What to do in Cartagena de Indias
8 places you should visit in the walled city.
Cartagena de Indias is one of the most attractive tourist destinations in Colombia, a walled city with colonial history and a paradisiacal air that captivates foreigners. By continuing within the post, you will find different luxury activities and experiences that will allow you to enjoy the Caribbean jewel.
This destination has different experiences and activities that can complement your trip to make it fun and dynamic. You will have the possibility to choose different activities that complement and make your day unforgettable:
1. Visitar el teatro Heredia.
Although most know it as Teatro Heredia, in 1911 they named it after Adolfo. This building has an Italian design built with Caribbean details and European decorations in Marble.
If you decide, you can tour the theater on a self-guided tour or decide to hire people to attend and visit it to enjoy opera, spectacle and modern adaptations.
2. Get to know the Zenú Gold Museum
It is popular and attended by foreigners due to the different and numerous archaeological objects designed in gold, metal and ceramics, as representative symbols of the pre-Columbian cultural legacy.
Also, you can schedule visits to the cinema or attend reading spaces or workshops offered for children.
3. Explore San Felipe de Barajas Castle
A beautiful castle with views of the bay and city, built in the 16th century. It is a beautiful emblematic fortressand used by those attackers who used it to take refuge and protect themselves during the War or Battle of Cartagena de Indias.
In this fortress you can explore and visit its tunnels, with plates used by those attackers on which they captured and left traces of their exploits.
4. Visit San Pedro Claver Museum
It is named after Saint Peter who was a Jesuit missionary and was founded in 1605. Currently, it houses an archaeological museum with different rooms distributed with specific themes.
Each room is divided and focused on pre-Columbian civilizations, focused on colonial religious artand a third in which you can appreciate Afro-Caribbean art. Additionally, during your visit you can enjoy colonial and African-American art. Even visualize images and symbols of the Jesuit religion and church of the 17th century.
5. Tour the Getsemani neighborhood
An artistic neighborhood that represents street art, due to its mixtures of graffiti and drawings of representative murals of Cartagena.
If you are curious to know it, you can take a tour of the colorful streets of the umbrellas or Callejón Angosto and Magdalena.
6. Walk through fun streets of the San Diego neighborhood
Located in the center of the old walled city with colorful and bohemian streets. During the tour you can stop by the colonial church of Santo Toribio and Plaza Fernández.
Also, take the opportunity to visit San Diego or Las Bóvedas, a corridor made up of 23 arched spaces with shops in which we find crafts, souvenirs and details to give as a gift.
7. Take a night walk along the Pegasus Pier
Located in front of Bay of Souls, Pegasus Warf, a popular site at sunset. This famous pier allows you to enjoy the 2 statues of winged horses as a representative symbol of the city.</p >
You can even take the opportunity to go snorkeling and on the beach to enjoy and observe old boats.
8. Get to know the Guillermo Piñeres Botanical Garden
An incredible 9km place, located southwest of the city with a variety of 300 species of medicinal plants, representative orchids of Colombia.
During the tour, you can see the beautiful vegetation in the tropical forest and enjoy the aromatic smell of flowers from the garden. Also, you can take advantage of enjoying the species of frogs, birds and native species.
Frequent questions
It is possible that the day of your trip to Cartagena de Indias is approaching and you are undecided or some questions or concerns arise in relation to the tourist trip. To do this, you can guide yourself with the specific answers.
How to get to Cartagena?
If you prefer, you can arrive by direct flight to the Rafael Nuñez International Airport. From there you can get in the taxi and head by bus along the main road outside the airport until you reach the Walled City.
Where to stay or stay?
Upon arriving at the walled city, you will have the option to choose Hotel Alba Group characterized by its elegance, luxury and joviality. In addition, you can rent the villa or colonial house of your choice, equipped and luxurious in colonial and modern architecture.
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