Lima Historic Center Walking Tour: San Martín to Main Square
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See availability →This Lima historic center walking tour lasts two hours and runs from Plaza San Martín to the Main Square, past the Government Palace, the Cathedral and the House of Literature.
The Lima historic center walking tour opens in front of the Gran Hotel Bolívar, on Plaza San Martín, where French-influenced architecture meets lively pedestrian streets. During roughly two hours the guide links the city's past to the buildings around you.
You stroll Jirón de la Unión past neoclassical facades, among them the Church of La Merced, and arrive at the Main Square. Here stand the Government Palace, the Cathedral of Lima and the City Hall, and you pause for the ceremony of the Changing of the Guard.
- The House of Peruvian Literature
- San Cristóbal Hill seen from the Park of La Muralla
- Photo stops at the key landmarks, with a historical note at each
The walk finishes beside the San Francisco Church, with its baroque facade and famed catacombs. If you are staying in Miraflores, an optional pre-meeting there is available before you head to the center. Getting to the Historic Center and back is on your own, and so are meals and drinks.