Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Puebla City, Mexico
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4.5 km
48 m
Experience Puebla City in Mexico in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in Puebla CityIndividual Sights in Puebla CitySight 1: Los Remedios
Get Ticket*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.
Sight 2: Iglesia de San Cristóbal
Church of San Cristóbal is a church in the city of Puebla's historic centre, in the Mexican state of Puebla.
Sight 3: La Compañía
The Church of La Compañía is a church in the city of Puebla's historic centre, in the Mexican state of Puebla.
Sight 4: Capilla del Arte
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.
Sight 5: Puebla City
Get Ticket*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.
Sight 6: Catedral Basílica de Puebla
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.
Sight 7: Casa del Deán
The Dean's House is a historic building in the city of Puebla, capital of the Mexican state of the same name, which dates back to 1563, but was occupied in 1580.
Sight 8: Santa Catalina
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)
Sight 9: Centro Histórico de Puebla
The historic centre of Puebla was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987.
Sight 10: San José
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.
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