Marries Golden

Artistic demostrations as the theater, the music and the dance, they have converted to the Golden House in the main setting of the cultural activities of the region. Is a matter of a notable architectural work of the previous century whose facade simulates a base with columns to doors jambs way and windows. The upper part shows windows with vain pointed recorded in holes of half a point al Florentine Renaissance style. The architectural design is characterized for the symmetry. In the place statues of triumphant women can be appreciated (victories). The exterior design of the Golden House , maintains agreement with the internal environments mainly of the parlors that, yearly, they receive to hundreds of visitors in the traditional International Festival of Guitar and Piano.

 

Observatory
The observatory of the city of Tarija counts on modern and powerful telescopes where the visitor can observe planets , constellations and to appreciate different phenomena as eclipses, comets and other. He belongs to the Academy of sciences of Bolivia.

 

The Mill

It situated in the neighborhood of the same name, preserve its colonial aspect. Here the Festival of the Virgin of the Rosary is carries out.

 

Avenue The Americas

It is an extensive and beautiful walk; flanks the city in the south part, is found to the bank of the river Guadalquivir.

 

Museum Paleontologic

The museum functions since 1940 and depends on the University Juan Misael Saracho. It presents 700 pieces on display of which 505 they belong to whose mammals fossils have been found in the Quaternary Cave of Tarija and 195 pieces constitute invertebrate fossils of the Paleozoic age. The archaeological section counts on 5.000 pieces líticas and of ceramics , with tips of arrows, pitchers, darts and other.

 

Marries José Eustachian Méndez

This house functions like museum from September 18, 1966, exhibiting the personal objects that belonged al guerrilla tarijeño José Eustachian Méndez and other relics of the War of Independence.

 

Church of San Francisco

It founded in 1606, is one of the oldest of Tarija. Counts on a library with more than 15.000 volumes of great historic value and with an art gallery of the colonial epoch.

 

Metropolitan cathedral

It built in 1810 by the Jesuits and declared cathedral in 1925, nowadays harbors in its interior a public school and the Cathedral Museum where is kept a true treasure in oils, silverware and chalices of gold with inlays of stone.

 

Church of San Castle

Is the center of the most important festivity of Tarija, the local holiday of San Castle. In honor of this saint they travel through the streets processions and called dancers "chunchos".

 

Church of San Juan

This church was founded in 1632. In this place the surrender of the Spaniards was signed, being decreed the triumph of the army of national liberation, after the battle of LaTablada April 15, 1817. It is situated in the zone of the same name since which can be appreciated a view pan of the city.

 

Franciscan library

With a bibliographical fund that surpasses the 17.000 titles, the Library of the Franciscan Convent has become one of the referring more important educators for students and investigators. A wing of the Library is destined to documents of incalculable historic value brought of different European countries, above all by Franciscan friars. Many of the bibliographical jewels date from the century XVI, although the oldest volume was published the year 1501; the hardcover show goat leather linings and the marvelous art of the engraving.

 

Museum San Francisco

It is a matter of a repositorio that functions since 1978 in the Convent of San Francisco , where samples of the colonial religious art are exhibited and republican, clerks of the Franciscan Order.

 

The Tablada

Historic precinct to 4 Km. of the city, where the last battle against the Spaniards was carried out. It is respected like a historic field where the brave urban guerrillas, al command of the leader chapaco "Motorcycle Méndez", they starred in an epic day contributing to the cause of the liberty. In the fields of the Tablada the Detour is celebrated Chapaco.

 

San Lorenzo

You silence paved, thatched roofs, houses with balconies and grilles, they do of San Lorenzo a place al pure colonial style. 16 kilometers of the capital, the welcoming countryside sample the House of the revolutionary one “ ; Motorcycle Méndez ” (today become museum) and the architecture of their Church that dates from 1709, as their main attractions.

 

Chaguaya

It is found 72 kilometers of the city. Its main attraction is the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Chaguaya that, according to the tradition, is visited for thousands of pilgrims between August 15 and 15 of September. Next to the religious faith, Chaguaya enjoys and takes advantage of the kindnesses of the land that became the zone it producing of the better grapes and other fruits.

Red

Place of dissemination in which is possible to practice the sports fishing. Here it is carried out the "International Festival of the Lapacho". Among the tourist attractions of the region they are:

 

Padcaya

For them they interested in the investigation and the tourism of adventure, the population of Padcaya is the advisable place. It situated 55 kilometers of Tarija, sample in its outskirts an important quantity of fossils and other pieces that motivate the study.

 

The Drawer

They considered as the most important reserve ictícola of the country. Who they prefer the Tourism of Adventure they have in "The Drawer" the best place for the sports fishing.

 

Among Rivers

Its attractions are their various and abundant flora. Is setting of the most famous folk festival of the department: the festival of the Virgin of Guadalupe.

 

Yacuiba

It is an important city, its vegetation and fauna are various, counts on a great highway that links al country with Argentina. Each year is celebrated in this locality the called event FESTIFRONT.

 

Villamontes

Its better attraction is the sports fishing that is practiced in the river Pilcomayo during all the year, authorized only with hooks. This city civil guard is joined deeply to the national history in the chapter of the War of the Chaco (1932 - 1935), was main setting of the military combat with the Paraguay. In Villamontes the International Festival of the Fish is celebrated.