Mexico City Xmas Tour

December 21 – 29, 2024
9 days – 8 Nights

Experience the splendor of this beautiful city
during the Christmas holidays

Mexico City The Aztec Capital

Fascinating capital that beguiles its visitors with endless options. One of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, with 16 boroughs and more than 300 neighborhoods, it might seem a bit overwhelming to the first-time visitor, though it doesn’t have to be. Many of the most visited tourist attractions in Mexico City are concentrated in the historic center, including the Plaza de la Constitucion or Zocalo, the National Palace, the Metropolitan Cathedral, Templo Mayor, the Palace of Fine Arts, and Alameda Park. A few blocks north of the Palace of Fine Arts, Plaza Garibaldi is one of the best places in Mexico City to hear live mariachi music. A kaleidoscope of eras and moments, of new experiences and splendors from past centuries, that is Mexico City. Here you can jump from one era to the next by just walking across the street. From the mysterious remains of the pre-Hispanic towns found right in the city’s heart, you can go to the colonial era with its endless temples and beautiful houses built of red volcanic rock, and patios with arches and water fountains.

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The National Museum of Anthropology and HistoryConsidered one of the Most Important Museums in the World
It is 51 years old, located in the heart of the Chapultepec Forrest, and lodges collections of archeology and ethnography from all the pre-Hispanic cultures in the country.
Cataloged among the 10 most important museums in the world.
This emblematic building was designed by architect Pedro Ramirez Vazquez and built with the collaboration of engineers, architects, scientific advisors, and workers in 19 months. The President of Mexico, Adolfo Lopez Mateos, inaugurated it on September 17th, 1964.
The museum occupies a 70,000 square meters area. Covered areas include 22 exhibition halls, auditoriums, offices, warehouse areas, and the National Library of Anthropology and History (BNAH), while open areas are used as gardens, yards, and parking lots.

Chapultepec Castle. The Eternal Witness of the Historical Evolution of Mexico
Historic site and local landmark. Inhabited since
In the days of the Aztec Empire, Chapultepec Hill offers a commanding view of the sprawling city. The fortress was the home of legendary Mexican leaders including Emperor Maximilian and Porfirio Diaz who played an important role in the Mexican-American War. Nowadays, the castle is
home to the first-rate National Museum of History

Palace of Fine Arts
The Most Prominent Cultural Center in Mexico City 
Founded in the 16th century and considered one of the world’s most beautiful buildings, the Palace of Fine Arts is a harmonious synthesis of Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Baroque styles, a style sometimes called “Porfiriano,” after architecture-obsessed Mexican President Porfirio Diaz, who commissioned the project.
A spectacular feature of the opera house is the stage curtain, which is actually a stained glass folding panel made by Tiffany’s of New York. It is more than 20 meters long, weighs 24 tons, and displays images of the volcanoes of Popocatepetl and Iztacihuatl in its center.

Basilica de Guadalupe  The Most Visited Catholic Temple in the World
The shrine was built near the hill of Tepeyac where Our Lady of Guadalupe is believed to have appeared to Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin. This site is also known as La Villa de Guadalupe or, in a more popular sense, simply La Villa, as it has several churches and related buildings.
The new Basilica houses the original tilma (or cloak) of Juan Diego, which holds the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. One of the most important pilgrimage sites of Catholicism, the basilica is visited by several million people every year, especially around 12 December, Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Feast day.

Teotihuacan. The place where the gods were created
The holy city of Teotihuacan is situated some 50 km northeast of Mexico City. Built between the 1st and 7th centuries A.D., it is characterized by the vast size of its monuments, in particular, the Temple of Quetzalcoatl and the Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon, laid out on geometric and symbolic principles. As one of the most powerful cultural centers in Mesoamerica, Teotihuacan extended its cultural and artistic influence throughout the region, and even beyond.

Dolores Olmedo Museum
Located in Xochimilco, at Mexico City’s southern extreme, the Dolores Olmedo Museum is housed in a rambling stone structure, originally dating from the Sixteenth Century, formerly known as the Hacienda La Noria.
By donating her art collection to the people of Mexico, Dolores Olmedo Patino (1908-2002) created a cohesive whole, where treasures of the fine arts were incorporated into colonial construction added during the Seventeenth Century, surrounded by lush gardens, shaded by singularly Mexican plant species, and inhabited by gorgeous animals like the magical peacocks -seemingly confected of living jewels- and the enigmatic hairless Xoloiztcuintle dogs, a Precolumbian breed that is unique to behold and warm to the touch.

Mexico City Historic Center
Seven centuries of Mexican history are recorded in the architectural landscape of the Historical Center, of Mexico City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Culture and history are abundant in the Centro Histórico of Mexico City, home to museums, famous plazas, ancient buildings, and other tourist attractions. Whether you want to explore the arts, history, cuisine, or music of Mexico’s capital, the Centro Histórico is the perfect place to start.

Zócalo
The most important Mexican plaza, a symbol of the Mexican nation
This square is monstrous, boasting an area of 57,600 square meters, and has its place among the largest squares on earth.
Not only spectacular by its size but also by its historical importance, it was Tenochtitlan’s main ceremonial center. During the viceroyalty period as called Plaza de Ánimas or Plaza Mayor, and nowadays is called Plaza de la Constitución to honor the constitution passed in Cádiz in 1812.