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Welcome to Tours Under the Sun!

“Tours under the Sun” comprises a series of open-air workshops that will guide you through the vibrant city of Santo Domingo, where history and modernity intertwine in a fascinating urban tapestry.

Within the framework of the International Congress of Architecture and Urbanism (CIAU), four tours have been planned through different areas of the city and the university, according to the thematic areas of the congress, so that everyone can choose them according to their particular interest.

The tours will be held three times, simultaneously, so that there is the possibility of participating in at least three of the four organized, depending on the availability of space.

The tours are:

Architecture: A tour of the historic center of Santo Domingo, declared a cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO, houses the most important architectural collection of the Dominican Republic.

Urban and Territorial Planning: this tour will visit the modern and contemporary part of the city, seeing some of the buildings from those periods, as well as urban development.

Environment and Sustainability: this tour will visit the most important parks, true lungs, which contribute to the quality of the city’s air, including the Botanical Garden and Los Tres Ojos.

Schedule:

On the mornings of October 22 and 23, the tours will start at 9:00 AM and run until 12:00 PM. On the afternoon of the 22nd, the tour will start at 2:00 PM and run until 5:00 PM, simultaneously.

Recommendations to follow:

  • Wear comfortable clothing and shoes.
  • Use sunscreen and insect repellent.
  • Stay in the assigned group.
  • Notify the guide’s assistant of any emergency.
  • Stay hydrated.
  • Maintain cleanliness in the areas visited.
  • If you must leave before the end of the tour for any reason, please notify the guide’s assistant.

Exteriors

Alcázar of Diego Colón
Museum Royal Houses
Nicolás de Ovando House
National Pantheon

Walking tour along El Conde street

Roselló Building (Conde de Peñalba)
Town Hall
Building Baquero
Building Díez
Building González Ramos
Building Ceráme and Olalla Buildings
Saviñón
Building Copello
Building CHM Building

Time to Sketch
  • Colon Park
  • El Conde Street

Interiors

Primate Cathedral
Fortress of Santo Domingo
House of the Jesuits

Walking tour through the Plaza de la Cultura

National Theater
Museum of Modern Art
Museum of the Dominican Man
National Library
Museum of Natural History

Walking tour through the Plaza de la Cultura

National Palace
Central Bank of the Dominican Republic
Juan Pablo Duarte Office Building
Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center
Habitat Park Center
Intercontinental Hotel
Martí Building
Banreservas Tower
Acropolis Tower
"Blue Mall" Shopping Center
World Trade Center Santo Domingo
Piantini Tower
Corporate Building 2010
Holiday Inn Hotel
Building Art San Ramón
Ilumel Building
Mapfre
Building Lincoln Building 1057
"Ágora Mall" Shopping Center
Santo Domingo Motors Building

Interiors

By bus

Mirador Sur Park
Centro de los Heroes
Litoral Sur Park (Malecón)
Eugenio María de Hostos Park
Santo Domingo Obelisk
Avenida del Puerto
Mirador Este Park – Colón Lighthouse

Exteriors

Train tour of the National Botanical Garden Walking tour of the "Los Tres Ojos" Natural Reserve

Exteriors

Faculty of Architecture
and Arts (Building I – UNPHU)

Interiors

Advanced Architecture Unit
School of Architecture and Urban Planning