Day 9: Guanajuato tourist places
Today we start our day at 6 in the morning, as usual in this trip to Mexico in 45 days and we do it by reviewing the list of Guanajuato tourist places that we will visit throughout the day.
As we said yesterday the breakfast schedule in hotels in Mexico is not exactly soon and this Guanajuato takes the prize directly. It starts at 9 in the morning. So we take the opportunity to work for a while and when it's 8 in the morning we approach one of the coffee shops we have that we have next to the Hotel Casa Pita, our hotel in Guanajuato, where we start the day with a well-loaded coffee that entertains us until 9 in the morning we return to the breakfast room to enjoy, we and our stomach, a homemade breakfast that gives us strength to start the day of visits to the tourist places of Guanajuato.
Terrace of the Hotel Casa Pita
As we explained yesterday, after the things to do in Guanajuato that we had programmed, today we will dedicate ourselves to tour the city with tranquility, returning to the places where we were yesterday passing, in addition to doing all the visits to the tourist places of Guanajuato that we have in mind and that will be the ones who teach us of this incredible city.
A few minutes past 9 in the morning when we go out to the colorful streets of Guanajuato, heading to the Cervantes Theater, located in the small Plaza Allende, which will be the first stop of the day, of the route we have designed to know the Guanajuato tourist places essential.
Guanajuato tourist attractions
Declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco, Guanajuato is undoubtedly one of the places to visit in Mexico essential, not only for its incredible color and atmosphere, but also for its architecture, which highlights impressive viceroy houses embedded between alleys dotted with lovely locals.
Cervantes Theater. Allende Square
This theater, located in Plaza Allende, is one of the best known theaters in this area of Mexico, since during the Cervantino Festival, you can see many interesting works. It is in this square where you can also see, which perhaps is, the most famous sculpture of Don Quijote and Sancho Panza in the city.
Cervantino Theater in Allende Square
From here we follow again the route that we have designed by Guanajuato, finding ourselves with a multitude of streets that we are walking without direction and without a map, in which if there is something that stands out is the color and especially the atmosphere that seems to have receded in time, finding us with a multitude of crowded cafes, but with that charm that locals keep that have kept their essence and that seems, they continue to remain as years ago.
Corners of Guanajuato
Guanajuato tourist attractions
After this tour of some streets of the city, we arrive at the San Francisco temple, which we cannot visit right now since it is closed, to follow the course and the itinerary, now heading to the Callejón del Calvario.
To reach this alley we have to go through an area where you can walk up to the Pipila Monument, one of the things to do in Guanajuato that you can not miss, and where we were yesterday, which takes us through some of the most beautiful alleys in Guanajuato like Callejón el Potrero, all surrounded by colorful houses that seem to be taken from a painting.
Alleys of Guanajuato
Alleys of Guanajuato
Walking the Callejones de Guanajuato should be a must, just as walking through the streets is one of the things to do in San Miguel de Allende.
In this case we recommend you not to miss the Callejón del Calvario, the Callejón del Potrero, the Callejón del Beso, one of the most famous in Guanajuato and the Callejón Condesa. In addition to these there are many more that you will find as you walk through the city. Of course, we warn you, most of them are on the rise, so we advise you to take it easy and stop to catch your breath while enjoying the colors and all its charm.
Another thing to keep in mind are the signs that warn the tourist to be careful with their belongings and that you can see in some of the alleys of the city. We imagine that there have been some robberies and this is the way to warn, in addition to installing security cameras that we see in many of the streets.
With this we don't want to scare you much less. We have been walking with all the tranquility, besides being taking pictures, so, although with caution, there is no reason not to enjoy these walks.
Alleys of Guanajuato
From here we arrive at the Juárez Theater, one of the symbols of Guanajuato, which could not be otherwise, we visited.
Juárez Theater, one of the essential tourist places of Guanajuato
Located in the Garden of the Union, this is the most famous theater in the city and one of the places you can not miss, both its exterior and its interior.
The schedule is from 10 to 13:45 and from 17 to 19:45, from Tuesday to Sunday and the price is 35 pesos per person plus 30 for the camera permit to take pictures inside.
Juárez Theater, one of the essential tourist places of Guanajuato
With an interior that we could say becomes ostentatious, dominated by gold and red, strolling through their seats and looking at the stage, it is an experience.
Interior Juarez Theater
Union Garden and Temple of San Diego de Alcalá
Right next to the Juarez Theater we find the Union Garden, a meeting point for many locals and one of the liveliest places in the city, whatever the time. Surrounded by many cafes and bars, this is one of the most recommended places in the city to sit and dedicate yourself only to observe and enjoy some time dolce fare niente.
Union Garden
Sopeña Street
From this point of the city and to reach another of the nerve centers of the city, the Plaza de la Paz, you only have to travel one meter from Sopeña street, in which we can say that walking through it is one of the Guanajuato's best experiences, in which in addition to contemplating many of the stately homes, you can enjoy restaurants and shops full of charm.
Sopeña Street
Basilica of Our Lady of Guanajuato and Peace Square
This basilica we could say that it is the most famous in Guanajuato, not only because it is inside the patron saint of the city, but also for its incredible architecture and yellow color, visible from most points of the city and that today , we could say that it has become the symbol of the city and one of the images for which the city of Guanajuato is known.
