Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights
Buying a museum pass (B$25) from any of the town's main sights gets you entry to all the
others.
Catedral de Concepción
(
8am-noon & 2-6pm Mon-Sat, 10am-noon Sun)
Built in 1709, this elaborately restored
cathedral on the east of the plaza has an overhanging roof supported by 121 huge tree-
trunk columns and a similar bell tower. It is decorated with golden baroque designs de-
picting flowers, angels and the Holy Virgin. The decor gives some idea of the former opu-
lence of the village.
CHURCH
Restoration Workshops
(
7:30am-noon & 1:30am-5:45pm Mon-Fri)
Architectural aficionados should visit the
restoration workshops behind the mission, where many of the fine replicas and restored
artworks are crafted.
MUSEUM
Museo Misional
(admission B$8; 8am-noon & 2-6pm Tue-Sat, 10am-noon Sun)
Intricate art restoration
work is performed in the Museo Misional on the south side of the plaza which, apart from
being the birthplace of the former Bolivian president Hugo Suárez, also has scale models
of all the churches on the mission circuit.
MUSEUM
Sleeping & Eating
There are plenty of places to stay in Conce, but you'll start to notice a recurring theme of
flowery courtyards, Chiquitano wall paintings and very similar prices.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
Gran Hotel Concepción $$$
(
964-3031; s/d/tr B$225/405/450;
) The most upscale place to lay your head is
this charming, unapologetically Jesuit-styled hotel with a pool, a quiet patio with a lush,
pretty garden, and intricately carved wooden pillars. The laundry comes in handy if you
are finishing the dusty mission circuit. It's on the west side of the plaza.
Hotel Oasis Chiquitano $$
HOTEL
