Parroquia de San Dionisio

History at Your Fingertips

Once you have seen the [ho hum] tourist basilica, walk the six to eight minutes through a safe local neighborhood to one of the [if not "the"] oldest churches in North America. This little jewel sits...

beautiful

if you enjoy history you will enjoy a visit to this church, its only a short visit but we enjoyed it

Would've loved some history on the place

This church is old and another stop on a great excursion but there didn't seem to be anyone working there that could give us some back ground on it. We know it is very very old and that's clear when y...

Nice compliment visit along with the Cathedral

Visited the larger cathedral in Higuey as part of a day excursion from hotel in Punta Cana. After the cathedral visit, we went to the San Dionisio (Saint Denis) Church for a stop. The church built i...

Quaint, very old but well preserved church.

Spectacular woodwork and tiles. gentleman outside who runs the souvenir stand outside provided a wonderful tour on the history of the church. Worth the visit if you are in Higuey.