Must-see, Activities · Cartagena

Getsemaní and Plaza de la Trinidad

A historic neighborhood right next to Cartagena's walled city, across Avenida Venezuela. Its meeting point is the Plaza de la Trinidad, in front of the church of the same name.

Hours: Open neighborhood; the plaza is a public space.
Price: Free to walk around.
Price: Free
Duration: 2 to 4 hours
Address: Plaza de la Trinidad, Getsemaní, Cartagena

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Getsemaní was the craftsmen's neighborhood: blacksmiths, shipwrights, barbers and fishermen lived outside the main ring of the wall. Its residents took part in the November 1811 uprisings that pushed for Cartagena's full independence.

The Plaza de la Trinidad, in front of the Trinidad church, is where the neighborhood gets together. In the afternoon it fills with neighbors, and at night with people going out to eat and dance. The statue of Pedro Romero and the Getsemaní lancers is there.

The surrounding streets have murals. They started on Calle de la Sierpe and spread to the Callejón Angosto and the blocks near the plaza. Several are about how tourism has changed the neighborhood.

What to see

Plaza de la Trinidad and the Trinidad church.
Murals on Calle de la Sierpe and the Callejón Angosto.
Statue of Pedro Romero and the lancers.
Celele and Café Havana, a few blocks away.

Getting there

On foot from La Matuna or from the Torre del Reloj, crossing toward the Centro de Convenciones.
Taxi: ask for the Plaza de la Trinidad.

Tips

Go late in the afternoon, when the sun drops and the plaza fills with neighbors.
Be respectful of the people who live there: it's a residential neighborhood, not a museum.