Cartagena
Cartagena, land of artists and lovers of life
"We had reached the great gate of the Clock. For a hundred years there was a drawbridge that connected the ancient city with the suburb of Gethsemane and with the dense slums of the mangrove swamps, but it was raised from nine at night until midnight. Dawn. The population was isolated not only from the rest of the world but also from history. It was said that the Spanish settlers had built that bridge out of terror that the poor people of the suburbs would sneak in at midnight to slaughter them asleep. However, Some of its divine grace should remain in the city, because it was enough for me to take a step inside the wall to see it in all its greatness in the mauve light of six in the afternoon, and I could not repress the feeling of having been reborn",
Gabriel García Márquez, Live to tell it, 2020
Visit Cartagena
List of services
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Cartagena Museum of Modern ArtList item 1
Located in the Historic Center, in the San Pedro Claver square and very close to the San Ignacio bastion, the Cartagena Museum of Modern Art houses more than 400 works by great artists to whom we pay tribute in our hotel.
Distance from the Kartaxa hotel Walking 13 minutes Car 5 minutes
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San Felipe CastleList item 2
One of the must-see places for its beauty and historical content is the Castillo de San Felipe. It was built almost 500 years ago and today it still stands, to welcome tourists from all over the world who come to visit the place that was invaded by pirates, admirals and barons but that conquered the hearts of Cartagena and stayed there. forever.
Distance from the Kartaxa hotel Walking 18 minutes By car 9 minutes
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Square of the BóvedasList item 3
Between the forts of Santa Clara and Santa Catalina, 47 arches keep stories under their walls that go from the first moments in which Colombia sought its independence to the representation of culture in the hands of artisans who today offer their products in galleries. of art or stations.
Distance from the Kartaxa hotel Walking 2 minutes By car 5 minutes
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Bastion of Santa CatalinaList item 4
The bastions were constructions built to resist attacks during the independence era. Today Cartagena has several of these forts that have been adapted for other functions. This is the case of the Baluarte de Santa Catalina, which has in its interior the museum of the fortifications that condenses the historical information of the walls, its construction and auditors, it is free to access.
Distance from the Kartaxa hotel Walking 9 minutes By car 5 minutes
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Cathedral of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Built for more than 80 years, the Cathedral of Santa Catalina de Alejandría is currently one of the most visited places in the historic center of Cartagena. The Temple is located in the Plaza de la Proclamation and very close to the Bolívar Park.
Distance from the Kartaxa hotel Walking 12 minutes By car 4 minutes
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Gabriel García Márquez Literary City Tour
In the city there are different routes in which you can visit the most representative places of the life of the Colombian Nobel Prize in Cartagena. Some of the stops are the house where the writer lived, scenes of his works such as the Portal de los Mercaderes where today the typical candy vendors are located in front of the Plaza de los Coches, among others.
Distance from the Kartaxa hotel to the house of Gabriel García Márquez Walking 2 minutes By car 1 minute
