Santiago Travel Guide, Dominican Republic

Visiting Santiago to discover its beauty

Are you planning to spend your vacations with family and friends? Santiago can be the best travel destination to have a total blast. It is basically a province in the Dominican Republic that is rich in education and culture. This place is also well known for being a primary industrial hub of textile, cigar, cigarette and rum industries.

The economy of this place is greatly influenced by leather goods and shoe manufacturing companies. Santiago has 4 crucial industrial zones. This great travel destination is also a home to the largest medical institutions. Within a striking distance, there are various pleasant towns as well that are prosperous and a must visit while holidaying in Santiago. This place features a sizeable rich community that composes primarily of the ‘old money’.

Santiago is all surrounded by beautiful and tall mountains that have a major role in protecting the place from hurricanes. A perfect place for all cigar fans is Museo del Tobaco. Here, the travelers can come to know about cigar making art while buying some top cigar brands of the country. It is also a major blunder to exit the Cibao Valley without doing any shopping at this museum. People from all across the world visit Santiago to relax and spend time in the finest hotels. The city is also popular for offering a huge array of shopping stores and vibrant nightlife to keep the locals as well as tourists busy.

There are various plush and well maintained golf courses in Santiago so that the advanced and beginner golfers can easily play their favorite sport. High class equipment and facilities are offered to the golfers so that they can relax and spend time with their loved ones while playing golf. Apart from golfing, people can also take due pleasure in activities like windsurfing, snorkeling and boating. Even beaches of this place are a must visit for their warm and crystal clear waters.

Visiting Santiago during February can be most noteworthy as you can actually take pleasure in the celebrations of the popular festival Carnaval de Santiago. Also, some of the places to visit in Santiago include Centro De Recreo De Santiago, Iglesia Nuestra Senora De La Altagracia, Monumento a Los Heroes de la Restauracion and Nuestra Senora de la Altagracia.

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