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What Timothy H likes about Alcázar De Colón:
This is well worth visiting. The audio guide is quite brief but gives useful information. It’s provides a good insight into how grand and commanding this building was when constructed. Good views over the river and fortifications. Don’t miss spotting the building that used to be the stables in the plaza. It is also a cool shelter from the heat of the day. View all feedback. What A doesn't like about Alcázar De Colón:
Museum is reasonably interesting but quite small with little description on the artifacts. Audioguides are given out at the entrance however I had a tour goide and don't believe I got as much out of it as I might have, since explanation was about little other than it being Christopher Columbus' house which was destroyed by Frances Drake. It's unfortunate the remainder of the building to give a truer idea of how the p... View all feedback.
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The Alcázar de Colón was built between 1511 and 1514, following the influences of the one in Mancera de Abajo , in Salamanca (Spain), of which ruins are still p...
read moreInexpensive museum... (can those words be used in the same sentence? where you can learn some things about the history of the Dominican Republic and Diego Colum...
read moreEl Alcázar de Colón or Palacio Virreinal de Don Diego Colón is a palace located in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, which was built on a...
read moreGeralmente noos, brasileiros, let's go to Dominican Republic to ficar em resorts na região de Punta Cana! E uma pena, não pelas lindas praias da região, mas por...
read moreVery good place and atmosphere to enjoy with family and take photos.
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read moreAlcázar de Colón Columbus Alcazar (Residence of the king or sovereign of a country, it 's a Fortified castle located in a strategic place especially when it is...
read moreOfficers outside said closed for at least SIX months. It’s May 2023. The courtyard area is nice.
Very important place when it comes to the history of the first conquerors of America There’s audio guides in multiple languages and you can easily walk through...
read morePlease go. It s very interesting, especially if you come from Europe, you will feel a “vibe”
This is well worth visiting. The audio guide is quite brief but gives useful information. It’s provides a good insight into how grand and commanding this buildi...
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read moreDiego Colón (Christopher Columbus son's house) a great spot to visit for a quick tour. We visited as part of a tour of Santo Domingo so were slightly rushed
It was interesting going back in time like that, visiting they're home and walking through it's walls. The fee was very low for visiting the museum, only 2$ and...
read moreGreat museum right in the heart of Colonial zone, definitely worth visiting while in Santo Domingo! Recommend taking the audio guide, it was pretty interesting!
The cool museum. The exibition area is not big but audio guides on English helps. I recomend to visit it in case you are nearly colonial district.
Had a fantastic tour with a guide who studied Art History and I can tell that he made all the difference. The well restored site was guided by someone who gave...
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