How many stops are on the Parks & Nature walking tour in Bogotá?

The Parks & Nature route in Bogotá includes 5 curated stops.

How long does the Parks & Nature tour in Bogotá take?

The Parks & Nature walking tour in Bogotá takes approximately 2.5 hours at a leisurely pace.

Is the Parks & Nature walking tour in Bogotá free?

Yes, Promenario's Parks & Nature tour in Bogotá is free to download and use, with full offline support.

🇨🇴 Bogotá, Colombia

Parks & Nature in Bogotá

Gardens, parks, riverside segments, and green routes. Explore 5 curated stops in Bogotá, including Casa de Nariño, Church of San Francisco , and Santander Park. Highlights include Church of San Francisco , rated 4.5/5 by 765 visitors.

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Casa de Nariño

The Palacio de Nariño (Spanish for Palace of Nariño) or Casa de Nariño (Spanish for House of Nariño) is the official home and principal workplace of the President of Colombia. It houses the main office of the executive branch and is located in the capital city of Bogotá, Colombia. It was dedicated in 1908 after being constructed on the site of the house where Antonio Nariño was born. The design was made by architects Gaston Lelarge, a French-born former pupil of Charles Garnier, and Julián Lombana. In 1980, the structure was rededicated after the construction of additions. The building also houses works of art and furnishings from different periods of the history of art. Its garden houses the Observatorio Astronómico de Bogotá, designed by the Capuchin friar-architect Domingo de Petrés and built in 1802-03.

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Church of San Francisco

The church of San Francisco is a religious temple of Catholic worship under the invocation of San Francisco de Asís of the city of Bogotá, in Colombia. It is located in the Veracruz neighborhood, on Avenida Jiménez with the Seventh race, where it constitutes a group composed by the church of La Tercera and La Veracruz. It was built between 1550 and 1595 on the land donated by Archbishop Juan de los Barrios to the Franciscan brothers, on the right bank of the Vicachá River, then called the San Francisco River. The original construction had an extension in 1611 and in 1623 the main altarpiece was built. In recent years the church was devoid of its exterior target and its decks were altered to the point that the only surviving historical documents of the original temple are the main facade, the tower and the presbytery. The last restoration of the temple was carried out between 1988 and 1990.

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Santander Park

Santander Park is an urban park located in the center of Bogotá, at the intersection of the Seventh race with Sixteen Street. Before the Republic it was called San Francisco Park because it is next to the convent and church of the same name. Previously it was known as the square of herbs. It is one of the most traditional places in the city, being even cited by some sources as its place of foundation. It stands out for its statue of Francisco de Paula Santander, its fountain and its trees. Its southeast side faces the Environmental Axis. The Gold Museum and the Avianca building are assimilated within its framework. The place was originally called Plaza de las Hierbas (or de las Yerbas) because the regional market was found there, whose beginnings go back to times before the conquest of the continent.

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San Francisco Palace

The San Francisco Palace is a neoclassical building designed by the French architect Gastón Lelarge in 1917. It is located between the Seventh and Eighth races, on Jiménez Environmental Axis Avenue in the town of Santa Fe in Bogotá. It is located, right next to the San Francisco Church, in front of the Henry Faux and Pedro A. López buildings and diagonally to the El Tiempo building, on the Seventh race. The building replaced the old cloister attached to the church of San Francisco. In its beginnings it housed the Governorate of Cundinamarca. It was declared a national monument in 1984. In 1557, Brother Juan de los Barrios, the first archbishop of Bogotá, moved his Franciscan brothers to some houses located in the western neighborhood of Las Nieves, next to the San Francisco River, where they built the church of San Francisco. On the grounds where the current palace was built was the 17th-century convent of the Purification of Our Lady, which included three claustrated courtyards and an orchard. It stretched between the Seventh and Eighth races, and Jiménez Avenue and Sixteenth Street.

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Luis Ángel Arango Library

Luis Ángel Arango Library, is a public library located in Bogotá. It was founded in 1958 as a small library with a few books on economics. Today its collection has grown to the point where it has become the country's premier library and has come to be considered to be the most important public library in Latin America. It has over 1.1 million books and 1900 reading places; it received 6.7 million visitors in 2008. It is currently under the administration of Banrepcultural. Books and documents on the following subjects can be found: music, geography, social sciences, economics, arts and humanities, the constitution, rare books and manuscripts, science and technology, and Luis López de Mesa newspaper archives. They also provide audio-visual material. In addition, there is a Concert Hall, reprography service, a cafeteria and parking facilities. The Botero Museum is part of the library. The main entrance features an Athena or Minerva statue. There is also a bookstore in the first floor of the library. The bookstore specializes in books about Colombia, scientific magazines, and literature related to Colombia and its values. The library is named after the lawyer and business man Dr. Luis Angel Arango, who occupied the general manager position of the 'Banco de la Republica' in Colombia, and who was an advocate for culture and literature. The library's architects have included Esguerra Saenz Urdaneta Samper.

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