CARTAGENA
Places of interest - Lugares de interés
CARTAGENA WALLS BEACH SECTOR ARTILLERY
Carrera 2Parroquia de La Catedral
Catedral tower is a must at nigth
Parroquia San Pedro Claver
30-01 Cra. 4Gorgeous building republican style, they have interesting art shows, also is where Gabriel García Márquez nobel prize writer ashes are kept.
Universidad de Cartagena Claustro de la Merced
3840 Carrera 4Gorgeous building republican style, they have interesting art shows, also is where Gabriel García Márquez nobel prize writer ashes are kept.
CLAUSTRO SANTO TORIBIO
6-107 Cl. 38In San Diego neigborhhod
Holy Trinity Square
174 Calle 29Plaza de los Coches
Carrera 7Bolivar Park
Traditional Dance and music shows at sunset
If you have backpacks you can walk in 15 minutes, you walk towards the Santa Teresa hotel, you leave the wall through the entrance to the marina park and cross Blas de Lezo avenue. It is the place where the boats leave for the island of Baru and the Rosario Islands, keep in mind that you need to carry cash as there are no ATM services on the islands.
23 locals recommend
Muelle La Bodeguita
Avenida Blas de LezoIf you have backpacks you can walk in 15 minutes, you walk towards the Santa Teresa hotel, you leave the wall through the entrance to the marina park and cross Blas de Lezo avenue. It is the place where the boats leave for the island of Baru and the Rosario Islands, keep in mind that you need to carry cash as there are no ATM services on the islands.
Park in San Diego neigbohood, it has two café terraces and Nice Restaurants and bars around
80 locals recommend
Plaza Fernandez Madrid
37-14 Carrera 8Park in San Diego neigbohood, it has two café terraces and Nice Restaurants and bars around
Nice plaza in San Diego neighborhood, it has the amazing "Claustro de Santa Clara", "Escuela de Bellas Artes", and great Restaurants.
90 locals recommend
Plaza de San Diego
7 - 46 Calle StuartNice plaza in San Diego neighborhood, it has the amazing "Claustro de Santa Clara", "Escuela de Bellas Artes", and great Restaurants.
Plaza de la Proclamacion
Carrera 5Amazing free entrance Cultural Center
Amazing Colonial fortress, it has tunnels and lots of history
7 locals recommend
Castillo de San Felipe
Amazing Colonial fortress, it has tunnels and lots of history
The oldest square in town, where "LA GORDA BOTERO" is, full of restaurants and cafes, lively all day, few steps from the Mansion.
168 locals recommend
Plaza Santo Domingo
73-1 Cl. 10The oldest square in town, where "LA GORDA BOTERO" is, full of restaurants and cafes, lively all day, few steps from the Mansion.
Arts and Culture - Arte y Cultura
Amazing cultural center, expos, conferences, cinema, music, dance, few steps from the mansion
7 locals recommend
Training Center of the Spanish Cooperation
2-74 Cl. 36Amazing cultural center, expos, conferences, cinema, music, dance, few steps from the mansion
Museo del Oro Zenú
33-26 Parque de BolívarGold museum
Palace of the Inquisition Cartagena Historical Museum
Museum and cultural center
Museo de Arte Moderno
69b69 Cl. 31Museo Naval Del Caribe
3-26 Cl. de San Juan de DiosBiblioteca Bartolome Calvo
3 - 44 Cl. 32Public library
NH Galeria
33-36 Cra. 2Art gallery
Museo De San Pedro Claver
Museo y sala de exposicion de arte
Cafes, Bars, gelaterias
Best sunsets, great atmosphere, music, great view of the Caribbean sea.
353 locals recommend
Café del Mar Ltda.
Best sunsets, great atmosphere, music, great view of the Caribbean sea.
Townhouse Boutique Hotel & Rooftop
#36-88 Cra. 7Popular rooftop bar.
Malagana Cafe & Bar
#31-55 Cra. 10Great ceviches! nice, cozy rooftop bar
Amazing terrace in the top of the colonial wall that sourrounds the city overlooking the sea
27 locals recommend
Baluarte de San Francisco Javier
Calle 31Amazing terrace in the top of the colonial wall that sourrounds the city overlooking the sea
My favorite place in Cartagena for breakfast and brunch is in a beautiful house and best of all, just one block from the Mansion.
