Native Trails MyTrails 2025 140 Guanajuato 13 Visit of Diego Rivera’s birth house Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy Visit of the museum Casa Diego Rivera. The museum opened in 1975 in the birth house of the artist, whose fame chiefly rests on his large murals. It provides a comprehensive survey of his oeuvre, and the works, spanning the time from his earliest youth until shortly before his death, allow you to easily follow Diego Rivera’s artistic development. The collection is completed by various paintings by other artists and temporary exhibitions. 14 Visit of the University of Guanajuato Duration: 02:00 h · Level: Easy During a visit of the University of Guanajuato, you learn about the basic principles of university education in Mexico, for instance, details about the trimester schedule with examination weeks in April, August and December. The university, with a history of more than 280 years, has more than 30,000 students today and offers a wide range of studies at its four campuses, from pedagogy and astronomy to architecture and medicine. With its style derived from Baroque, the main building in Guanajuato is worth a visit in itself. 15 Extensive city tour of Guanajuato Duration: 05:00 h · Level: Easy From the Plaza Allende you start your tour of the old city of Guanajuato. Passing the great Basilica from 1696 and the famous University of Guanajuato, you reach the main square to admire the façades of the great town houses. The magnificent church of San Cayetano, also known as La Valenciana, stands on one of the richest silver mines making this splendor possible. 16 View of Guanajuato in the evening Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy With the mountains of the Sierra Gorda in sight, you finally end this day. Above Guanajuato is the Pípila Monument. From this observation platform you have one of the most beautiful views of the old mining town. If you like, you can take the funicular down to the center and let the day end comfortably on the Plaza opposite the opera. 17 Visit of the Santuario de Cristo Rey Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Medium Countless curves take us several hundred meters upward to our goal, the Santuario de Cristo Rey, which, like a lighthouse, is pointing the way for miles. When you arrive on top of the Cerro del Cubilete (2,579 m [8461 ft.]), you find yourself facing the bronze Christ the King statue, which rises 20 m (66 ft.) on a stylized globe. In its present form, it was built in the 1940’s, and many people come to see it as visitors or pilgrims, especially during the three months before the Feast of Christ the King on the last Sunday before Advent. 18 Visit the Ex-Hacienda San Gabriel de Barrera Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Easy You take a walk through the former Hacienda of San Gabriel de Barrera. The 17th century hacienda, which has beautifully been restored, is now a museum with many objets d’art as well as sumptuous furniture of the 18th and 19th centuries. It offers an insight into the lives of the rich noble metal magnates of the time. Get inspired by the many gardens and patios, each of which has lovingly been decorated in a different style. 19 Visit of the church Santuario de Jesús Nazareno in Atotonilco Duration: 02:00 h · Level: Easy From outside, the Santuario de Jesús Nazareno in Atotonilco with its clerestory windows in form of a cross and the engrailed, turreted wall edges appears both a bit playful and fortress-like. However, in the interior of this UNESCO-listed church, which was built on the model of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem from 1740 onwards, the Baroque splendor is simply overwhelming. Influenced mainly by the Flemish style of painting, local artist Martínez de Pocasangre decorated virtually the entire surface of walls and ceilings with most different scenes in the course of 30 years. It would take you several extended visits to consciously perceive all there is in this “Sistine Chapel of Mexico”.
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