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Colombia's Northern Coast

We spent one week on the beautiful area of Colombia's northern coast. We arrived in Cartagena, the picturesque colonial city on the Caribbean Sea. We explored the fairy-tale Cartagena's Old Town, took a walk on the narrow winding streets of the city circled by walls. Nice colourful houses and beautiful squares.

Today we took a proper tour of this beautiful city.

We visited the Palace of Inquisition, one of the finest buildings in the city, which used to serve as the house of Inquisition. Now it is an open museum displaying instruments of torture used in the past by the inquisitors, but only.

In our tour, we also visited Castillo de San Felipe de Barajas, which is the greatest fortress ever built by the Spaniards.

The beautiful Church of Santo Domingo is the oldest church in the city.

We walked on Walls of Cartagena, one of the most important attractions of Cartagena and UNESCO World Heritage Site. You can admire from there panoramic views of the city.

We checked one of the most famous restaurants in the city, La Vitrola. It is actually in an building, a 400 year old colonial home.

And ended the day in one of the rooftop bars, enjoying a good mojito.

From beautiful and colourful Cartagena, we left for a greener experience.

We left towards Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona which is situated at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains and on the shore of the Caribbean Sea.

Today we took a tour of Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona. We booked a guided tour to explore South America's lovely coastline from the rainforests of Tayrona to the spectacular beaches. The tour started with with a hike in the tropical hills near Cañaveral, the base of the Sierra Nevada mountains and got us to the beautiful beaches of Arrecifes.

One of the nicest spots of the tour in Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona was Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona, superb bay surrounded by massive volcanic rocks.

Spent the night in Minca

Minca is a wonderful mountain village located in the scenic Colombian hillside. Minca is known for its coffee farms. After we explored the village of Minca a bit, we took a guided tour of the area's organic coffee farms.

In the afternoon, we went to Pozo Azul, a natural swimming pool hole for a refreshing time.

Night in Minca.

We transfered back to Cartagena. Had a relaxed afternoon in the city.

The last day was dedicated to Rosario Islands. We took a day trip to this enchantic spot in Colombia.

On the way to Rosario Islands, we saw Tierra Bomba Island and Boca Chica, an ancient fort that used to protect Cartagena.

Rosario Islands is a beautiful archipelago located off the coast of Colombia. It is one of the 46 Natural National Parks of Colombia. Once there, we headed to Playa Azul, a gorgeous white sand beach on the turquoise Caribbean Sea.