Basilica of Our Lady of Guanajuato
Basilica of Our Lady of Guanajuato
After this visit we approached the Temple of the Society of Jesus, where the famous University is currently located, another of the Guanajuato tourist places that you can't miss
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University of Guanajuato
Recognized from many parts of the city, in which its white and blue walls stand out, the University of Guanajuato is today, like the Basilica of Our Lady, one of the icons of the city of Guanajuato.
University of Guanajuato
Many people stay on the lower stairs from where you have a unique perspective of the building. We recommend you to take your breath and climb the stairs to reach the highest part from where you can enjoy the incredible surroundings, including the views of the Pípila Monument.
Views from the top of the University of Guanajuato
This route through Guanajuato tourist places It will take us through some of the places that you cannot miss in the city such as the Cervantes Theater, the Allende Square, the Calvary Alley, the Potrero Alley, the Juarez Theater, the Union Garden, the Basilica of Our Lady of Guanajuato located in the Peace Square, the Temple of the Society of Jesus and the incredible University of Guanajuato.
From here and when a few minutes past 12 in the morning, we continue the route through the tourist places of Guanajuato going to the Callejón de la Condesa, another of the most famous alleys in the city, from where after a walk we reach the Diego Rivera's house, also passing through a section of the Manuel Hidalgo tunnel.
Manuel Hidalgo tunnel
Diego Rivera Museum and House
Diego Rivera's birthplace, now a museum, this is another of the Guanajuato tourist places We recommend you not to miss, as it is a perfect complement to the visit to Frida Kahlo's house, one of the places to visit in Mexico City.
Diego Rivera Museum and House
The schedule is from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. from Tuesday to Saturday and on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and the price is 35 pesos per person.
Although the duration may vary depending on how fast you go through the different rooms, we recommend an average of 1 hour to see the most interesting of the museum.
Diego Rivera Museum and House
From here and with the stomach warning us, we go to the Plaza de San Roque and to the Cervantes Saavedra alley, which are the next points of the route today, but before we can not stop passing by the Gelato Artesanal Station, in the beautiful Cantaritos alley, where we make a stop to taste a slush of strawberry ice cream and a chocolate ice cream for 80 pesos that we have to say, are exquisite.
Gelato Station
After this technical stop we approach San Roque square, also passing through San Roque alley, where we take a turn and then step back on our steps to reach the San Fernando square, one of the most beautiful squares in Guanajuato, which We advise you not to lose yourself, both for what is the square itself, as for the architecture that is in the surroundings, in addition to the atmosphere that is at all times in the amount of terraces that are in the square.
San Fernando square
After sitting for a while and enjoying a relaxing moment, we follow the itinerary of this day in Guanajuato heading now to the Plaza de los Ángeles, another of the places you can not miss in the city, from here continue to the famous Alley of the kiss.
Los Angeles Square
Alley of the Kiss, another of the tourist places of Guanajuato
If there is a known place in the city, that is without a doubt the Callejón del Beso, the narrowest of Guanajuato, where you can see how in one of the sections, the balconies of two of the houses that are there are almost On each sidewalk.
According to legend, a girl from a wealthy family who lived on this street fell in love with a miner, something the family refused, causing the miner to rent the room in the house that was in front of the girl's , to be able to see each other.
In the end the romance was discovered and the end was not as expected ...
Alley of the Kiss in Guanajuato
Hidalgo Market
Another of the places that you can not miss and that is located a few meters from the Alley of the Kiss, is the Hidalgo Market, where we were yesterday. This market, in addition to being the ideal place to see the daily life of Guanajuato, is also the ideal place to try some of the delicious dishes typical of local cuisine.
Hidalgo Market
It's almost three in the afternoon when we finish this tour of the Guanajuato tourist placesWhen we decided that the time has come to make a stop and eat, deciding on The Midi Bistro, a highly recommended restaurant where we ordered several dishes to share: hummus, artisan salami, tomato cake and beef tartare, more beer and lemonade and two coffees for 732 pesos.
The Midi Bistro
Amazing! Super recommended!
This second route through the Guanajuato tourist places It will take us through the Diego Rivera House Museum, San Fernando Square, San Roque Square, Los Angeles Square, the famous Callejón del Beso and Mercado Hidalgo.
It is almost 5 in the afternoon when we have just eaten and as in the trips it is always good to take a break, today we have to take it with some more tranquility, so we approach the Hotel Casa Pita where we take the opportunity to rest for a while and when they are 6 in the afternoon, go back to the streets of Guanajuato to now enjoy a few hours of aimless walk, as cities are best discovered and that gives us again to enjoy the charm and color of this incredible city of Mexico.
Guanajuato
Guanajuato
Having eaten today later than usual, we chose to make one more dinner Light, so we approached La Vie en Rose, the best pastry shop in the city, where we ate a couple of more soft drinks for 230 pesos that are delicious!
After this impromptu dinner, when it is 9 pm we return to the streets of Guanajuato, this time to enjoy its most iconic places in the city in the moonlight, at which time the city dresses up and we discover an incredible image of the illuminated city.
Guanajuato
And so, shortly before 10 we return to the Hotel Casa Pita, after saying goodbye to Guanajuato, a city that has given us wonderful moments on this trip and that we are sure, we will never forget.
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