Published on Feb, 2023
My wife and I had an exceptional historical tour of Cartagena with Julie. She is a wonderful person, who knows all about Cartagena and it’s history.
We were picked up promptly at our hotel at 9 AM in a private car with Julie. Fernando was our driver.
Our first stop, was the monastery on top of a hill that overlooks all of Cartagena. The views were astonishing. She reviewed the history of this 400 year, old monastery, and an overview of the history of Cartagena and Columbia.
The next stop was the fortress. She gave the history of the fortress and some of the many battles that occurred in this area.
The next part of the tour was walking around Getsemani. This area is beautiful and has beautiful murals and paintings on the walls and alleyways. We made a few stops at street food vendors. All of them were amazingly good. My favorites were the grilled chorizo, sausage and beer, and the fresh made ceviche. Delicious!!!
The next top was old city, or the walled city. Julie is well known in Cartagena. She explained the historical spots and we chatted with street vendors and artists. We went to many of the town squares and even took a picture with Monumento a Gertrude.
We also made a stop at “Emerald King” jewelry shop. We actually bought some beautiful jewelry at a fantastic price.
Julie made many recommendations on places to eat and places to see on our trip. We actually stopped and made a dinner reservation for Tuesday night at a very nice restaurant.
Julie provided a lot of insight on safety in the city and how to deal with the street vendors. (I feel very safe and in Cartagena)
At the end of the tour, Julie had Fernando picked us up, and he drove us back to our hotel.
This was the perfect tour for Doreen and I on our second day in Cartagena.
I highly recommend this trip for everybody.
Enjoy!!!