Guided Tour of Historic and Monumental Trujillo
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A very complete tour that starts from the Plaza Mayor and continues within the walls of the medieval town, where you will know the most outstanding corners and monuments of a city steeped in history: castle, palaces, churches, towers, manor houses and convents. An entire experience that will take you back in time and will make you feel what the inhabitants of a medieval town that was the residence of kings felt… During the tour we recommend more interesting photographic spots and corners. Within the Thematic Routes of the Discoverers, Route of Isabel la Católica, Route of Carlos V, Film Stages, etc.
Your experience
Stop 1
Plaza Mayor full of Renaissance palaces and the equestrian sculpture of Francisco Pizarro, conqueror of Peru
Stop 2
It was built in the 16th century, beginning to be built in 1562 by order of Hernando Pizarro.
Stop 3
The palace of San Carlos (also called the palace of the Vargas-Carvajal) 12 is a Plateresque building in Spain. The building maintains the original Plateresque cover in addition to the facade offered to Domingo Street. Private Palace. It is not open to the public
Stop 4
Equestrian Statue of Francisco Pizarro
Stop 5
Medieval historic center, Muslim Alcazaba and Walls, Strong Houses, Manor Houses, Palaces, Convents, Churches
Stop 6
Strong House 13th and 14th centuries where the Catholic Monarchs stayed during the Wars of Succession.
Stop 7
13th century church founded by the Military Order of Santiago.
Stop 8
Alcaza Muslim and Aljibe 10th to 12th centuries. You don't get in during the visit.
Stop 9
Manor House of Hidalgo from the 15th Century. You don't get in during the visit.
Stop 10
Declared a National Monument Gothic Church with earlier Romanesque remains such as the Torre Julia. Spanish-Flemish altarpiece by Fernando Gallego. You do not enter during the visit
Stop 11
Military construction of the fifteenth century where lived the first woman who brought the seeds of wheat and barley to Peru, María de Escobar. Private house
Stop 12
trujillo triumph gate
What’s included
- Historic and Monumental Trujillo Free Tour
- Tip the guide
Meeting and pickup
The meeting point at our Tourist Activities office, in Plaza Mayor, local 20 (arcades and next to the lottery administration)
Before you go
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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