Venezuela — Attractions
National Gallery of Art and Caracas Museum of Fine Art
Situated in an area popularly known as the Plaza de los Museos, the National Gallery of Art and Caracas Museum of Fine Art are two fascinating cultural institutions that showcase a rich collection of Venezuelan, Latin American and international art. With a permanent collection spanning four centuries of Venezuelan art, the National Gallery has over 4000 indigenous artworks including aboriginal art from the pre-Hispanic period, the portrait painters of the colonial period and the initiators of the abstractionism art movement from the 1960s. A museum of international art, with an emphasis on Latin American art, the Caracas Museum of Fine Art houses fine artworks from the likes of Diego Rivera, Armando Reveron and Joaquín Torres García. With some of the most colorful, expressionist and unconventional artworks in the world, a trip to the National Gallery and Caracas Museum of Fine Art is a visual indulgence. Not to be missed are their respective gift shops, which boast a stunning collection of indigenous crafts, jewelry and high-end artworks at an affordable price.
- Region/City Name
- Caracas
- Address
- Plaza de los Museos, Parque Los Caobos
- Phone Number
- 578 1818
- Hours
- National Gallery: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm and 10am to 5pm on weekends. Caracas Museum of Fine Arts: Tuesday to Sunday, 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 5pm
- Admission
- Free
Caracas Aerial Tramway
Ascending 1,000 meters, leaving the hustle and bustle of Caracas behind, the Avila Cable Car leisurely takes visitors up the lush green slopes of Avila Mountain, affording spectacular views of the Caribbean Sea and the sprawling cityscape. The 15-minute ride takes visitors to the summit of Mount Avila at 6889 feet (2100 meters), blessed with evergreen rainforest vegetation and mostly undeveloped natural beauty, as it's protected by El Avila National Park. A great hub of entertainment, the Avila Magica Park, at the access point of the Cable Car, is ideal for kids and families as it boasts an ice rink, live shows, restaurants and walkways. Lookout for Humboldt Hotel at the summit, don't forget a sweater or light jacket as the weather is usually cooler and keep to the paths as Avila Mountain is a fragile conservation area.
- Region/City Name
- Caracas
- Address
- Avila Magica
- Phone Number
- 901 5555
- Hours
- Daily 10am to 8pm
- Admission
- Bs. 20,000
Plaza Bolivar
Leafy Plaza Bolívar is the historical and social center of Caracas and the site of several of the city's interesting monuments. Said to be where conqueror Diego de Losada founded the city in 1567, atmospheric Plaza Bolivar continues to be the heart of this populated Venezuelan capital. Don't miss the monument of revolutionary El LibertadorSimon Bolivar, the beautiful Metropolitan Cathedral, its original façade dating from the end of the 17th century, the Palacio Municipal and its attractive central courtyard (Jardin de Caracas) and the Museo Sacro de Caracas with its displays of local history and collection of religious art.
- Region/City Name
- Caracas
- Address
- Calle 10-11, Casco Central
- Phone Number
- 507 8815
- Transport
- Nearest train station is Capitolio
Playa El Agua
With 340 days of sunshine a year, Playa El Agua is one of Isla Margarita's most popular beaches and sees plenty of sun-worshipping tourists coating themselves in lotion to soak up the rays and catch a tan. The sprawling stretch of sugary white beach has been voted one of the top 10 in the Caribbean and is the most popular tourist development on the island. Thousands of visitors flock here each year to enjoy water sports such as wind surfing, scuba diving, snorkeling, jet skiing and parasailing.
- Region/City Name
- Isla Margarita
National Gallery of Art and Caracas Museum of Fine Art
Situated in an area popularly known as the Plaza de los Museos, the National Gallery of Art and Caracas Museum of Fine Art are two fascinating cultural institutions that showcase a rich collection of Venezuelan, Latin American and international art. With a permanent collection spanning four centuries of Venezuelan art, the National Gallery has over 4000 indigenous artworks including aboriginal art from the pre-Hispanic period, the portrait painters of the colonial period and the initiators of the abstractionism art movement from the 1960s. A museum of international art, with an emphasis on Latin American art, the Caracas Museum of Fine Art houses fine artworks from the likes of Diego Rivera, Armando Reveron and Joaquín Torres García. With some of the most colorful, expressionist and unconventional artworks in the world, a trip to the National Gallery and Caracas Museum of Fine Art is a visual indulgence. Not to be missed are their respective gift shops, which boast a stunning collection of indigenous crafts, jewelry and high-end artworks at an affordable price.
