Houses for sale in Santiago de los Caballeros

What Santiago is like

Santiago de los Caballeros is the Dominican Republic's second-largest city and the economic capital of the Cibao region. It runs on industry, free-trade zones, commerce and a long cigar-making tradition, and it has a university life of its own: PUCMM's main campus and UTESA's headquarters are here.

The Monument to the Heroes of the Restoration, on a hill in the centre, is the city's main landmark. The traditional neighbourhoods surround it, while to the north the city has grown with gated communities and apartment towers.

Where to look

To the north, Gurabo, Los Cerros de Gurabo, Los Álamos and La Trinitaria hold much of the new construction and the gated developments. Los Jardines Metropolitanos and Villa Olga are older, established areas with tree-lined streets close to the centre.

La Esmeralda, Urbanización Thomen and the area around Hispanoamericana Avenue have a large supply of apartments; use the listings to see how price and price per square metre change from one sector to the next.

Getting around

The Duarte highway links Santiago with Santo Domingo in about two hours, and with La Vega and Jarabacoa to the south. Cibao International Airport (STI) is about 12 km east of the centre, with direct flights to the United States. Puerto Plata and the north coast are about an hour away.

What to check before buying or renting

In gated communities, ask what the maintenance fee covers (security, common areas, water) and whether the backup generator powers the whole apartment or just the common areas. For off-plan projects, ask for the legal structure and the delivery date.

Estrella Sadhalá, Juan Pablo Duarte and 27 de Febrero avenues carry much of the city's traffic, so if you will commute daily to one place, check which of them you would be stuck on at rush hour.