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Sight Centro Histórico, Cusco

Cusco Cathedral

A sight in Centro Histórico, Cusco, moderately priced ($$) and worth about an hour. Best time to go: Morning.

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Cusco Cathedral in Centro Histórico, Cusco
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Why go

16th-century cathedral with Cusco School paintings, including a Last Supper with guinea pig.

It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Cusco, alongside 4 sights, 3 places to eat and 1 place for a drink. 6 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Plaza de Armas and Cicciolina.

Type
Sight · Culture
Neighborhood
Centro Histórico
Price
$$
Time needed
1 hr
Best time
Morning

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Cusco, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Plaza de Armas

    Main square framed by the Cathedral and La Compañía church, built over the Inca plaza.

    Sight · 0.1 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Cicciolina

    Long-running upstairs restaurant and tapas bar blending Peruvian and Mediterranean cooking.

    Food · 0.1 km straight-line
  3. 3
    Museo del Pisco

    Pisco bar with tasting flights and well-made pisco sours.

    Drinks · 0.2 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Chicha por Gastón Acurio

    Gastón Acurio's Cusco restaurant for regional Andean dishes in a colonial building.

    Food · 0.3 km straight-line
  5. 5
    San Blas

    Steep artisan quarter of whitewashed lanes, workshops and a small colonial church.

    Sight · 0.4 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Qorikancha

    Inca Sun Temple with precise stonework inside the Santo Domingo convent.

    Sight · 0.6 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Cusco Cathedral is a stop on our Cusco & Machu Picchu route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More sights to see in Cusco

Another curated sight in Cusco. See the full Cusco guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Cusco run from 16°C in April to 18°C in November; December is usually the wettest month. For Cusco Cathedral itself, we suggest: Morning.

Modelled monthly averages for Cusco from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Cusco weather by month.

Getting there

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Address
F2MC+85M, Cusco 08002, Peru
Coordinates
-13.51619, -71.97787
Destination
Cusco, Peru

Cusco Cathedral: quick answers

How much time do you need at Cusco Cathedral?

Plan on about an hour at Cusco Cathedral. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Cusco Cathedral?

Our pick: Morning.

Where is Cusco Cathedral?

Cusco Cathedral is at F2MC+85M, Cusco 08002, Peru, in Centro Histórico. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Cusco Cathedral?

Cusco Cathedral appears on Cusco & Machu Picchu, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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