Today you will catch a flight to Cartagena, where you’ll be staying in a beautifully restored colonial style house with more than 300 years of history to its name.
When you walk around the Cartagena’s genteel, colourful streets, it’s difficult to associate your surroundings with the city’s history of conflict. Nevertheless, this is a place that was, at different times, inhabited by Caribe Indians, Spanish invaders, buccaneers and pirates. And it has the fortified city walls to prove it.
Today the city is a treasure trove of civil, religious, military and governmental buildings dating back centuries. In fact it’s on the UNESCO World Heritage List and your city tour will show you top attractions like the San Felipe Fortress, as well as the Convent and Church of San Pedro Claver. You’ll also visit the Monasterio and Inglesia de Popa, constructed in 1606, where you can enjoy 360° views of the city, sea and port.
Stay: Three nights at the Alfiz – Bed & breakfast