Los Palos Grandes

Worth seeing in and around Los Palos Grandes

7 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Plaza Francia

   France Square, also known as "Plaza Altamira", is a public space located in Altamira, east Caracas. It was built at the beginning of the 1940s and opened on August 11, 1945, with the original name of "Plaza Altamira".

   2.2 km · square in Caracas, Venezuela · Wikipedia
2. 02
   East Park of Caracas

   The Parque del Este, renamed officially as Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Park by President Hugo Chávez in honor of the Venezuelan national hero, is a public recreation park located in the Sucre Municipality of Metropolitan Caracas, Venezuela. Inaugurated in 1961, it is one of the most important of the city, with an area of 82 hectares.

   1.2 km · urban park in Caracas, Venezuela · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Caracas Venezuela Temple

   The Caracas Venezuela Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Caracas, Venezuela. Announced on September 30, 1995, by church president Gordon B. Hinckley, it was the church's 96th operating temple and the first in Venezuela, The temple serves members in Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, and nearby regions of the Caribbean.

   1.5 km · temple of the LDS church · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Centro San Ignacio

   Centro San Ignacio is a Venezuelan shopping mall and office complex which opened in September 1998. It won recognition for Latin American contemporary architecture with the Mies van der Rohe Award that year.

   3 km · shopping mall in Caracas, Venezuela · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Parque Cristal

   The Parque Cristal is an office and recreation building located on Avenida Francisco de Miranda in Caracas, Venezuela, which has become a famous landmark. It was seen as a symbol of development when it was constructed in 1977.

   1.9 km · national historical monument of Venezuela in Caracas · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Universidad Monteávila

   Universidad Monteávila is a private, Roman Catholic - Opus Dei - University in Caracas, Venezuela. It was founded in 1998 by members of Opus Dei.

   1.1 km · University in Caracas, Venezuela · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Centro Sambil

   Centro Sambil Caracas, located in Caracas, Venezuela, is the sixth largest shopping mall in South America. It was completed in 1998 and has over 500 stores in approximately 3 million square-feet.

   2.4 km · chain of shopping centers in Venezuela · Wikipedia

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Getting to Los Palos Grandes

Airports

Maiquetía Simón Bolívar (CCS), 22 km · Arturo Michelena (VLN), 125 km · General José Antonio Anzoategui (BLA), 238 km

Stations

Metro Petare, 2.9 km · Metro La California, 1.6 km · Metro Los Cortijos, 1 km · Metro Palo Verde, 3.8 km · Metro Altamira, 2.2 km

• Valencia → Los Palos Grandes

  132 km · quickest by road, 2h 55m · $14–19
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• Barcelona → Los Palos Grandes

  7491 km · quickest by air, 16h 58m · €970–1,490
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• Barquisimeto → Los Palos Grandes

  279 km · quickest by air, 4h 15m · $150–220
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