Le Soleil Hostel

Top choice in Popayán


A block and a half from the Parque del Morro, this supercozy hostel gets a lot of things right: comfortable beds, spotless, tiled rooms, funky common areas, bilingual staff, occasional communal dinners and a good ratio of guests per bathroom. A decent breakfast spread costs COP$6000.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Popayán attractions

1. Museo de Historia Natural

0.08 MILES

One of the best of its kind in the country, this museum on the grounds of Universidad del Cauca is noted for its extensive collection of insects,…

2. Cerro El Morro de Tulcán

0.14 MILES

Behind the Universitario de Tulcán, this hill is topped with an equestrian statue of the city's founder, Sebastián de Belalcázar, and is said to be the…

3. Casa Museo Mosquera

0.21 MILES

This interesting museum is housed in an 18th-century mansion that was once home to General Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, who was Colombia's president on…

4. Museo Arquidiocesano de Arte Religioso

0.22 MILES

You don't have to be an expert on religious art to be impressed by this collection of paintings, statues, altar pieces, silverware and liturgical vessels,…

5. Puente del Humilladero

0.24 MILES

Popayán's emblematic landmark, this 240m-long, 11-arch brick bridge was constructed in the mid-19th century to improve access to the center from the poor…

6. Museo Guillermo Valencia

0.24 MILES

This late 18th-century building is full of period furniture, paintings, old photos and documents that once belonged to the Popayán-born poet who lived…

7. Universidad del Cauca

0.25 MILES

The central seat of this public university is in a magnificent old colonial mansion that non-students may only admire from the outside.

8. Iglesia La Ermita

0.26 MILES

Constructed in 1546, Popayán's oldest church is well worth seeing for its fine main retable and the fragments of old frescoes, which were only discovered…