In Margarita you will find a variety of sites of historical interest, among them:
General Juan Bautista Arismendi Birth´s House: General Arismendi was born in 1775. He was the most prestigious leader of Margarita during the independence war. His birth´s house, located in the City of Asunción, was built in the beginning of the XVIII century and destroyed during the war. It was rebuilt in 1970. There is a Museum dedicated to the him, showing many of his belongings and of his wife, Luisa Cáceres, a brave women martyr of Venezuela. Opens daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., free entrance.
House of Culture of Asunción
Located on Fermín St., in front of Luisa Cáceres Park in Asunción, it holds a permanent exposition of replicas of ceramics artpieces from the whole country, made by artisans from the small town of El Cercado. Opens daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., free entrance.
Battery La Libertad
These are actually a series of ruins only accessible by walking through a 1 km-long road along a flank of a hill. This Battery played an active role during the Battle of Matasiete, the final battle that gave independence to the province. These ruins were forgotten and lost for many years under vegetation, and were rediscovered in 1957 by Helmuths Fuchs, an Austriac archeologist. The fort was originally built in 1815 by the patriots to be able to fight the Spaniard troops located at Fort of St. Rose. It constitutes an excellent observation point to see the east and south sides of the Island, and there are rest of the canyons and armory it had in the past.
Colonial Bridge 4th of May
This 25-meters long, 5-meters wide bridge, located in Asunción, was built in 1608 to cross the Asunción River and is still used for today's traffic and in perfect conditions. It has 4 minitowers, 2 at each end of the bridge, and a brick made arch. It is considered by architectures and engineers as an engineering jewel of the XVII century.
Porlamar Lighthouse
Located in Porlamar, it is placed on a 80-meters tall tower of octagonal base built in 1985, whose diameter diminishes from bottom to top, where a hexagonal first order lantern rests and can be seen by ships approaching the port.