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Lima is the major tourist destination in South America, attracting thousands of visitors every year from destinations across the world. Lima offers visitors a fine choice of tourist attractions, promising a wonderful experience for all. Lima is known for its amazing historic sites, colonial architecture, beautiful culture, delectable food, colorful festivals and much more. Major tourist attractions in Lima include its beautiful and elegant Spanish cathedrals, squares, mansions, museums, and the fashionable seaside suburbs of Miraflores and San Isidro, the main areas for shopping, restaurants, cafes and theatres. Lima is also the major gateway to the popular Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca and Nazca Lines.
For your convenience, Travour has carefully selected the most popular tourist attractions in Lima, Peru. Below is a short account of major tourist attractions in Lima.
Plaza de Armas: Also known as Plaza Mayor, it's the main square of downtown Lima. A picture of colonial elegance, the square houses the Palacio de Gobierno (Government Palace); the Cathedral, housing Museo de Arte Religioso (Religious Art Museum) and the impressive Municipalidad de Lima (Town Hall with a fine selection of paintings.
Museo de la Nación (National Museum): One of the finest and largest museums in Peru and South America, the Museo de la Nación in Lima exhibits fine collections of art and artifacts, showcasing the archaeological richness of ancient Peru from the art and history of the original inhabitants to the Inca Empire.
Palacio Torre Tagle: Truly a masterpiece of Lima's colonial architecture, the early 18th century Palacio Torre Tagle is perhaps the most beautiful and opulent Spanish colonial mansions in Peru.
El Convento de los Descalzos (The Convent of the Shoeless): Located behind the Palacio de Gobierno, it's a beautiful 16th century Franciscan monastery. The monastery displays hundreds of Peruvian religious paintings.
Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology: It is one of the most interesting museums in South America, displaying a superb collection of pottery and textiles from important cultures of ancient Peru, as well as stone idols from Chavin.
Other major tourist attractions in Lima include the Museo de la Inquisicion, Museo de Oro (Gold Museum), La Iglesia de San Francisco, Museum of the Republic to name a few.
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