Nicols de Bari Parque Independencia


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Atlantic Ocean

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CARNiVAl Jon n the cutura ceebraton o Carnva. locasand vstors dress n tradtona dev costumes and decoratethemseves wth eaborate mass. Festvtes tae ace everSunda n Februar and ea the rst weeend n March wth aare arade that maes wa aon the Maecn.

SANTO DOMiNgO iNTERNATiONAl BOOk FAiR SantoDomnos paza de a Cutura hosts the Santo Domnointernatona Boo Far, whch s dedcated to a derent countr

ever ear. The ar resents readns b to natona andnternatona authors and oets, as we as a chance to bu andbrowse a varet o boos. www.Ferbro.com

MERENgUE FESTiVAl Ever Ju or Auust, to bands atSanto Domnos seasde romenade, the Maecn, um outthe nectous musc that s much oved b Domncans at theMerenue Festva. locas and toursts dance on the beach, nhotes and throuhout the cata. There are amateur DJs onever boc and rum and beer comanes set u ther own soundsstems, wth ve bands attractn hue crowds.

TASTE SANTO DOMiNgO Taste Santo Domno s the most

comete astronomc event n the countr where the audencecan enjo the mouthwatern cusne that Domncan Reubcoers, aon wth wnes and srts rom a over the word.The cuture-nused astronomc event s hed n October. www.TasteSantoDomno.com

DomncanaModa DomncanaModa s hed ever Octoberat Hote Occdenta E Embajador. The amorous event eaturesnumerous Domncan desners, both estabshed and emern,as the showcase ther ashon creatons aonsde a number onternatona desners, such as Oscar de a Renta, Tatana Torresand Sona Chan. www.DomncanaModa.com

BASEBAll in December and Januar, Domncan Major leaueBaseba reats jon ther oca teams to cose the reuar seasonand commence eaue season nas. Acton n Santo Domno sat the Qusquea Ba par. The reuar season oens at the endo October and runs throuh the rst wee o Februar when thewnner o the Wnter proessona Baseba Chamonsh etsto reresent the countr n the Carbbean Seres. Ever ear theCarbbean seres s rotated amon Domncan Reubc, puertoRco, Meco and Venezuea. www.ldom.com.do

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lONg NigHT OF MUSEUMS Hed n md-December, t sa cutura event where numerous museums and other cuturansttutons are oen ree to the ubc ate at nht. The nhtncudes concerts, ood tastn, musc, o dances, concerts,ectures, theater and more.

ARTS & CRAFTS FAiR iN COlONiAl CiTy The Arts & Crats Farn Coona Ct s hed at pazoeta Fra Bartoom de as Casasat the ntersecton o Cae padre Bn and Cae ArzobsoMero ever Frda to Sunda rom 9 a.m. to 9 .m. Shoers

can vew and urchase Domncan-made ne arts and crats.SON AT THE COlONiAl CiTy Free erormances b grouBon and other musca rous, ncudn son, jazz andmerenue, are hed ever Sunda rom 5 .m. to 10 .m. at theSan Francsco Monastar n Santo Domnos Coona Ct.

FOlklORE FiESTA AT plAZA DE ESpAA The DomncanReubc Mnstr o Toursm sonsors a nht o oore dancesn the Coona Zone ever Frda and Saturda. The ree concerts hed at the esanade o the paza de Esaa.

JAZZ NigHTS Domncan Festa Hote & Casno resents FestaSunset Jazz rooto concerts eaturn nnovatons o jazz, buesand other enres or ocas and vstors ear-round. Admsson sree and concerts start at 6:30 .m. ever Frda. Musc overscan aso vst la Cantna de Aave ever Wednesda at 9 .m.,to enjo the most ouar Domncan sons wth jazz nfuencesrom a eras (809) 562-8222

For a detaed st o events, vst the Caendar o Events at www.goDomncanReubc.com/rd/Events.

Folklore Fiesta

Chu chu Colonial

Dominican Amber


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Domncan Reubcs cata ct o Santo Domno oers oersrounds o word-cass courses wthn a thrvn metroos thatoverfows wth vvacous cuture. As a hotbed or o, ths reoncaters to those who arecate modern sohstcaton amd arch hstorc bacround. i ou see an dc on escae

rom the eneretc ct, ou need on trave aromate onehour or ess to enjo a eaceu course n the nearb beach townJuan Doo

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SANTO DOMiNgO COUNTRy ClUB (prvate)SENiOR / lOS ROBlESwww.SantoDomnocc.com

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gUAVABERRy gOlF & COUNTRy ClUBwww.guavaberrgo.com.do

METRO COUNTRy ClUBlOS MARliNS gOlF COURSEwww.MetroCountr.com

GolfGuavaberry Golf and Country Club


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TABlE OF DiSTANCES:

Santo Domno Boca Chca 40 mnutes

Juan Doo 55 mnutesla Romana 2 hoursConstanza 2 hoursJarabacoa 2 hoursSantao 2 hoursBaahbe 2 hours and 20 mnutesSaman 2 hoursBarahona 3 hourspuerto pata 3 hourspunta Cana 3 hours

As the second arest countr n the Carbbean, DomncanReubc oers a wde rane o actvtes, whch can be a shortor on dstance awa rom one another. Man otons est ortraven on we-mantaned hhwas to nearb attractons andaso to more dstant ocated ecursons.

BUS COMpANiES Ar-condtoned motor coaches and vansarraned b oca tour oerators are avaabe rom most hotes.Aso, comanes rovde servce between Santo Domno andmajor ctes. Autobuses Metro Te 809 566-7126, Carbe Tours(809) 221-4422 and Ereso Bvaro (809) 682-9670.

CAR RENTAlS Car renta oces and actes can be ound atthe oca arorts. Renters must be 25 wth a vad drvers cense.

AiRpORT las Amercas internatona Arort (SDQ) s thesecond busest arort n the countr oown punta Canainternatona Arort (pUJ), as we as one o the arest nthe Carbbean. SDQ, whch receved the Best Arort n theCarbbean Award rom Routes and Oca Arne gude (OAg)Arort Maretn Awards, es 12.4 mes (19.8 ometers)

east o the ct center and receves n-countr and nternatonafhts. Aso n Santo Domno, la isabea internatona Arort(JBQ) caters to domestc fhts and a ew nternatona fhts toother Carbbean sands.

CRUiSES Vstors can arrve va Santo Domnos word-cassseaort, nested at the mouth o the Ozama Rver where t meetsthe Carbbean Sea. The ort eatures two state-o-the-art crusesh termnas. The Don Deo and Sansouc Termnas are anmortant art o Santo Domno and wecome the words mostvenerabe cruse shs to Amercas rst ct.

gROUND TRANSpORTATiON Tas are avaabe at mosthotes and tour oerators are more than wn to rovde

addtona otons or ettn around. Vstors shoud aso checwth ther hote or an recommendatons.

Local Transportation

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