What to see in Santo Domingo, holidays, attractions and places to visit in the capital of the Dominican Republic overlooking the Caribbean Sea.
Tourist information
Santo Domingo, located at the mouth of the Rio Ozama, was originally called La Nueva Isabela, Santo Domingo del Puerto de la Isla de la Espanola and was founded in 1498 by Bartolomeo Colombo brother of Christopher.
The urban structure of the oldest city founded by Europeans in the New World served as a model for the new colonial cities.
In fact, the first colonial cultural social institutions were born here and the oldest colonial buildings in America were built, including the Cathedral of Santa Maria, the first Christian cathedral, the Dominican Convent, the first university, the Hospital San Nicolas de Bari, the first hospital , and other historic buildings that have allowed this city to be declared by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site and to be decorated by the UN with the title of "Cuna de America", which translated into Italian means "Cradle of America" .
What see
- Alcazar of Colombo, residence of Diego Colombo son of Christopher, which houses a museum with objects belonging to the ancient tenants of the house.
- Casa del Cordon, home of the rope, Diego Colombo lived there and is the first house built on two floors, perhaps the first home in the New World.
- The Museo de Las Casas Reales, Museum of the Royal Residence, home of the first supreme court, houses a museum of objects related to colonial life from the 16th to the 18th century.
- The Monastery of San Francesco, the first monastery in the New World, which belonged to the order of Franciscan friars who came to the island to evangelize the natives.
- The Ozama Fortress, the first military colonial building in the New World.
- The Calle de las Damas, Strada delle Signore, where Maria de Toledo, daughter-in-law of Christopher Columbus, walked with his companion ladies.
