WALKING CITY TOUR IN THE HISTORIC CENTRE OF LIMA & SAINT DOMINIC MONASTERY MUSEUM AND VIEWER TOWER OF THE CITY

SAINT DOMINIC MONASTERY MUSEUM

Duration: 2 hours.
Service Includes:
- Pick up from the hotel in Lima
- Private Tourist Transport
- Ticket to Saint Dominic Monastery Museum
- Tour Guide

Tour description.
On this tour you will learn the Historic Center of Lima "City of Kings "which was declared by UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1991. During the tour appreciate Places:  Lima Main Square, San Martin Great Square . Churches and Convents: Cathedral of Lima, the Sagrario, Our Lady La Merced, The Nazarene, Sait Peter, Sanctuary of St. Rose of Lima, San Francisco, Santo Domingo and San Agustin. Palaces and Mansions: City Hall, Government Palace. Archbishop's Palace, Osambela, the Magistrate, Goyeneche, Pilate, Torre Tagle, Aliaga, Welsch, Aspillaga, O `higgins, Negreiros and of the 13 doors.

VIEWER TOWER OF THE CITY

History of the City of Kings.
It is the central and oldest part of the City of Lima "City of Kings" until the nineteenth century. The City of Lima was founded by Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535 as capital of the Viceroyalty of New Castilla of the Spanish Empire. During our tour: You will travel through its history and cultural integration of Peru: Our tour starts at the Main Square of Lima, where there is the foundation of Lima, highlighting its beautiful fountain.

The Church and Convent of Santo Domingo

The Church and Convent of Saint Dominic, date 16th century. It is the Lima oldest convent, with its wonderful pink tower, the viewer tower of the City. In this church, there are rests of famous saints, like Santa Rosa de Lima, Juan Masias and San Martin de Porres. The Moorish heritage from Spain is manifested and the cloister enclosing a pleasant freshness thanks to large plants is decorated with tiles and stone arcades. An attractive mural made of tiles represents Saint Dominic life.

The Church and Convent of Santo Domingo

The church is famous in Lima for being the only one with a "real" steeple, which in consequence of the construction over several stages has a very peculiar style. Inside the church are the oldest choir stalls of Lima, the famous statue of the Virgen del Rosario and the silver urns that contain the relicts of Santa Rosa (the patron saint of Lima) and San Martín de Porres.

Contact:

Miriam Edelmira López Aguilar
Celular Number: (+51) 979658210
Email: miriamedelmira@yahoo.com