- Region/City Name
- Caracas
- Address
- Plaza de los Museos, Parque Los Caobos
- Phone Number
- 578 1818
- Hours
- National Gallery: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm and 10am to 5pm on weekends. Caracas Museum of Fine Arts: Tuesday to Sunday, 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 5pm
- Admission
- Free
Caracas Aerial Tramway
Ascending 1,000 meters, leaving the hustle and bustle of Caracas behind, the Avila Cable Car leisurely takes visitors up the lush green slopes of Avila Mountain, affording spectacular views of the Caribbean Sea and the sprawling cityscape. The 15-minute ride takes visitors to the summit of Mount Avila at 6889 feet (2100 meters), blessed with evergreen rainforest vegetation and mostly undeveloped natural beauty, as it's protected by El Avila National Park. A great hub of entertainment, the Avila Magica Park, at the access point of the Cable Car, is ideal for kids and families as it boasts an ice rink, live shows, restaurants and walkways. Lookout for Humboldt Hotel at the summit, don't forget a sweater or light jacket as the weather is usually cooler and keep to the paths as Avila Mountain is a fragile conservation area.
- Region/City Name
- Caracas
- Address
- Avila Magica
- Phone Number
- 901 5555
- Hours
- Daily 10am to 8pm
- Admission
- Bs. 20,000
Plaza Bolivar
Leafy Plaza Bolívar is the historical and social center of Caracas and the site of several of the city's interesting monuments. Said to be where conqueror Diego de Losada founded the city in 1567, atmospheric Plaza Bolivar continues to be the heart of this populated Venezuelan capital. Don't miss the monument of revolutionary El LibertadorSimon Bolivar, the beautiful Metropolitan Cathedral, its original façade dating from the end of the 17th century, the Palacio Municipal and its attractive central courtyard (Jardin de Caracas) and the Museo Sacro de Caracas with its displays of local history and collection of religious art.
- Region/City Name
- Caracas
- Address
- Calle 10-11, Casco Central
- Phone Number
- 507 8815
- Transport
- Nearest train station is Capitolio
Playa El Agua
With 340 days of sunshine a year, Playa El Agua is one of Isla Margarita's most popular beaches and sees plenty of sun-worshipping tourists coating themselves in lotion to soak up the rays and catch a tan. The sprawling stretch of sugary white beach has been voted one of the top 10 in the Caribbean and is the most popular tourist development on the island. Thousands of visitors flock here each year to enjoy water sports such as wind surfing, scuba diving, snorkeling, jet skiing and parasailing.
- Region/City Name
- Isla Margarita
National Gallery of Art and Caracas Museum of Fine Art
Situated in an area popularly known as the Plaza de los Museos, the National Gallery of Art and Caracas Museum of Fine Art are two fascinating cultural institutions that showcase a rich collection of Venezuelan, Latin American and international art. With a permanent collection spanning four centuries of Venezuelan art, the National Gallery has over 4000 indigenous artworks including aboriginal art from the pre-Hispanic period, the portrait painters of the colonial period and the initiators of the abstractionism art movement from the 1960s. A museum of international art, with an emphasis on Latin American art, the Caracas Museum of Fine Art houses fine artworks from the likes of Diego Rivera, Armando Reveron and Joaquín Torres García. With some of the most colorful, expressionist and unconventional artworks in the world, a trip to the National Gallery and Caracas Museum of Fine Art is a visual indulgence. Not to be missed are their respective gift shops, which boast a stunning collection of indigenous crafts, jewelry and high-end artworks at an affordable price.
- Region/City Name
- Caracas
- Address
- Plaza de los Museos, Parque Los Caobos
- Phone Number
- 578 1818
- Hours
- National Gallery: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm and 10am to 5pm on weekends. Caracas Museum of Fine Arts: Tuesday to Sunday, 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 5pm
- Admission
- Free
Caracas Aerial Tramway
Ascending 1,000 meters, leaving the hustle and bustle of Caracas behind, the Avila Cable Car leisurely takes visitors up the lush green slopes of Avila Mountain, affording spectacular views of the Caribbean Sea and the sprawling cityscape. The 15-minute ride takes visitors to the summit of Mount Avila at 6889 feet (2100 meters), blessed with evergreen rainforest vegetation and mostly undeveloped natural beauty, as it's protected by El Avila National Park. A great hub of entertainment, the Avila Magica Park, at the access point of the Cable Car, is ideal for kids and families as it boasts an ice rink, live shows, restaurants and walkways. Lookout for Humboldt Hotel at the summit, don't forget a sweater or light jacket as the weather is usually cooler and keep to the paths as Avila Mountain is a fragile conservation area.
