Quito beyond art

Quito beyond art

Because throughout the tour various issues of the city, its history, culture and its people are addressed. The mediators accompanying the tours are professionals with years of experience working with heritage, museums, educational mediation and research.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Basilica del Voto Nacional, Carchi 122 y Venezuela., Quito 170150 Ecuador

One of the most imposing buildings in the Historic Center that for a long time held the title of being the highest building in Quito. It stands out for its neo-Gothic architecture and its towers, from which you have an incredible view of the city.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: La Guaragua, Calle Galapagos, Quito 170150 Ecuador

A beautiful passage of Parisian style that stands out for its buildings that reflect the "Belle Epoque" Quito.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Museo Camilo Egas, Venezuela 1302 Cnr Esmeraldas, Quito 170150 Ecuador

A small museum dedicated to the life and work of one of the most important artists of the 20th century in Ecuador, a forerunner of indigenism, of social realism and a great representative of all the "isms" known in modern art.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Palacio del Antiguo Circulo Militar, Venezuela y Mejia, Quito 170150 Ecuador

This impressive palace built between 1917 to 1936, was the scene of great dances of the military dome for decades, however, far from its elegant salons, the place hides a story that almost nobody knows.

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Plaza de la Independencia (Plaza Grande), Gabriel Garcia Moreno Entre Chile y Espejo, Quito 170150 Ecuador

It is the heart of the city, around which are the Presidential Palace, the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Municipality and the Archbishop's Palace.

Stop At: Catedral Metropolitana de Quito, Venezuela y Espejo 715, Quito 170150 Ecuador

It is the oldest church built by the Spanish conquerors in 1535, a year after the founding of the Castilian village by the conquistador Sebastian de Benalcazar. Its interior keeps invaluable treasures, as well as the remains of important characters in the story. It is possible to climb the domes.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Centro Cultural Metropolitano, Garcia Moreno N 3-151 Espejo, Quito 170150 Ecuador

Building with more than 4 centuries of history, headquarters of the old convent and university of the Jesuits. Today it is the most important cultural center of the city, besides being the place where the Municipal Library works.

Stop At: Chez Tiff Artesanal, Quito 170401, Ecuador

A stop to taste the best handmade chocolate from Quito, made by a Swiss-Ecuadorian family with the best fine cocoa aroma in the world.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Fundacion Iglesia de la Compania, Garcia Moreno N 10-43, Quito 170150 Ecuador

It is considered one of the most important baroque monuments of Hispanic America. Its interior covered with gold leaf shows impressive decoration of clear Arab influence.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Museo Numismático - Banco Central del Ecuador, Quito 170401, Ecuador

Impressive historicist building of the early twentieth century where the Central Bank of Ecuador worked. It is currently the headquarters of the Numismatic Museum. Its imposing facade carved in stone stands out.

Pass By: San Francisco Plaza (Plaza de San Francisco), Quito Ecuador

This huge square was the other market and headquarters of the Incas military barracks.

Stop At: San Francisco Church (Iglesia de San Francisco), Plaza San Francisco, Quito 170150 Ecuador

One of the most important examples of architecture and art of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Calle La Ronda, Juan de Dios Morales, Quito 170150 Ecuador

One of the oldest streets in the city, whose origins date back to the time of the Incas. It stands out for its Andalusian-style houses with balconies that seem to be attached to each other. Currently recovered, it is a place to visit craft workshops, galleries, businesses and restaurants.

Duration: 30 minutes