Fun in Mexico City
Description:
Mexico City is a huge place and this guide divides the tour in four days, attempting to give you a bit of everything. Starting at downtown with the main square, museums and traditional restaurants.Then go to the Chapultepec/Finantial district, where there are some attractions on the nicest part of town and great places for eating.Day three takes you to the south of the city, to the floating gardens and Mexican barbecue.Finish off with a day trip to the pyramids.
Author: Toufic
Day 1 - Mexico City
Day 1: Downtown.
Visit the center of Mexico City, which has been on the same place for more than a thousand years, you can start at Zocalo and walk to the Templo Mayor museum (ruins of the aztec city before the Spaniards came), the Cathedral which is built over the aztec temple, the Government Palace, etc.
Then, go for lunch at 'La casa de los azulejos' a moorish style building which houses the first Sanborns (a Mexican chain restaurant/store which has been around for many decades), afterwards visit the Fine Arts Palace and ideally see a show there (Folkclorick ballet or regional dances are common in their calendar).
Finish by having diner at La Destileria, a Mexican restaurant famous for its huge selection of tequilas.
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Zócalo / Plaza de la Constitución
Location:
view in google maps16 de Septiembre y 5 de Mayo
Centro Histórico
06060 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
+52 5 5525 9380 (Información Turisticos)2
Templo Mayor
Location:
view in google mapsSeminario y Moneda
06060 Mexico City, Mexico
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Catedral Metropolitana
Location:
view in google mapsDonceles 95
The zócalo, on Cinco de Mayo, Centro Histórico
06020 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
+52 55 5512 9467 / +52 55 5512 70964
Casa de Azulejos
Location:
view in google mapsMadero 4
Centro Histórico
06040 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
+52 5 518 66765
Palacio de Bellas Artes
Location:
view in google mapsAvenida Juárez y Eje Lázaro Cárdenas
Centro Histórico
06050 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
5512 25936
Destilería (La)
Location:
view in google mapsEjército Nacional 980
Colonia Chapultepec Morales
11570 Mexico City, Mexico
Day 2 - Mexico City
Day 2. Start with breakfast in 'La Condesa' one of the hip neighborhoods in the city, then go to the Anthropology Museum (one of the most celebrated prehispanic collections in the world), then visit the Chapultepec Castle, views of the city on the home of the only emperor Mexico ever had.
Afterwards you can just walk around Chapultepec forest (its actually a park, similar to Central Park in NY, you can also go to Chapultepec Zoo) and close with a Mezcal drink and light diner back in 'La Condesa' at a fantastic terrace from one of the nicest boutique hotels in town.
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Hip Kitchen
Location:
view in google mapsAv. México 188
Condesa
6140 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
52 55 5212 21102
Anthropology Museum (Museo de Antropologia)
Location:
view in google mapsPaseo de la Reforma y Calzada Ghandi
Colonia Polanco Chapultepec
11560 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
5286 51953
Castillo de Chapultepec
Location:
view in google mapsBosque de Chapultepec 1a Sección
Colonia Chapultepec
11560 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
+52 (55) 5241 31004
Bosque de Chapultepec
Location:
view in google mapsAvenida Constituyentes
Avenida Reforma
11850 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
+52 5 515 05355
Hotel Condesa DF
Location:
view in google mapsAvenida Veracruz, 102
Col. Condesa
6700 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
52 55 5241 2600Day 3 - Mexico City
Day 3, South of the City.Start with a power breakfast at Arroyo, traditional Mexican barbecue and sauces. Then visit Xochimilco (floating gardens which date from the aztec days), the Dolores Olmedo Museum and finish the day off walking and relaxing at Plaza San Angel, a great neighborhood for shopping (arts, fashion, etc.) and have something to eat around here.
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Arroyo
Location:
view in google mapsInsurgentes Sur 4003
Colonia Tlalpan
14000 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
52 5 573 4344 / 52 5 573 42112
Xochimilco
Location:
view in google mapsAvenida México Xochimilco
(Xochimilco)
16500 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
+52 5 5525 9380 (Información Turisticos)3
Museo Dolores Olmedo
Location:
view in google mapsAvenida México 5843
La Noria, Xochimilco
16030 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
5 555 10164
Plaza San Angel
Location:
view in google mapsAvenida Paseo del Pedregal
Colonia Jardines del Pedregal
01900 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
+52 55 5568 1360Day 4 - Mexico City
Day 4, A day trip to Teotihuacan.
Visit the pyramids to get a better idea of the ancient cultures in Mexico, you can either drive there or take a tour on a shuttle. When coming back have a nice diner at Villa Maria, a Mexican/Fusion cuisine favorite, try the Tamarind Margaritas!
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Teotihuacan Pyramids (Pirámides de Teotihuacan)
Location:
view in google mapsCarretera México Teotihuacan Km. 46
Zona Arqueológica de Teotihuacan
03010 Mexico City, Mexico
Phone:
+55 52 50 0123 (Información Turística)2
Villa María
Location:
view in google mapsAvenida San Jerónimo Pte. 801
Colonia San Jerónimo Lídice
10200 Mexico City, Mexico
