Bantú

Top choice in Cartagena


Two wonderfully restored 15th-century homes make up this lovely 28-room, open-air boutique hotel, replete with exposed-brick archways, original stone walls and lush vegetation. Smartly appointed rooms are full of local artistic touches that blend sympathetically with the building. There's also a rooftop pool, as well as a musical fountain and a swing hanging from the towering courtyard mango tree.


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1. Iglesia de Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo

0.08 MILES

Erected between 1666 and 1732, this gorgeous church received a full renovation in 2015. Its ceiling is covered with Mudejar paneling, while its pink-and…

2. Las Murallas

0.19 MILES

The Old Town is surrounded by Las Murallas, the thick walls built to protect it. Construction was begun toward the end of the 16th century after the…

3. Plaza de los Coches

0.23 MILES

Previously known as Plaza de la Yerba, the triangular plaza just behind Puerta del Reloj was once used as a market for enslaved people. It is lined with…

4. Puerta del Reloj

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Originally called the Boca del Puente, this was the main gateway to the inner walled town and was linked to Getsemaní by a drawbridge over the moat. The…

5. Monumento a la India Catalina

0.24 MILES

The monument at the main entrance to the Old Town from the mainland is a tribute to the Carib people, the group that inhabited this land before the…

6. Catedral

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Work on Cartagena’s cathedral began in 1575, but in 1586, while still under construction, it was partly destroyed by the cannons of Francis Drake. The…

7. Muelle Turístico de los Pegasos

0.28 MILES

Muelle de los Pegasos is Cartagena's lovely old port on the Bahía de las Ánimas. It's invariably full of fishing, cargo and tourist boats.

8. Old Town

0.28 MILES

Cartagena's old city is its principal attraction, particularly the inner walled town, consisting of the historical districts of El Centro and San Diego…