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There are 37 locations which are unique to the Dominican Republic, and at which you can have an adventure wedding which will be unforgettable for you, and memorable for your guests.
01/20
Altos de Chavon, is an architectural wonder.
It is a one-of-a-kind, 16th century replica of a Mediterranean village perched on a rocky outcrop high above the Chavón River in the Dominican Republic.
The village was designed by Dominican architect Jose Antonio Caro, and created by Italian master designer and cinematographer Roberto Coppa.
Dominican artisans handcrafted the stone pathways, decorative ironwork, furniture and enchanting buildings, reviving almost forgotten crafts of metal work and stone carving.
Under Coppa's direction, each stone was hand cut, each wooden door frame was handcrafted and each wrought-iron detail hand-forged - right down to the hand crafted hinges on the doors.
Construction of the village began in 1976 and the village was inaugurated in 1982 with the concert of Frank Sinatra at the amphitheater.
Altos de Chavon was built as a center of culture for the Dominican people.
Today this vibrant cultural village embodies half a millennium of the island's finest tradition of crafts and art.
A walk down its cobbled walkways, weathered courtyards, and stone archways reveals, at every turn, architecture reminiscent of another era.
Altos de Chavon with its coral block and terra cotta buildings, and complete with its fountain plaza and 5,000 seat Grecian amphitheater looks and feels like it's been there for centuries.
Straight out of a medieval postcard, St. Stanislaus Church — sitting in the heart of Altos de Chavón — was consecrated in 1979, and is one of the most beautiful churches in the DR.
The church was named in honor of Pope John Paul II, because St. Stanislaus is the patron saint of Poland, the Pope's native land.
Pope John Paul II — who visited the DR in 1979 — left behind the ashes of St. Stanislaus in order to commemorate the inauguration.
The church, like the other buildings of the Altos de Chavon village, is built of coral stone.
The plaza in front of the church consists of a mosaic made of bleached white coral, red sandstone and black river stones.
The plaza also includes a colonnade of obelisks and a fountain of lions.
The resulting effect of the church structure in tandem with the plaza courtyard magically makes the church appear to be a beautiful and romantic gingerbread house!
This awe-inspiring church is surrounded by cobblestone streets.
Get married in the ONLY living, breathing 16th. century village in the Americas.
Care for a glass of Wine - grown, and produced in the Dominican Republic?
Ocoa Bay is the ONLY vineyard and winery in the Caribbean.
Come try some French Colombard, Tempranillo, and Muscat de Hamburg wines.
Go Swimming with 52-feet long, 92,000-pound Humpback Whales in the open ocean.
Every year, some 10,000 Humpback Whales come to the Silver Bank - the ONLY place in the Caribbean where it is safe for them - to play, to court, to mate, and to calf - unmolested by whale hunters.
Play a round of Golf at the Beach.
La Cana Golf Course is the ONLY truly oceanfront course in the Caribbean - offering 14 holes that play on, or with a view of, the beach.
What more could you ask for - a golf course, on the beach, on a Caribbean island? Come Play.
Go Sandboarding from a 110-foot-high sand dune - the height from atop a 10-storey building.
Imagine embarking upon a sandboarding adventure from Dunas de Bani - the ONLY desert in the Caribbean.
Yes, you heard right. A desert in the Caribbean.
Do you want to smoke the world's best cigar?
The Dominican Republic is the ONLY place in the world which has produced the best cigar in the world in each of 3 consecutive years - La Flor Dominicana Andalusian Bull - 2016, Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Eye of the Shark - 2017, and E.P. Carrillo Encore Majestic - 2018.
Go Cave Diving in a one-of-a-kind natural pool.
Laguna Dudu is the ONLY natural pool in the world which is connected to another natural pool - underwater - through a tunnel, and a cave.
Laguna Dudu should be a bucket-list dive for a cave diving enthusiast.
Care to take a ride in the ONLY Flying Boat in the Caribbean? You heard me right.
