The province of La Romana, It is one of the tourist destinations in the Eastern Region Dominican Republic. It is located 100 km to the Santo Domingo. located west of San Pedro de Macoris, It is located in La Altagracia province east, The Caribbean Sea, Catalina Island to the south and the provinces of Seibo and Hato Mayor north.
It consists of 3 municipalities: the Romanian, Guaymate and Villa Hermosa (Erected as municipality in 2004) and municipal districts of Caleta and Cumayasa. La Romana is the capital municipality.
In La Romana several of the major tourist hotels in the country are, among which is Casa de Campo and New beach resort Gran Bahia Principe. There is a strong tourist activity in La Romana, especially in the Isla Saona. Next in importance the city of La Romana, Altos de Chavon, Catalina Island.
Casa de Campo is Altos de Chavon, which is a Mediterranean-style villa Italian, an imitation of a village with houses built with limestone. Also within the complex is, Golf Course Teeth of the Dog, number 1 Caribbean and considered one of the 100 best golf courses in the world.
Villa is favorite place for artists, actors, politicians, senior executives and internationally recognized persons, from the resort, there are beautiful views of the Chavon River. The small village of Altos de Chavon has several restaurants, a church where celebrities have married. One of them was the deceased King of Pop “Michael Jackson”, shops lujo, an Archaeological Regional Museum with a large collection of objects from the time of the Taino Indians and an affiliate of the prestigious Parsons School of Design in New York.
Besides all this Altos de Chavon has a spectacular stone amphitheater, Roman style, capable 4.000 people. The amphitheater is used to hold different events and concerts. Frank Sinatra was the first premiere and give a concert.
Apart from tourism as an economic base of La Romana, They are farming with significant presence in the cultivation and processing of sugar cane and livestock with raising cattle. The main rivers are Cumayasa, La Romana and Chavon.
Just 18 kilometers of La Romana is the municipality of Bayahibe, a small fishing village, where it is one of the most beautiful beaches east: Bayahibe Beach. Dominicus Beach is one of the most popular in the area. both are starting point for the most popular excursion in the Eastern Region that is both Isla Saona, for this tour also from the port of La Romana boats leave, catamarans and boats to Isla Saona e Isla Catalina. The Saona island It is larger in area than Catalina and is within the National Park East. Isla Saona a pristine island is sparsely populated, where you can enjoy its beautiful beaches, see mangroves, shoals, see the starfish, scuba diving and other water sports. Catalina Island has its beaches, which they are also unique. It is a great center of diving and diving.