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ACCOMMODATION
Hotel Casa Real
C 19 No. 7-65
T
8 743 1764,
W
hotel
casarealtunja.com. Atmospheric place with attractive
en-suite rooms in an old colo
nial building b
etween the bus
station and Plaza de Bolívar.
COP$70,000
WHAT TO SEE AND DO
Villa de Leyva looks and feels
immaculately preserved, right down to
hand-painted tiles prohibiting horseback
riding and car traffic along the main
plaza. A lively
market
, mostly featuring
fruit, veg and clothing, is held in the
Plaza de Mercado on Saturday morning.
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VILLA DE LEYVA
Tucked against the foot of spectacular
mountains, scenic
VILLA DE LEYVA
,
founded in 1572, is a must-see showcase
of colonial architecture. The untroubled
ambience and mild, dry climate make
it a perfect place to relax - sitting in the
400-year-old plaza drinking sangria,
you'll be able to appreciate why many
describe it as Colombia's most beautiful
town. In the mountains around (see
p.509), you can go hunting for fossils, or
enjoy the countryside on horseback. The
narrow streets throng with day-trippers
from Bogotá on weekends, but the rest
of the time, this lovely town reverts to its
former tranquil, timeless self.
Plaza Mayor
The impressive
Plaza Mayor
is one of
the largest in the Americas, paved with
large cobblestones, centred on a stone
Mudéjar well and surrounded by
attractive colonial buildings. Dominating
the plaza is the huge stone portal of the
seventeenth-century
Catedral
, rebuilt
after an 1845 earthquake.
Casa-Museo Luis Alberto Acuña
Facing the Plaza Mayor is the
Casa-Museo
Luis Alberto Acuña
(daily 9am-6pm;
COP$4000), which houses the most
comprehensive collection of sculptures
Santuario de Iguaque, Arcabuco & Museo Paleontológico
VILLA DE LEYVA
EATING & DRINKING
La Bonita
Carnes y Olivas
Dortkneipe
Restaurante Savia
La Waffleria
3
1
4
2
5
Casa Museo
Luis Alberto
Acuña
Museo del
Carmen
Monasterío
de las Carmelitas
V I A ARC
AB U CA
C R A 10
CRA 10
CRA 1
0
PLAZA
MAYOR
Parque el
Carmen
V I A ARCABU CA
C R A 9
CRA 9
Colombian
Highlands
Bus
Station
Casa de
Antonio
Ricaurte
Catedral
Parque
Ricaurte
Parque
Nariño
CRA 8
CRA 7
ACCOMMODATION
Casa Viena
Hospedería La Roca
Hostal Renacer
Zona de Camping
CRA 6
3
2
4
1
PLAZA DE
MERCADO
0
100
CRA 5
metres
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