Espero que hayan disfrutado de un fin de semana lleno de buenas vibras. Por mi parte, me siento feliz y agradecida por la oportunidad de viajar y seguir explorando los diversos destinos tur铆sticos que nos ofrece nuestro hermoso estado Aragua.
Este fin de semana, con motivo de celebrar el cumplea帽os de mi novio Josdrian, decidimos visitar la Colonia Tovar, y me gustar铆a compartir esta experiencia con ustedes a trav茅s de esta linda comunidad como lo es 
La Colonia Tovar, capital del municipio Tovar del estado Aragua, es uno de los sitios m谩s encantadores de Venezuela. Destaca por su gran atractivo cultural, puesto que es un pedacito de Alemania en nuestro pa铆s. Los primeros colonos fueron los alemanes que migraron de pueblecitos de la Selva Negra, tales como Wyhl, Edingen y Oberbergen de Kaiserstuhl y se establecieron en esta zona del estado Aragua, siendo Mart铆n Tovar Ponte, quien cediera los terrenos para que pudieran radicarse y ser los primeros pobladores de este territorio, derivando de ah铆 su nombre.
La Colonia Tovar, adem谩s de conservar las tradiciones heredadas de sus antepasados, se caracteriza por su clima templado y paisaje 煤nico, su linda arquitectura y la amabilidad de su gente, pero tambi茅n por contar con una gastronom铆a t铆pica de la cocina alemana, permiti茅ndonos saborear sus deliciosos platos.
Despu茅s de muchos a帽os sin visitar la Colonia Tovar, al llegar me envolvi贸 su encantadora energ铆a y sus hermosos paisajes. Decid铆 documentar mi paseo para recomendarles algunos lugares incre铆bles en este destino.
Para aprovechar al m谩ximo tu visita, te sugiero hacer un tour por los sitios m谩s emblem谩ticos del pueblo. Hay 18 destinos por explorar, pero quiero compartir 7 que realmente nos enamoraron y nos dejaron con ganas de regresar.
Para comenzar esta ruta, al llegar al pueblo, pregunta por los carritos que ofrecen recorridos. Puedes elegir el que m谩s te guste; el paseo cuesta $10 por persona y dura entre 1 hora y 30 minutos o 2 horas y 30 minutos. Sin importar la duraci贸n, la experiencia es fabulosa.
Nuestro paseo comenz贸 visitando la fabrica de vinos. En este lindo lugar, nos explicaron el proceso de la elaboraci贸n del vino artesanal y nos dieron a degustar los distintos tipos de vinos que realizan, tales como: vino seco que ten铆a 18潞 de alcohol y no contiene az煤car, por lo que se percibe mayor acidez. Tambi茅n degustamos el vino semi seco de fresa y dos vinos dulces hechos con mora y parchita que ten铆an 11潞 de alcohol. Se pod铆an percibir los olores y el sabor de las frutas en el paladar. Aprovechamos de tomarnos fotos en el jard铆n y comprar unos alfajores luego de la deliciosa degustaci贸n.
Continuamos nuestra ruta tur铆stica visitando Mi kabrita. Esta es una peque帽a finca familiar que funciona como f谩brica de elaboraci贸n de productos artesanales a base de leche de cabra y adem谩s es una granja de contacto, as铆 que podr谩s disfrutar e interactuar con las lindas cabritas y alimentarlas con las indicaciones de un gu铆a. Como dato curioso, debes recogerte el cabello, porque las cabritas pueden querer com茅rtelo jajaja. Aqu铆 tambi茅n ofrecen una deliciosa degustaci贸n de sus productos.
Luego de pasar por Mi Kabrita, visitamos el Jard铆n de Hortensias. Este jard铆n se encuentra en un sitio elevado, por lo que el clima es bastante fr铆o y adem谩s es totalmente hermoso. Pudimos observar un inmenso sembrad铆o de hortensias. Cuentan los habitantes de la zona que esta hermosa flor, comenz贸 a crecer de manera natural y decidieron cuidarlas para que se mantuviera y pudiera conservarse. De verdad es m谩gico poder ver esta flor tan bonita y como se ha extendido en esta zona.
La Casita del 脕rbol es otra de las paradas que hicimos y te recomiendo al 100%, ya que es un mirador que ofrece una vista hermosa de la Colonia Tovar. Al llegar al lugar debes cancelar $1 para entrar, este es el 煤nico sitio en el que debes cancelar para visitarlo. Se trata de un mirador donde atraviesas un puente colgante de unos 28 mts de altura y as铆 llegar a la casita. Este imponente 谩rbol es una ceiba, la cual tiene m谩s de 100 a帽os y los lugare帽os construyeron esta hermosa casita de dos pisos.
