Las Terrenas
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General atmosphere/ feeling of the place
Las Terrenas is a village located in Samana Penisula that with time growed to the size of small city. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Dominican Republic; well deserved. You have beaches here with ocean so [...read more...]
At the first sight Las Terrenas seem to be more expensive than the rest of the country, but later, with time, when you will find your own places here, you'll discover that it's really not 100 % true.
Beach in Las Terrenas - Playa Bonita. The beaches in LT are probably the best in whole country - the ocean is so calm here that you may swim here like in the swimming pool...
There are many Europeans who live in Las Terrenas - mostly from France and Italy. You can see their influence on the city very easily - there are lot of [...read more...]
Las Terrenas is a great base to explore Samana Penisula (well, at least its western part) and good place to enjoy the beach... Being a popular tourist destination, Las Terrenas' streets are always busy. There are two big [...read more...]
CHEAP hotels in Las Terrenas / where to sleep
At the first sight, there seem to be no cheap hotels in Las Terrenas. And that was what I was thinking when I came here for the first time...Luckily, few hours of searching were enough to find me some really cheap place in Las Terrenas - for 4500 pesos/ month, which was a little more than 100 usd/ month. Great, right ?
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Things worth to see/ do in Las Terrenas/ Best of Las Terrenas
Beaches - Playa Bonita and Portillo. Especially Playa Bonita is just beautiful - like its name says. Swim there in the quiet ocean and enjoy crystal clear water and beach...
Playa Bonita in Las Terrenas - once again. My daily life for over 3 months....
You may also explore from Las Terrenas whole Samana Penisula. You have a mountains, beaches- everything that you want. Sample nice trip - to [...read more...]
The food - finally something good to eat ! Real [...read more...]
Getting into Las Terrenas / Roads Info
The road that goes to Samana Penisula from Nagua is newly built and just in really good condition. Going to Las Terrenas from Nagua, you have two options: take the toll road or road through Sanchez city. That [...read more...]