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Ciudad Trujillo is the capital and the largest city in Dominican Republic, located some 10 km to the east from La Julia. The population is about 2,202,000 people in accordance with the 2009 census. Many people visit Ciudad Trujillo each year to take a look at its famous roman catholic cathedrals and palaces.

Airport Herrera International Airport (IATA: HEX) is 20 km away from Ciudad Trujillo and is the closest airport to it.

Must see attractions in Ciudad Trujillo

1. Cathedral of Santa María la Menor
The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor in the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo is dedicated to St. Mary of the Incarnation. It is the oldest cathedral in the Americas, begun in 1512 and completed in 1540. The Cathedral once held the title Primate of the Americas, it has since been the only Archdiocese to have held this title.

2. Catedral de Santa María la Menor
The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor in Santo Domingo is the oldest cathedral in the Americas, begun in 1514 and completed in 1540. Fronted with a golden-tinted coral limestone façade, the church combines elements of both Gothic and Baroque with some lavish plateresque styles as exemplified by the high altar chiseled out of silver. The treasury has an excellent art collection of ancient woodcarvings, furnishings, funerary monuments, silver, and jewelry. Some historians believe that the remains…

3. National Palace (Dominican Republic)
The National Palace (Spanish: Palacio Nacional) is a building in Santo Domingo, that houses the offices of the Executive Branch (Presidency and Vice Presidency) of the Dominican Republic. Designed in an eclectic neoclassical style by Italian architect Guido D'Alessandro at the behest of Rafael Trujillo, construction started on February 27, 1944 —Dominican independence centenary—and was inaugurated on August 16, 1944. Occupying an area of 18, 000 square meters and luxuriously appointed throughout,

4. სიუდად-კოლონიალი (სანტო-დომინგო)
სიუდად-კოლონიალი (español. Ciudad Colonial) – ქრისტეფორე კოლუმბიშ დჷნარსხუეფი დოხორინი ახალ საგებიოს. სიუდად-კოლონიალი მიშმურს დომინიკარეფიშ რესპუბლიკაშ ნანანოღა სანტო-დომინგოშ აკოდგინალუაშა.

5. Columbus Lighthouse
Columbus Lighthouse (español. Faro a Colón|links=no|links=no) is a monument located in Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic, in tribute to Christopher Columbus.

6. Monasterio de San Francisco
Monasterio de San Francisco in Santo Domingo de Guzman, Dominican Republic, is a monastery that was built around 1508, with the arrival of the Franciscan fathers. The ruin is one of most important of the city. It is located in the Zona Colonial of Santo Domingo and has been declared a " heritage Dominican"

7. Altar de la Patria
El Altar de la Patria, or The Altar of the Homeland, is a white marble mausoleum in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic that houses the remains of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic: Juan Pablo Duarte, Francisco del Rosario Sánchez, and Ramón Matías Mella, collectively known as Los Trinitarios. Within the mausoleum there are statues of the founding fathers, carved by Italian sculptor Nicholas Arrighini; there is as well an " eternal flame" that is kept lit in memory of the patriots. The…

8. Parque Independencia (Santo Domingo)
Parque Independencia (Santo Domingo) is a tourist attraction, one of the Parks in Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic. It is located: 14 km from La Julia, 414 km from Santiago de los Caballeros, 780 km from Port-au-Prince.

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Ciudad Trujillo tourist attractions and interesting places

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Cathedral of Santa María la Menor

The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor in the Colonial Zone of Santo

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Catedral de Santa María la Menor

The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor in Santo Domingo is the oldest

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National Palace (Dominican Republic)

The National Palace (Spanish: Palacio Nacional) is a building in Santo

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Fortaleza Ozama

The Fortaleza Ozama (in Spanish; Ozama Fortress in English) is a

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Alcázar de Colón

The Alcázar de Colón, or Columbus Alcazar, located in Santo Domingo, D

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სიუდად-კოლონიალი (სანტო-დომინგო)

სიუდად-კოლონიალი (español. Ciudad Colonial) – ქრისტეფორე კოლუმბი

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Columbus Lighthouse

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Monasterio de San Francisco

Monasterio de San Francisco in Santo Domingo de Guzman, Dominican

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Altar de la Patria

El Altar de la Patria, or The Altar of the Homeland, is a white marble

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Parque Independencia (Santo Domingo)

Parque Independencia (Santo Domingo) is a tourist attraction, one of

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Puerta del Conde

La Puerta del Conde (The Count's Gate) is the site in Santo Domingo,

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Casa Sanchez Boutique Hotel

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Hotel Discovery

starting $30

Hotel Luis V

starting $29

Suite Colonial

starting $50

Hotel Jade

starting $31

Santo Domingo Bed and Breakfast

starting $22

Hotel Odette Colonial

starting $20

Hotel Renacer

starting $45

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