Lima Historic Center Self-Guided Audio Walk: Plaza Mayor, Torre Tagle Balconies and San Francisco

1 hr 45 minEnglish, Spanish, French, Italian +16Lima, Peru

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Lima, the City of Kings, looks colonial at first glance. Look closer and much of that colonial face was built after earthquakes, by a twentieth-century republic remembering the colony it had left behind. Start at Plaza San Martín and follow the Jirón de la Unión, a street that once had eleven names, to La Merced's carved stone front and Torre Tagle, the palace of the great wooden balconies.

Walk Pizarro's checkerboard to San Francisco and the 1912 railway station by the river, then round the Plaza Mayor: the cathedral, a 1924 palace that copies Torre Tagle, and a fountain of 1651. End at Santo Domingo and a house of balconies saved in 2026.

Twelve stops, about 2.5 km and 105 minutes, flat, in English or Spanish and at your own pace. Entry to the cathedral, San Francisco's catacombs and other museums is not included.

Walk Lima's historic center from Plaza San Martín along the Jirón de la Unión to the Plaza Mayor and Santo Domingo.
See La Merced's carved stone front, Torre Tagle's balconies, San Francisco, the 1912 railway station and the cathedral.
Learn to tell the real colonial city from the palaces a twentieth-century republic built to look three hundred years old.
Stand before the Archbishop's Palace, a 1924 copy of Torre Tagle, beside the cathedral where Pizarro lies.
12 stops over 2.5 km, about 105 minutes, with English and Spanish audio you start whenever you like.

Included

Self-guided audio tour, English and Spanish
12 stops, 2.5 km, 105 minutes
Stops at La Merced, Torre Tagle, San Francisco
GPS map and walking directions provided
Lifetime access, start any time, replay
Entry to San Francisco's catacombs not included

Not included

Entry to the cathedral, San Francisco's catacombs, and other museums
Food and drinks
Tips or gratuities

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Urbanización Cercado de Lima, Lima
Urbanización Cercado de Lima, Lima, LIMA, -, Peru
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Good to know

Phone and earphones: Bring a fully charged phone and your own earphones to listen to the audio tour.
Data or Wi-Fi prep: Use mobile data, or open the tour on Wi-Fi before you set off if you do not have data.
Tour format: This is a self-guided audio walk in English and Spanish with 12 stops over 2.5 km in about 105 minutes.
Start time: The best time to start is in the morning from Tuesday to Saturday, around 10:30.
Daylight advice: Start by about 15:00 at the latest so you can comfortably finish the route in daylight.
Crowd levels: Expect Lima's center to be quieter on weekday mornings than on weekend afternoons.