Museo del Convento de San Francisco

Museo del Convento de San Francisco is a museum in Cusco District, Cusco Province, Cuzco Department which is located on Plazoleta San Francisco. Museo del Convento de San Francisco is situated nearby to Church of San Francisco, Cusco, as well as near the museum Convento de San Francisco de Asís.

Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:30 PM
Type: Museum
Address: Plazoleta San Francisco, Cusco

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of San Francisco, Cusco and Coricancha.

Church of San Francisco, Cusco

Church

Photo: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Church of San Francisco is a Franciscan church located in the city of Cusco, Peru. It was built on the southern part of the former Huacaypata, near the Colegio Ciencias.

Coricancha

Museum

Photo: Xauxa, CC BY 2.5.

The Coricancha was the most important temple in the Inca Empire, and was described by early Spanish colonialists. It is located in Cusco, Peru, which was the capital of the empire. Coricancha is situated 780 metres east of Museo del Convento de San Francisco.

Regional Historical Museum of Cusco

Museum

Photo: Chalisimo5, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Regional Historical Museum of Cusco is a museum located in the city of Cusco, in the Cusco Region of Peru. It is located in the house where the Cusco chronicler Inca Garcilaso de la Vega was born and lived. Regional Historical Museum of Cusco is situated 210 metres northeast of Museo del Convento de San Francisco.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cuzco and Poroy.

Cuzco

Photo: S23678, CC BY 3.0.

Cuzco or Cusco, in the Southern Sierras, is a fascinating city that was the capital of the Inca Empire. Cuzco is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of Peru's most visited cities as it is the largest and most comfortable city from which tourists can begin visits to Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley of the Incas, and other Inca sites in the region.