Legends of Casco Viejo Tour: Uncover Hidden Gems
Overview
Casco Viejo’s secrets await in Panama City, where a passionate local guide will navigate you through its iconic cobblestone streets. This tour reveals hidden gems and captivating stories of the legendary figures that shaped Panama’s past.
- 🌧️ Rain or shine, umbrellas are provided to ensure your comfort during the tour.
- 🏨 Hotel pick-up and drop-off are available from any location in Panama City for added convenience.
- 🍽️ Get insider tips on the best local eats and vibrant nightlife recommendations.
- 🏛️ Admire colonial architecture and explore the historic district while learning about its intriguing history.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Meet-Up: Head to our easy-to-find starting point in Casco Viejo and join us there – no pickups, just a quick meet-up!
Starting Point: Monument of Tomas Herrera, Herrera Square, Casco Viejo, Panamá.
- 2-3 Hours Hidden Alleyways & Passages Guided Tour of Casco Viejo
- Learn about the history and events that shaped Panama
- Small-Group for a more personalized experience
- Stroll through the quaint and charming streets of the historic district
- Professional and Licensed Local Guide
- Umbrella if it rains
- Explore several alleys and popular points of interest
- Entrance fees to churches. Some churches may request a small donation from visitors to enter.
Meeting point
Return details
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Panama CityRegardless of the option you choose when booking this tour, either starting at a meeting point or with the picking up option at your hotel or accommodation in Panama City Downtown. Our guide will welcome you and applying all the biosecurity protocols will guide you to this incredible time full of amazing surprises!
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Casco ViejoCasco Viejo (Old Town), also known as San Felipe, is the historic district of Panama City. We will walk around this part of the city visiting the main sites of this area and learning some history by the hand of our expert tour guide.
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Plaza Tomas HerreraDeparture Point
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Enjoy a market of artisan products, traditional hats, dresses, souvenirs and discover the most incredible murals with graffiti in Panama City
- Pass by this church destroyed by fire in the year 1854 and was completely renovated only in the twentieth century (pass by)
- The oldest Panaminian Restaurant in Town (pass by)
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Iglesia de la MercedPass by this 17th-century church, one of the few structures whose original stone façade was brought from Old Panama after the 1671 attack.
- Pass By (pass by)
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Pass by this historic church famous for its Golden Altar, a baroque masterpiece that survived the 1671 raid on Old Panama.
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Pass by this historic church famous for its Golden Altar, a baroque masterpiece that survived the 1671 raid on Old Panama.
- Government Ministry (pass by)
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Old Convent of Santo Domingo that preserves the remains of the most emblematic architectural piece of the Old Town at the end of the 18th century. Believe it or not, this same piece of architecture EL ARCO CHATO (Flat Arch), was the key during the Panama Canal negotiations between the United States and France.
- Plaza Carlos V (pass by)
- The National Theater was conceived by the Italian architect Genaro Ruggieri in a neoclassical style. It was inaugurated on October 1, 1908. On its facade there are two sculptures that represent the muses of music and lyrics. We also found six medallions, which honor Wagner, Shakespeare, Moliere, Rossini, Cervantes and Lope de Vega. (pass by)
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Paseo de Las BovedasThe Monumental Ensemble of Las Bóvedas or Las Bóvedas is the name commonly known as the set of works that form the walls that surround the Plaza de Francia. The monumental complex consists of seven vaulted spaces that formed the system city defensive.
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Palacio de las GarzasThe Palace of Las Garzas, is the seat of the President of the Republic of Panama. It also houses the Ministry of the Presidency and the Institutional Protection Service
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Independence SquareThe Plaza de la Independencia (Cathedral Square) is the main public space of the Old Town. It was the space chosen by Panamanians to celebrate the great landmarks of the city's history, such as the independence of Spain and later of Colombia. The Plaza is surrounded by the main historical buildings such as the Cathedral, the Municipal Palace and the Panama Canal Museum. During the summer months she dresses in pink by the flowers of the trees that surround her.
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Plaza BolivarThis small square is surrounded by beautiful old buildings, as well as restaurants and bars. The original name of the square was San Francisco, but in 1883 it was decided to change it in honor of Venezuelan General Simón Bolívar. In the center of the square you will see a sculpture of Bolivar standing under a great Condor with the legend 'The nations of America to the liberator Simón Bolívar.
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You have reached the end of this incredible journey. Before, the Spanish military headquarters, then it belonged to the Colombian armed forces and prisons in our Colombian era, and finally in our republican era, at the beginning of the twentieth century, our nation honors the French effort for its gallantry in being the initiators of such a difficult project. As you walk on the walls facing the sea, enjoying the delicious breeze from the Pacific Ocean and delighting in shopping for handicrafts exhibited by the artisans themselves, we will end this incredible tour. You can decide if you want to return to our starting point, to take you by car to your hotel in the city or simply stay to taste the gastronomy of the area.