- Region/City Name
- Caracas
- Address
- Avila Magica
- Phone Number
- 901 5555
- Hours
- Daily 10am to 8pm
- Admission
- Bs. 20,000
Plaza Bolivar
Leafy Plaza Bolívar is the historical and social center of Caracas and the site of several of the city's interesting monuments. Said to be where conqueror Diego de Losada founded the city in 1567, atmospheric Plaza Bolivar continues to be the heart of this populated Venezuelan capital. Don't miss the monument of revolutionary El LibertadorSimon Bolivar, the beautiful Metropolitan Cathedral, its original façade dating from the end of the 17th century, the Palacio Municipal and its attractive central courtyard (Jardin de Caracas) and the Museo Sacro de Caracas with its displays of local history and collection of religious art.
- Region/City Name
- Caracas
- Address
- Calle 10-11, Casco Central
- Phone Number
- 507 8815
- Transport
- Nearest train station is Capitolio
Playa El Agua
With 340 days of sunshine a year, Playa El Agua is one of Isla Margarita's most popular beaches and sees plenty of sun-worshipping tourists coating themselves in lotion to soak up the rays and catch a tan. The sprawling stretch of sugary white beach has been voted one of the top 10 in the Caribbean and is the most popular tourist development on the island. Thousands of visitors flock here each year to enjoy water sports such as wind surfing, scuba diving, snorkeling, jet skiing and parasailing.
- Region/City Name
- Isla Margarita
National Gallery of Art and Caracas Museum of Fine Art
Situated in an area popularly known as the Plaza de los Museos, the National Gallery of Art and Caracas Museum of Fine Art are two fascinating cultural institutions that showcase a rich collection of Venezuelan, Latin American and international art. With a permanent collection spanning four centuries of Venezuelan art, the National Gallery has over 4000 indigenous artworks including aboriginal art from the pre-Hispanic period, the portrait painters of the colonial period and the initiators of the abstractionism art movement from the 1960s. A museum of international art, with an emphasis on Latin American art, the Caracas Museum of Fine Art houses fine artworks from the likes of Diego Rivera, Armando Reveron and Joaquín Torres García. With some of the most colorful, expressionist and unconventional artworks in the world, a trip to the National Gallery and Caracas Museum of Fine Art is a visual indulgence. Not to be missed are their respective gift shops, which boast a stunning collection of indigenous crafts, jewelry and high-end artworks at an affordable price.
- Region/City Name
- Caracas
- Address
- Plaza de los Museos, Parque Los Caobos
- Phone Number
- 578 1818
- Hours
- National Gallery: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm and 10am to 5pm on weekends. Caracas Museum of Fine Arts: Tuesday to Sunday, 9am to 12pm and 2pm to 5pm
- Admission
- Free
Caracas Aerial Tramway
Ascending 1,000 meters, leaving the hustle and bustle of Caracas behind, the Avila Cable Car leisurely takes visitors up the lush green slopes of Avila Mountain, affording spectacular views of the Caribbean Sea and the sprawling cityscape. The 15-minute ride takes visitors to the summit of Mount Avila at 6889 feet (2100 meters), blessed with evergreen rainforest vegetation and mostly undeveloped natural beauty, as it's protected by El Avila National Park. A great hub of entertainment, the Avila Magica Park, at the access point of the Cable Car, is ideal for kids and families as it boasts an ice rink, live shows, restaurants and walkways. Lookout for Humboldt Hotel at the summit, don't forget a sweater or light jacket as the weather is usually cooler and keep to the paths as Avila Mountain is a fragile conservation area.
- Region/City Name
- Caracas
- Address
- Avila Magica
- Phone Number
- 901 5555
- Hours
- Daily 10am to 8pm
- Admission
- Bs. 20,000
Plaza Bolivar
Leafy Plaza Bolívar is the historical and social center of Caracas and the site of several of the city's interesting monuments. Said to be where conqueror Diego de Losada founded the city in 1567, atmospheric Plaza Bolivar continues to be the heart of this populated Venezuelan capital. Don't miss the monument of revolutionary El LibertadorSimon Bolivar, the beautiful Metropolitan Cathedral, its original façade dating from the end of the 17th century, the Palacio Municipal and its attractive central courtyard (Jardin de Caracas) and the Museo Sacro de Caracas with its displays of local history and collection of religious art.
- Region/City Name
- Caracas
- Address
- Calle 10-11, Casco Central
- Phone Number
- 507 8815
- Transport
- Nearest train station is Capitolio
Playa El Agua
With 340 days of sunshine a year, Playa El Agua is one of Isla Margarita's most popular beaches and sees plenty of sun-worshipping tourists coating themselves in lotion to soak up the rays and catch a tan. The sprawling stretch of sugary white beach has been voted one of the top 10 in the Caribbean and is the most popular tourist development on the island. Thousands of visitors flock here each year to enjoy water sports such as wind surfing, scuba diving, snorkeling, jet skiing and parasailing.
- Region/City Name
- Isla Margarita
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