CARTAGENA YOU WILL LOVE

Cartagena is one of the tourist sites that you should definitely visit if you love to travel, why is Cartagena a tourist site? “Some will ask.” And the answer is very obvious, Cartagena enjoys one of the most exotic landscapes in the world in which the Caribbean Sea touches the land of Cartagena. While its climate is tropical and its streets are filled with colors by totally colonial buildings, without a doubt a place stopped in time.

Cartagena can claim to be the most visited city in the world. Since this was a commercial center since the years in which it was founded (16th century). But Cartagena not only lives in the past, even its past manages to maintain its present, due to its tourism. Cartagena, having many characteristics worth visiting, has been the focus of many tourists. Giving a lot of trade and importance to this sector. We will give you 15 sites that you must visit.

The 15 places you must visit in Cartagena

1. The chivas
One of the most important buses in Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela without a doubt. Painted in national colors such as yellow, blue and red, called the chiva or ladder buses which is a handmade truck decorated in a Colombian way, in which its chairs are wooden benches and a roof completely reinforced in metal.

2. The coastal beaches
Bocagrande and Castillogrande are two of the main beaches in Cartagena, the best thing about these beaches is that they are located in Cartagena for Cartagena, you don’t have to leave this city to get to know its beaches, and they don’t get very crowded. Allowing a better experience with nature.

3. The walls of Cartagena
You definitely have to know why many pirates did not achieve their mission in the past, the walls of Cartagena are a unique place where you can take many photos, and why not a coffee. While enjoying an incredible view and extreme relaxation. You can only live this experience here in Cartagena.

4. Visit the convent of Santa Cruz de la Popa
You need a general view of Cartagena, this is the place you must visit this convent has a panoramic view of Cartagena. In addition, the air in this place is unique and you will recognize it when you breathe it.

5. See the reefs of the Rosario Islands
The Rosario Islands are a small archipelago located 45 minutes from Cartagena that can be reached with boats that depart from many of the main beaches in the city. The reason to visit this corner is none other than its beautiful coral reefs, although its beaches are also highly recommended as they are very well preserved.

6. Learn about the tortuous past of the Palace of the Inquisition
This palace is located in the park of Bolívar, it is a very important and interesting colonial building in the city. If you go to visit it, you will be able to enjoy its rooms which have collections of turtle gadgets that the same holy office used to persecute heresy in the city.

7. Enjoy the Zenú Gold Museum
You like objects you shine you must know the gold museum, this museum represents that Cartagena was already populated long before the arrival of the Spanish. You can check it in the collection of gold pieces that this museum has.

8. Rest in the Plaza de Santo Domingo
A street decorated in a thousand ways, with a statue of Fernando Botero and many food stalls around it. You can enjoy your arepa with egg while you breathe again.

9. Visit the clock tower.
This tower was created in order to be the main entrance to the walled city (Cartagena). This tower was also used as a chapel and an armament room. That is why it is named after a representative symbol of this city, you will have to cross it to start your journey through the streets of Cartagena.

10. San Basilio de Palenque.
This beautiful land stopped in time enjoys its people who are very affectionate and with a great history behind. In Cartagena and all regions you can find women dressed in skirts and a scarf wrapped around their heads full of energy, joy and many colors.

11. Castillo San Felipe de Barajas.
This beautiful historical structure is located on a hill secluded from the walled city and this has great significance for the Spanish, since they represented it as their largest infrastructure built that lasted their occupation of the colonies. It took more than an acronym to finish. Start of the work in 1536 and finished in 1657

12. Pink sea.
It is located in Galerazamba, Santa Catalina, whose founder is the Spanish conqueror Diego de Nicuesa in the years 1515 of the month August on the 15th. Galerazamba is a small town that has 1,000 inhabitants as inhabitants who enjoy total tranquility and joy .

13. Totumo volcano.
Do you want to live a unique experience accompanied by nature? You have to visit this great totumo volcano. This Colombian natural wonder is located in the town of Santa Catalina, in the department of Bolívar.

14. San Pedro Claver Convent
This church was built in the 1580s to later be redesigned in the 17th century. You have to visit this convent since the mortal remains of Saint Peter Claver rest, a historical figure who gave his life to the redemption of black slaves. From there he received his name “The Apostle of the Slaves”

15. Heredia Theater
Built in 1911 and redesigned in 1998 on the ruins of an old church called La Merced, this theater has an Italian style but with a coastal touch. The project was led by Luis Felipe who took advantage of the structure of three naves of the old temple, to redesign a theater with a unique style. The theater has horseshoe, stalls, boxes, balconies and stages.

CARTAGENA, A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE IN LIFE
But the heroic are not only tourist centers and history, it is also the place of many important global events such as the international music festival, there festival and the international film and television festival.
Without a doubt, all these events are unmissable when looking for what to do or what to visit in Cartagena.

How to get to Cartagena?
Being a very popular city, it has become very easy to get there by any means of plane or cruise, even for foreigners and for interiors you can take any means of local transport. The best season to travel to Cartagena is between November and the end of April, on this date the weather is very pleasant.