Local favourite heritage site · Santander, Colombia
Virgen del Carmen
Virgen del Carmen is a heritage site in Santander, Colombia.
Virgen del Carmen: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this heritage site: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Virgen del Carmen
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Virgen del Carmen — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 7.11136, -73.21827. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Virgen del Carmen
- Sogamoso Dam · lake · Santander · ~26 km · Must-see
- Torre de Controlación Aérea El Picacho · viewpoint · Santander · ~34 km · Must-see
- Acuaparque Nacional del Chicamocha · sanctuary · Santander · ~54 km · Must-see
- Asta de conmemoracion a la bandera · fort · Santander · ~0 km
- Antenas Aeropuerto · viewpoint · Santander · ~5 km
- Mirador · viewpoint · Santander · ~5 km
- Palonegro Airport · attraction · Santander · ~6 km
- Playa Malecón · beach · Santander · ~9 km
- Cascada La Tigra · waterfall · Santander · ~11 km
- Museo La Casa del Libro Total · museum · Santander · ~12 km
- Casa Luis Perú de La Croix · museum · Santander · ~12 km
- Casa Cural San Laureano · fort · Santander · ~12 km
- Museo Casa de Simón Bolívar · museum · Santander · ~12 km
- Busto de John F Kennedy · fort · Santander · ~13 km
- Museo de la Batalla Palonegro · museum · Santander · ~13 km
- Museo del Banco de la República · museum · Santander · ~13 km
- Fraternidad de San Francisco de Asís · fort · Santander · ~13 km
- Cascadas El Caracolí · waterfall · Santander · ~14 km
Other forts & heritage near Virgen del Carmen
- Asta de conmemoracion a la bandera · fort · Santander · ~0 km
- Casa Cural San Laureano · fort · Santander · ~12 km
- Busto de John F Kennedy · fort · Santander · ~13 km
- Fraternidad de San Francisco de Asís · fort · Santander · ~13 km
- Bandera · fort · Santander · ~14 km
- Casa Cural · fort · Santander · ~14 km
- Casa Cural de Provenza · fort · Santander · ~15 km
- CDMB · fort · Santander · ~19 km
- Entrada Mi Terruño · fort · Santander · ~42 km
- Casa Cural · fort · Santander · ~48 km
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit Virgen del Carmen?
October to February; carry water in summer. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Virgen del Carmen?
Nearby: Sogamoso Dam (lake, 26 km), Torre de Controlación Aérea El Picacho (viewpoint, 34 km), Acuaparque Nacional del Chicamocha (sanctuary, 54 km), Asta de conmemoracion a la bandera (fort, 0 km), Antenas Aeropuerto (viewpoint, 5 km), Mirador (viewpoint, 5 km).