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Plaza Bolivar

Cartagena, Colombia
Ranked #5 of 17 attractions in Cartagena
4.5 of 5 stars 82 Reviews
Type: Landmarks/ Points of Interest
Description: This colonial plaza is surrounded by the Cathedral, the Palace of the Inquisition and a gold museum.
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Tamarac, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2012

this is a nice plaza with cultural flavor. close to nice shopping stores like galeria Cano where you can find beautiful jewlery and a Gabi Arenas a leather designer. More

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Detroit, Michigan
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2012

Goo and see .Nice park is over there.You can have a seat on bench ,watch pigeons ,small kids with their parents . And just relaks after your walking trips arund town. More

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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24 reviews 24 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 20, 2012

This is a lovely plaza, well shaded by large palm trees, located in El Centro in the heart of the walled city. Vendors offer juices, snacks and souvenirs but are not aggressive. People there catch their breath and escape from the hot sun and watch the passersby. The Museo de Oro (gold museum) and Palace of the Inquisition flank the... More

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Miami
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4 reviews 4 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 17, 2012

Walking around this plaza at night in really nice. Very good shopping stores around (Gabi Arenas, Galeria Cano). gold Museum across the street. More

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Cartagena, Colombia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 14, 2012

A great place to be, a warm friendly nice location that was just beautiful. I highly recommend going. You wont' regret it. More

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Toronto, Canada
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22 reviews 22 reviews
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19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 4, 2012

At the Simon Bolivar plaza you can find a beautiful fountain and the locals go there to sit on the benches and read the newspaper. You will also find the Inquisition Museum at one side and the Gold Museum at the other. In one of the corners there is a cathedral that you have to pay a fee to enter... More

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Tallinn, Estonia
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 28, 2012

Nice shade from the heat, fountains with relaxing sound of water.. More

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Tallinn, Estonia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 27, 2012

Nice and green plaza. A lot of benches to sit down and enjoy a shadow of big trees around. Clean. Musicians doing performances at the evenings. More

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West Palm Beach, Florida
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 14, 2012

Plaza Bolivar is the heart of the city, full of people sitting around, feeding the pigeons, reading, selling all kinds of stuff to tourists, etc. Crowded but live place. More

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Toronto, Canada
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10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 13, 2012

Street Dancers and music fill the square. People watch from all nationalities that come to visit. Street Vendors check out your desire to buy, beads, water, beer, artifacts, t-shirts, watermellon, and more. Police scan a peaceful and safe square. Located in the heart of the walled city it is called Bolivar Square with a statute of Bolivar, the liberator of... More

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