35 locals recommend
Epoca Espresso Bar - Arzobispado
34-52 Carrera 5My favorite place in Cartagena for breakfast and brunch is in a beautiful house and best of all, just one block from the Mansion.
Located in the beautiful San Pedro square, you can sit at sunset in the square, try the grilled octopus, very good cocktails, just 3 blocks from the Mansion.
80 locals recommend
El Barón
#31-7 Cl. San Pedro ClaverLocated in the beautiful San Pedro square, you can sit at sunset in the square, try the grilled octopus, very good cocktails, just 3 blocks from the Mansion.
Café de la Mañana
Nice breakfast, young crowd
Se Volvió Prisprí Coffee Shop
Nice empanadas
Café La Manchuria
35 - 81 Carrera 5Cozy cafe
Érase un Café Cartagena
7-61 Calle de la Tabladafit bakery
Abacus Books and Coffee
3-86 Cl. 36Books and coffe!
Cafeto café y regalos
Coffe and chocolat
Evok
#33-46 Carrera 3Fine chocolaterie
Gelateria Paradiso
33-50 Cl. 36Good gelato
Gelateria Tramonti
Great gelato
La Palettería
03-86 Cl. 35Great palettas
El Barón
#31-7 Cl. San Pedro ClaverCafé del Mar Ltda.
Mirador Gastro Bar
La Brioche Centro Histórico
6106 Cl. 36Tertulia de Getsemaní
Gastronomy - Gastronomía
Traditional famous restaurant and bar, live music, great atmosphere.
131 locals recommend
Restaurante Bar La Vitrola
33-66 Cra. 2Traditional famous restaurant and bar, live music, great atmosphere.
Crepes & Waffles
4 #31-24 Pl. de San Pedro ClaverGood quality and price
RESTAURANTE CANDÉ - Cocina 100% Cartagenera
No 39-02 Cl. de la SerrezuelaCaribbean food
La Mulata
9 58 Cl. del QueroGood and affordable
Alma
Best Lebanese food in town! try cauliflower and tahinne, almond rice, tabule, the meats are great!
24 locals recommend
Restaurante Árabe Internacional
8 - 83 Cra. 3Best Lebanese food in town! try cauliflower and tahinne, almond rice, tabule, the meats are great!
Amazing setting in an old fortress by the bay, good restaurant!
32 locals recommend
Marina Club de Pesca de Cartagena
Amazing setting in an old fortress by the bay, good restaurant!
Di Silvio Trattoria Getsemani
#9 - 72 Calle 29Great Italian, nice setting!
La Cocina de Pepina
#9a-06 Cl. 25Best traditional Caribbean food!
Ely
#2-50 Cl. 7Great salads, healthy delicious cakes!
Cocina de Autor, they mix traditional Caribbean cuisine and ingredients with an artistic touch.
38 locals recommend
Restaurante Celele by Proyecto Caribe Lab
29-200 Cra. 10cCocina de Autor, they mix traditional Caribbean cuisine and ingredients with an artistic touch.
Kiosco El Bony
Carrera 1Fresh fish and fish soups in Bocagrande beach
Excelent local food and wine, besides the Mansion, try CAZUELA DE MARISCOS, GARLIC PRAWNS, ask for Dubis The chef and owner.
11 locals recommend
Porton de San Sebastian
Excelent local food and wine, besides the Mansion, try CAZUELA DE MARISCOS, GARLIC PRAWNS, ask for Dubis The chef and owner.
Oh La La
8b300 Cl. 25En Getsemani, un lugar agradable, comida ligera y buena atencion.
Restaurante y Bar en Getsemani, ambiente joven, tapas y hamburgesas, buenas
69 locals recommend
Demente
29-29 Cra. 10Restaurante y Bar en Getsemani, ambiente joven, tapas y hamburgesas, buenas
Restaurante Bar La Vitrola
33-66 Cra. 2Restaurante La Unica Cartagena
Restaurante Donjuan
Juan Del Mar Restaurante
Mar y Zielo
El Gobernador by Rausch
Lobo de Mar
Harry's Sasson Restaurant
31-19 Cra. 3Casa Della Pasta Don Ignazio
Juan Del Mar Restaurante
Pezetarian
#36-19 Cra. 7Shopping - Compras
Silvia Tcherassi - Cartagena
#31-11 Cra. 3Great Colombian fashion designer
La Serrezuela
39-21 Cra. 11Beautiful shopping mall inside the ancient wood bull ring
If you want to buy gifts and souvenirs from the trip in "Las Bóvedas" you will find many handicraft warehouses in one place, they were the old military warehouses located on the walls that surround the city.
