Your guide to Santiago, Dominican Republic
Sightseeing
“Monumento a los Héroes de la Restauración” is a tribute to those who fought for the independence of the Dominican Republic.
This monument, located on Daniel Espinal Street, was designed by the architect Henry Gazón and is a 74-meter-high building, partially covered in marble, surrounded by beautiful gardens; outside it has several statues, and, standing on its top, the statue called ¨El Ángel de la Paz¨ (The Angel of Peace). Its interior consists of a museum about the Heroes of the Restauration, a staircase of 365 steps that leads to the top of the monument, upstairs, it has murals by the Spanish artist Vela Zenetti, a patriotic library and a terrace from where you can see all the city.
This monument is open from Tuesday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. admission prices can vary between $ 1 to $ 2 per visitor, with free admission for students.
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Monument to the Heroes of the Restoration
Daniel Espinal“Monumento a los Héroes de la Restauración” is a tribute to those who fought for the independence of the Dominican Republic.
This monument, located on Daniel Espinal Street, was designed by the architect Henry Gazón and is a 74-meter-high building, partially covered in marble, surrounded by beautiful gardens; outside it has several statues, and, standing on its top, the statue called ¨El Ángel de la Paz¨ (The Angel of Peace). Its interior consists of a museum about the Heroes of the Restauration, a staircase of 365 steps that leads to the top of the monument, upstairs, it has murals by the Spanish artist Vela Zenetti, a patriotic library and a terrace from where you can see all the city.
This monument is open from Tuesday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. admission prices can vary between $ 1 to $ 2 per visitor, with free admission for students.
Parque Duarte, located in the center of the city and a few steps from the Santiago Apostle Cathedral, exactly on Calle del Sol (Street of The Sun), is the main park in all of Santiago and one of the most colorful in the country. Surrounded by old sturdy trees and comfortable benches. It is a place of interest for tourists and visitors to know the cathedral and the old town hall, and where you will find chariot services to go around the city.
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Duarte Park
131 Calle del SolParque Duarte, located in the center of the city and a few steps from the Santiago Apostle Cathedral, exactly on Calle del Sol (Street of The Sun), is the main park in all of Santiago and one of the most colorful in the country. Surrounded by old sturdy trees and comfortable benches. It is a place of interest for tourists and visitors to know the cathedral and the old town hall, and where you will find chariot services to go around the city.
La Aurora Cigar factory is a global tour around a Premium cigar factory, from seed to packaging. Our visitors obtained in less than an hour a complete view of the intricate process of making a cigar and about the history of La Aurora, the original cigar factory in Dominican Republic, opened in 1903.
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La Aurora Cigar World
Km. 5 Avenida Santiago TamborilLa Aurora Cigar factory is a global tour around a Premium cigar factory, from seed to packaging. Our visitors obtained in less than an hour a complete view of the intricate process of making a cigar and about the history of La Aurora, the original cigar factory in Dominican Republic, opened in 1903.
Centro Leon is a nonprofit institution that belongs to the Eduardo León Jimenes Foundation, which opened its doors in 2003. It's a cultural center that houses four exhibition rooms, a media library, an auditorium, multipurpose lounges, a Caribbean menu cafeteria sand a shop where you can buy selected products, related to and prepared by national art crafters and from the Great Caribbean. In the gardens there's a collection of sculptures, native and endemic plants, with birds and reptiles that make an aviary their home. Besides meeting the standards set by the International Council of Museums and the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization, Centro León carries out a vary of programs and projects related to art, culture and environmental topics, that benefit community development throughout the strengthening of three central focuses: creativity, identity and habitability. Thanks to the cooperation of private donors and partnerships arranged with responsible businesses and cultural institutions in the country and from the world, Centro León works for the Dominicans in a Caribbean context through art and culture. Receives 66,000 visitors on average each year and in its first decade has executed more than 90 national and international exhibitions, not to mention the more than 2,500 public activities that have been organized so far.
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Centro Cultural Eduardo León Jimenes
146 Av. 27 de FebreroCentro Leon is a nonprofit institution that belongs to the Eduardo León Jimenes Foundation, which opened its doors in 2003. It's a cultural center that houses four exhibition rooms, a media library, an auditorium, multipurpose lounges, a Caribbean menu cafeteria sand a shop where you can buy selected products, related to and prepared by national art crafters and from the Great Caribbean. In the gardens there's a collection of sculptures, native and endemic plants, with birds and reptiles that make an aviary their home. Besides meeting the standards set by the International Council of Museums and the United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization, Centro León carries out a vary of programs and projects related to art, culture and environmental topics, that benefit community development throughout the strengthening of three central focuses: creativity, identity and habitability. Thanks to the cooperation of private donors and partnerships arranged with responsible businesses and cultural institutions in the country and from the world, Centro León works for the Dominicans in a Caribbean context through art and culture. Receives 66,000 visitors on average each year and in its first decade has executed more than 90 national and international exhibitions, not to mention the more than 2,500 public activities that have been organized so far.