Det sker i Cartagena, Colombia året igennem

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Hay Festival Cartagena

• Festival

  Cartagena Music Festival

  5.–15. jan. · normaltBook tidligt

  A week of classical concerts in the churches and theatres inside the walls in early January, with free open-air nights in the plazas. It fills the small hotels of the old town. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Hay Festival Cartagena

  29. jan. – 1. feb.KunstfestivalTætpakketBook tidligt

  Four days of writers and public conversations across the walled city at the end of January, in Spanish and English. The busiest week of the season for the old-town hotels. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Cruise season (1. nov. – 15. apr. (normalt)), Trade wind season (15. dec. – 15. apr. (normalt)), Christmas and New Year peak (18. dec. – 5. jan.)

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Hay Festival Cartagena

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Hay Festival Cartagena (29. jan. – 1. feb.), Cruise season (1. nov. – 15. apr. (normalt)), Trade wind season (15. dec. – 15. apr. (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Cartagena film festival

• Festival

  Cartagena film festival

  5.–20. mar. · normaltTætpakket

  The oldest film festival in Latin America, with free screenings on the walls and in the plazas of the old town; the walled city fills for a week and the boutique hotels go early. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Semana Santa

  20. mar. – 25. apr. · normaltPåske & den stille ugeTætpakketLukninger

  Colombia's biggest domestic travel week lands on the coast: flights from Bogotá double, the beaches at Bocagrande are shoulder to shoulder and Thursday and Friday shut most businesses. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Cruise season (1. nov. – 15. apr. (normalt)), Trade wind season (15. dec. – 15. apr. (normalt))

Travlt — mellem toppene, Semana Santa

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Semana Santa (20. mar. – 25. apr. (normalt)), Cruise season (1. nov. – 15. apr. (normalt)), Trade wind season (15. dec. – 15. apr. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — mellem toppene

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, Mid-year recess i Colombia

• Sæson

  Veranillo dry spell

  20. jun. – 31. jul. · normaltTørsæson

  A dip in the middle of the wet season — Cartagena gets a little less rain in July than the months either side — which is why it's the pick for the islands offshore. It is a tendency, not a guarantee. Kilde ↗

Travlt — mellem toppene, Mid-year recess i Colombia

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Veranillo dry spell (20. jun. – 31. jul. (normalt))

Stille — redaktionens stille måned

• Sæson

  Rains and street flooding

  15. aug. – 15. nov. · normaltMonsunRisiko

  The wettest stretch of the year comes in short violent afternoons, and the old city's streets turn into arroyos deep enough to strand a taxi for an hour before it drains away. Kilde ↗

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Rains and street flooding (15. aug. – 15. nov. (normalt))

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, October recess week i Colombia

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Stadig i gang: Rains and street flooding (15. aug. – 15. nov. (normalt))

Travlt — mellem toppene, Cruise season

• Sæson

  Cruise season

  1. nov. – 15. apr. · normaltTætpakket

  The dry months are also the ship months, and on a two-ship morning the walled city and the Castillo San Felipe belong to guided groups until about four in the afternoon. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Fiestas de Independencia

  11.–16. nov.Stor festivalTætpakket

  More than a week of parades, cabildos and street dancing around the declaration of independence on 11 November, ending with the national beauty pageant. Loud, wet, and entirely local. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Rains and street flooding (15. aug. – 15. nov. (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Cruise season

• Sæson

  Trade wind season

  15. dec. – 15. apr. · normaltTætpakket

  A steady breeze off the sea holds the humidity down and makes the walled town walkable in the middle of the day. It also chops the water up, which the boats out to the Rosario islands feel.

• Helligdag

  Christmas and New Year peak

  18. dec. – 5. jan.Jul & nytårTætpakketBook tidligt

  Colombians arrive for the holidays and the old town is at its fullest and most expensive. Book the boats and the restaurants before you fly. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Cruise season (1. nov. – 15. apr. (normalt))