Tourism in Santiago de los Caballeros - Dominican Republic

The city of Santiago de los Caballeros is the capital of the province of Santiago and is the second largest city of the Dominican Republic. It is located in the northern region in the center of the Cibao Valley, 155 kilometers northwest of Santo Domingo.
The city was founded in 1508 during the first phase of Spanish colonization of the New World, becoming the first Santiago of America.
Santiago has been historically one of the most important cities of the Dominican Republic, the scene of battles during the War of Restoration and be declared the capital of the Government in 1865, when the Dominicans have recovered their independence from Spain.

Santiago is located in one of the most fertile areas of the Dominican Republic. The city is bisected by the river Yaque del Norte and is surrounded by two of the three mountain ranges in the country: the Cordillera Central and the Cordillera Septentrional.
The climate of Santiago is tropical, as in the rest of the country, but more stable because the trade winds help mitigate the heat and humidity throughout the year.

The city has always depended for their subsistence agricultural production and livestock production and marketing of finished goods and agricultural products. However, in recent years, the city saw the flourishing areas of the textile industry and an economy based on services, including telecommunications. Tourism is also an important part of the city's economy.
Santiago de los Caballeros has branches of large chain stores, banks, restaurants and financial and educational institutions in the country.
The city offers many options for evening entertainment for families and adults, with museums, cinemas, bars and nightclubs which are among the largest in the country.
Among the major attractions there is the Monument of the Restoration, which is the architectural symbol of the city and the historical center, an area where tens of neoclassical houses dating from the nineteenth century are preserved.

Tourist attractions and places to visit in Santiago

• Monument of Héros de la Restauracíon

This monument built in Trujillo dictatorship (called Monument to Peace of Trujillo) is now a museum dedicated to the heroes of the Restauracion.

• The museum Restauracion

• The tobacco museum

• Park Duarte

• The Place of Culture

• The ruins of Jacagua

These are the ruins of the creation of the city, also called the old Santiago.

• Hotel Mercedes

The Mercedes hotel, built in 1929 is part of the national heritage.

• The Center for Cultural Eduardo León Jimenes

Tourist attractions and places to visit near Santiago