Visit Quito

You’re now standing in front of what is, without a doubt, the most important church in Quito: the Church of the Society of Jesus ,or, as it’s more commonly known, La Compañía de Jesús. This is a church of superlatives. Read more

The large church of San Francisco in front of you is one of the oldest in Quito, built just a year after the city was founded by Sebastián de Benalcázar following the Spanish conquest. You might be wondering why nothing Read more

To your right, you’ll see the cultural center known as El Tianguez — a unique space that blends a museum, a handicraft shop, and a café all in one. It’s made up of seven exhibition and sales rooms, along with a cozy cultural Read more

You’d probably agree , one of the best parts of traveling is discovering the local food. There’s really no better way to connect with a place than by eating like the locals do, and in Latin America, that means heading straight to Read more

From this square and all along the 24th of May Boulevard, you’ve got a perfect view of El Panecillo and its iconic statue of the Winged Virgin. The name Panecillo, meaning “little bread roll,” was given by the Spanish because Read more

This vibrant mural is the work of Spanish artist Óscar San Miguel, better known as Okuda, whose signature pop-surrealist style is instantly recognizable — bold colors, geometric patterns, and layered symbolism that blends Read more

The street you’re walking up now is known as the most beautiful in Quito — and it’s not hard to see why. This well-preserved pedestrian lane looks almost exactly as it did in the 18th century, with its white colonial houses and Read more

In the center of Santo Domingo Square stands a monument to Marshal Sucre — a towering figure in the fight for independence, perhaps less well-known than Simón Bolívar, but no less vital. He’s the man who freed Quito and Read more

The elegant pale pink building in front of you is the Teatro Bolívar, founded on April 15th, 1933, with an original capacity of over 2,400 seats in its grand auditorium. Its facade is widely regarded as the finest example of Art Read more

La Plaza Grande, also known as Independence Square, is surrounded by some of the most important buildings in Quito. That’s true for nearly every main square in South America, often called Plaza de Armas, because this Read more

You are now at the heart of the city, in the Plaza de la Independencia, affectionately known as Plaza Grande. This is Quito’s main square, the political and historical center of the country, and the symbolic seat of the President Read more

You’re now standing in front of the Palacio Arzobispal, the Archbishop’s Palace, the official home of Quito’s archbishop and the headquarters of the city’s Metropolitan Archdiocese. When the city’s parish was founded in Read more

You’re now standing in the lovely Theatre Square, right in front of the beautiful facade of the Teatro Sucre : one of the oldest opera houses in South America and the most prestigious in Ecuador. It opened in 1886, beating both the Read more

The Basílica del Voto Nacional makes quite the statement: it’s the largest neo-Gothic church in the Americas and the tallest in all of South America.The whole project started as a national devotion — Ecuador wanted to dedicate Read more

The charming white and blue church you see here is the Iglesia de Santa Bárbara. It was originally built in the 16th century and briefly used by the Jesuits between 1586 and 1589. Despite its age, it’s actually considered one of the Read more

You’re now standing on the forecourt of the Church and Convent of La Merced — which means “Our Lady of Mercy.” The first church built here dates back to the early 1600s but was destroyed by an earthquake in 1660. Read more