Tour of the Walled City and District of Gethsemane

6 Ratings
  • Live Guide
  • Group Tour
  • E-Ticket
  • 3 hr

This is the best introductory tour to Cartagena: the Walled City and the untold history of the famous Gethsemane neighborhood! Get to know the city that was declared a Unesco world heritage site and is definitely a magical place, with legends and beauty within the old colonial stone wall Join our fun-filled tour to understand and learn about the origins of the so-called "crown jewel of the coast", the Caribbean repository for all the gold and other resources stolen from the conquistadores on the continent. Walk the most emblematic streets and the representative squares of a historically resistant town, its folklore, its colors, its music and its people, Getsemaní Get closer to culture through our tour, where you will understand the importance of a segregated and insurgent people during the colony, whose fighting spirit initiated independence and over time spawned artistic movements in cinema, painting, sculpture, dance and music.

Itinerary Details

Operated by: Beyond Colombia Free Walking Tour Bogota

This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Plaza Santo Domingo

Introduction of the Tour: the past towards the present. A historical and cultural tour that shows us both sides of the city and culture of Cartagena.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Plaza Bolivar

Here we will talk about colonial and republican architecture: the periods of families in Santo Domingo. Architecture of the periods. Inquisition Themes: The Role of the Inquisition in the Colonial Era. Act of independence different from the cry of independence.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Plaza de San Pedro Claver

At this stop, we will have an account of the missionary life of San Pedro Claver; the process of fortification and the role of the inquisition in the colonial era

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Plaza de la Aduana

Explanation of customs, process of arrival of slavery (role of Cartagena, slave port society) and Palenque.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Parque del Centenario

Once we cross the wall, we will head towards Getsemaní, there we will contextualize the name of the Getsemaní neighborhood and its first occupants. The objective of the construction of the park: to commemorate 100 years of freedom. Cry for independence.

Duration: 20 minutes

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At this point, we will talk about what happened to Cartagena after independence. Stratification and gentrification resulting in "tourism"

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Plaza de La Trinidad

Gabo & Getsemaní, we will also talk about the Dominican Church: axis of the neighborhood, the leader Pedro Romero. Architecture and relationship with the social image of the neighborhood

Duration: 20 minutes

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Economic model of the city: community piggy banks

Duration: 20 minutes

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Finally, we will talk about the fortifications of the city. and the legacy of the Gethsemane

Duration: 20 minutes
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