Las Terranas Town, Samana Province, Dominican Republic - Caribbean island holiday
We are in the town of
Las Terrenas located in the
Samaná province of the
Dominican Republic. This is a walking tour of the town which starts on the
Las Terranas main road and also includes a walk on the beach road. We where there in December and this is actually
New Year (31/12). The video follows our walk up the main road where we try to give the viewer an idea of the atmosphere of this rather small
Caribbean island fishing town. The main road offers tourists a limited number of shops, restaurants and excursion sale agents.
On the beach road there are a few more restaurants and bars and also a very "limited" local shopping center. As tourists who enjoy visiting local towns in the destinations we visit we where rather disappointed with the
Town of Las Terranas. Our opinion (just our opinion) was that the town lacked the local (Dominican) business and culinary experiences that you for example meet in
Asia.
Street kitchens etc. although local art was very abundant!! The Les Terranas area is full of hotels catering to all needs. Many of the hotels are big all inclusive resorts which are very popular with
Canadian and
American tourists, also the
European charter tourists who typically seem to stay at these resorts for 14 days (just as we ourselves did).
Wiki writes about Las Terrenas, "It is internationally known for its high rate of tourism and its white sand beaches and clear waters. Among the most frequented places visitors are mostly
European nationality Spanish,
Italian, French and
German.
One of the best known people or community in the town, is the village of fishermen. Its name comes from the town was formerly mainly inhabited by fishermen. Among the best known beaches are beach poppy tip and whales. The attractions of this region is constantly growing due to investment in tourist buildings like hotels, clubs, restaurants and shopping such places as
Port Plaza las Terrenas, with a similar architecture of a boat
. In the evenings entertainment centers are crowded by hundreds of tourists and like their restaurants with a wonderful view of the beach
..."
Wiki writes about
Samana, "
Samaná (
Spanish pronunciation: [samaˈna]) is a province of the Dominican Republic. Its capital is
Santa Bárbara de Samaná, usually known as Samaná. Samaná is located on the coast of the
Atlantic Ocean in the northeastern part of the Dominican Republic. It is known for its mountains of which it is almost entirely formed. Samaná has numerous beaches, and with the
6 November 2006 opening of the new
Samaná El Catey International Airport, it is bound to become one of major tourist destinations in the Dominican Republic..."
Wiki writes about
The Dominican Republic, The Dominican Republic (Listeni/dəˌmɪnɨkən rɨˈpʌblɪk/; Spanish:
República Dominicana [reˈpuβlika ðominiˈkana]) is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, part of the
Greater Antilles archipelago in the
Caribbean region. The western three-eighths of the island is occupied by the nation of
Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two
Caribbean islands, along with
Saint Martin, that are shared by two countries. Both by area and population, the Dominican Republic is the second-largest
Caribbean nation (after
Cuba), with 48,445 square kilometres (18,705 sq mi) and nearly
10 million people, one million of which live in the capital city,
Santo Domingo.."
This footage was filmed in Las Terrenas a small town located in the Samaná province on the island of the Dominican Republic in the
Caribbean.
Music by:
Lino Rise
Title: “
Free Jingle
Business VI”
Source: www.free-intro-music.com
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