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Curious and original Tour in the Historic Center of CDMX

Location Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico
$42.11
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

Dare to take our tour that will take us through little-known places in the Historic Center of CDMX, allowing us to travel back in time from pre-Hispanic times. Passing through a pharmacy where they prepared ancestral medicines, visiting the architectural grandeur of the beginning of the last century to the gastronomy of a bakery where the locals make that experience a tradition from generation to generation. We guarantee that in these 2 and a half hours you will experience spaces that many residents of the capital do not know exist.
Don't forget to take your photos to show off to your family and friends, places that only YOU will know in the City of Palaces or as we chilangos say: Chilangolandia, el Defectuoso, la Capirucha, etc.
Curious and original Tour in the Historic Center of CDMX
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide

Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.

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  • Public toilets
  • Food from the Madrid Pastry Shop is not included either.

Meeting point
Outside the Gran Hotel in Mexico City.
Return details
In the square where the Oratory of San Felipe Neri is located.

  • Zocalo
    We will start in the most important place in Mexico, the zócalo of the historic center, almost 700 years have passed since the great city of Mexico-Tenochtitlán was founded.
  • Gran Hotel Ciudad de Mexico
    We will admire the architecture of the hotel and its large Tiffany-style stained glass window, considered Cultural Heritage of the Nation.
  • El Palacio de Hierro
    We will contemplate the architecture of the "Parisian" style store and its beautiful stained glass window.
  • In this place we will talk about the famous legend of Don Juan Manuel Solórzano, we will make a stop where this peculiar character lived and where I will tell you his dark and creepy story.
  • We will observe the hotel from the outside, highlighting the neocolonial style architectural jewel.
  • Historic Center (Centro Historico)
    We will pass by the house where the famous geographer Alejandro Von Humboldt lived.
  • Historic Center (Centro Historico)
    We will stop to drink or eat a snack at the very famous "Pastelería Madrid" where we can find more than 80 varieties of exquisite bread.
  • Historic Center (Centro Historico)
    We will continue our tour of the most famous pharmacy in all of Mexico. We will enter the time machine to observe the furniture and some collectible pieces from the pharmacy of this emblematic place.
  • Historic Center (Centro Historico)
    A novitiate made into an apothecary awaits us to discover the space that still preserves the atmosphere of a place of introspection and many stories related to the work of medicine.
  • Brief explanation of the important presence of the Augustinian order in colonial Mexico. (pass by)
  • Biblioteca Miguel Lerdo de Tejada
    In this beautiful square, where the majestic library stands, I will stop to talk a little about Vlady's monumental murals and the buildings that surround it.

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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    Curious and original Tour in the Historic Center of CDMX

    Location Mexico City, Central Mexico, Mexico
    $42.11
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!
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