Bike tour of La Candelaria

Bike tour in the historic centre known as La Candelaria.

This antiquated barrio is of great architectural and cultural heritage and is made up of old “stately homes” or large Spanish colonial buildings with iron windows, thick and sturdy wooden doors, balconies and internal patios with beautiful yet hidden gardens.

Visit the Plaza de Bolivar, where a statue of the great liberator Simon Bolivar is located.

Enjoy a half day visit to the historic centre of Bogotá
known as La Candelaria. This archaic suburb has great significance in the country´s history due to its cultural heritage and is also a great example of Spanish colonial time architecture. Visit the main square Plaza de Bolivar, where a statue of the great emancipator Simon
Bolivar is located.

Bike tour of La Candelaria

The plaza, originally called the Plaza Mayor, was used for civil and military purposes such as a marketplace, a bullring and it was also the place where many executions were held.

The Cathedral, on the eastern side of the plaza, is constructed on the same spot where the first church was built in Bogotá in 1539 and houses an important
collection of religious artefacts such as textiles and artworks, collection that has been built over four centuries.

The Capilla del Sagrario is located just beside the Cathedral and is a gem of religious architecture, it houses valuable pieces of colonial religious art by Gregorio Vasquez de Arce y Ceballos.

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