Cartagena, Colombia Travel Poster: Bring the Colour of the Caribbean's Walled City Home

If one city on earth deserves to be immortalised in colour, it's Cartagena de Indias. Balconies dripping in bougainvillea, pastel colonial façades baking in Caribbean sunshine, cobbled streets that hum with salsa and street art around every corner — Cartagena isn't just a destination, it's a mood. And now it's a fine art travel poster you can hang on your own wall.

Our new Cartagena Colombia Travel Poster is part of the NQ Media Designs Travel Poster collection, capturing the historic walled city in the kind of vivid, sun-soaked colour that photographs alone can never quite deliver.

Why Cartagena Deserves a Place on Your Wall

Cartagena's UNESCO-listed Old Town is one of the best-preserved colonial city centres in the Americas — a maze of narrow streets lined with 16th-century mansions, flower-filled wrought-iron balconies, and walls painted in every shade of terracotta, mustard, turquoise and coral. Add in the Caribbean sea breeze, horse-drawn carriages, and vibrant street art tucked into every alley, and it's easy to see why this Colombian gem has become one of South America's most photographed cities.

This poster distils that atmosphere into a single, striking print: colourful old town architecture, cobbled street scenes, and unmistakable Caribbean charm, rendered in a vintage-style travel poster aesthetic that sits beautifully alongside classic destination art from Europe, Asia and beyond.

About This Cartagena Wall Art Print

• Design: A bright, colourful depiction of Cartagena's historic walled city — colonial street scenes, balconies and old town charm in a stylish vintage travel poster format
• Paper: Natural, high-quality white fine art paper, professionally printed on large-format printers using archival pigment inks for rich, long-lasting colour
• Sizes: From miniature A6 (4.1 x 5.8") right up to giant AO (33.1 x 46.8"), plus popular US and metric sizes such as 8 x 10", 11 x 14", 16 x 20", 24 x 36", and 50 x 70cm
• Framing: Optional ready-to-hang framing in Black, White, Natural Oak Effect or Walnut, with clear perspex glazing — just add your colour choice at checkout
• Personalisation: Free optional personalisation with names, dates or a special message, with a proof sent for your approval before printing
• Multi-buy savings: Buy 3+ prints and save 40%, or 6+ and save 45% with code MULTI45 — perfect for building a travel-inspired gallery wall

Perfect For…

• Travellers who've fallen for Cartagena's colour and charm and want a lasting souvenir
• A thoughtful gift for anyone with a Colombia or Caribbean trip planned (or dreamed of)
• Building a South America / Americas travel gallery wall alongside prints from destinations like the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas or British Columbia
• Adding a warm, vibrant accent to a hallway, living room, office or reading nook that could use a splash of Caribbean sunshine

Styling Tips

Because the palette is so vivid, this print works brilliantly as a standalone statement piece — try it large (A2 or A1) as a focal point above a sofa or console table. Prefer a gallery wall look? Pair a smaller size with our other Americas and Caribbean travel prints, or contrast it with a more muted European skyline print for a well-travelled, eclectic finish. Warm wood or black frames tend to complement the terracottas and corals of the Cartagena palette especially well.

A Gift That Travels Well

Whether it's a wedding anniversary destined for Colombia, a retirement gift for a couple planning their next big adventure, or simply a treat for the traveller who already has everywhere on their list, a personalised Cartagena travel poster makes a genuinely memorable gift — add names or a special date, and it becomes a one-of-a-kind keepsake rather than "just another print."

Frequently Asked Questions

What size Cartagena poster should I choose? For a statement piece above furniture, A2 or A1 works well. For gallery walls or gifting, A4, A3 or 11 x 14" are popular choices that fit standard off-the-shelf frames if you'd rather source your own.

Can I have it personalised? Yes — personalisation with names, dates or a short message is available free of charge. Just add your text in the personalisation box at checkout and we'll send a proof for your approval before printing.

Do you offer framed options? Yes, in four finishes — Black, White, Natural Oak Effect and Walnut — with a clear perspex glaze, delivered ready to hang.

How is it shipped? Prints are professionally packaged in protective postal tubes or hard-backed envelopes and despatched within 2–5 days from the UK via Royal Mail or APC Courier (USPS/UPS for USA and Canada orders).

Can I save money buying multiple prints? Yes — buy any 3 prints and save 35% making it easy to build out a full travel gallery wall.

Ready to bring a little Caribbean colour home? Shop the Cartagena Colombia Travel Poster now and explore the rest of our Americas Travel Prints collection for more destination-inspired wall art.