colkeena Posted December 14, 2007 #1 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Which one is more interesting?We will be on Princess Coral in Jan. and I am trying to choose between the two.Do not want much shopping-as little as possible.Have seen other fortresses and wonder if this one is special in any way.Leaning toward the Monastery but am thrown by the shopping included part.Is this mainly shopping or mainly Monastery?Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Grumby Posted December 14, 2007 #2 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Our tour guide in Cartagena told us that, right now, the roads to the Monastery are torn up for construction. Consequently, you may want to double-check to make sure that the Monastery tour is in fact available ... Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseidaho Posted December 16, 2007 #3 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Visited both the fortress and the monastery on Dec. 8 on a Princess tour. Both were quite interesting and had great views of the city. Not much shopping at either place, although there were plenty of street vendors, more at the fortress, and a few kiosks. The vendors were not overly aggressive and a "no, gracias" turned most away. Photo ops with a sloth and with a donkey at the monastery were very popular. The road up to the monastery was fine, although steep and winding. The scene along the way was an education in itself. I enjoyed learning the history of the fortress, a huge and amazing structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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