Gabriel García Marquez & Barrio San Diego Walking Tour

Meet the neighborhood that inspired Gabriel García Márquez: San Diego. Know the streets that tell the life of the characters of "Love in the times of cholera" and "of love and other demons."
Welcome to the magical Cartagena from Gabo's perspective!

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Get to know the Cartagena's neighborhood that inspired Gabriel García Márquez: San Diego. Walk through the streets that tell the lives of the characters in “Love in the Time of Cholera” and “Of Love and Other Demons.”

Cartagena will never be the same after you take this Free Tour. Be part of an exceptional and magical experience thanks to the stories that give life to the streets, follow the steps taken by our Nobel Prize winner in Literature “Gabo” between squares and bastions, between houses and balconies. If you have not yet read any of Gabo's novels, or are a regular fan of his literary works, this tour will enliven your senses and alter your reality.

From the Plaza de Santo Domingo to the house of Gabriel García Márquez in San Diego Cartagena , experience the art, music and literature of the bohemian neighborhood in which our writer lived absurd, magical and imaginary realities that influenced his life and later on. the lives of its characters that give complete meaning to the magical realism that we love and fall in love with so much.

Learn more about the life of this great artist, explore a different area of the historic center of Cartagena and be inspired by the fantastic stories that only Gabo knew how to write as if it were a chronicle of a death foretold!

What will we talk about on our Free San Diego and Gabo Tour?

- Fantastic stories inspirations from Gabo
- Fernandez Park in Madrid and Santo Toribio
- La Merced Monastery and Adolfo Mejía Theater
- Plaza and Cloister of San Diego
- Life, novels and “Marquetian” cinema
- Fortification and bastion of Santa Catalina
- House of Gabriel García Márquez
- Society, classes and local cultural dynamics
- And much more!

Learn more about the life of this great artist, explore a different area of the Historic Center of Cartagena and inspire yourself in the fantastic stories that only Gabo knew how to write as if it were a chronicle of an announced death!

Finally, come with an open mind to understand Gabo's story, water or your preferred form of hydration, and comfortable shoes (we will walk about 7 km).

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To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.