Tour of the Walled City and District of Gethsemane
- 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
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
