Located at #17 Atarazana St, Colonial Zone. The Mesón Museo del Jamón Restaurant has been working Dominican Republic since 2000; it opened its doors to the public on April 20th 2000 and the concept came up from a Spanish franchise in Madrid.

Within its peculiarities it has a Serrano ham-decorated which are used for daily consumption in the restaurant.

You can also enjoy a nice open air evening listening to soft music with an astonishing view of Plaza España in combination with the Alcázar de Colón and Santo Domingo Port. For those who like to be more discreet they can enjoy their evening inside the place, in the bar area or the restaurant area.

It offers international dishes but Spanish and local cooking is their specialty.

Mesón Museo del Jamón Restaurant
#17 Atarazana St., Colonial Zone
Tel.: (809) 688-9644

Patria, Minerva and María Teresa Mirabal, symbols of fight on behalf of liberty and democracy, struggle models on behalf of Dominican country.  They were exemplary women who marked the way of honor and hope.

The patriot and fighters sisters from Ojo de Agua, a little town of Salcedo Municipality in Dominican Republic , were outstanding for their fight against the dictatorship of  the tyrant Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, one of most cruel in Latin American and world history.

November 25th, date in which these Dominican heroines were killed, was established as the “Non violence against women day”.

Several literary works and movies have made echo this memorable story o f Mirabal Sisters, such as the book “En el Tiempo de la Mariposas” of Julia Álvarez and the documentary movie “In the time of the butterflies” with Salma Hayeck as starring; it was filmed in the one-time Mirabals’ house which is nowadays a museum on their behalf..

Mirabal Sisters Museum is located in the municipality of Salcedo, next to Conuco and Tenares.  The fascinating museum works in the same house that belonged to the Dominican heroines’ family.

This museum has items that belonged to the sisters such as: books, kitchen instruments, clothes, furniture, pictures, as well as the impressive and long hair tail of María Teresa, which was solemnly and respectfully cut and taken from her body by her sister Dedé.

The Foundation Hermanas Mirabal is responsible of the museum creation; it was created with the intention of keeping Dominican history alive.  It was founded on December 8th 1994.  The person in charge is Mrs. Dedé Mirabal herself. The aspect and location of the museum allows us passionate at remembering those moments of history.

The Sundial is an instrument whose origin and use go back to ancient times.  The purpose of these ancient cultures was obviously to measure time and days.  The Sundial works according to the earth movement as it turns around the sun; the sundial marks the time and with the shadow or light movement the gnomon of sundial points the time.

The sundial is an ancient monument with a huge historical and architectonic value.  It was constructed in 1753 by the one-time governor of Santo Domingo Island, Francisco de Rubio and Peñaranda for the officers to be able to check time.

The Sundial of Santo Domingo is preserved in good conditions and since it is in an island where the sun shines everyday, it works perfectly.
This majestic sundial is constructed in cut stones.  It has two faces in two of its four laterals; one of them marks the morning hours and the other face marks the afternoon hours.

The Sundial is one of the few which are still working in the big cities of the world. It is located in Plazoleta del Reloj del Sol, right in front of the Museo de las Casas Reales, at the Colonial Zone.

NACO, SANTO DOMINGO.- Since art is the form of expression of all countries and inspired by the quality and richness of Dominican painters and sculptors, Bellapart Museum opens its doors.  It is a modern museum created and inaugurated in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Bellapart Museum offers the visitors the exposition of its four categories: “Pioneers”, “Modern Painting”, “The Exiled” and “Members of the Avant-garde”. The collection is formed by the most outstanding Dominican artists such as Enrique García Godoy, Gaspar Mario Cruz, among others, along with important Spanish artists.

Besides connecting the visitors with a collection of the best works of Dominican artists, the museum provides the chance of an economical purchase of many of these great unquestionable high quality works of art.

The diverse range of works of arts is noticeable from the most classic to the most avant-garde paints portraying landscapes, the famous dark-skinned ladies, old cars, abstracts, expressions of Dominican life as well as photo expositions of the highest level and a collection from 1800.

Visiting Bellapart Museum is valuable alternative for those culture, art, paint and Dominican photo lovers; it undoubtedly meets all the expectative of those who visit it showing them the Dominican History through the art.

It was inaugurated in February 1999; its president is Mr. Juan José Bellapart and its director is Mrs. Luisa Auffant.

Museum schedule is Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
It is locate on John F. Kennedy Avenue, Honda Building, 5th Floor, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

SANTIAGO.- Dominican Tobacco Museum is located in a construction that is part of the most representative urban environment of Santiago de los Caballeros, second capital of Dominican Republic.

This museum is located in the park known as Parque Duarte, which is a zone integrated by the most important buildings of the city such as: Cathedral Santiago Apóstol, Provincial Bishopric Building, Fine Arts Schools of the Municipality, Presidential Provincial Palace, Recreation Center, the antique Town Council Palace and the Culture Center of Santiago.

This museum exhibits everything related to one of the most important commercial activities of this region and the country: the crops, processing and exportation of Dominican Tobacco, considered as one of the best in the world and preferred by a wide percentage of international tobacco consumers.

If you wish to know this activity a little bit closer, or just enhance your knowledge about local cultures, visit Dominican Tobacco Museum, located on 30 de marzo and 16 de agosto streets interception in Santiago de los Caballeros city.