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El Centro
All of Cartagena’s major museums, plazas, and churches are consolidated in El Centro. This part of the city starts at the Puerta del Reloj and extends outwards, covering roughly 50 blocks filled with colorful colonial buildings draped with bougainvillea. If you have just one day in Cartagena, you will spend it in this neighborhood, as there is much to see and do here. The shopping, hotels, and restaurants in El Centro are the most expensive in the city. Still, it is worth the extra
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All of Cartagena’s major museums, plazas, and churches are consolidated in El Centro. This part of the city starts at the Puerta del Reloj and extends outwards, covering roughly 50 blocks filled with colorful colonial buildings draped with bougainvillea. If you have just one day in Cartagena, you will spend it in this neighborhood, as there is much to see and do here. The shopping, hotels, and restaurants in El Centro are the most expensive in the city. Still, it is worth the extra cash just to meander the quaintest and most breathtaking city centers in all of Colombia.
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Things to do in El Centro
Bookstore
At the corner of Calle de la Mantenilla and Calle de la Iglesia, you will find the old city’s only trendy café and bookstore. Nicely furnished with dark wooden chairs, tables and bookshelves,
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Market
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
El Torre del Reloj
The yellow clock tower in Plaza de los Coches remains the primary symbol of Cartagena. Built in the beginning of the 18th century, it was just a clock above the main entrance gate into walled city.
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Monument
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
Plaza de la Aduana
This is the oldest and largest plaza in Cartagena and serves as the commercial heart of the city, and the parade grounds for festival days. You will likely find people conglomerating on this plaza
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City Plaza
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
Teatro de Heredia
If you are a fan of interpretive arts, the Teatro de Heredia is a place not to be missed. Located in Plaza de la Merced in the old city, this theater was built in the 19th century on top of the
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Movie & Theater
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
Plaza Santo Domingo
The always-happening Plaza Santo Domingo is filled with classy cafés ideal for people-watching. The brick plaza and the shops that dot the periphery of the plaza seem much like they would have been
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City Plaza
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
Portal de los Dulces
Some of the strangest Caribbean sweets can be found all day and throughout the evening along the arched Portal de los Dulces. Chocolates, flavored rock candy, coconut delights, dried fruits, and
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Market
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
Museo Naval del Caribe
This extensive museum recounts Cartagena’s remarkable naval history. Located behind Iglesia de San Pedro Claver, this emblematic building was restored by local artisans and now includes two large
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Museum
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
Museo de Arte Moderno
The Museo de Arte Moderno is a recent institution. Housed in two buildings — the first, built in the second half of the 17th century; the second added on during the end of the 19th century — it
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Museum
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
Museo del Oro
For the free admission, you can’t go wrong visiting this informative and surprisingly educational gold museum. The museum is nicely curated and features pre-Colombian gold from the Zenú tribes
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Museum
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
Iglesia de San Pedro Claver
Templo de Santo Domingo was originally located in Plaza de los Coches but, after a terrible fire that consumed the city, it was destroyed and relocated to where it stands today. Construction began
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Historical Building
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
Plaza de Bolívar
La Plaza Bolívar is the ideal place for relaxation in the center of the old city. At lunchtime, the locals (mostly men) take advantage of the shade offered around the center statue of Simon
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City Plaza
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
El Centro, Cartagena, Colombia
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