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Top 10 Sacred & Religious Sites in Lima, Lima Region
Lima, founded by Francisco Pizarro in 1535, is a fascinating city and a treasure trove of history. Explore ancient Incan archeological sites, or stroll through the elegant cathedrals and opulent palaces dating from Spanish colonial times. Downtown Lima is crowded, but you'll enjoy exploring the city's neighborhoods—especially the beachfront areas, which have great shopping and dining and fabulous hotels.
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1. Santuario Nuestra Senora de la Soledad
2. Basilica y Monasterio de Santo Domingo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,418 reviews
Built by Dominican friars in 1549, this Church and Monastery contains the tombs of Santa Martin de Porres and Peru's other famous saint, Santa Rosa de Lima.
Reviewed By 816maksimm
We have visited a tower of the monastery with a private guide working for donation. There is a collection of church bells of different centuries in there, and the view from the tower gives an opportunity to take great panoramas of the Lima!
3. Pachacamac
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,591 reviews
Located only 31 kilometers from Lima, these ancient ruins are all that remain of an important religious center that was constructed more than 1,000 years before the Inca Empire.
Reviewed By skyejack - Malvern, Australia
The Pachacamac ruins cover a very large site 31 k south of Lima where a town for 20,000 people was built in 700 AD, pre Inca era. It is a sandy desert with several amazing excavations including a rebuilt house of the chosen women, a granary story of huge proportions, a burial site and a sun temple for adoration of the Sun God. Next door but not part of the site is a Private Hacienda with a 1st class Paso Horse stud.
4. Museo de los Descalzos
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 37 reviews
5. Iglesia de Jesus, Maria y Jose
6. San Pedro Church (Iglesia de San Pedro)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 485 reviews
Built by the Jesuits in 1638, this ornate church features baroque altars decorated in gold leaf, several colonial paintings and La Abuelita, the oldest bell in Peru.
Reviewed By RandyRoss - Ridgetown, Canada
We visited the San Pedro Church on our walking tour of historic downtown Lima, booked on the Holland America ship Volendam. This is a beautiful church and certainly worth seeing. There is so much history in this city.
7. Church and Sanctuary of Saint Rose of Lima
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 598 reviews
Located on the city's Main Square or Plaza Mayor, this cathedral was built in 1564 by architect Jeronimo de Aliaga and features an ivory baroque chapel of La Inmaculada and the tomb of Francisco Pizarro, known as the "conquistador of Peru."
8. Iglesia de las Nazarenas
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 247 reviews
Reviewed By 477luisz - Portage, United States
This church in the middle of old Lima keeps the image of El Señor de Los Milagros, the patron of Lima that goes on a procession once a year in the month of October every year attracting over a million followers.
9. Iglesia San Francisco de Asis
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 37 reviews
Reviewed By NandosTravelswithme - Los Angeles, United States
This historic church built by the Franciscans holds numerous religious treasures and the very well displayed catacombs. Must stop in Lima.
