Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago de los Caballeros, often shortened to Santiago, is the second-largest city in the Dominican Republic and the fourth-largest city in the Caribbean by population.
Santiago de los Caballeros, often shortened to Santiago, is the second-largest city in the Dominican Republic and the fourth-largest city in the Caribbean by population. It is the capital of Santiago Province and the largest major metropolis in the Cibao region of the country. Santiago is the largest Caribbean city that is not a capital city, and the largest non-coastal metropolis in the Caribbean islands. It is approximately 155 km (96 mi) northwest of the capital, Santo Domingo, with an average altitude of 178 m (584 ft). The city has a population of 771,748 inhabitants (2022). Santiago's metropolitan area population composed of the municipalities of Santiago-Licey Al Medio-Baitoa-Tamboril-Puñal-Villa González is 1,261,852 as of 2022, making it the Dominican Republic's second-largest.
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Worth seeing in and around Santiago de los Caballeros
7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra or PUCMM is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic university in the Dominican Republic. The university grants undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and professional degrees.
1.6 km · university in the Dominican Republic · Wikipedia - 02Monumento de Santiago
The Monumento a los Héroes de la Restauración is a monument in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros in the Dominican Republic. It is the highest building in Santiago, and a major tourist attraction for the area.
1 km · monument in Dominican Republic · Wikipedia - 03Estadio La Barranquita
Estadio La Barranquita is a multi-use stadium in Santiago, Dominican Republic. It is currently used mostly for football matches.
6.2 km · stadium in Dominican Republic · Wikipedia - 04St. James the Apostle Cathedral, Santiago de los Caballeros
The St. James the Apostle Cathedral is a Catholic church located in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, the capital of Santiago Province in the Dominican Republic.
2 km · church in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic · Wikipedia - 05Estadio Cibao
Estadio Cibao is a multi-use stadium in Santiago, Dominican Republic. Currently, it is mostly used for baseball games and hosts the home games of the Águilas Cibaeñas in the Dominican Winter Baseball League.
2.4 km · multi-use stadium in Santiago, Dominican Republic · Wikipedia - 06Fortaleza San Luis
Fortaleza San Luis is a fortress located near the Yaque del Norte River in southwest Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. The Fort was the location of several battles during the War of Restoration.
1.8 km · history museum in Santiago, Dominican Republic · Wikipedia - 07Gran Arena del Cibao
The Gran Arena del Cibao Dr. Oscar Gobaira, historically known as the Palacio de los Deportes de Santiago, is a multi-use indoor arena located in the center of Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.
2.4 km · arena in the Dominican Republic · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Centro Leon (Centro Leon Santiago), Av. 27 de Febrero No. 146 (Santiago de los Caballeros, DR),. 8-6. This is the modern center of Santiago, offering art galleries, audiovisual presentations, cinemacafe every week, a library and multimedia services. Local and international expos are present all around the year.
- 01Monument of Santiago
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Things to do
Calle El Sol (Calle El Sol Santiago), Calle El Sol (Santiago). This is the shopping street of Santiago de los Caballeros, here you will be close to museum, local attractions, giftshops, places to eat and drink and important monuments. Museums/Culture: Monumentos a los Heroes de la Restauracion, Centro León, La 37 por las tablas, Teatro Nacional del Cibao...
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Where to eat
Santiago has many places to eat and a variety of dishes. There are many cultural places in Santiago due to globalization, such as American food (TGI Fridays, Burger King, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Domino's, Papa John's, Taco Bell and others. Asian (Chinese & Japanese): Super Rico Restaurant, Expresso Jade, Sushi Ya!, Belcaire Niguri... International: Satay, Paparazzo, Vivres, Front Door, Kaafa, Tete Club...
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Getting to Santiago de los Caballeros
- Airports
- Cibao (STI), 11 km · Las Américas (SDQ), 157 km · Cap Haitien (CAP), 161 km
- Santo Domingo → Santiago de los Caballeros137 km · quickest by road, 2h 30m · $12–17
- La Romana → Santiago de los Caballeros214 km · quickest by road, 4h 23m · $21–29
- Punta Cana → Santiago de los Caballeros259 km · quickest by air, 5h 39m · $130–190
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Santiago de los Caballeros
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Santiago de los Caballeros. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundGet to the road Las Palomas which runs through Licey, either by walking (a bit over 5km, or 1 hour at a moderate pace with baggage) or bargaining with some mototaxi or taxi at the airport (as per the first suggestion, go a little out of the airport to get cheaper taxis).
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