Visit to Villa De Leyva - A National Heritage City

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Experience the enchanting atmosphere and historical sights found in Villa de Leyva Colombia during this full-day private tour. You will enjoy a private trip, exploring Villa de Leyva attractions such as Santo Ecce Homo Convent, Terracotta House, and El Ain Karim Vineyard. You will delight yourself feeling in the colonial era walking the main square of Villa de Leyva and its typical restaurants and international food. The tour starts at 5:00 am in the morning; A private vehicle will be waiting for you at the entrance of the hotel or the place of preference and then start the journey, leaving Bogotá behind in the direction of Villa de Leyva; the tour lasts approximately 4 hours. Upon arrival in this historic town, you will start discovering the colonial center of the city on foot, including its large main square paved with cobblestones with 14,000 m2, that Villa de Leyva is one of the largest squares in America. In this paved space, a water source and the church of Nuestra Señora del Rosario stand out. In the surroundings, visitors find restaurants, hotels, museums, and craft shops, among other buildings, that respect the colonial architecture characteristic of this municipality. After taking a lunch break (own expense so you can select what you like best from the variety of restaurants), you will visit the attractions around Villa de Leyva depending on your interests and time. You will enjoy the silence of the Santo Ecce Homo Convent, built in the early 17th century, 8 km from Villa de Leyva, there is the Santo Ecce Hommo Convent also known as the Santa Sofía Monastery. It works as a museum since 1958 and is located in the municipality of Sutamarchán. It is an architectural and cultural relic, which has a large patio, a cemetery, a church, and different exhibition rooms. Touring each of the corners of the monastery becomes a mysterious and unique experience, since the antiquity of its construction added to the paintings of the 17th and 18th centuries, choral books, liturgical ornaments, etc., fill the spaces of this area with different energies. The place was built on March 14, 1620, and was named a national monument in 1996. You will also have the opportunity to visit the Terracotta House, in this magical place architecture and design merge, as well as other arts and crafts. From its origin and concept, Casa Terracota is a construction project that uses the four elements, earth, air, water, and fire, turning cooked earth into architecture. Then we will visit the beautiful Ain Karim Vineyard is located at 5 KM of the Sutamarchán - Santa Sofía road and is a beautiful terrain, with an artificial lake and a horizon strewn with vines. In the guided tour they explain the process of cultivation and benefit of the grape, as well as the fermentation and processing of the wine. In the end, you can taste one of their wines, marketed under the Marqués de Villa de Leyva brand, by an expert who will help you make the most of the matter. You can even stop by an ostrich farm, Muisca observatory, and fossil museum. Likewise, there are other attractions that you can visit on that route such as the artisan town of Ráquira, the Basilica of Chiquinquirá, and other places if it is of your interest.