All Day In Cartagena

All Day In Cartagena

Tour begins with panoramic view from 'La Popa' Monastery and Church. Continue to "San Felipe" castle-fortress built on "San Lázaro" hill to defend the city from pirate attacks. Walk-around the fortress and see the castle tunnels, underground galleries and passageways. Continue to Walled City, visit San Pedro Claver Convent and Church compound built mid-XVII century. Go to 'the Vaults', archways built within the walled-city used until late 1700s to store armament and later as prison in the XIX century. Nowadays, it's an artisans' center to appreciate local handcrafts.

After lunch, visit the city's colonial district, beginning at Bolivar Park surrounded by Gold Museum, and the Inquisition's Palace, site of prison and torture chambers. Continue to Santo Domingo church square, the Cathedral and finish at Terraces and City's Fortifications Museum.

Visit to

  • "La Popa" Monastery and Church.
  • "San Felipe" Castle.
  • Walled City: San Pedro Claver Convent and Church compound, The Vaults.
  • Enjoy lunch.
  • Colonial district: Bolivar Park, Gold Museum, Inquisition Palace, Santo Domingo church and square, the Cathedral, Terraces and City Fortifications Museum.

Duration:

Approximately eight hours.