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| Residents | 329.523 (2012) | |
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Puerto Plata, Official name San Felipe de Puerto Plata is the capital of the province of Puerto Plata in the region Cibao in the north of the country Dominican Republic.
background
The famous tourist resorts are close to the city Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada.
Playa Dorada is located on the north coast between Puerto Plata and Sosua, directly east of Puerto Platas city limits. This collection of over 15 hotels in a small space, grouped around a golf course, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Dominican Republic, along with Punta Cana and Juan Dolio. The guarded facility has a semicircular main road and access road, which is guarded at both ends, only hotel guests have access. In the east a river forms the natural and secure border.
The beach at Playa Dorada is golden-yellow, but the sand is not as fine as, for example, in Punta Cana.
getting there
By plane
- 1 Puerto Plata Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional Gregorio Luperón, IATA: POP). Tel.: 1 809-291-0000.
Condor flies twice a week from Frankfurt to Puerto Plata, Germanwings once a week.
- Cibao International Airport(IATA: STI)(Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional del Cibao) "Santiago Airport" for short could also be interesting if you come from the USA or Panama. POP has comparatively high airport fees (one reason why, for example, flights to Punta Cana are almost always cheaper than here). The additional bus transfer from "STI" to the north coast is easily included in the price difference.
In the street
By boat
- 2 Amber Cove Cruise Terminal (Terminal Turística Amber Cove). Tel.: 1 829-735-0272.The cruise port was put into operation in 2016, it is located approx. 15 km northwest of Puerto Plata and offers space for several cruise ships. Generous pool area, numerous shops.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Fortaleza San Felipe (Fortaleza de San Felipe)
- 2 Isabel De Torres National Park (Parque Nacional Isabel de Torres). A cable car leads to the 793 m high Pico Isabel de Torres. The smaller brother of the Cristo Redentor statue from Rio de Janeiro stands on the summit. Also worth seeing is the botanical garden.
- 4 Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol (St. Philip the Apostle Cathedral), Calle José del Carmen Ariza 36, Puerto Plata. Tel.: 1 809-586-2362.
activities
- 2 Playa Costambar
- 3 Acapulco beach
- 4 Long Beach
- 5 Costa Dorada
shop
- 1 Mercado Modelo Municipal. 19.793732, -70.691771.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Puerto Plata Village Club. Tel.: 1 809-320-4012.
- 2 Iberostar Costa Dorada, Carretera Luperon, complejo Km 4, Puerto Plata 57000. Tel.: 1 809-320-1000.
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health
Practical advice
trips
- To the 27 waterfalls in the 5 Parqueo Charcos Damajagua, approx. 30 km
- To the caves of Cabarete im 6 Parque Nacional El Choco y Las Cuevas de Cabarete, approx. 40 km
literature
Web links
http://www.puertoplata.com/ - Official website of Puerto Plata
