🏛️ Culture in Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
About Santo Domingo for Solo Travelers
The oldest European city in the Americas — the Zona Colonial's UNESCO streets where Columbus walked, the first cathedral in the New World, and merengue dancing on every corner.
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Zona Colonial
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The first permanent European settlement in the Americas and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with the Americas' oldest cathedral, the Alcázar de Colón palace, the Ozama fortress and cobbled streets of colonial houses. Calle El Conde is the pedestrian spine. Walk it in the early morning or evening, when it's cooler and the plazas fill with locals.
📍Zona Colonial, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic