La Romana · the Dominican Republic Capital

La Romana

In the destination La Romana and Bayahibe.

In the photo: Isla Catalina

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The city

What to expect from La Romana.

La Romana is the capital of the province of the same name, a sugar-mill town and cruise port on the south coast. To the east is Casa de Campo, with Altos de Chavón, the stone village above the Chavón River; to the west, the Cueva de las Maravillas, with Taíno paintings; and in front of the port, Isla Catalina, with a beach and diving.

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The local experience

What to see in La Romana

Village

Altos de Chavón

A stone village in a 16th-century Mediterranean style, built in the 1970s and 1980s on a cliff above the Chavón River, with a church, amphitheater, studios and a viewpoint.

Cave

Cueva de las Maravillas

A limestone cave with hundreds of Taíno paintings and engravings, stalactites and illuminated walkways, between San Pedro de Macorís and La Romana.

Island

Isla Catalina

A small protected island off La Romana, with a white-sand beach and calm water on one side and, on the other, a coral wall known among divers.

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