Caracas Further Distractions

Casa Natal de Bolívar
The birthplace of Venezuela's most famous son, Simón Bolívar, is now a shrine to the independence hero who saw off the Spaniards in the 19th century. A colonial house in central Caracas, it has been refitted in the original style and is decorated by murals of his finest moments.

San Jacinto
Tel: (0212) 541 2563.
Free admission.

Museo de Arte Colonial
Housed in a delightful old colonial mansion called the Quinta de Anauco and surrounded by manicured gardens, this museum of colonial art is well worth the trip 15 minute's walk north of the centre.

Avenida Panteón, San Bernardino
Tel: (0582) 551 4256/8517.
Website: www.quintadeanauco.org.ve
Free admission.
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