Walks · Cartagena · English
7 narrated stops, 21 minutes of stories, 3.0 km on foot. Press play at each stop — no app needed — or open the walk in Avsha and let the stories keep coming as you move.
Stop 1 · Palacio de la Inquisición, Plaza de Bolívar, Cartagena · 3 min
In short: Established in 1610, this palace hosted the Holy Office of the Inquisition to maintain religious orthodoxy. Today, it serves as a museum displaying colonial baroque architecture and instruments of torture used to extract confessions from those accused of heresy.
↓ 200 m · 3 min to the next stop
Stop 2 · 3 min
In short: The church is significant because Pedro Claver, who dedicated his life to helping enslaved Africans, lived and died there. The site houses his remains beneath the main altar and features an iconic dome added by Gaston Lelarge in the 1920s.
↓ 400 m · 6 min to the next stop
Stop 3 · Camellón de los Mártires, Getsemaní, Cartagena · 3 min
In short: It is the site where nine intellectual and military leaders were executed by firing squad in 1816. General Pablo Morillo ordered their deaths during the Spanish Reconquest to crush the dream of liberty and Colombian independence.
↓ 300 m · 5 min to the next stop
Stop 4 · Callejones de arte urbano de Getsemaní, Cartagena · 3 min
In short: The murals represent Getsemani's identity and revolutionary spirit, depicting local heroes like the Lanceros from the 1811 independence movement. They also celebrate Palenqueras and the Maria Mulata bird, serving as a shield against gentrification by preserving the neighborhood's history.
↓ 850 m · 12 min to the next stop
Stop 5 · Plaza Fernández de Madrid, San Diego, Cartagena · 3 min
In short: This plaza features a statue of hero José Joaquín Fernández de Madrid and the historic Church of Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo. It also served as the inspiration for the 'Plaza de los Evangelios' in Gabriel García Márquez’s Love in the Time of Cholera.
↓ 400 m · 6 min to the next stop
Stop 6 · Teatro Adolfo Mejía, Cartagena, Argentina/Colombia · 3 min
In short: Designed by Luis Felipe Jaspe on the site of a 17th-century church, this theater features cedar balconies and Carrara marble stairs. Its ceiling mural, painted by Enrique Grau, depicts the nine muses of the arts against a Caribbean sky.
↓ 800 m · 11 min to the next stop
Stop 7 · Las Bóvedas, Centro Histórico, Cartagena · 3 min
In short: Built between 1792 and 1798 as bomb-proof storage for munitions and food, Las Bóvedas later served as flooded dungeons. Today, the vaults house an artisanal market selling Colombian emeralds, Wayuu mochilas, and traditional crafts.