SURROUNDING AREAS, TOURING AND NOTABLE PLACES

 

Historic Center Trolley - This trolley bus tours the most interesting parts of the Historic Center on eight different routes, allowing you to appreciate the magnificent buildings while you listen to interesting anecdotes and legends surrounding the old structures. You?ll visit the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Palace of Fine Arts, the Colegio de San Ildefonso, the Plaza de Santo Domingo and many other sights. Each route has its own schedule, so you?ll have to get information on days and times by calling the city?s Historic Center Cultural Tours offices at (55) 5512-1012, extension 0230. The departure point is next to the Palace of Fine Arts and the trolleys run daily. Don?t miss out on the opportunity to do this fascinating cultural tour.

 

The Turibus ? This sightseeing bus offers tours of up to three hours along the city?s main avenues and streets, giving you the opportunity to see the Historic Center?s colonial buildings, the tree-lined avenue Reforma, the posh Polanco neighborhood and Avenida de los Insurgentes. During the tour, you?ll also see art deco and art nouveau architecture in the Roma and Condesa neighborhoods, as well as modern buildings in Santa Fe. The Turibus runs daily, except on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, from 9:00 to 9:00. You can buy tickets on board. Prices vary depending on the tour you want to take.