Top 5 places you should go in Dominican Republic

in tourism •  7 years ago 

salto-el-limon.jpg1. Colonial Zone
The Colonial City (commonly called Colonial zone) is the name that is known to the oldest part of the city of Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic and was the first city founded by Europeans in the Americas. The name is because that this part of the city was founded by the Spanish colonizers.
This area of Santo Domingo has colonial buildings and streets with ancient cobblestones of great tourist attraction, such as the Alcazar de Colon (which belonged to Diego Colón, son of Cristóbal Colón), the Museo de las Casas Reales, or the first cathedral in America. Because of that there are hotels (such as the Hotel Conde de Penalba) and international (such as the sofitel Nicolás de Ovando at the home of Nicolas de Ovando). Most of the hotels are in the Calle El Conde and the ladies Street.
2.El salto del limon
The lemon is a municipal district that depends on the municipality of Santa Bárbara de Samaná. It is located on the North coast of the peninsula, next to the Atlantic Ocean.
In the Census of population and housing in 2002, the latter carried out in the country, the population of El Limón is included in the municipality of Santa Bárbara de Samaná.
3.Cayo levantado
Cayo Levantado also known sometimes as «Bacardi Island», is a small island in the Bay of Samana, which administratively belongs to the province of Samana, northeast of the island of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. It is a tourist destination known in that country. The nearest airport, Samana, is 68 km, the island also has a hotel.1 has about 1 kilometer from extension.2 has a humid forest vegetation and sandy beaches.
4.Pico Duarte
Pico Duarte is a mountainous elevation belonging to the Cordillera Central in the Dominican Republic, being the highest point in the Greater Antilles. Normally many brigades and Dominican schools visit this peak. The Pico Duarte and the bald are two twin peaks. According to some existing topographic sheets the two peaks have the same height of 3087 m, however, altimeter measurements show that La Pelona is some meters below the height of Pico Duarte. Until the early years of the last century, two peaks were called La Pelona, distinguishing between Pelona Grande and Pelona Chica. The big bald was named as Pico Trujillo in the 1930s. After the death of dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, he was given its current name. This peak is located in the National Park Armando Bermúdez
The straight distance between the peaks of Pico Duarte and La Pelona is 1 ½ km. The peaks are divided by the Valley of lilies, with an altitude of 2950 m. Towards the East and West there are steep slopes. Other important elevations in the vicinity are the peak of el Barraco (2644 m) and the Loma de la Viuda (2801 m). To the East is the La Loma Rusilla 3038 m and Pico Yaque (2761 masl).
5.Bahia de las aguilas
The Eagles Bay is a Bay of the Caribbean Sea, located in the central part of the southern coast of the island of Hispaniola, and considered the most Crystal Beach in the world. Administratively, it is part of the province of Pedernales in the Dominican Republic. It is largely the Parque nacional Jaragua and has an extension of about 37 kilometers long. The Eagles Bay ranges from punta Chimanche to Eagle point, located in the southern part of the island.
Bay of the Eagles has coral reefs. It is also qualified as the beach more Crystal in the world.zona-colonial-5.jpgcayo.jpgLa-altura-máxima-del-Caribe-el-Pico-Duarte1.jpgbahia-de-las-aguilas-pedernales.jpg

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