Panama City is a place of striking contrasts. The UNESCO-listed Casco Viejo sits at the edge of the Pacific, its colonial plazas and church towers set against the backdrop of the city skyline. Nearby, the Panama Canal, one of the great engineering feats of the modern world, continues to shape global trade, moving ships between two oceans around the clock.
The city has steadily become one of the region’s most exciting culinary destinations, driven by a generation of chefs inspired by Panama’s extraordinary biodiversity and cultural mix. Beyond the table, a thriving arts scene, world-class museums and a patchwork of historic neighborhoods offer endless reasons to explore.
This is an ideal gateway before or after an adventure further afield, but a destination that deserves time in its own right, particularly for food lovers, culture seekers and anyone with a curiosity for history, both human and natural.
