Native Trails MyTrails 2025 99 Ciudad de México 28 Walk through the center of Mexico City Duration: 02:30 h · Level: Easy Experience and marvel at one of the biggest cities in the world. Mexico City is the life and soul of the country politically, socially and culturally and features numerous universities, museums and monuments. On a tour through the center of the metropolis, you pass by the presidential palace, stroll through the huge Zócalo and visit the Catedral Metropolitana de la Asunción de María de la Ciudad de México, the oldest and mightiest cathedral in the Americas. Surrounded by the snow-covered twin volcanoes of Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, more than 25 million people are today living in the Valle de México metropolitan area. 29 Visit of the bakery Ideal Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy The bakery Ideal was founded in 1927 as a small bread shop and developed over the years into one of the most popular pastry shops in Mexico. The wide range of crispy baguettes, croissants, eclairs and all kinds of pastries makes the hearts of sweet tooths beat faster. Particularly impressive are the multi-storey, elaborately decorated cakes, which completely occupy the upper floor. 30 Visit of the Mercado La Ciudadela Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Easy The picturesque market La Ciudadela in the heart of Mexico City takes you into the special world of Mexican handicrafts. Founded especially for the 1968 Olympic Games, the market unites artisans and traders from all regions of the country. The colorfully filled halls are located on Calle Balderas and offer traditional souvenirs as well as modern design adaptations for every taste and every purse - from hammocks from Yucatán to trees of life and Catrina figures from Metepec as well as elaborately hand-embroidered clothing from Chiapas and Oaxaca. 31 Visit of the Market de San Juan 77 Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy If you love exclusive and exceptional delicacies, then Mercado 77 San Juan in the historic center of Mexico City is the place for you. Not only lovers of tasty fish and seafood - from Veracruz, Campeche and Baja California - get their money's worth at the market, but also those who like exotic dishes: iguanas from Chiapas, scorpions from Durango, alligators and pejelagartos from breeding tanks in Tabasco and much more. Unprecedented fruits and vegetables as well as unique creations of various meat products let you experience Mexico's cuisine in a completely new way. 32 Museo Legislativo Los Sentimientos de la Nación Duration: 01:30 h · Level: Easy The Chamber of Deputies of the Mexican Congress accommodates the “Museo Legislativo Los Sentimientos de la Nación”, which presents the history of Mexican legislation from the pre-Hispanic origins to the present time. You will learn, for instance, what the conquistadors’ notes and archaeological evidence tell us about the legal systems of the indigenous societies, which European influences affected legislation in colonial times, and which forces and mechanisms are prevalent today. The museum will thus provide you with important basic information to understand the functioning of the modern Mexican state. 33 Visit of the “Museo de la Ciudad de México” Duration: 01:00 h · Level: Easy The focus of the Museum of Mexico City (Museo de la Ciudad de México) is on history and fine arts. But the exhibits also include subjects such as social movements or the musical history of the city. As the building was once the studio of impressionist painter Joaquín Clausell, it has a unique attraction in the form of a large mural: Seemingly chaotic at first sight, it dissolves into a multitude of scenes and themes when looked at more closely.
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