Panama like never before

The bay and the skyline

The Cinta Costera and its skyscrapers facing the Pacific: the first postcard of a city looking to the future without letting go of its roots. Walk the waterfront at sunset, as the sun drops behind the Biomuseo and fishermen at the Seafood Market pull in their nets. On one side, glass towers; on the other, the Casco Viejo silhouetted against the sea: within a few meters you understand why Panama looks like no other capital on the continent.

El Tornillo Building

The F&F Tower, a 52-story spiral twisting on itself: the icon of modern Panamanian architecture. Designed by architect Pinzón, its helix of glass and concrete changes shape depending on where you look at it from, as if the building were in motion. Seeing it from the Cinta Costera is understanding the ambition of a city that dared to play in the world's major design leagues.

Panama Viejo

The ruins of the first Spanish city on the Pacific, founded in 1519 by Pedrarias Dávila: where it all began, among stone and history. Here the conquest of Peru was planned, and here pirate Morgan arrived in 1671 to burn it to ashes. Today its tower, its museum and its ruined plazas tell five centuries of history with the modern skyline peeking in the background.

Casco Viejo

Cobbled streets, flowered balconies and colonial plazas by the sea: the historic quarter, a World Heritage site. Founded in 1673 after Morgan's sack, the Casco holds churches with golden altarpieces, the Esteban Huertas promenade atop the wall, and plazas where history mixes with cafés, galleries and music. Every corner feels frozen in time, with the bay always in the background.

Herrera Plaza and the Cathedral

The heart of the Casco: General Herrera's plaza and the Basilica Cathedral with its white towers facing the bay. The hero's equestrian statue presides over one of the most elegant squares of the colonial city, surrounded by restored palaces. Step into Santa María la Antigua Cathedral, with its mother-of-pearl inlaid towers, and feel the weight of three centuries of Panamanian faith and history.

Amador and its sign

The causeway joining three Pacific islands: the photo by the Panama sign, with ships waiting their turn for the Canal. Built with rock excavated from the Culebra Cut during the canal works, Amador joins Naos, Perico and Flamenco in a stroll of sea breeze, restaurants and the best skyline view. It is where the city breathes and the Canal shows itself on the horizon.

The Panama Canal

Watching a cruise ship cross between two oceans: the work that split a continent and joins the world, live. From the Miraflores Locks you will see steel giants rise and drop 26 meters as if floating on steps of water. More than a century after its 1914 opening, the Canal remains the beating heart behind everything you will see on your route.