Afternoon –
Dusk in a new cultural hub

The Real Felipe Fortress, once the final stronghold of the Spanish, still guards the edge of the port.

Nearby, Monumental Callao has become a labyrinth of studios, galleries, and restaurants—an open conversation between art, the city’s almost forgotten historic quarter, and its inhabitants.

End the day at the rooftop of Casa Ronald, a 1928 building overlooking the harbor, where the light fades slowly over the Pacific.

Lunch –
Callao’s secret cevicherías and TrattoriE

Callao hides some of Lima’s most authentic cevicherías.

Rana is famous for its unique setting—a wooden structure built above the sea, tucked within a local sailing club.

Don Giuseppe, known for its pan con pejerrey (fried silverside fish sandwich), sits near the tip of the peninsula.

Razeto Trattoria and Fiori di Mari bring this unexpected Italian enclave on the Pacific to life.

In Chucuito, another Italian neighborhood in old Callao, El Mirador de la Rivera and La Casona serve freshly caught fish against a backdrop of beaches and port cranes.

But it’s El Colorado that remains a local favorite, thanks to its owner’s dedication to preserving Callao’s traditional recipes.

The journey ends by the ocean.
Like Piraeus near Athens, Callao, nestled beside Lima, has long been Peru’s gateway to the world

Morning –
A small village on a peninsula

Begin the day in La Punta, a quiet peninsula where calm waters encircle a small community of Italian descent.

Here, the sea is a way of life passed down through generations.

Black-stone beaches face San Lorenzo Island, which dominates Lima’s bay.
Old bakeries still open their doors at dawn.

Families, devoted to their heritage, preserve their mansions as small vessels of memory—reminders of a wealthier and quieter era.

From here, Mar Adentro offers boat trips to the nearby islands, where sea lions bask on the rocks and, when the tide allows, you can slip into the water beside them.

Another way to connect with the Pacific: join a paddle-yoga session with Mandala SUP Academy, a quiet, unusual exercise in balance and breath upon the sea