Hotel Plaza Grande Quito

plaza grande is located in old town.  it houses the Placio del Gobierno (the Presidental Palace).  The president conducts business there, but lives in the New City.  There is a cathedral there that is being restored, so it is not open to the ...

... up the clock tower for some truly fabulous views out over the whole of the city. The centre of the Old Town is Plaza Grande / Independencia which has the cathedral , the Archbishops palace (now a row of shops) , the Palacio de Gobierno and the Hotel Grand ...

... there are several steep staircases to climb. But it was fun.  After the Basilica, I walked back to the Plaza Grande, or Plaza de la Independencia. I had been here multiple times but I hadn't taken any pictures.  ...

... , we didn’t feel worried about our safety at any point, despite many guidebooks saying that Quito is a dangerous city. We reached Plaza Grande and saw the impressive Palacio del Gobierno (Government Palace), before heading to the enormous Basilica ...

... things like tomatoes and jalapeños, and then a tasty biscuit. Amazing value! Once we´d eaten we walked back through Plaza Grande and then continued north to see La Compañia. Belying its rather normal external appearance, this church is internally perhaps the ...