Quito´s Half-Day Tour Old District including a visit to Panecillo´s Virgen

Quito´s Half-Day Tour Old District including a visit to Panecillo´s Virgen

Join this 3 -hour tour in the Old District of Quito which have been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage because of its historical buildings, churches, museums, and Plazas. Walkthrough narrow city streets as you make the best pictures to numerous city attractions and landmarks. Join us and enjoy to get to know about history, culture, and gastronomy of Quito and Ecuador.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Fundacion Iglesia de la Compania, Garcia Moreno N 10-43, Quito 170150 Ecuador

It is a Jesuit church in Quito, Ecuador. It is among the best-known churches in Quito because of its large central nave, which is profusely decorated with gold leaf, gilded plaster and wood carvings.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: San Francisco Church (Iglesia de San Francisco), Plaza San Francisco, Quito 170150 Ecuador

The Church and Convent of San Francisco forms part of the City of Quito World Heritage Site, the first site ever inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1978. It is the oldest and most significant religious site in Ecuador.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Plaza de la Independencia (Plaza Grande), Gabriel Garcia Moreno Entre Chile y Espejo, Quito 170150 Ecuador

It is the principal and central public square of Quito, Ecuador. This is the central square of the city and one of the symbols of the executive power of the nation. Its main feature is the monument to the independence heroes of August 10, 1809, date remembered as the First Cry of Independence of the Royal Audience of Quito from spanish monarchy.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Plaza de Santa Domingo, Jose Valenti Domingo Espinar, Quito 170150 Ecuador

Santo Domingo church and monastery represent one of the most important religious structures in Quito. Its history is characterized by fortune. It began in 1880 with the arrival of a group of Italian priests who began a modernization process that included aesthetic changes in the temple.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Basilica del Voto Nacional, Carchi 122 y Venezuela., Quito 170150 Ecuador

Basilica del Voto Nacional is one of the most important examples of neo Gothic arquitecture in Ecuador. The Basilica de Quito was blessed by Pope John Paul II on January 30, 1985, was officially opened on July 12, 1988.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Calle La Ronda, Juan de Dios Morales, Quito 170150 Ecuador

This is a narrow cobblestone street very famous among locals because it appears in many paintings and it was the craddle of several famous poems and songs. The street has recuperated its splendor and its is very popular for local people who come on fridays and saturday nights for drinking a traditional hot "canelazo" made of cinnamon with a liquor!

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: La Virgen del Panecillo, Gral Miller y Patagonia ( Cerro Panecillo), Quito 170150 Ecuador

The Panecillo hill, where we find a huge figure of the Virgin of Legarda, emblem of Quito. Have a magnificent view of the city.

Duration: 30 minutes