It is a good centralized place to shop for souvenirs. There are about 32 shops all in the same building so it is centralized. The only things were that a lot of the stores carried similar merchandise and their prices seemed higher than the locals in town that were selling the same stuff. I would recommend glancing here but do your due diligence and check other local vendors like nearby the park by the clock tower..they had significantly lower prices. But other than that the people were all nice and gave consistent prices when asked.

We made a 30 minute stop here for some shopping, and restrooms, and a bit of walking around and looking. Each of the arches is a store or maybe every two arches there is one store. So maybe 30? And all of the vendors for T-shirts, maracas, hats, all that touristy stuff, are walking in front of the shops, selling their wares. Initial prices are outrageous, however, haggling is expected.

Cute shops with lots of interesting items like bags, wooden birds, wallets, and other knick knacks. These used to be barracks for soldiers. The sellers outside can be more aggressive and in your face. There's a restroom in shop #3.

Worth visiting. Beautiful yellow structure that is part of the defence wall. Located at the northernmost part of the walled city. The chambers occupied by the stores are deceivingly very deep. Lots of souvenir shopping options. Some shops are airconditioned and some are not. A bit pricier compare to other souvenir shops within the city. Toilets are located at the end of the structure. Lots of cars parked nearby.

A great place I’m the walled city to purchase souvenirs. Many of the places have similar things - but a few have different options. There is one spot that offers handmade crafts by local artists - each artist has their own cards with information on their items, history of their work and inspiration (picture with the sign Diaspora). Really enjoyed that spot!

With forty-seven arches and twenty-three domes, Las Bóvedas (The Vaults) is easily one of the most architecturally interesting structures within the old city walls and was in fact, the final structure built. Constructed at the turn of the 18th century by the Spanish engineer Antonio de Arevalo, Las Bóvedas was originally intended as a munitions store for the fort and the local garrison. According to local legend, it was also eventually used as a dungeon during the civil war and due to its close proximity to the sea, prisoners would often have water to their knees at high tide. The structure is situated in the San Diego district, along the city wall between Santa Clara and Santa Catalina. These days, it's an excellent place to find souvenirs. The area is absolutely buzzing with hawkers selling everything from trinkets to hammocks and paintings.

It is asome kind of shopping mall in old Cartagena. The offers in shops are almost the same - souvenirs, t-shirts, coffee and so on, targeting tourists. Very popular place to visit. It is also a good starting point to see city walls.

Great place for tourist trap souvenirs but not the best prices or products. Bus loads of tourists were being dropped off. Kind, friendly shop owners. A great option for those buying souvenirs in large quantities but prices were actually quite expensive. Walk around the side and above to get beautiful sea and city views.

You can find beautiful art craft at decent prices

The place is picturesque even the building across however the souvenir shops here are quite expensive and very few tourist go here to buy because of the price. Worth to visit for picture BUT NOT TO BUY SOUVENIRS

Best place to find handicrafts and tell local people to tell the story about this place, which used to be for military purposes. There's a great wall around where you can walk on the top and see the city and The Pacific. Visit this place and purchase some souvenirs from this wonderful city.

Great market place, enjoy locals for history. Walk on the wall located over them.

A lot of stores roughly the same items they sell. Therefore if can always walk down and most likely find it at another. Now some stores have unique jewelry which you can't find at other stores. Always room for bargaining. Most of the store owners are local meaning from Cartagena so feel free to ask them about places to visit. One provided me great locations for food and sights.

For tourists... sell pretty much the same thing

Good prices and nice helpful people for tourists. Make sure to shop around for the best price. Store 18 was where I found it.

Always kind and wonderful people here and we always find something new and unique!

One of the most beautiful laid back places on planet earth. meaning absolute peace.

