Plaza de Francia y Las Bóvedas
Semicircular 1922 square at the tip of Casco, on the old Chiriquí bastion (Las Bóvedas): an obelisk topped by a rooster and busts of the French engineers who tried to build the canal, facing the bay.
Key facts to help you decide data as of Oct 2026
Price: Contact the venue
- Facilities
- Pedestrian square with an obelisk and busts, by the sea.
- Price
- Free entry
- Distance
- ~0.4 km from the center of the area (OSM, straight line)
Sources (data as of Oct 2026): Wikipedia – Plaza de Francia (Panamá) · Wikipedia – Casco Antiguo de Panamá (Plaza de Francia) · OpenStreetMap – Plaza de Francia y Las Bóvedas (way 140631654)
Address and contact
- Category
- Parks & recreation
- Address
- Southern tip of Casco (end of Avenida A)
- Area
- Casco Viejo, Panama City
Details checked in October 2026. They may change: please confirm with the place before you go.
More parks & recreation in Casco Viejo
Plaza de la Independencia (Plaza Catedral)
Avenida Central, facing the Metropolitan Cathedral
Plaza Herrera
Avenida A at Calle 9, western entrance to Casco
Plaza Bolívar
Avenida B at Calle 4 Este, facing the San Francisco de Asís church
Cinta Costera 3 (Viaducto Marino)
Around Casco along the bay, from Avenida Balboa to El Chorrillo