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Caracas Holidays, Hotels & Travel Guide
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Caracas Holidays Overview
A guide to holidays in Caracas - Caracas, capital of Venezuela, hosts the
country's international airport and is therefore the gateway for
visitors. This immense metropolis is home to nearly five million
people, situated in the north, between the sea and the foot of the
Avila Mountain.
It began as a Spanish colonial
settlement, founded by Diego de Losada more than 400 years ago, its
growth burgeoning since the 1970s oil boom. Today the sprawling,
untidy city throbs with life, the landscape dominated by high-rise
office and apartment buildings, threaded through with knots of
motorways and junctions, all against the impressive backdrop of the
lush, green mountain. All sorts of races, cultures and creeds
throng the streets of the concrete jungle, which contain gourmet
restaurants, bustling shopping precincts, museums, concert halls,
fine art galleries and the massive Bellas Artes cultural centre.
Sights there are aplenty, including the 19th century neo-Gothic
Santa Capilla church, the birthplace of Simon Bolivar, the palace
of Joaquin Crespo, and the Sofia Imber Museum of Contemporary Art
(with works by Matisse, Picasso and Chagall as well as Venezuelan
artists). Those who need a break from the urban
energy can slip away for a hike on the nearby mountain slopes, or
take a day trip to the surprising Bavarian-inspired town of La
Colonia Tovar.
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