Take a ride in a boat, and that boat is going to fly with you in it. Yes, Fly with you in it. Any problem?
You will have a bird's-eye view of Bavaro Beach.
Hike, rappel, jump and swim at the ONLY Mushroom-shaped waterfall in the Caribbean.
Explore an unspoiled section of the rainforest.
Rappel 150 feet down the Magic Mushroom, and get your adrenaline pumping with another 45-foot jump off the canyon wall.
Go Shopping for Jewelry, and Souvenirs in the Dominican Republic - the ONLY country on earth where Larimar - the semi precious, blue stone - is found.
Larimar is said to have healing properties. It cools tempers and calms fears, relieves stress and nurtures the physical and emotional bodies.
Snorkel a 300-year old shipwreck.
The Cara Merchant - a ship captured by the notorios pirate "Captain Kidd" in 1698 - is the ONLY pirate shipwreck in the Caribbean.
The wreck is now part of "The Living Museum of the Sea".
Learn from a race now extinct.
Explore a one-of-a-kind cave with 6,000 pre-historic paintings and rock carvings which are each more than 2,000 years old.
The Pomier Caves are the ONLY place on Earth where a race - extinct for more than 500 years - has kept a record of their lives, times, experiences, and encounters.
Go Ziplining. One of the eight ziplines shoots you 250 feet above the trees at about 40mph. for a distance of 1,500 feet (the length of about 5 city blocks).
The Farrallon Cliff Zipline is the ONLY zipline in the world which has both ends attached, not to different trees, but to the same cliff.
Embrace another perspective as you journey to the heart of a Taïnos village, just 24 hours before the arrival of Christopher Columbus.
Conquista Park - with its 25 life-sized displays - is the ONLY historical, theme park in the Caribbean dedicated to the Tainos first contact with Colombus.
Go on a hike to the ONLY urban oasis in the Caribbean.
Hidden in a natural limestone cave amidst lush surrounds lies 3 lakes - Los Tres Ojos.
The waters of the lakes are constantly moving resulting in vibrant shades of greens and blues.
How about a day of family fun?
Scape Park is the ONLY natural theme park in the Caribbean.
Zipline on a cliff, explore ancient caverns, swim in underground caves, and ride in our splash hammocks!
Go on a treasure hunt in the ONLY place in the Caribbean where there are 400 mostly untouched shipwrecks from the colonial era.
Seven Brothers Islands lie on the route where all ships coming into or leaving from the Caribbean had to pass - many of which ships were attacked and sunk by pirates who were laying in wait.
The solenodon has been called a "living fossil" because it has been around virtually unchanged for the past 76 million years. You can search for, and find, solenodons in the Dominican Republic.
The solenodon is the ONLY insectivorous mammal in the world still living from the days of the dinosaurs.
Embrace the view from above. Take a breath-taking ride.
Soar 800 meters (2,625 feet) above Puerto Plata’s magical landscape – from the sea on your north to the lush, verdant plains to your south.
The teleferico is the ONLY complete cable-car ride in the Caribbean.
Can you imagine an item that is 26 million years old? That is the age of Dominican amber.
A mosquito captured in Dominican amber gave rise to the blockbuster movie: "Jurassic Park".
The ONLY amber mine in the Caribbean is in the Dominican Republic.
Hummingbirds are the ONLY birds which can fly backwards. Come see a bird fly backwards.
The Antillean Mango can fly up, down, sideways, backwards, and upside down. The reason they can achieve such exceptional flight patterns is they can rotate their wings in a circle, creating power on the upstroke, nd the downstroke.
Go Mountain High and Valley Low in the ONLY place in the Caribbean where there are 4 climate zones at the same location.
Below - Subtropical Humid Forest
Middle - Broad-leaved Forest
Upper - Cloud Forest/Tropical Mountain Forest
Higher Up - Pine Forest.
Listen to the sweet sound of music from the White-Winged Warbler.
It is the only member of the genus Xenoligea, and is found solely in the Dominican Republic.