(Translated by Google) There are many things allusive to Cartagena (Original) Se encuentran mucjas cosas alusivas a Cartagena

(Translated by Google) Very nice but they stole the ones from the public bathroom in the pastry shop 🤷😏 (Original) Muy bonito pero me robaron los del baño público en la pasoleta de los dulces 🤷😏

(Translated by Google) Good place full of Colombian crafts (Original) Buen sitio lleno de artesanías colombianas

(Translated by Google) Spectacular👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 (Original) Espectacular👏🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

(Translated by Google) It was a military construction to house troops. It is acceptably cared for. It is better to know a little about the history of Cartagena to better appreciate the design and construction (Original) Fue una construcción militar para albergar tropas. Está aceptablemente cuidado. Es mejor conocer un poco de la historia de Cartagena para apreciar mejor el diseño y la construcción

(Translated by Google) Excellent (Original) Excelente

Over 20 shops with all kinds of souvenirs. Pretty good prices but many of the shops are repetitive. Also limited food and drink choices. Nice to stop by but not a must.

La bóveda #4 was overpriced as we visited the other shops. Also noted giving us a "discount" for being national tourists. Prices should be the same for all. Discount was not a discount based on market research. Also little bags were $10,000 pesos more here than a few doors down.

(Translated by Google) You can enchant all kinds of Colombian crafts, emeralds and jewelry (Original) Puedes encantar toda clase de artesanías colombianas esmeraldas y joyas

Got dropped off here with family from Colombia, before we split up to go to dinner at Cande. Did a bit of shopping. Where the shops are at used to be jail cells. Go to the top of the wall and to the left of the watch tower is a good view of the pelicans statue.

This is a market place where locals show their wares for sale. It is located near the town center & there were many locals that came to our tour bus. ATTN: These people have been without any tour business for about 2 years now & they are eager to sell to anyone right now. I personally enjoyed bartering with them; individually it's easier & you can get some really beautiful things. Be mindful to check the items you want to purchase over very carefully. We found that their workmanship was not always the best quality. The items could be easily fixed, but look over what you wish to purchase.

I am thrilled to see historic sites

Some nice things for sale, so a good place to get yourself some souvenirs. Some stores charge outrageous prices though

This place is so nice and all the gift shops are really nice. Check out my little set up

This is the former holding cells for the Office of the Holy Inquisition. It now contains a variety of local shops. Some are typical touristy fair. Some are actually shops of artisans. It is worth a visit.

Very crowded and the stores are repetitive. Lots of sellers of "real Cuban cigars" at a price that scream fake. Having said all that, Las Bovedas is very colorful and worth going once.

Very nice please, you can buy souvenirs and walk on the Cartagena's wall from there. It is also a safe place to walk wander around.

Great historical place for artsy crafts and souvenirs

Interesting building with nice arches. - 2022/08/18

We went there for our first trip to Cartagena. Our friends want to get some local souvenirs. We have found some interesting stuffs there. The price was very competitive. Even cheaper than small shops outside along the street. We ended up going there twice.

100% tourist trap, but consciously so. Some mass produced generic items but also some unique hidden gems and artistic sellers.

If your looking for a spot to find souvenirs, this place has alot all in one place. Here you can find coffee beans, paintings, shirts, cigars, and more. While it is a bit of a walk back to the center, we were able to find all the souvenirs we wanted here. And the walk back to the center was pretty

Very packed. There weren't a ton of peddlers around and things to buy seemed decently priced. We had fun exploring around and taking in the lore of the place. We were a little bummed that there wasn't any historical information on its past to read as this was all open space prison. We thought it would be fun to know who was in the prisons or other notes. (Each cavity of the building was a prison cell long ago).

I appreciate the effort to sell local artisanal items, but the reality is most of it looks mass made (or even made in China), and you can find them pretty much anywhere (including other countries!). The sellers are constantly following you offering you things, so it’s not a particularly pleasant experience.

It was kind of chaotic and smelled like urine, the government could preserve it a little better. A lot of cars parked and driving right in front of it, it would be so much nicer if the little street right in front of the structure was a walkable street to make it more tourist friendly. If we decided to walk inside the bóvedas (to avoid the cars) we were faced with people trying to sell us stuff. We just wanted to peacefully walk, admire and take pictures without having to be rude and ignore people or saying “No gracias” every minute. The structures are nice if you already know the history behind it. My boyfriend, who doesn’t really care about history, thought it was boring and dirty. I liked it but could be better preserved.