El lugar es muy bonito, porque tambi茅n puedes disfrutar al igual que nosotros de un rico chocolate caliente o alguna bebida de tu preferencia, ya que cuentan con un bar y tambi茅n ofrecen comidas, as铆 que podr谩s relajarte un rato y disfrutar de un ambiente tranquilo y con buena m煤sica.
Continuamos nuestro recorrido visitando la Cervecer铆a Coloniera, donde se mantiene la tradici贸n de la elaboraci贸n de ceveza artesanal. Adem谩s, esta empresa es la primera en nuestro pa铆s en elaborar cerveza artesanal. Aqu铆 nos explicaron su historia y tambi茅n el proceso que lleva realizar una cerveza artesanal. Pudimos degustar las distintas cervezas que hacen y les cuento que me encantaron, sobre todo la de sabor a Mora y la negra. Tambi茅n cuenta con un mirador donde puedes tomarte fotos con el hermoso paisaje de fondo y pasar un rato tranquilo con una birra.
Despu茅s de visitar la Cervecer铆a Coloniera, nos dirigimos a Embutidos G眉nter, la cual es una empresa creada por G眉nter Hubrig, quien es un conocido maestro charcutero proveniente de Alemania y se erradic贸 en la Colonia Tovar. Luego de muchos a帽os de trabajo y constancia, G眉nter logr贸 crear esta f谩brica dedicada a la elaboraci贸n de embutidos y productos c谩rnicos de alta calidad, conservando las recetas originales de su tierra natal.
Embutidos G眉nter es famoso por alcanzar un R茅cord Guinness por la elaboraci贸n de la salchicha m谩s grande, la cual midi贸 15 metros y pes贸 498 kilos. Esta salchicha la hicieron con motivo de celebrar los 150 a帽os de la Colonia Tovar.
Para finalizar con este hermoso recorrido, pasamos por chocolatico, siendo este un sitio encantador donde venden un chocolate delicioso. Aqu铆 nos explicaron brevemente la elaboraci贸n del chocolate a trav茅s del cacao que traen desde Chuao y Puerto Maya. En este lindo lugar te regalan un delicioso palito lleno de chocolate y un malvavisco, para as铆 animarte y comprar sus productos los cuales los puedes conseguir a partir de $1.
Aqu铆 en chocolatico, aprovechamos para cantarle cumplea帽os a mi novio y disfrutar otro rato del clima, ya que empez贸 a sentirse un poco m谩s el fr铆o.
Luego de este hermoso e incre铆ble paseo, decidimos caminar un rato por el pueblo y visitamos la iglesia, tambi茅n caminamos por las calles de la colonia y probamos el plato t铆pico que consiste en una salchicha alemana y una polaca, junto con una ensalada de papas y repollo.
Por 煤ltimo, hay algo que no puedes dejar de hacer si visitas la Colonia Tovar: disfrutar de las deliciosas fresas con crema. En mi caso, opt茅 por melocot贸n con crema, ya que no soy muy fan de las fresas, jejeje. La verdad es que fue un paseo maravilloso que disfrutamos todos: mi novio, mis suegros, mi cu帽adita y yo.
La pasamos bonito, as铆 que los invito a visitar la Colonia Tovar y aprender un poco m谩s de su cultura, costumbres y tradiciones, porque de verdad vale la pena. Adem谩s, el trato y la hospitalidad de sus habitantes te har谩n sentir muy bien.
Me despido con mucho cari帽o y nos vemos en un pr贸ximo post queridos viajeros.
I hope you enjoyed a weekend full of good vibes. For my part, I feel happy and grateful for the opportunity to travel and continue exploring the various tourist destinations that our beautiful state of Aragua offers us.
This weekend, to celebrate my boyfriend Josdrian's birthday, we decided to visit Colonia Tovar, and I would like to share this experience with you through this beautiful community
Colonia Tovar, capital of the Tovar municipality in the state of Aragua, is one of the most charming places in Venezuela. It stands out for its great cultural attraction, since it is a little piece of Germany in our country. The first settlers were Germans who migrated from villages in the Black Forest, such as Wyhl, Edingen and Oberberbergen de Kaiserstuhl and settled in this area of Aragua state, being Martin Tovar Ponte, who gave the land so they could settle and be the first settlers of this territory, hence its name.
Colonia Tovar, besides preserving the traditions inherited from their ancestors, is characterized by its mild climate and unique landscape, its beautiful architecture and the friendliness of its people, but also for having a typical gastronomy of German cuisine, allowing us to taste its delicious dishes.
After many years without visiting Colonia Tovar, when I arrived I was enveloped by its charming energy and beautiful scenery. I decided to document my trip to recommend some incredible places in this destination.