135 locals recommend
Las Bóvedas Market
If you want to buy gifts and souvenirs from the trip in "Las Bóvedas" you will find many handicraft warehouses in one place, they were the old military warehouses located on the walls that surround the city.
Cano Jewelry - Cartagena
Fine jewelry inspired by the Pre-Columbian tradition.
AZULU
31-11 Cra. 3Good afordable Tropical clothing made in Colombia, in cotton and linen.
Agua by Agua Bendita Cartagena
Very good quality swim dresses for women and men made in Colombia.
Lina Cantillo
Designer clothing for men in fine fabrics, made in Colombia.
Martin Pescador
Excellent quality men's beach shorts.
BEATRIZ CAMACHO
Dresses and clothing for women from a prominent local designer.
Ketty Tinoco
Linen clothing for women and men from a local designer.
Caribbean and Emerald Jewelry Museum
Fine Jewelry and Emeralds.
Lucy Jewelry
3-19 Cl. 35Fine Jewelry and Emeralds.
Boutique with an excellent selection of selected Colombian clothing designers for women and men.
19 locals recommend
St. Dom Cartagena
33 70 Cra. 3Boutique with an excellent selection of selected Colombian clothing designers for women and men.
Aja Company
Fine crafts boutique.
Jon Sonen Privé
Colombian Men's Clothing Brand in fine fabrics.
CHIQUI HOUSE BOUTIQUE
36-127 Cra. 6Furniture and fine crafts from Asia, Mexico, Peru, Colombia.
Vicky Tcherassi
Fine shoes and linen clothing.
FRANCESCA MIRANDA
Designer dresses and clothing for women.
Excellent Colombian brand specialized in aromas, oils, soaps, creams
based on natural plants, don't miss it!
Loto Del Sur - Centro historico - Cartagena
Excellent Colombian brand specialized in aromas, oils, soaps, creams
based on natural plants, don't miss it!
Groceries and Drugstores - Supermercados y Drogerias
Exito Express San Agustin
# 6 - 33 Cl. 36Groceries!
Éxito San Diego
10 - 85 Cl. 38It has all you need!
Carulla Castillogrande - Corresponsal Bancario Banco Popular
6-12 Carrera 4Fancy!
Farmatodo
10-113 Cra. 2Drugstore and groceries 24 hours very close to the apartment.
The closest market from the apartment, 2 blocks away,
37 locals recommend
Carulla Express Street Roman
345 - 19 Calle RomanThe closest market from the apartment, 2 blocks away,
Olímpica
35 Dg. 35Groceries with more stuff
Spas, Pools and Gyms - Spas, Piscinas y Terrazas
Detoxify your body and mind, recharge! A few minutes walk from the house you will find exquisite Spas, divine pools and gym with the latest technology.
Just 5 minutes walking is the wonderful spa of the Charleston Santa Teresa Hotel!
A space designed for relaxation, combining modern and oriental techniques to offer a unique and exclusive experience. This will be an opportunity to enjoy an intimate space with body treatments, wet areas, massages and essential rituals.
Service Time
Monday to Sunday
9 am – 7 pm
HOTEL CHARLESTON SANTA TERESA
T | +57 (5) 664 94 94
HOTEL CHARLESTON SANTA TERESA
CARRERA 3 # 31-23
Centro Histórico, Plaza de Santa Teresa
Cartagena - Colombia
6 locals recommend
Hotel Charleston Santa Teresa
31-23 Cra. 3Just 5 minutes walking is the wonderful spa of the Charleston Santa Teresa Hotel!
A space designed for relaxation, combining modern and oriental techniques to offer a unique and exclusive experience. This will be an opportunity to enjoy an intimate space with body treatments, wet areas, massages and essential rituals.
Service Time
Monday to Sunday
9 am – 7 pm
HOTEL CHARLESTON SANTA TERESA
T | +57 (5) 664 94 94
HOTEL CHARLESTON SANTA TERESA
CARRERA 3 # 31-23
Centro Histórico, Plaza de Santa Teresa
Cartagena - Colombia
Just 9 minutes walking through beautiful Cartagena is the imposing Hotel Sofitel Santa Clara. With an exquisite Spa and dazzling gardens.
