Embark on a guided tour in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, led by certified guides. Explore history and visit iconic landmarks with included tickets. Book now!
Embark on a guided tour in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, led by certified guides. Explore history and visit iconic landmarks with included tickets. Book now!
- Museo De Las Casas Reales - Known as the Museum of the Royal Houses or Royal Palaces during the era of the captaincy general and the province, this museum is housed in two palaces dating back to the 16th century. Constructed by order of the Crown of Castile during the reign of Fernando II of Aragon on October 5, 1511, it served as the main…
- Museo De Las Casas Reales - Known as the Museum of the Royal Houses or Royal Palaces during the era of the captaincy general and the province, this museum is housed in two palaces dating back to the 16th century. Constructed by order of the Crown of Castile during the reign of Fernando II of Aragon on October 5, 1511, it served as the main government offices of that time.
- Catedral Primada de América de Santo Domingo - The Cathedral of Santo Domingo showcases Gothic architecture with ribbed vaults, sturdy walls, and three doors, two of which are Gothic, contrasting with the main Gothic Plateresque style. The cathedral holds a rich artistic collection, including altarpieces, paintings (such as a panel of the Virgen de la Altagracia from 1523), antique cabinetry, furniture, monuments, and tombstones. Noteworthy are the mausoleums of colonial archbishops and the tombstone of Simón Bolívar, a predecessor of the Liberator.
- Fortaleza Ozama - The Santo Domingo Fortress, also known as Ozama Fortress, is a historical Cultural Monument in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Built by the Spanish during the colonial period, it is the oldest fort in America.
- House of Tostado (La Casa de Tostado) - The Casa de Tostado Museum is named after its first owner, Francisco Tostado de la Peña, a notary public of the governor. Its façade features a unique twin window in Elizabethan Gothic style, the only one of its kind in America.
- Calle Las Damas - Las Damas Street, the first street in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic, and America, is located in the Colonial City. It is named for the ladies who strolled there at the colony’s beginning and is now adorned with colonial tiles. Attractions include the Ozama Fortress, La Real Audiencia, the house of Don Rodrigo de Bastidas (now the “Trampolín” children’s museum), colonial houses (some with coats of arms), and Plaza España at the end.
- Calle El Conde - Calle El Conde is the only pedestrian street in the capital city of the Dominican Republic and serves as the commercial hub of the Colonial Zone. This one-kilometer-long street stretches between Parque Independencia and Avenida Francisco Alberto Caamaño Deñó, and its historic buildings make it a popular tourist destination in Santo Domingo.
- Parque Colon - Parque Colón is a historic park or plaza in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo, once the main social gathering place during the colonial era. Today, it is the central venue for cultural activities and is part of the Santo Domingo World Heritage Site.
- Dominican Convent - The Dominican Church and Convent is the oldest Catholic building in the Americas, being the first in the New World and in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. It is part of the Colonial Zone, a World Heritage Site. In 1534, the convent began offering classes, and by 1538, it became the first university in America, known as the University of Santo Tomás de Aquino, later the Primate University of America, and today the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD).
- Panteon Nacional - In the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, visitors can explore the most significant historical monuments of the Dominican Republic, including the Panteón Nacional or Panteón de la Patria, a mausoleum housing the remains of the nation’s greatest heroes. Situated on Calle Las Damas, near the corner of Calle Las Mercedes, this grand gray limestone building features three naves and a neoclassical-Renaissance style.
- Hospital Saint Nicholas of Bari - The Hospital San Nicolás de Bari was the first hospital in America, with construction starting in 1503 in Santo Domingo, the capital of Hispaniola, now the Dominican Republic. Founded by Nicolás de Ovando, the island’s governor at the time, only ruins remain today, located in the Colonial City or Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo, at the corner of Hostos and Luperón streets.
- Alcazar de Colon - The Alcázar de Colón, or Viceroyalty Palace of Don Diego Colón, is a 16th-century palace located in Plaza de España in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Built on a site near cliffs overlooking the Ozama River, it was granted to Diego Columbus, the eldest son of Christopher Columbus, by King Ferdinand the Catholic, to establish a home for him and his descendants on Hispaniola, where he arrived in 1509 as governor. Today, it houses the Alcázar de Colón Museum.
- Museo del Ron y la Cana - The Rum and Cane Museum, situated in the colonial zone, the historic center of Santo Domingo, is an interactive museum that narrates the history of Dominican rum.

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Discover the Colonial Zone on a 2- to 3-hour tour led by our expert staff, certified by the Ministry of Tourism.
This tour includes entrance fees to key attractions such as the Ozama Fortress, Rum and Cane Museum, and the Metropolitan Cathedral and Primate of America. We provide guides in multiple languages to ensure everyone can enjoy this historical…
Discover the Colonial Zone on a 2- to 3-hour tour led by our expert staff, certified by the Ministry of Tourism.
This tour includes entrance fees to key attractions such as the Ozama Fortress, Rum and Cane Museum, and the Metropolitan Cathedral and Primate of America. We provide guides in multiple languages to ensure everyone can enjoy this historical journey.
Reserve your spot now and embark on a journey through time with us!
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