Free Walking Tour of Getsemani

Getsemaní was Cartagena's forgotten neighborhood for most of the 20th century — too poor, too rough, too far from the postcard walls to interest anyone but the people who lived there. This tour walks its narrow, brightly painted streets slowly, reading the murals that cover almost every wall: portraits of local figures, references to Afro-Caribbean heritage, and street art that turned over in a single generation into one of the most photographed backdrops in Colombia.

You'll pass through Plaza de la Trinidad, the neighborhood's social heart, where locals still gather on the church steps most evenings, and along Calle del Pozo, now lined with the hostels, bars and street food stalls that have made Getsemaní the base of choice for younger travelers. Your guide is honest about gentrification too — what the neighborhood gained, and what it's at risk of losing.