San Blas
Barrio de San Blas
An artisan quarter on the northeast slope of the old town, with steep cobbled lanes, white walls with blue doors, and workshops and cafés.
San Blas lies on the hillside northeast of the Plaza de Armas. It is a 10-minute uphill walk from Hatun Rumiyoq Street, and it is Cusco's 'artists' quarter. Narrow, steep stone lanes are lined with colonial houses that have white walls and blue windows. Among them are handicraft workshops for pottery, wood carving, textiles and religious painting, as well as cafés, vegetarian restaurants and hostels. The San Blas Church on the square has a baroque pulpit carved from a single block of cedar, hailed as a masterpiece of colonial woodcarving (religious pass required). Side alleys offer views over the old town's red-tiled roofs. The slopes are steep and the altitude is high, so take your time.
Opening hours
All day; church approx. 08:00–18:00
Nearby sights
- Twelve-Angled Stone & Hatun Rumiyoc Street
- Museum of Pre-Columbian Art (MAP)
- Museo Machu Picchu – Casa Concha
- Museo Inka
- Cusco Cathedral
- Church of the Society of Jesus, Cusco
- Qorikancha
- Plaza de Armas, Cusco