Santo Domingo Attractions
Calle de las Dames
Colonial City
The historic enclave of Santo Domingo, known as the Colonial
City, covers only one square mile (3 sq km), but inside the walls
are dozens of historical buildings and sites, including palaces,
forts, museums, and churches; and parks, plazas, statues and
monuments. A walking tour of these fascinating buildings takes at
least three hours through cobbled streets where once walked
Christopher Columbus, Fernando Cortez and Francis Drake. The main
street, Calle Das Lamas, is the oldest street in the New World.
Must-sees include the House of Cord, the oldest European building
in the Americas, where Diego Columbus, son of Christopher, once
lived; and the Alcazar Palace, now a museum, built in 1514.
