Arequipa City Tour

ITINERARY

Duration: 3 Hours
Frequency: Daily
Departure: 09:00 am / 02:00 pm

Pick up from your hotel, in the center of Arequipa, to go to the Mirador de Yanahuara, traditional to the Mirador de Yanahuara, a traditional neighborhood with cobblestone streets streets, known for its 19th century arches and a panoramic view of the city of the city guarded by its volcanoes. Then we will then we will go to the Mirador de Carmen Alto, where you will be able to appreciate the and the Chilina Valley. With We will continue our tour to the center of the city; the Plaza de We will continue our tour to the center of the city; the Plaza de Armas of Arequipa, declared Cultural Patrimony of the Nation.

We will visit the Cathedral of Arequipa, of Gothic design. Arequipa, of gothic and renaissance design, and built entirely with sillar with ashlar (volcanic stone) and brick vaults. In addition, we will visit the imposing portals of the Cathedral, we visit the imposing portals that surround the main square. Later we will go to the Church of the Company of Jesus, founded at the end of the 16th century. century and erected with rock from the quarries of Misti. and we will review the fascinating history of its cloisters, its carved wooden altarpieces, its its carved wood altarpieces covered in gold leaf, and its colorful murals that celebrate the murals that celebrate the tropical flora and fauna.

We will visit the Tristán del Pozo mansion, whose façade is the most important emblem of Arequipa’s ornamentation, according to several scholars of colonial of colonial architecture.

Finally, we head to the Monastery of Santa Catalina, whose history and colorful history and colorful walls enchant everyone who comes to visit. visit. It is an unusual and very striking construction. Its more than 20,000 square meters comprise as many as 22 rooms (both open and closed). Finally return to the hotel after your visit to the monastery.