Alcázar de Colón
Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Alcázar de Colón

Things to do · Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic

The early-1500s palace of Diego Columbus, son of Christopher, overlooking Plaza de España in the Colonial City. Its coral-stone arcades house a museum of period furniture, tapestries and colonial art spread across the former viceregal rooms. Freshly restored inside and out, it reopened to visitors in mid-2026 with a new interactive exhibition being completed.

Alcázar de Colón
Photo: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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