Convento de San Francisco is the Spanish name for Saint Francis Monastery located in Lima, Peru at Ancash, south of Parque la Muralla and …
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Apr 16, 2025
I have been inside this church a few different times over the years, but this time I decided to do the tour of the catacombs. To be honest I did not really enjoy the tour of the catacombs that much. …Full review by maynard7
Mar 31, 2025
Highlight of our day in downtown Lima. The church had choir practice happening and we heard Gregorian chants the entire tour. We hired a tour guide outside the place for $20 USD, she got us line skip…Full review by Maps20883777035
Mar 21, 2025
You are required to take a tour. They have them both in Spanish and English. Some very cool history here even if the catacombs were a bit underwhelming. Definitely worth a walk around and see this an…Full review by Greg L
How many stairs we have to climb to go into the catacombs ? Is there an elevator? If we take the guided tour how long we will be there?
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The catacombs are located under the church so you take a stairway down to that area and at the end of the tour you have to walk back up. There is no elevator. With the guided tour …
The catacombs are located under the church so you take a stairway down to that area and at the end of the tour you have to walk back up. There is no elevator. With the guided tour you'll be there about 45 minutes perhaps.
Anyone know how often is the English tour given? Some one said every 30 minutes? Thank you greatly.
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It’s not very long. I agree it must be around every 30 minutes or so. We were first placed in a non-English group, stepped out and were assigned to an English tour shortly afterwards.