If the waft of fresh-off-the-grill whole lobster doesn’t suck you in, go for the spot-on paella (from RD$770 for two) at this perennially popular Spanish restaurant across from Club Hemingway. You’ll also find smoked chorizo, lamb, morcilla (blood sausage) and heaps of the usual suspects, all excellently prepared with little regard for your waistline. Don't skip the addictive aioli!
El Mesón
Top choice in Punta Cana & the Southeast
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Extending for 840m between Río Cumayasa and Río Soco, this lighted and well-marked massive underground cavern complex is off the highway some 20km west of…
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Parque Nacional Submarino La Caleta
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14.23 MILES
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14.96 MILES
Extending for 840m between Río Cumayasa and Río Soco, this lighted and well-marked massive underground cavern complex is off the highway some 20km west of…
3. Parque Nacional Submarino La Caleta
18.92 MILES
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In the 15th century, pirates including Francis Drake would lurk around Isla Catalina, waiting to pounce on Spanish ships sailing to and from Santo Domingo…
28.47 MILES
Modeled after the George Washington monument in Washington, DC, this obelisk is a much smaller version in central La Romana, with contemporary and…
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Consisting of three humid caverns with dark blue lagoons connected by stalactite-filled passages, this site is lovely if you show up early to beat the…