Chapter 1 / Cartagena
Puerta del Reloj.
Chapter 1Outdoor visit · Estimated
Start with Puerta del Reloj. Let a detail decide which thread you follow next.
Pause here. What detail would you keep from this place?
2 min Walk15 min Visit24 min · Total
Outdoor walks and façade observations. Interior admission is not included.
The full story
Walk through the main gate of the walled city beneath its clock tower; its three openings make the city’s fortified entrance easy to read.
Begin here to understand the old city as a fortified place. Passing through the gate brings you directly to Plaza de los Coches; looking back from the square reveals how the clock tower marks the entrance. Colombia Travel distinguishes the original central passage from the two later openings.
- Three gate openings beneath the clock tower
- The original central passage, flanked by later openings
What is pulling you next?
Another door into this story
