Santo Domingo General Tips by Patricialuv

Favorite Thing: I used to live in Santo Domingo for a big part of my childhood. When I was eight years old till I was fourteen, santo domingo was my hometown.

When visiting Santo Domingo, you will see many beaches, disco clubs, restaurants, and many site seeing places right at your fingertips. (For more info please visit my Dominican Republic page).

AND....I am so happy to go once again this summer and visit this beautiful country for a good month....(from mid july to mid august!!)

Fondest Memory: The many friends that I still keep in touch with. My family members who live here. Tons of fun we had!!

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Favorite Thing: When you visit Santo Domingo, beaches is not the only thing you will encounter!
There are tons of great restaurants, casinos, etc to visit. Here is a list:

National Acquarium (Beautiful place to visit, especially for the fish and overall nature lovers! )

Faro a Colon: Where the remains of Christopher Columbus lay, as well as many famous paintings, sculptures, etc. It's like a beautiful musuem. I even had the chance of going all the way to the top of it. A picture of it is on the bottom of the page. I could see the entire city from that high!

Alcazar de Colon: where the Columbus family resided. You will visit the entire Colonial era by watching these ancient buildings.


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Favorite Thing: If you go by the capital of the Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo) be sure to stop by the Zona Colonial, where relics of the Colonial era are still alive and well preserved. You can see the Alcazar de Colon, where Columbus' family resided all surrounded by the Ozama river. A few minutes away is El Malecon which you can see a great view of the Caribbean Sea, many high class hotels, restaurants and scenery.

Independence day is February 27th, where many carnivals take place, especially in El Malecon!


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Favorite Thing: Great Attractions located in the capital--Santo Domingo:

Jardín Botánico (Botanical Gardens): a vast area of a great variety of plants, which occupies 2 million mts.

Parque Zoológico Nacional (National Park Zoo): One of the biggest of Latin America

Acuario Nacional (National Acquarium): Education, cultural and scientific park, that demonstrates the flora and fauna of the sea.

Parque Nacional de los Tres Ojos (National Park of the Three Eyes): Which contains three lakes.

Faro a Colón: This is where the remains of Christopher Columbus lay. At night, it lightens up the dominican sky in the shape of a cross.

Teatro Nacional: capacity for more than 1700 people in the main salon. Many musical and theatrical shows are presented here.


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Favorite Thing: This is La Plaza de la Independencia, or the Independence Plaza. Major concerts, and important ceremonies are known to be held here.

La Junta Electoral Office is located right next to it. (The Board of Elections Office).


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Favorite Thing: If you are interested in the history of Santo Domingo, make sure you visit "La Zona Colonial" It has many monuments that are more than 500 years old. There are tour guides that can help you and entrance fees are either free or extremely cheap.


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Favorite Thing: "La Catedral Primada de America" as it is called in Spanish, was built in the early 16th century. This is where the first mass in the New World was made.

It is in very good shape and it's very beautiful on the inside as well.


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Favorite Thing: This is where the rest of the founding fathers are located: Juan Pablo Duarte, Francisco del Rosario Sanchez, and Ramon Matias Mella.

There are like the George Washingon, Lincoln, and Jefferson of the Dominican Republic.

It is located near "El Conde" , also near "El Malecon".


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Favorite Thing: The Dominican Republic is famous for its gorgeous beaches. Enjoy them to the fullest when you go there!


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