Mexico City Trip Overview
Puebla is a great option for lovers of colonial art, authentic local food, and the volcanoes’ great landscape; the Popocatelpetl is a height of 17887 feet.
The visit includes a stop at Cholula’s famous town for its 365 temples, built over Pre-Colombian monuments by the Spanish, and a panoramic visit of the highest covered pyramid in Mexico; right at the top is a Christian church.
Continue to Puebla, a UNESCO World Heritage City, where you will visit the Chapel of the Rosary, considered one of the eighth wonders of the art world, but also on the way Tonantzintla church, an outstanding naif artwork.
Enjoy the Talavera work not just as tableware but as part of the architecture of the city.
This tour has shared and private options; please select the more convenient for you.
On your way to Cholula, you will make a quick stop in a coffee shop to stretch your legs and get pictures of the volcanoes.
Due to COVID, it is not allowed to go to the Great Pyramid of Cholula.
Additional Info
Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Mexico City, Mexico
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Mexico City, Central Mexico and Gulf Coast, Mexico
Puebla is a great option for lovers of colonial art, authentic local food, and the volcanoes’ great landscape; the Popocatelpetl is a height of 17887 feet.
The visit includes a stop at Cholula’s famous town for its 365 temples, built over Pre-Colombian monuments by the Spanish, and a panoramic visit of the highest covered pyramid in Mexico; right at the top is a Christian church.
Continue to Puebla, a UNESCO World Heritage City, where you will visit the Chapel of the Rosary, considered one of the eighth wonders of the art world, but also on the way Tonantzintla church, an outstanding naif artwork.
Enjoy the Talavera work not just as tableware but as part of the architecture of the city.
This tour has shared and private options; please select the more convenient for you.
On your way to Cholula, you will make a quick stop in a coffee shop to stretch your legs and get pictures of the volcanoes.
Due to COVID, it is not allowed to go to the Great Pyramid of Cholula.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Capilla del Rosario, Templo de Santo Domingo, Avenida 4 Poniente Centro, Puebla 72000 Mexico
The Chapel of the Virgen del Rosario is the chapel attached to the Temple of Santo Domingo in the city of Puebla, Mexico. An architectural work from the 17th century, the summit of New Spain’s baroque, it was described in its time as La Casa de Oro, as well as the eighth wonder of the world by Fray Diego de Gorozpe, in a print from 1690.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Puebla Cathedra, c 16 de Septiembre s/n Zócalo, Puebla 72000 Mexico
The Catedral Basilica de Puebla, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception according to its Marian dedication, it is the episcopal seat of the Archdiocese of Puebla, Mexico. It is one of the most important buildings in the historic center declared a world heritage site.
In the cathedral guide explanation is not allowed.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Great Pyramid of Cholula, Calle 11 Nte. 1005, San Pedro Cholula 72760 Mexico
The Great Pyramid of Cholula or Tlachihualtépetl (from the Nahuatl “hill made by hand”) is the largest pyramidal basement in the world with 400 meters per side. It is the largest archaeological site of a pyramid (temple) in the New World, as well as the largest pyramid that exists in the world today.
Duration: 40 minutes
