Step into the first European city of the Americas
Santo Domingo's Zona Colonial — founded in 1496 by Bartholomew Columbus — is a UNESCO World Heritage site and the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas. The full-day tour from Punta Cana is the easiest way to see it without booking a separate hotel.
You'll walk the cobblestones of Calle Las Damas (the oldest paved street in the Americas), visit the Alcázar de Colón (residence of Diego Columbus, Christopher's son), and step inside the Catedral Primada de América.