CARTAGENA DE INDIAS

 Is the most important tourist destination in Colombia and one of the most outstanding and recognized tourist sites in the world. It really is a paradise and wonderful place for vacations that we wish to have. In the city there are hotels for all budgets and very good restaurants. Initially, a restaurant that promises to be the sensation in the typical foods of the region, of course with the flavor of the native women of the city. Wherever you go to look for the coastal touch. Dream of having a good vacation do not think about it anymore come to Cartagena.

RESTAURANT

In Cartagena we have restaurants like AGUAMARINA that offers an exquisite atmosphere for breakfast, offers customers buffet varieties so you can enjoy tropical fruits, bread, cereal and other options. For lunches and dinners, you can enjoy dishes with national and international influence. We also have an exclusive menu with drinks and an ideal atmosphere for romantic dinners. No doubt it is a beautiful place full of flowers and a garden to share. We will reach your heart with the attention you deserve, for Christmas we will have duck to humado.

We also have BLAS EL TESO is a unique restaurant in Cartagena, which offers a combination of food, beach and rumba, all in the same place. With a tropical atmosphere on the shore of the Caribbean Sea and without cover, it is the ideal place to go to the rhythm of vallenatos or papayeros and enjoy the delicious cuisine of the place: fish, seafood paellas, casseroles, patacones, rice with coconut among many other delights In the first place, BLAS EL TESO is a restaurant and bar that also has a shower service for all those who want to take a bath after being at the beach.

 It is worth mentioning the one that promises to be the most popular restaurant in Cartagena. EL CLAUSTRO is a restaurant located in the Sofitel Legend Santa Clara Hotel, where pleasure and conviviality are synonymous with the true art of living. The Cloister is the ideal place to share. It has a decoration full of murals that reproduce the artistic creations of the painter Rousseau and imitate a true tropical jungle.

HOTELS

Now I invite you to take a tour of some hotels in the city where we have:

CASA INDIA CATALINA enjoys an ideal location in the heart of Cartagena de Indias and offers free breakfast, free WiFi. With an outdoor pool, the property also has a shared lounge. The accommodation offers a 24-hour reception service, concierge service and organization of visits for guests. With its favorable location, all sites of historical interest, the site of the city, Casa India Catalina is the best option for your vacation, rest or work trip.

HOTEL ALMIRANTE We are in the main tourist and commercial area of ​​Cartagena, bordered by a beautiful beach and only 5 minutes from the walled city, we have modern rooms with sea view, meeting rooms, swimming pool, restaurants, bars, gym, and the best services for you to enjoy the Caribbean.

EL HILTON Cartagena offers private access to an exclusive beach and panoramic views of the Caribbean Sea. It has large outdoor pools, gym, wellness center and water sports facilities. The rooms have air conditioning, a fully equipped marble bathroom, tea and coffee making facilities and a minibar. You can also enjoy hydrotherapy and massage treatments, water skiing, jet skiing, motor boating, diving, surfing, windsurfing, sailing, pedal boating, tennis and an entertainment program for adults. Aerobics and beach volleyball are also offered.

SITES TO VISIT

Well I want to take you through a historical and imaginable world for the city of Cartagena start with the mayor of all, the Castle of San Felipe de Barajas is a plan that allows to know inside the 'guardian of Cartagena'. The Spaniards were looking for defenders of English rights, so in 1657 he got up to build this fortress on the hill of San Lazaro to dominate from there the only access that the city had from the continent. It resisted several assaults to the attack to the city in 1741 by the English troops of the Admiral Vernon, was taken only once, bony, in 1697 by the commander and Baron French of Pointis. This story that surrounds the city in favor of life around the corner from the most emblematic sites of our country and is projected with the tourist site most desired by tourists.

Now follows the Rosario Islands, located near the island of Barú about 45 minutes by fast boat, the Rosario Islands are surrounded by crystal clear waters and abundant corals of amazing colors. This place offers excellent places for quiet accommodation and a multitude of activities for all tastes. On the island of San Martin, you can visit the aquarium of Cartagena with a show of dolphins and rays, sea turtles and tropical fish.

And to finish this beautiful journey we go to the plaza santo domingo is one of the liveliest places in the city, both day and night. The place is surrounded by restaurants and cafes, where you can sit down for a drink, while listening to the musicians who go around the tables playing local rhythms in exchange for a tip. In one of the corners of the Plaza de Santo Domingo is the Church of Santo Domingo, the oldest temple in the city which gives its name to the square. When you visit the square, do not forget to look for the fat Gertrudis. It is not a person, it is a Botero sculpture of a naked woman reclining. It is said that by touching the breasts of Gertrudis, you ensure a long romance with your partner. It is also believed that this also ensures your return to the city of Cartagena.

Ronny Romaña Guerrero.