Top Experiences in Terracotta House (Casa Terracota)

Take a full-day trip to Villa de Leyva to experience a place that has the calm mood of the countryside, as well as beautiful colonial architecture. The beauty of this town makes it an exceptional place: its architecture, the kindness of the people, the nice weather and the sightseeing diversity make this place impossible to forget. In Villa de Leyva you will find all kinds of restaurants, but the tour will focus on local gastronomy that offers a wide menu full of typical ingredients.

Meet the beautiful Villa de Leyva, a small town founded in 1572 but stopped in time and in 1954 was declared a National Monument for its beautiful colonial architecture.

The tour starts from your place of lodging in Bogotá and the first stop will be the Boyacá Bridge, a monument declared Cultural Heritage due to its importance in commemorating the historic victory of the Battle of Boyacá, which granted independence to Colombia.

When you arrive at Villa de Leyva, you will enjoy a tour of the old cobbled alleys, its cobbled main square of 14,000 M2 surrounded by extraordinary colonial buildings and tourist sites of the itinerary.

Notes:

1- If you are interested in visiting another attraction, it may be replaced by an attraction of the itinerary that is not of your interest.

2- Due to the great gastronomic proposal in Villa de Leyva, we do NOT include lunch so you can choose the proposal that best suits your tastes and budget.

This tour provides you a whole experience: landscapes, history, culture, and fun.
You're going to visit some of the oldest towns in Colombia, getting to know the history and also see stunning landscapes on the way up.

Give yourself the opportunity to enjoy this tour in a different and fun way accompanied by professionals that will make you feel like family.

Dare to visit the wonderful Villa de Leyva, a charming space for its colonial architecture, on our tour you will receive; breakfast (agua de panela, cheese, empanada, almojábana yuca bread).

The trip is adorned by beautiful landscapes and historical places; information on customs, typical dishes and much more.

Along the way, you will meet places like the Boyacá bridge; where the battle to obtain our independence took place.

In Villa de Leyva; you will get to know the Plaza Mayor, famous for its size and stone floor; museums, churches, convents and attractions such as the blue wells, the little inferno, archaeological and fossil museum), vineyards, terracotta house, holy eccehomo monastery; (YOU CAN CHOOSE 3 attractions).

On the way back to Bogotá, we pass through the towns of Sutamarchan (typical lunch), Ráquira, a picturesque place famous throughout the world for its long tradition of ceramic work. We passed through Chiquinquirá. arriving at their place of origin or wherever they prefer in Bogotá.

Invest your time in magical and historical places of great tourist interest. We will cover as many important places so you have the best preview of what this beautiful colonial town is.

✓ Enjoy a thoroughly designed tour that takes you over 440 years to the past. Villa de Leyva is an enchanting antique town that endures the centuries passing by and remains almost the same since its foundation around 1572.

Explore some of its off-the-beaten surroundings, such as the greatest piece of pottery in the world—Colombia's own version of the Flintstones House. Enjoy the stunning scenery at Blue Ponds. There are only three in the world ever discovered!

Colonial beauty and the prehistoric past coexist together in Villa de Leyva! Walk through the most preserved cobblestone streets, discover unmatched flavors, take photographs that only Colombia can offer you, and enjoy landscapes that you would never have imagined. Live a real day out of the routine four hours from Bogotá.