Hva som skjer i Cartagena, Colombia gjennom året

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Hay Festival Cartagena

• Festival

  Cartagena Music Festival

  5.–15. jan · vanligvisBestill tidlig

  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. febKunstfestivalMye folkBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Cruise season (1. nov – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Trade wind season (15. des – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Christmas and New Year peak (18. des – 5. jan)

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Hay Festival Cartagena

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: Hay Festival Cartagena (29. jan – 1. feb), Cruise season (1. nov – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Trade wind season (15. des – 15. apr (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Cartagena film festival

• Festival

  Cartagena film festival

  5.–20. mar · vanligvisMye folk

  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 · vanligvisPåske og stillehelgMye folkStengninger

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Cruise season (1. nov – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Trade wind season (15. des – 15. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, Semana Santa

Ingenting nytt starter i april.

Fortsatt på gang: Semana Santa (20. mar – 25. apr (vanligvis)), Cruise season (1. nov – 15. apr (vanligvis)), Trade wind season (15. des – 15. apr (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — mellom toppene

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, Mid-year recess i Colombia

• Sesong

  Veranillo dry spell

  20. jun – 31. jul · vanligvisTørrsesong

  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 ↗

Travelt — mellom toppene, Mid-year recess i Colombia

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: Veranillo dry spell (20. jun – 31. jul (vanligvis))

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned

• Sesong

  Rains and street flooding

  15. aug – 15. nov · vanligvisMonsunRisiko

  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 ↗

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: Rains and street flooding (15. aug – 15. nov (vanligvis))

Rolig — redaksjonens rolige måned, October recess week i Colombia

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Rains and street flooding (15. aug – 15. nov (vanligvis))

Travelt — mellom toppene, Cruise season

• Sesong

  Cruise season

  1. nov – 15. apr · vanligvisMye folk

  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. novStor festivalMye folk

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Rains and street flooding (15. aug – 15. nov (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — redaksjonens toppmåned, Cruise season

• Sesong

  Trade wind season

  15. des – 15. apr · vanligvisMye folk

  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. des – 5. janJul og nyttårMye folkBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Cruise season (1. nov – 15. apr (vanligvis))