Casa Viena - The travelers hostel in Villa de Leyva - villa de leyva hostel

Hans, who runs since 1992 Casa Viena  in Cartagena, opend in march 2010 another hostel  in Villa de Leyva , located 150 km north from Bogotá.

Casa Viena hostel in Villa de Leyva is a cosy traveler guest house with economic rates, comfortable rooms, dorm beds, a good social area and a big kitchen - without  increasing  its rates during high seasons or weekends - something very common among hotels in Villa de Leyva.

If you prefer to wait at a more quiet place for your flight leaving from Bogota , Casa Viena hostel in Villa de Leyva is the perfect place to relax before leaving Colombia and of course as well for those travelers just arrieved to Colombia - Here with us you can make your first stop before going further on. Villa de Leyva is on the way to the Caribbean coast - (Tunja -San Gil - Bucaramanga - Valledupar - Cartagena - St.Marta)

Villa de Leyva was founded 1572. It is one of the most  authentic Colombian villages, declared a National Monument in 1954 to preserve its architecture - Surrounded by a beautiful countryside - Apart of its colonial architecture and its mediterranean climate, it offer to its visitors all kinds of activities such as , trekking, horse riding or rappelling.

A variety of fossils have been found around Villa de Leyva. These have been deemed important because of their sizes and their very relevant contributions made to paleontological investigations.

The area around Villa de Leyva where occupied by the "Muiscas" the most important Indian tribe in Colombia . Anthropologist research says that the Muisca civilization was a very clever tribe, especially for their knowledge of agriculture, pottery and astronomy. The evidence of this is possible to see in the ‘Infiernito’ (the little hell) well known as the Muisca Astronomic Observatory. hostel villa de leyva

We give our best, that you have a comfortable and relaxed place to stay while you are in Villa de Leyva