Tour guide and architecture expert Santiago Garcia de Vinuesa recommends you start in the Centro Histórico – where it all began.
Around 1,500 ‘trajineras’ or flat-bottomed boats can be found on the canals of Xochimilco. — Photos: PHILIPP LAAGE/dpa
Until the mid-19th century, today’s historic centre covered the entire city. “That’s why there are so many hidden buildings and gems from all eras here,” says Santiago.The city’s birthplace is the mighty Zocalo main square and the vestiges of Tenochtitlan, the former heart of the Aztec Empire. Here, the ruins of the Templo Mayor, the main temple, are overshadowed by the giant Metropolitan Cathedral, once a symbol of the imperial power of the Spanish conquerors.
Taking it all in is thirsty work. Come the evening, head to the hip Roma district for at least one drink. Make it a mezcal cocktail with smoky pineapple at Licoreria Limantour, which was ranked fourth on the list of the 50 best bars in the world in 2022. Around the park are several cultural highlights, starting with the imposing National Museum of Anthropology . Also worth a visit are the museums of modern and contemporary art and the Casa Barragán, the former studio of the architect Luis Barragán.
A stop in Condesa brings tortas de cochinita pibil – braised pork sandwiches. On towards San Rafael, once a residential district and now middle class, where a street vendor made famous by YouTube serves succulent tacos campechanos with chorizo and beef.
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