A must visit on your trip to Cartagena You will be approached by the locals who will try to sell you something or offer their “services”

(Translated by Google) Expensive (Original) Costoso

(Translated by Google) cute details for loved ones, 💖 (Original) detalles lindos para los seres queridos ,💖

(Translated by Google) Excellent place (Original) Excelente lugar

(Translated by Google) A good place to get handicrafts, although the Bocagrande stores get better deals. (Original) Buen sitio para conseguir artesanías aunque en los almacenes de Bocagrande se obtienen mejores ofertas.

(Translated by Google) Excellent place to visit (Original) Excelente lugar para visitar

(Translated by Google) A place steeped in history and excellent for photography (Original) Un lugar lleno de historia y excelente para fotografía

(Translated by Google) Pretty and varied crafts (Original) Artesanías bonitas y variadas

(Translated by Google) Craft trade (Original) Comercio artesanal

(Translated by Google) It is a beautiful historical space, we can also buy. (Original) Es un espacio historico bello, además podemos comprar.

(Translated by Google) Good place to get crafts and curious things but the prices are somewhat high (Original) Buen lugar para conseguir artesanías y cosas curiosas pero los precios si son algo elevados

(Translated by Google) Excellent!! (Original) Excelente!!

(Translated by Google) It is a very crowded place and few vendors use the protection elements (Original) Es un lugar muy concurrido y pocos vendedores usan los elementos de protección

(Translated by Google) Nice place (Original) Lindo lugar

(Translated by Google) Nice place (Original) Bonito lugar

Good place to pick up some Cartagena souvenirs. Make sure you negotiate prices. There are a lot of the same things in the different stalls, but some have some unique finds.

Fantastic remains of a terrible dungeon.

Excellent place to get souvenirs..

Very friendly vendors and they are not pushy.

Nice and typical market just in the city centre

Good place to buy typical things, regulated prices and have different types of payment.

(Translated by Google) Good place but the products are very high in price compared to other stores nearby (Original) Buen lugar pero los productos están muy subidos de precio a comparación de otras tiendas cerca

Shopping area into the wall city.

(Translated by Google) Ideal for walking and buying souvenirs. (Original) Ideal para caminar y comprar souvenirs.

(Translated by Google) The site as a very interesting history, from the rest to the sale of very repetitive crafts. (Original) El sitio como historia muy interesante, de resto venta de artesanías muy repetitivas.

(Translated by Google) Boveda 13 is the best option. (Original) La Boveda 13 es la mejor opción.

(Translated by Google) Buy everything. A good break (Original) Compre de todo. Un buen descanso

(Translated by Google) In front of this place there is a lot of space to park your car. (Original) Frente a este lugar hay mucho espacio para parquear tu auto.

(Translated by Google) A historic place, you currently find Colombian crafts and jewelry of excellent quality. (Original) Un lugar histórico, actualmente encuentras artesanías y joyería Colombiana de excelente calidad.

(Translated by Google) If you are looking for crafts, this is the ideal place, beautiful crafts for decoration or jewelry, nice and educated people, excellent service, a beautiful historical site to visit 💓 (Original) Sí busca artesanías éste és él sítio ideal, lindas artesanías para decoración o bisuterías, gente simpática y educada, excelente atención, un sítio históricos bonito de se visitar 💓

(Translated by Google) If you want to buy handicrafts and are looking for variety, this is the place. (Original) Si deseas comprar artesanías y buscas variedad, este es el lugar.

(Translated by Google) Tourist but what they sell is something expensive (Original) Turistico pero lo que venden es algo costoso

(Translated by Google) Beautiful historical place converted into a commercial space that offers incomparable items for a national tourist who knows that in other places of our geography they are infinitely cheaper (Original) Hermoso lugar histórico convertido en un espacio comercial que ofrece artículos incomparables para un turista nacional que sabe que en otros lugares de nuestra geografía son infinitamente más baratos

(Translated by Google) Ecxelente (Original) Ecxelente

(Translated by Google) In the vaults you will find all kinds of typical Colombian crafts (Original) En las bóvedas encuentras todo tipo de artesanía típica colombiana

(Translated by Google) Good prices, mainly on jewelry. (Original) Buenos precios, principalmente en la joyeria.

(Translated by Google) A prison made trade (Original) Una prisión hecha comercio

(Translated by Google) Wide variety of Colombian crafts. (Original) Gran variedad de artesanías colombianas.

(Translated by Google) Central (Original) Central

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