Ancient ruins
Monasterio de San Francisco
32 locals recommend,
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Chris
December 4, 2017
Nice culture events every Sunday
Antonio
September 21, 2016
Sundays live music with grupo Bonye, free entrance
Chris
June 26, 2019
FREE events with live music every Sunday evening
Antonio
February 8, 2016
Beautiful ruins from XVII century with live music open air on Fridays night.
Kellmy
August 26, 2019
The rustic, dramatic walled ruins of the San Francisco Monastery occupy large blocks of the Colonial City—between Calle Duarte and Calle Hostos—and double as a fantastic merengue concert stage every Sunday. But any other day of the week, the sprawling, unoccupied ruins offer a stunning backdrop for photo lovers and serve as a reminder of the former, first-ever 16th century Franciscan monastery in the New World. It went through several disasters, including a fire caused by Sir Francis Drake, and a couple of earthquakes, before it was eventually used as a mental asylum until the middle of the 20th century.
The rustic, dramatic walled ruins of the San Francisco Monastery occupy large blocks of the Colonial City—between Calle Duarte and Calle Hostos—and double as a fantastic merengue concert stage every Sunday. But any other day of the week, the sprawling, unoccupied ruins offer a stunning backdrop for…
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