Yes, you are in the right place if you are in Venezuela on a vacation. The sunshine and the beauty around would only make you ask for more and you would never ever regret having come here. The architectural elegance of this place coupled with the scenic beauty is what makes this place a wonderful tourist spot and the best heritage place of this part of the world.
The fascination with which a person would see this place called Venezuela is to be seen to be believed. The culture and the tradition is so intriguing that the only way we could understand this place is to go around.
The country’s capital obviously come first in the list of places to see in Venezuela. Existing since 1567 the city has a lot to contribute to the country’s development. San Jose is a place which still simmers with the past history. The same is with La Pastora. With the number of interesting sites that this place has, the place is surely a must see spot in Venezuela. The Capitolio Federal Building, the Teresa Carreno Cultural Complex, the Panteon Nacional are some of the wonderful buildings not to be missed in Caracas.
The University of Venezuela or the Ciudad Universitaria is another important building to be visited. This is in Caracas and Carlos Raul Villanueva designed it. He is an architect known across the world. The modern architectural form of this institution has given it the position of a World Heritage Site and at least 28 artists contributed to its construction. There are many big illustrious names associated with this institution and Fernand Leger, Alejandro Otero, Alexander Calder are some to name a few.
Museo de Arte Colonial is a beautiful monument in the city of Caracas Venezuela. This is situated inside the colonial mansion in the country Quinta Anauco. Existing since the year 1797, the inside of the house has a great view of the rooms and the furnishings are out of the world and filled with a lot of grandeur. There are music performances here in the weekends and the stables are converted to venues for such performances.
Merida which is the capital of the State of Merida is very favored for its very pleasant climate. This is the place where the longest cable car is found thus lending more interest to this place. There are many lagoons, and parlors here which are attractive. The Lagoons of Mucubaji, The Los Chorros de mIlla, the Valle Grande and the Flower Clock are some of the famous places here. The Black Lagoon is also a tourist attraction found in Merida. Here is where is found the Heladeria Coromota which has the maximum number of flavors in the entire world.
The eastern Venezuelan capital is the Bolivar state and the Ciudad Bolivar is also a famous city existing since the year 1754, this was actually known by the name of Angostura. The place has some of the best cultural and historical centers in Venezuela.
There are many more places but do make it a point to go to Venezuela and enjoy this tour.
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