SANTO DOMINGO THE CITY OF FIRSTS
Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, is the oldest city in the New World founded in 1496 by Christopher Columbus’ brother. One of the Caribbean’s most interesting cities, its colonial old town with limestone 16th century buildings boasts the first cathedral, the first monastery and the first hospital built in the Americas.
Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, is the oldest city in the New World founded in 1496 by Christopher Columbus’ brother. One of the Caribbean’s most interesting cities, its colonial old town with limestone 16th century buildings boasts the first cathedral, the first monastery and the first hospital built in the Americas.
Santo
Domingo also has the first metro system in the Caribbean but I prefer to
explore on foot especially along the cobbles of Calle las Damas (Ladies ‘street)
which got its name in 1509 when Maria Del Toledo, wife of Diego Columbus,
stepped out with the fashionable wives and girlfriends of the day.
To get into the role, I am staying at the unusual Casas
XIV in the heart of the Zona Colonial. Thehotel is found in a series of
renovated 16th century houses.
Entering my home for the night in Casa Del Pozo is to step back in time
into this former convent filled with antiques and artworks with a courtyard
featuring the original well.