To make the most of your visit, I suggest you take a tour of the most emblematic sites in town. There are 18 destinations to explore, but I want to share 7 that we really fell in love with and left us wanting to return.
To begin this route, when you arrive in town, ask for the trolleys that offer tours. You can choose the one you like best; the ride costs $10 per person and lasts between 1 hour and 30 minutes or 2 hours and 30 minutes. Regardless of the duration, the experience is fabulous.
Our tour began with a visit to the wine factory. In this beautiful place, they explained to us the process of making handmade wine and gave us a taste of the different types of wines they make, such as: dry wine that had 18潞 of alcohol and does not contain sugar, so you can perceive more acidity. We also tasted the semi-dry strawberry wine and two sweet wines made with blackberry and parchita that had 11潞 of alcohol. You could perceive the smells and taste of the fruits on the palate. We took the opportunity to take pictures in the garden and buy some alfajores after the delicious tasting.
We continued our touristic route visiting Mi kabrita. This is a small family farm that works as a factory that produces handmade products based on goat's milk and it is also a contact farm, so you can enjoy and interact with the cute little goats and feed them with the instructions of a guide. As a curious fact, you must tie your hair up, because the goats may want to eat it hahaha. Here they also offer a delicious tasting of their products.
After passing by Mi Kabrita, we visited the Hydrangea Garden. This garden is located on an elevated site, so the weather is quite cold and it is also totally beautiful. We were able to observe an immense hydrangea plantation. The inhabitants of the area say that this beautiful flower began to grow naturally and they decided to take care of it so that it could be maintained and preserved. It is truly magical to be able to see this beautiful flower and how it has spread in this area.
The tree house is another of the stops we made and I recommend it 100%, as it is a viewpoint that offers a beautiful view of Colonia Tovar. When you arrive at the place you must pay $1 to enter, this is the only place where you must pay to visit. It is a viewpoint where you cross a suspension bridge about 28 meters high to reach the little house. This imposing tree is a ceiba, which is more than 100 years old and the locals built this beautiful two-story house.
The place is very nice, because you can also enjoy a hot chocolate or a drink of your choice, as we did, because they have a bar and also offer meals, so you can relax for a while and enjoy a quiet atmosphere with good music.
We continued our tour visiting the Coloniera Brewery, where the tradition of craft beer brewing is maintained. In addition, this company is the first in our country to brew craft beer. Here they explained to us their history and also the process involved in making a craft beer. We were able to taste the different beers they make and I can tell you that I loved them, especially the blackberry and blackberry flavored beers. It also has a viewpoint where you can take pictures with the beautiful scenery in the background and spend some quiet time with a beer.
After visiting the Coloniera Brewery, we headed to Embutidos G眉nter, which is a company created by G眉nter Hubrig, a well-known master butcher from Germany who settled in Colonia Tovar. After many years of hard work and perseverance, G眉nter managed to create this factory dedicated to the production of high quality sausages and meat products, preserving the original recipes of his homeland.
Embutidos G眉nter is famous for reaching a Guinness Record for the elaboration of the largest sausage, which measured 15 meters and weighed 498 kilos. This sausage was made to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Colonia Tovar.
To end this beautiful tour, we passed by chocolatico, a charming place where they sell delicious chocolate. Here they briefly explained to us the elaboration of the chocolate through the cocoa that they bring from Chuao and Puerto Maya. In this nice place they give you a delicious stick full of chocolate and a marshmallow, to encourage you to buy their products which you can get from $ 1.
Here in chocolatico, we took the opportunity to sing birthday to my boyfriend and enjoy the weather for another while, as it started to get a little colder.
After this beautiful and incredible walk, we decided to walk around the town for a while and visited the church, we also walked through the streets of the colony and tasted the typical dish consisting of a German and a Polish sausage, along with a potato and cabbage salad.
Finally, there is something you can't miss if you visit Colonia Tovar: enjoy the delicious strawberries with cream. In my case, I opted for peach with cream, since I'm not a big fan of strawberries, hehehe. The truth is that it was a wonderful walk that we all enjoyed: my boyfriend, my in-laws, my sister-in-law and me.
We had a great time, so I invite you to visit Colonia Tovar and learn a little more about its culture, customs and traditions, because it is really worth it. In addition, the treatment and hospitality of its inhabitants will make you feel very well.
I bid you a fond farewell and see you in a future post dear travelers.
Fotos/Photos: De mi propiedad, tomadas con mi tlf redmi 9T/ From my property, taken with my tlf redmi 9T
Banner: Hecho en canva/ Made in canva
Traductor/ Translator: Deepl
