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As you know, we like to combine the relaxing holiday, sun and beach with cultural and leisure plans.<\/p>\n
Thus, we suggest you discover the first cathedral and the first castle in America<\/strong>, located in Santo Domingo, the capital of Dominican Republic, just 30 miles from Boca Chica, where we can stay at the BelleVue Dominican Bay<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica Santa Mar\u00eda de la Encarnaci\u00f3n Primada de Am\u00e9rica<\/strong> was consecrated in 1504 and in it, the remains of Christopher Columbus were housed for a while. It is built of limestone, with Gothic elements and twelve side chapels.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the first castle is the Alc\u00e1zar de Col\u00f3n<\/strong>, which was build in 1511. It is a fortified Moorish palace in Gothic style but with other architectural features. Great conquerors, such as Hern\u00e1n Cort\u00e9s, passed through this fortification.<\/p>\n Doesn’t it seem magical to discover two of the most peculiar buildings of the Caribbean and with so much history behind them?<\/p>\n They can both be found in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo, the oldest part of the city with centuries of history in its streets.<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As you know, we like to combine the relaxing holiday, sun and beach with cultural and leisure plans. Thus, we suggest you discover the first cathedral and the first castle …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8270,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,2],"tags":[67,24,68,29],"yoast_head":"\n