Cartagena, Colombia

Legendary both for its history and its beauty, Cartagena is a magnificent city of winding cobbled streets, fortresses, elaborate walls and some of the world's finest Spanish colonial architecture. A World Heritage Site, Colombia's most fascinating city was founded in 1533 and went on to become a principal actor in the history of South America. Balancing its many historic attributes are superb restaurants, dazzling clubs, casinos, the beach at Boca Grande and shops of the finest quality.