San Pedro Church (Iglesia de San Pedro)
- Address:Azangaro 451, Lima
- Hours:Mon - Sat 10am - noon and 5pm - 6pm
- Admission:Adults: 5 Nuevos Soles
8:36 PM Saturday, May 26
Passing clouds. Mild.
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Lima’s baroque Church of San Pedro was built in grand style by the Jesuits in 1638. The Jesuit Order’s premier church in Peru, it’s also one of the country’s finest buildings.
With its three naves and dome, the church features lovely glazed tiles and Moorish-influenced carvings.
Interesting tours reveal the history of the church and highlight its richly ornamented altars and chapels. The San Ignacio de Loyola chapel is the most highly decorated, and some prime colonial artworks hang in the chapels. The tour includes a visit to the underground crypt.
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This was the only walking tour I could find of central Lima - and I'm so glad we booked it. We were the only two attendees, and during our 'private' tour, our guide spent more than three hours giving us an overview of Lima's colonial and post-colonial history, the significance of the religious and cultural sites in the centre, and Lima's current realities. We looked into local restaurants and shops and the central market in addition to well-known sites like the San Fransico Monestary, venturing off the typical 'tourist track.' We left the tour much more knowledgeable about the city's colorful history, and well-equipped for doing further wandering on our own. Highly recommended.
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Michael was a wonderful guide and we very much enjoyed the small group experience.
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We were very happy with this tour. We booked it expecting it to be in big group, but it turned out that we were the only ones on the tour. This was really good because the guide was able dedicate all her time to our questions. It was also really good because our guide was in her late 20's which is close to our age. This made it really easy to get along with her and be ourselves. Our guide was very knowledgeable about Lima and was able to give us a lot of fun facts about Lima and Peru. She also gave us lots of good food recommendations, things to try and travel advice/safety tips for our stay in Lima.
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San Pedro Church is in central Lima, a few blocks southwest of Plaza de Armas. To get there, stroll down Jiron de la Union and turn onto Azangaro.
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