Santo Domingo Travel Guide

Getting around Santo Domingo looks easy on a map. It is not. The city is spread out, traffic can become horrible, and many attractions that seem close are far enough apart that walking between them makes very little sense. For most visitors, the simplest rule is this: Walk inside the Colonial Zone. Use Uber outside it. Rent a car mainly if you plan to leave the city. That already solves most transportation problems. Do you need a car in Santo Domingo? Usually, no. If you stay

One of the easiest mistakes when planning Santo Domingo is assuming that more days automatically means a better trip. It doesn’t. Santo Domingo is a large city, and you could spend weeks here without seeing every neighborhood, restaurant, museum, or small detail. But that is different from asking how much time a visitor actually needs. For most first-time travelers, three days is enough. You will not know the entire city after three days. Nobody does. But you can see the plac