Caracas
Caracas, a city of great diversity, offers visitors a wide range of scenery. The different areas of the city make it an exciting and interesting metropolis where tradition and modernism become one.
Caracas has an excellent transport system: there is an intricate network of roads that cross the city from east to west and north to south; an exceptional underground transportation system known asEl Metro de Caracas , which is considered one of the World\'s tidiest and most modern, with many stations all over the city; and bus routes known as Metrobus, which connect the metro stations with some of the more remote neighborhoods.
El Silencio (downtown): History at a glance! El Silencio proudly showcases Venezuela\'s rich history, with architectural gems from the 17th and 18th centuries. This part of Caracas is well worth a visit. Places such as La Plaza Bolívar (Bolívar Square), Catedral Metropolitana de Caracas , dating from 1665, the Casa Natal El Libertador, the house where Simón Bolívar, the Liberator, was born; the 17th-century La Casa Amarilla , once a prison, but now used by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; El Capitolio Nacional , seat of the legislative council; the Teatro Nacional , (National Theater), El Panteón Nacional , the resting place for prominent Venezuelans; the Basílica de Santa Teresa ; El Palacio de Miraflores (the presidential palace) and the Museo Arturo Michelena , should not be forgotten.
El Parque Central : Innovation, architecture, art and culture, and the country\'s two highest towers … if there is any place that shows how modern Caracas is, it is El Parque Central . Located one and a half kilometers to the southeast of La Plaza Bolívar , the park contains a concrete structure with two 53-floor octagonal towers and residential buildings. However, if it is not architecture and structural designs, but rather culture that takes your interest, you will be pleasantly surprised to find a great number of art centers here:
Complejo Cultural Teresa Carreño , where the arts reach the utmost expression, through theater, dance, concerts and ballet performances among others.
The most important museums of the city include:Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas Sofía Imber , Museo de los Niños (Children\'s Museum), Museo de Ciencias Naturales (Natural Science Museum), Fundación Museo de Bella Artes (Fine Arts), and the Galería de Arte Nacional , the immense Botanical Garden and the Ateneo de Caracas , where you will find a cinema, theaters, an art gallery, a cafeteria and a bookstore.
Caracas has an excellent transport system: there is an intricate network of roads that cross the city from east to west and north to south; an exceptional underground transportation system known as
The most important museums of the city include: