DURATION:
4 Hours
From Monday to Sunday
Morning : 9:15 AM | Afternoon: 2:15 P.M.
Price : $ 29.00
€
22,00
Itinerary
This excursion offers
the best combination of the differents attractions in Lima and its
three historical periods: pre-hispanic, colonial and contemporary.In
Lima, there were several different pre-columbian cultures which
are dated thousands of years back. Lima was part of the Inca Empire
until was founded by the spaniard Francisco Pizarro on the 18th.
of January, 1535. During our guided tour we will travel along its
millenary history.
ANCESTRAL
LIMA
At
the Huaca Pucllana, an archaeological precint build in the IV century
A.C., we will have a panoramic view of this magnificent ceremonial
and administrative centre which was considered by the Incas a holy
village. We will learn about the life and rituals of its ancient
inhabitants and admire its typical piramidal building, very characteristic
of sacred pre-hispanic edifications which were adored in the coast
of Perú.
COLONIAL
LIMA
The peruvian Viceroyalty was the most important one in the Spanish
Empire and Lima was its capital. The highlights of its historical
centre are its architecture and the urban design of the city, found
in thold streets filled with colonial houses adorned with moorish-style
balconies. Our trip includes the Paseo de la Republica (Promenade
of the Republic), Plaza San Martin(San Martin Square) and the Plaza
Mayor (Main Square), with their different buildings: Palacio de
Gobierno(Government Palace), Palacio Arzobispal the (Archibishop's
Palace), the Basilica Catedral (Cathedral Basilica) and the Palacio
Municipal (Municipal Palace).
In
its historic centre we shall visit one of its most beautiful buildings,
the Museum of the Banco Central de Reserva, where we can admire
Perú's treasures: a fine selection of objects made in gold,
ceramics and textiles of its different pre-columbian cultures, ranging
since their origins to Inca times (1).We will enter the monumental
Convento de San Francisco (Convent of Saint Francis), which displays
the biggest collection of religious art in America. We can admire
the Choir Room and the Monks’ Library, the Sacristy, with
its collection of Zurbaran and Rivera paintings. The Big Patio of
the Main Cloister, decorated with sevillan tyles from the XVI century,
its beautiful moorish arches and its subterranean crypts known as
The Catacombs, where you will feel the presence of Lima's colonial
past.
CONTEMPORARY
LIMA
Visit to the most traditional residential areas in the capital:
The Olive Grove of San Isidro, Miraflores and Larco Mar, distinctive
tourist centre of contemporary Lima.
(1)
Museum of Banco Central de Reserva, closed to the public on Saturdays
and Sundays afternoon and Monday all day.* The promotions and visit
of this pamphlet can change or finalize without previous warning.
Included:
We will pick you up at your hotel:
Lima center - Miraflores - San Isidro
Service in English and Spanish
Official Tourisme guide
All tickets for museums and atractions
All transfers |
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