The Colonial City (commonly called the Colonial Zone) is the name given to the oldest part of the city of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic. It was the first city founded by Europeans in America, specifically by Spanish colonizers.
This area of Santo Domingo has colonial buildings and streets with old cobblestones of great tourist attraction, such as the Alcázar de Colón (which belonged to Diego Colón, son of Christopher Columbus), the Museum of the Royal Houses or the Cathedral of America . Due to that there are national hotels (like the Hotel Conde de Peñalba) and international ones (like the Sofitel Nicolás de Ovando in the house of Nicolás de Ovando). Most of the hotels are on Calle El Conde and Calle Las Damas.
The First Cathedral of America or Cathedral of Santo Domingo or Minor Basilica of Santa María
On December 8, 1990 was declared by the United Nations Educational and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a World Heritage Site, under the name of colonial city of Santo Domingo, covering an area of 93 ha. Today it is one of the most important tourist places of Santo Domingo and one of the most visited by tourists and foreigners, in the Dominican Republic and throughout the Caribbean.
Restaurant in the colonial zone
Restaurant in the colonial zone
