🏨 City Tour Historic Center and Candelaria Activity

City Tour Historic Center and Candelaria

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Departs: Bogota, Bogota

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Overview

During our city tour you will learn about the development that Bogotá, Colombia has had in terms of security and infrastructure since the beginning of the 20th century, we will share real stories of experiences and events in Bogotá and Colombia.
THE CANDLE.
The client will have the opportunity to visit the place where Bogotá was founded, this place has spectacular colonial architecture, where a historical legacy is preserved combined with a bohemian atmosphere on the tour you will visit; The Cultural Block (Botero Museum, Casa de la Moneda Museum, Luis Ángel Arango Library and Gabriel García Márquez Cultural Center).
BOLIVAR PLAZA
It is the administrative center, the epicenter of the activity of the powers and public bodies. This being the most important square in Colombia. Where the following palaces and attractions are located (National Capitol, Lievano Palace - Bogotá City Hall, Palace of Justice, Catholic Street and the monument to Simón Bolivar).

What's Included

Bottled water

Museum Gold Tickets

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Traveler Information

ADULT: Age: 2 - 100

Additional Info

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Regular temperature checks for staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival

Face masks required for guides in public areas
Gear/equipment sanitised between use
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
Regular temperature checks for staff
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Temperature checks for travellers upon arrival

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

What To Expect

Gold Museum (Museo del Oro)

The Gold Museum of the Bank of the Republic of Colombia is a public institution whose purpose is the acquisition, conservation and exhibition of gold and pottery pieces from indigenous cultures of the pre-Columbian period of present-day Colombia, with more than 30,000 pieces made in gold, 20,000 of lithic objects, ceramics, stones and textiles belonging to the Quimbaya, Calima, Tayrona, Zenú, Muisca, Tolima and Tumaco cultures, among others.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Museo Botero del Banco de la Republica

The Botero Museum is located in La Candelaria, Bogotá's historical and cultural center (Colombia) (Calle 11, Carrera 4-41). It houses a large collection of works donated to Colombia by artist Fernando Botero with the intention of spreading the arts and culture in his native country. Of the works, 87 correspond to his personal collection of universal art and the rest, about 123 pieces, were made by the same artist.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Plaza de Bolivar de Bogota

The Plaza de Bolívar is the main square of the city of Bogotá and Colombia. It is located in the city center, between the Seventh and Eighth races with Tenth and Eleventh streets. Around it are some of the main buildings of the city: to the north the Palace of Justice, to the south the National Capitol, to the east the Metropolitan Basilica Cathedral of Bogotá and Primada de Colombia, the House of the Ecclesiastical Cabildo, the Chapel of the Sagrario of the Metropolitan Basilica Cathedral and the Archbishop's Palace and to the west the Liévano Palace, headquarters of the Mayor's Office of Bogotá, and to the southeast the Jesuit College of San Bartolomé (Bogotá). It was proposed as a National Monument of Colombia by resolution 51 of October 26, 1994 and declared as such by decree 1802 of October 19, 1995.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

CASA DE NARINO

The Casa de Nariño is the official residence and main workplace of the President of Colombia. It is located in the historic center of Bogotá.

The Palacio de Nariño or the Carrera (as it was formerly called), was inaugurated on July 20, 1908 and built on the grounds of Antonio Nariño's birthplace, and was designed by the architects Gastón Lelarge and Julián Lombana.

60 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Barrio La Candelaria

La Candelaria is the 17th locality in the Capital District of Bogotá, Capital of Colombia. It is located in the center east of the city of Bogotá. It covers the historic center of Bogotá. There the city was founded on August 6, 1538 and the first church was built. It houses the Plaza de Bolívar, which has on its eastern side the Primate Cathedral of Colombia. It is also an important tourist, educational and commercial center.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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