Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Aroma de la Montana
Good wine, food, twinkling lights from the valley floor and the DR's only rotating
dining room at this restaurant near Jarabacoa. (
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Sunset horseback ride
It may sound like a cliché but ocean waves lapping at your horse's feet and holding
your partner's hand... (
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Architecture
In addition to an enduring economic and social legacy, the Spanish colonizers left a physical one in the form
of early-16th-century churches and buildings. Homes built by beneficiaries of several industrial boom-bust
cycles have also had a lasting impact on urban design.
Zona Colonial
Santo Domingo's compact neighborhood of cobblestone streets steeped in history and
colonial-era buildings. (
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Puerto Plata
Elegant, pastel gingerbread Victorian homes around Parque Central. (
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San Pedro de Macoris
Fine homes, survivors from the late 19th- and early 20th-century sugar-boom days.
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Churches
From colonial-era gothic to contemporary postindustrial, Catholic cathedrals are often a town's
most striking building. (
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Diving & Snorkeling
With hundreds of miles of coastline it's no surprise that the DR's subaquatic adventures are the priority for
many visitors. Warm waters and consistently good year-round conditions mean every region has something
to offer.
Bayahibe
Experienced divers consider this the best destination in the country. (
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Playa Frontón
Boat out to the reefs here, some of the best on the Península de Samaná. (
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Sosúa
The base for North Coast underwater adventures as far afield as Luperón and Monte Cristi. (
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Boca Chica
Two small wrecks and shallow reefs a short drive from Santo Domingo. (
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Laguna Dudu
A sinkhole with natural spring water leads to several underwater caverns near the town of
Cabrera. (
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Ruins
Evidence of Hispaniola's rich and tumultuous history, where Carib and Taíno cultures once prospered and
Columbus, Cortes, Ponce de Leon and Sir Francis Drake once strode, have been written onto the island's
landscape.
