Mexico City: Historic Center Walking Tour and Bellas Artes

Discover the historic center of Mexico City, known as the ‘Cultural City of the Americas’ with more than 180 museums. Visit the Templo Mayor, the Metropolitan Cathedral, and the Palace of Iturbide.

Begin your tour with a visit to the Templo Mayor, the most important ceremonial and spiritual center for the Mexicas. Enter the largest Cathedral in Latin America, the Metropolitan Cathedral, built on the pre-Hispanic ruins.

See what the great Tenochtitlan looked like in its heyday and enter one of the metro stations. Contemplate the sign that Huitzilopochtli, the solar god of war, gave to the Mexicas to let them know where they should establish their empire, which is now the symbol of the flag.

Discover where the remains of the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes lie and see a mural of his encounter with Montezuma, the Mexica emperor. Enter one of the most beautiful hotels in the center and be dazzled by the beauty of its art noveau decoration.

Visit the Palace of Iturbide, Mexico's first emperor, as well as the famous house of tiles.

Learn about one of the most beautiful Opera Palaces in the world, the Palacio de Bellas Artes, enter the magestic Palace and be amazed by the murals of some artists like Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Jose Clemente Orozco, finally visit one of the oldest bakeries in the city.