Half Day Lima City of Kings Tour Including Barranco

Half Day Lima City of Kings Tour Including Barranco

Your sightseeing tour explores the modern districts of Lima and its historic center, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. As you wander the main plaza and Plaza San Martin it is hard not to wonder about its diverse architecture. Your guide will introduce you to the city’s architectural heritage. You then proceed to Santo Domingo Monastery boasting fine carved choir stalls, the oldest of Lima. It was here that San Marcos University, the first in South America, was founded in 1551. Your next stop is at the Larco Herrera Museum. The collection allows the understanding of 3,000 years of the Peruvian pre-Columbian history in an intuitive way. Its masterpieces are considered worldwide icons of pre-Inca art and have been displayed in the world's most renowned museums.

The district of Barranco may be the smallest of Lima’s 43 neighborhoods, but it is certainly one of its most prominent, and most romanticized. Barranco has long been the epicenter of Lima’s cultural elite, attracting artists; writers; designers and photographers for many generations, with its bohemian heyday coming during the 1960s and 70s. This walking tour can be diversified depending on your particular areas of interest, or hotspots you may want to visit. For those new to Lima; Barranco is well-known, among other things, for its selection of fantastic local eateries, ice cream vendors such as the much-loved Crem de la Crem ice cream shop, and cozy coffee houses like the legendary Juanito’s bar, or historical Tostaduria Bisetti cafe. If not in the mood for food; visit some of the charming boutiques, awash with traditional handmade garments and jewelry, ornaments and pottery from all over Peru, before heading to the bridge of Puente de Los Suspiros, which not only connects Barranco’s two main parks, but also offers fantastic views of the district and nearby 19th century chapel. The beauty of this walk is as much in the absorbing of cultural heritage, style and artistic flair, as it is the individually significant sites themselves.