Amongst the more colourful religious festivals in Venezuela is the 'Procesion de la Divina Pastora', patron saint of the province of Lara. A statue of the 'divine shepherdess' undertakes the…

Venezuela's biggest and best Carnival celebrations are in El Callao. Carnival may have a Latin root meaning "goodbye to flesh", but some people certainly make the most of it before they let go...

The Day of the Holy Cross is celebrated throughout Venezuela on 3 May, and combines Christian worship with pre-Christian elements of spring, fertility and nature rites. In some parts of the…

The Feast of John the Baptist is celebrated in Venezuela with wild dancing, a riot of drumming and people falling into trance states. It has always been associated with purification rituals…

Overlooking the federal capital of Caracas, the green hills of Avila National Park extend 120 miles along the coast like a natural wall separating the city from the sea. The park is popular…

Located in the lively historic centre of Caracas, Plaza Bolívar is believed to be where the city was founded by Diego Losada in 1567 and is the site of several of the city's interesting monuments.

Caracas' Contemporary Art Museum houses an excellent collection of works by Venezuelan and international artists ranging from painting, sculpture and installations to photography, sketches and…

Located in the heart of Caracas, the Botanical Gardens contain a huge variety of plant species, from ferns to palms and orchids.

One of the most important monuments in Caracas, the cathedral is located in the historic centre of the city. As well as boasting a beautiful colonial-style façade, it also houses some fine…

San Francisco Church, in Caracas' historic centre, was built alongside a convent of the same name. Although construction started in 1745, the church was not completed until 1887.

Originally built as a regular church (1744-1783), the Panteón Nacional in Caracas was elected to be the resting place of illustrious Venezuelans in 1875 by General Antonio Guzmám Blanco.

The Casa Natal del Libertador (literally the Liberators Birthplace) in Caracas was converted into a museum in 1921 in memory of Simón Bolívar, who was born here in 1783.

Founded in 1917, the Museo de Bellas Artes in Caracas is the Venezuelan capital's oldest fine arts museum and one of the central entities of its art world.

The Museo de Arte Colonial in Caracas, located in the Quinta de Anauco, gives an insight into both colonial art as well as the style of an 18th and 19th-century property. Everything from the…