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Lima Colonial Houses Tour
Lima, Peru
$192.00
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Overview
Lima Colonial Houses Tour offers a unique perspective on the capital of Peru, moving beyond the typical church visits. With experienced guides boasting over 10 years in the field, this four-hour tour ensures you make the most of your time in Lima.
- 🏛️ Visit Plaza San Martin, the second most important square in Lima, featuring stunning Beaux-Arts architecture and the historic Bolivar hotel.
- 🏠 Explore one of the first colonial houses, preserving its original courtyard layout and once inhabited by the pioneering female orchestra director Rosa Mercedes Ayarza.
- 🚶♂️ Stroll down Jiron de La Union, the most aristocratic street during colonial times, filled with shops, cafes, and a vibrant atmosphere.
- 🏰 Discover Casa de Aliaga, a remarkable colonial house built in the 16th century, inhabited by the same family for 17 generations since the Spanish conquest.
- 🌆 Journey through Centro Historico de Lima, passing by major avenues, Plaza San Martin, Palacio de Justicia, and the exterior of the Cathedral of Lima.
- 🚍 Enjoy hotel pick-up and drop-off services from San Isidro, Miraflores, and Barranco for added convenience.
- 🚌 Travel in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle, ensuring a pleasant touring experience.
- 👶 Pram/stroller-friendly, accommodating infants and small children with ease.
- 🌍 Public transportation options are available nearby for additional accessibility.
- 🗣️ English-speaking licensed tour guide included to enrich your experience with local insights and stories.
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Lima Colonial Houses Tour
Pickup included
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 4 hours
- English-speaking licensed tour guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off (San Isidro, Miraflores & Barranco)
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Plaza San MartinThe second most important square in the colonial area of Lima, buitl in the early 1900 and named after the Liberator Jose de San Martin (George Washington for peruvians), with delightfull buildings around it of beaux-arts architecture. Also the first 5-star hotel "Bolivar" (named after the second liberator), which was built by the peruvian arquitect Rafael Marquina who studied in the Cornell University.
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The first colonial house included in this tour, the place dates from the early years of the colonial period, it still preserves the original layout of the courtyard-houses (that is how the colonial houses are known), it was inhabited by a very popular composer "Rosa Mercedes Ayarza" who was the first female orchestra director in Perú.
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Jiron de La UnionUnion street was "the street" in the colonial times, for many years it was the most important street in the city, characterized as the most "aristocratic" and where the most famous inhabitants met. Nice stores, great restaurants, movie theaters, cafe-shops and offices made the street very fascinating to walk by.
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Casa de AliagaEsta Casa data de la época colonial, construida en el siglo XVI a pocos años después de la conquista española. Don Jerónimo de Aliaga y Ramírez, fue un hombre de confianza de Francisco Pizarro y llegó a ocupar el cargo de Tesorero. Esta casona ha sido habitada por 17 generaciones y actualmente pertenece a la misma familia Aliaga, un caso único en América, el edificio ha tenido cambios y reconstrucciones a lo largo de los años.
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Centro Historico de LimaLuego de recogerlos nos iremos desde Miraflores (o el punto que nos indiquen) hacia el Centro Histórico de Lima, veremos las avenidas principales, Plaza San Martin, el Palacio de Justicia, monumentos, Plaza Mayor, Catedral de Lima (exterior), Palacio de Gobierno, Municipalidad de Lima y la Casa Aliaga.
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Lima Colonial Houses Tour
Lima, Peru
$192.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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