17 sights
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Beach
Bocagrande Beach
The city beach on the Bocagrande peninsula, minutes from the walled city, with chairs and umbrellas for rent.Entry: Free to visit; chairs extraSearch tours on TiqetsFood
Calle del Arsenal
A Getsemaní street of cafés, terraces, restaurants and bars facing the Convention Center.Entry: Pay as you goViewpoint
City walls at Santo Domingo Bastion
A stretch of the 11 km of colonial walls, finished in 1796, facing the Caribbean sunset.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on TiqetsViewpoint
Clock Tower Gate
The main gate into the walled city, topped by a clock brought from Switzerland.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on TiqetsNeighborhood
Customs House Square
Cartagena's largest square, a former parade ground with a statue of Columbus.Entry: Free to visitFood
El Laguito
The tip of the Bocagrande peninsula, with tall buildings, several restaurants and beach access.Entry: Pay as you goViewpoint
India Catalina Monument
Eladio Gil's statue of Catalina, the Indigenous interpreter brought to Cartagena in 1533.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on TiqetsViewpoint
La Popa Convent
A convent founded in 1606 on La Popa hill, with the widest view over Cartagena.Entry: COP[fee]Search tickets and tours on TiqetsMarket
Las Bóvedas
A row of 47 arches built into the walls, the last colonial building in the city, now craft shops.Entry: Free to visitMuseum
Palace of the Inquisition
Seat of the Inquisition tribunal from 1610 to 1821, now the city's history museum.Entry: COP[fee]Search tickets and tours on TiqetsViewpoint
Pegasus Wharf
A waterfront walk by the Convention Center with two Pegasus sculptures, best at sunset.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on TiqetsBeach
Rosario Islands
Coral islands in a national park, about 90 min by boat from Cartagena, for beaches and snorkeling.Entry: Book a boat from La Bodeguita pierSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsRuins
San Felipe de Barajas Castle
A fortress finished in 1657 on San Lázaro hill, with tunnels and views over the bay.Entry: COP[fee]Search tickets and tours on TiqetsChurch
San Pedro Claver Sanctuary
A 17th-century Jesuit church and cloister where San Pedro Claver lived; his remains lie under the altar.Entry: COP[fee] for the museumSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsFood
San Pedro Claver Square
A square in front of the church lined with restaurants and craft shops, and scrap-metal sculptures.Entry: Pay as you goFood
Santo Domingo Square
The walled city's busiest evening square, with cafés, restaurants and Botero's Gertrudis sculpture.Entry: Pay as you goMuseum