Ancient traditions of holistic treatments from around the world meet the refinement and skill of the latest French cosmetology to create Sofitel SPA, where the mind and spirit will follow the body through an exhilarating and rejuvenating experience.
Awaken your senses and feel re-energized. Explore a new kind of spa experience with a wide range of surprisingly poetic treatments.
Enjoy specialized care of your face and body with Sisley Paris and its full range of phyto-aromatic products, which meets the needs of every skin type, providing an experience of comfort and luxury.
Book a spa:
https://www.sofitellegendsantaclara.com/spa-fitness/sofitel-spa/
33 locals recommend
Hotel Sofitel Legend Santa Clara Cartagena
39-36 Carrera 8Just 9 minutes walking through beautiful Cartagena is the imposing Hotel Sofitel Santa Clara. With an exquisite Spa and dazzling gardens.
Ancient traditions of holistic treatments from around the world meet the refinement and skill of the latest French cosmetology to create Sofitel SPA, where the mind and spirit will follow the body through an exhilarating and rejuvenating experience.
Awaken your senses and feel re-energized. Explore a new kind of spa experience with a wide range of surprisingly poetic treatments.
Enjoy specialized care of your face and body with Sisley Paris and its full range of phyto-aromatic products, which meets the needs of every skin type, providing an experience of comfort and luxury.
Book a spa:
https://www.sofitellegendsantaclara.com/spa-fitness/sofitel-spa/
Two blocks from the house is the spectacular terrace with swimming pool and a 360º view over the whole city at the Movich hotel.
From 9am to 5 pm for the pool, then you can stay for the amazing sunset and the happy hour.
To use the pool for the day $55 us, you can spend $15 us in drinks or snacks, they give you towels.
46 locals recommend
Restaurant Salou Cartagena de Indias
36-86 Cra. 2Two blocks from the house is the spectacular terrace with swimming pool and a 360º view over the whole city at the Movich hotel.
From 9am to 5 pm for the pool, then you can stay for the amazing sunset and the happy hour.
To use the pool for the day $55 us, you can spend $15 us in drinks or snacks, they give you towels.
Rooftop pool, and sunset bar, Imagine a refreshing cocktail on the exclusive Urania rooftop with the hotel pool or savoring an exquisite glass of wine. The pool is to refresh not for swimming.
Centro Calle 32 # 4 - 45 Plaza de la Aduana Cartagena de Indias
+57 (5) 6517007 ext 0
Sophia Hotel
4-45 Cra. 45Rooftop pool, and sunset bar, Imagine a refreshing cocktail on the exclusive Urania rooftop with the hotel pool or savoring an exquisite glass of wine. The pool is to refresh not for swimming.
Centro Calle 32 # 4 - 45 Plaza de la Aduana Cartagena de Indias
+57 (5) 6517007 ext 0
With more than 260 m², it is the largest and more beautiful pool of Cartagena’s city center.
Weekdays is $35 us, and you can spend $20 us in drinks and snacks, they give you towels, from 8am to 6pm. On weekends is a bit more expensive.
Calle del Torno 39-29 Barrio San Diego
Cartagena de Indias
+57 (5) 650 4700
33 locals recommend
Hotel Sofitel Legend Santa Clara Cartagena
39-36 Carrera 8With more than 260 m², it is the largest and more beautiful pool of Cartagena’s city center.
Weekdays is $35 us, and you can spend $20 us in drinks and snacks, they give you towels, from 8am to 6pm. On weekends is a bit more expensive.
Calle del Torno 39-29 Barrio San Diego
Cartagena de Indias
+57 (5) 650 4700
Just 10 minutes beautiful and warm up walk through the old city to get to the amazing smart fit gym.
Av. Pedro de Heredia con Cr. 13
Mall plaza el castillo Piso 2
Tel. 57-350 310 0919
Smart Fit Castle
Carrera 13Just 10 minutes beautiful and warm up walk through the old city to get to the amazing smart fit gym.
Av. Pedro de Heredia con Cr. 13
Mall plaza el castillo Piso 2
Tel. 57-350 310 0919