Barranco Art and Culture

Discover Lima’s most bohemian neighborhood with this free tour of Barranco. You will fall in love with the colorful buildings and picturesque narrow streets of this idyllic bohemia corner.

DESCRIPTION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Our walk begins in the plazuela San Francisco, then, we’ll go to the Alameda Saenz Peña, some of the houses are characterized by a wide diversity of European stylistic influences of the period, after that we’ll  walk along the seaside to take a look of the Barranco beaches.
then, We’ll get the highlight of Barranco, the bridge of sighs, La ermita, the statue of Chabuca Granda and the painting of Jade Rivera, finally, we’ll get to the Municipal park, the city hall, the library of Barranco and the “Santísima Cruz” church.

Places we will visit:

  • Plazuela San Francisco
  • Alameda Sáenz Peña
  • Plazuela Federico Villareal
  • La Ermita
  • Bridge of sighs
  • Municipal Park

 

Recommendations (optional):

  • Wear Confortable Clothes and Shoes to Walk
  • Get a bottle of water
  • Wear a hat 

Important:

We should be 5 minutes early to the meeting point. 

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