It is 13–14 cm (5 in) with a long tail and robust beak. The upper back and rump are olive green.
Look out over the "Grand Canyon" of the Caribbean - the ONLY gorge formation of its type in the Caribbean.
It is a hole which lies 2,300 feet below sea level, and rises to a height of 7,800 feet at the peak. It is 7,500 meters (the length of 75 football fields end to end) long, and 4,800 meters wide.
Come freeze your tail off.
When you think of the Caribbean, do you ever think of cold, snow, sleet, frost, or freezing rain?
Well Constanza in the coldest place, and the ONLY place in the Caribbean where there is cold, snow, sleet, frost, ice, and freezing rain.
Layout on the ONLY secluded beach within a mangrove forest in the Caribbean.
The Cueva de Arena beach is reachable by boat.
It is undeveloped as there are no bathrooms nor potable, drinking water. You will be alone on the beach, except for the people who come with you.
Go parasailing on the reef-enclosed Bavaro Beach.
Bavaro Beach is the ONLY beach in the Caribbean which is 40 kilometers long.
Bavaro Beach is regularly featured as 1 of the best beaches in the world.
Prepare for culture shock.. Go to a local community of about 100 families which overlooks the ONLY natural pool in the Caribbean that sits at a point where 4 provinces intersect.
Walk among, meet the locals. See where, how they live, Share a meal. Learn a new culture.
Do you have the time?
The Clock Tower of Monte Christi is the ONLY tower in the Caribbean that was designed by the French engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, of the famous Eiffel Tower, and is shaped like a mini-version of said tower.
It was built in the late 19th century by the famous French watchmaker Jean-Paul Garnier, and still works with its original mechanism.
Have you ever seen a 2-storey bird´s nest? The Ridgway´s Hawk builds its nest right on top of an active Palmchat nest resulting in the ONLY 2-storey condo nests for birds in the world.
The Palmchat is is the national bird of the Dominican Republic. They are olive-brown above, and heavily streaked with brown, below.
La Churcha is the ONLY church in the world that was built in England, disassembled in England, shipped brick by brick, and board by board, to the Dominican Republic for freed slaves to rebuild, and to use as their church.
La Churca is a living legacy to all those who built, rebuilt, and kept this church functioning.
250. That is the total number of Ridgway's Hawks alive in the world today.
By contrast, there are 6 billion humans living in more than 200 countries on the planet, and the ONLY breeding population of the Ridgway's Hawk in the world lies in the Dominican Republic.
Go Birdwatching for this critically-endangered raptor in the Only place where they can be seen - The Los Haiteses National Park.
Do you like music? dancing? Go partying.
There are many events, concerts, and sensational parties throughout the year.
Ron Barcelo's Dasilea dance festival is the ONLY dance party in the Caribbean that is held on a heart-shaped island beach.
Go Canyoning at the ONLY crystalline waterfall with 27 falls in the Caribbean.
Scale the most unique waterfall in the Caribbean - the ¨ 27 Waterfalls of Damajagua ¨ where the courageous can jump, slide, or swim down natural water chutes. To jump or not to jump? That is the question. I jump. Will you?
Would you like to see a (as in 1) Formula 1 car race on a beach?
Juanillo Beach is the ONLY beach in the Caribbean that is straight enough, flat enough, firm enough, long enough, and with a powdery-white sand that does not affect the operations of the car for a Formula 1 car to race on.
Play Ball! Go to local game. See future players.
The Dominican Republic is the ONLY country in the world (other than the U.S.) which has 100 professional baseball players on the starting day rosters of Major League Baseball. In fact, the Toronto Blue Jays made history by having 7 of their 9 starting players be from the D.R.
Go Windsurfing at Cabarete Bay. It is every windsurfers dream with progressive winds, a coral protected beach, incredible peeling waves on the reef to play in, and no ocean predators.
Cabarete Bay - the ONLY place in the world where the world championships are held every year.
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