Legends of Casco Viejo Tour: Uncover Hidden Gems

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Panama City

  Regardless of the option you choose when booking this tour, either starting at a meeting point or with the picking up option at your hotel or accommodation in Panama City Downtown. Our guide will welcome you and applying all the biosecurity protocols will guide you to this incredible time full of amazing surprises!

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Casco Viejo

  Casco Viejo (Old Town), also known as San Felipe, is the historic district of Panama City. We will walk around this part of the city visiting the main sites of this area and learning some history by the hand of our expert tour guide.

  5 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Plaza Tomas Herrera

  Departure Point

  10 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 4
  Salsipuedes

  Enjoy a market of artisan products, traditional hats, dresses, souvenirs and discover the most incredible murals with graffiti in Panama City

  20 minutes • Admission ticket included
• Iglesia Santa Ana Panama (Pass by)

  Pass by this church destroyed by fire in the year 1854 and was completely renovated only in the twentieth century

  Admission ticket free
• Cafe Coca Cola (Pass by)

  The oldest Panaminian Restaurant in Town

  Admission ticket free
• 5
  Iglesia de la Merced

  The Majestic Church of the Religious Order of the Mercedarians, which models the rocks of its original construction in the ancient city invaded by Henry Morgan and his cronies in 1671. Here you will appreciate the once entrance of the new city of Panama, the beautiful architecture that begins to parade before your eyes will captivate you. You will have the opportunity to enter the church and admire the religious art that has survived since the 17th century

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Mano de Tigre Panamá (Pass by)

  Pass By

  Admission ticket free
• 6
  Church Of Saint Joseph

  The legendary Golden Altar, which survived the looting perpetrated by Henry Morgan and his men, is today the subject of legends and admiration. Here he discovers one of the greatest Christmas nativity scenes in the republic.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 7
  Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of Santa Maria the Ancient

  You could not miss a visit to our Majestic Basilica Cathedral and its Plaza surrounded by History and beautiful buildings.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket included
• Government Ministry (Pass by)

  Government Ministry

  Admission ticket free
• 8
  Arco Chato

  Old Convent of Santo Domingo that preserves the remains of the most emblematic architectural piece of the Old Town at the end of the 18th century. Believe it or not, this same piece of architecture EL ARCO CHATO (Flat Arch), was the key during the Panama Canal negotiations between the United States and France.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket included
• Plaza Carlos V (Pass by)

  Plaza Carlos V

  Admission ticket free
• National Theatre (Pass by)

  The National Theater was conceived by the Italian architect Genaro Ruggieri in a neoclassical style. It was inaugurated on October 1, 1908. On its facade there are two sculptures that represent the muses of music and lyrics. We also found six medallions, which honor Wagner, Shakespeare, Moliere, Rossini, Cervantes and Lope de Vega.

  Admission ticket free
• 9
  Paseo de Las Bovedas

  The Monumental Ensemble of Las Bóvedas or Las Bóvedas is the name commonly known as the set of works that form the walls that surround the Plaza de Francia. The monumental complex consists of seven vaulted spaces that formed the system city defensive.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 10
  Palacio de las Garzas

  The Palace of Las Garzas, is the seat of the President of the Republic of Panama. It also houses the Ministry of the Presidency and the Institutional Protection Service

  15 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 11
  Independence Square

  The Plaza de la Independencia (Cathedral Square) is the main public space of the Old Town. It was the space chosen by Panamanians to celebrate the great landmarks of the city's history, such as the independence of Spain and later of Colombia. The Plaza is surrounded by the main historical buildings such as the Cathedral, the Municipal Palace and the Panama Canal Museum. During the summer months she dresses in pink by the flowers of the trees that surround her.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 12
  Plaza Bolivar

  This small square is surrounded by beautiful old buildings, as well as restaurants and bars. The original name of the square was San Francisco, but in 1883 it was decided to change it in honor of Venezuelan General Simón Bolívar. In the center of the square you will see a sculpture of Bolivar standing under a great Condor with the legend 'The nations of America to the liberator Simón Bolívar.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket included
• 13
  Plaza de Francia

  You have reached the end of this incredible journey. Before, the Spanish military headquarters, then it belonged to the Colombian armed forces and prisons in our Colombian era, and finally in our republican era, at the beginning of the twentieth century, our nation honors the French effort for its gallantry in being the initiators of such a difficult project. As you walk on the walls facing the sea, enjoying the delicious breeze from the Pacific Ocean and delighting in shopping for handicrafts exhibited by the artisans themselves, we will end this incredible tour. You can decide if you want to return to our starting point, to take you by car to your hotel in the city or simply stay to taste the gastronomy of the area.

  10 minutes • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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