Altos De Chavon Amphitheater Description



The performing arts are showcased in Altos de Chavon´s 5.000-seat open air amphitheater. Since its inauguration in 1982 by Frank Sinatra and Carlos Santana, the amphitheater has hosted concrets, theatrical events and festivals including the annual Heineken Jazz Festival

Church of St. Stanislaus
The Church of St. Stanislaus at the center of the Altos de Chavón was named after the patron saint of Poland in tribute o Pope John Paul II. who visited the island in 1979 and left some of the saint´s ashes behind.

Regional Museum of Archaeology
The Altos de Chavón Regional Museum of Archaelogy documents the Dominican Republic´s pre-Columbian heritage. Ritual and everyday objects, arranged by chronology and style, trace the evolution of the island´s indigenius cultures.

The collection of more than 3,000 artifacts was discovered on the banks of the Chavón River in the region where the museum is now located, and many are from the collection of Samuel Pion, an amateur archaeologist and collector of artifacts from the vanished Taíno tribes.