8 Sights in Puebla City, Mexico (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Puebla City, Mexico! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Puebla City. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

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1. Los Remedios

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The Temple of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios is a Catholic temple of baroque and neoclassical style located in the Barrio de la Acocota, in Puebla de los Ángeles, Mexico. It dates from the sixteenth century, settling on the eastern tip of the tlaxicalli of Tepetlapa, belonging to the indigenous neighborhood of Analco.

Wikipedia: Templo de los Remedios (Puebla) (ES)

2. Puebla City

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Puebla de Zaragoza, formally Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, formerly Puebla de los Ángeles during colonial times, or known simply as Puebla, is the seat of Puebla Municipality. It is the capital and largest city of the state of Puebla, and the fourth largest city in Mexico, after Mexico City, Monterrey, and Guadalajara. A viceregal era planned city, it is located in the southern part of Central Mexico on the main route between Mexico City and Mexico's main Atlantic port, Veracruz—about 100 km (62 mi) east southeast of Mexico City and about 220 km (140 mi) west of Veracruz.

Wikipedia: Puebla (city) (EN)

3. Capilla del Arte

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The Capilla del Arte is a cultural space of the Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP), located in the Historic Center of the city of Puebla, Mexico. It opened to the public in October 2009, in the former building of Las Fábricas de Francia, granted on loan by the Mary Street Jenkins Foundation. The space includes a contemporary art gallery, an art forum and a mini reading space.

Wikipedia: Capilla del Arte (ES), Website

4. San José

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The Parish of San José is a religious temple of Catholic worship that belongs to the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles, under the invocation of San José. Its altarpieces and the chapel of Jesus Nazareno are some of the best examples of New Spanish Baroque art. It has canvases by the best painters of New Spain and the nineteenth century such as Antonio de Santander, Diego Berruecos, Marimón, Pascual Pérez, Miguel Jerónimo Zendejas, Agustín Arrieta and Cayetano Padilla, as well as numerous sculptures attributed to the workshop of the Cora family. It is located in the populous neighborhood of San José, north of the historic center of the city of Puebla.

Wikipedia: Parroquia de San José (Puebla) (ES)

5. San Marcos

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The Temple of San Marcos is a building for Catholic worship located in the city of Puebla; on 730 Reforma Avenue, corner with 9 Norte. The construction of the temple dates back to 1769. The temple is characterized by its baroque façade, decorated with red brick and talavera ceramics.

Wikipedia: Templo de San Marcos (Puebla) (ES)

6. San Ildefonso

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The Chapel of San Ildefonso is a religious building of the Catholic cult that is located in the city of Puebla, specifically on Reforma Avenue 706, next to the Temple of San Marcos and was built in the mid-seventeenth century.

Wikipedia: Capilla de San Ildefonso (Puebla) (ES)

7. Santa Catalina

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The Temple and former convent of Santa Catalina de Siena is a group of religious buildings in the city of Puebla built during the viceroyalty. Although the temple has a single nave, it has a baroque bell tower that is characteristic of colonial Puebla architecture.

Wikipedia: Templo y exconvento de Santa Catalina (Puebla) (ES)

8. Catedral Basílica de Puebla

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The Cathedral Basilica of Puebla, as the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception is known according to its Marian devotion, 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. It has the prerogative of being the first sumptuous temple that under good designs was made in America, consecrated in 1649 ahead of the Metropolitan of Mexico that was dedicated in 1653. It was founded by Philip II of Spain.

Wikipedia: Catedral de Puebla (ES)

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