I would recommend visiting this museum and church. The museum itself has a fairly large range of things. If the church is closed from the front, you can get in through the museum. San Pedro's remains can be seen at the front of the church on the altar.
A very old church. Unfortunately during our visit the center of it was under renovation. The 12 stations are depicted around bot with the renovation we couldn't get close enough. One of the highlyof the old town.
The nicest thing about the San pedro Claver is the green patio, a quiet little patch of jungle. But the cathedral and adjoining historic buildings are impressive. The story of the saint is interesting in view of slavery history. Pricy but worth it.
I visited the Convent and Cathedral of San Pedro Claver and I found it to be a very good example of Colonial architecture. It has a luscious indoor garden that provides shade and a cooler temperature during the hot days. The second floor's open hallways were used as an art gallery with interesting exhibits. There were also adjacent rooms with Spanish antiquities and the room and study of the priest Pedro Claver who was known to be an advocate and caretaker of african slaves. Very interesting history.
Good choices like El Baron and others to have a beer, watch sight seeing passersby if not entertainment at night.
In addition to learning about San Pedro Claver and his work as the "slave to the slaves," we loved walking through this airy church facility and seeing the art from Haiti and the church art. The garden is lovely and the only time i've seen guacamayas on this trip too. Worth a visit.
Beautiful museum! Great artwork and great old architecture. Very interesting too for history buffs like myself. A must do while in Cartagena!
For a little bit of serenity, and maybe to catch a break from the heat, this church is worth a stop. It is a really old church with a beautiful facade. There was a service going on when we were there, so we sat in the back pews for a bit to take everything in. There are lots of cool little metal statues right outside of the church and several fruit vendors as well.
Very interesting. Worth a visit from numerous points of view: cultural, historical, and the fact that one gets out of the sun!
I attended a wedding here. Beautiful old cathedral and the priest was very warm. On a large sure with lots of action.