Overview
Highlights:
• Visit the bohemian and artistic San Blas neighborhood.
• Admire its narrow and cobbled streets. In addition to its colonial houses that house many of the best workshops and art shops.
• See some of its top attractions, including San Blas Church.
• The main attraction of the church of San Blas is the pulpit that is carved from cedar with a Spanish Churrigueresque style.
• Learn about Cusco history with this activity.
A tour to stretch your legs. San Blas quarter was originally used as dwellings for the Inca nobles, which built impressive stone constructions at a short distance of what used to be Huacaypata and it is the current place of the Main Square. It is still possible to see the unmistakable rigor of the Inca walls at the base of many constructions. Today the quarter is a conglomerate of charming small cobblestone streets that are very popular among craftspeople, who sell their works on the street. Among its top attractions is the San Blas Church, a temple that houses a pulpit that is a priceless work of art, a wood carving performed by a masterly indigenous woodcarver
Languages
English and Spanish