Dominicana, Davidoff Cigars, Arnold André, Montecristo, as well as Château de la Fuente.
After the welcome cocktail in Santiago de los Caballeros, the evenings take pride of place in the hearts of the festival-goers: all are sumptuous, and the infrastructures put in place for the events are impressive. The welcome dinner was held at the Parque Central, where festival-goers were presen- ted with an exclusive cigar box designed by Zanwill International; a Dominican culinary experience and live music, with the traditional dance competition to Dominican music: the winners received two boxes of cigars, special edition Procigar Festival 2024. The White Party the following day was our favourite evening. It has to be said that the organisers had privatised the area around the Monumento a los Héroes de la Restauración (Monument to the Heroes of the Restoration). This is the highest buil- ding in Santiago de los Caballeros, an emblematic white marble tower surrounded by gardens and offering panoramic views of the whole city. The monument, named in honour of the heroes of the Restoration War (1863-1865), which pitted Domini- can independence fighters against Spain, which had recolonised the country 17 years after its inde- pendence, is 67 metres high. Five floors feature the main historical battles, as well as paintings by the Spanish artist José Vela Zanetti during his exile in the Dominican Republic after the Spanish Civil War. The fifth floor offers a breathtaking panoramic view of the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, the Cibao
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