As you look up from anywhere in the city, it is impossible not to stumble upon Monserrate hill, from its 3,152 meters above sea level, guarding the city of Bogota.

When Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada chose the place to found Santa Fe, he was struck by the two huge hills that surrounded the plain. Taking advantage of the mystery and the majestic presence of those hills, he placed two large crosses at its top. A century later, Don Juan de Borja, President of the New Kingdom of Granada, authorized Don Pedro Solis de Valenzuela in 1640 to build a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Morena de Montserrat, whose Sanctuary is located in the province of Barcelona in Spain.
Don Pedro Solis, architect of this work, didn’t want it to end there, he knew that the place was ideal for a monastery, which was finally built in 1657 with the help of the Santaferenos. Years later he would accommodate his most illustrious guest: the Fallen Lord of Monserrate, work of the Santaferian master Pedro de Lugo and Albarracín who achieved not only a beautiful image of impressive artistic value , but also managed to gather the religious faith of the city.

Since that time, every day, thousands of believers climb with devotion the steps that lead to the Sanctuary at the top as a penitence. While thousands of other tourists, athletes or curious people arrive by foot, in Funicular or Cable Car.

The view of Bogota from Monserrate, the faith evoked by its Sanctuary, its pilgrims, its gardens and fountains, its gastronomy, its fog forests, its sunsets, its starry nights and its majestic moon, make visiting Monserrate hill a unique experience.