Have you ever walked through the Alameda Central and wondered about all the secrets hidden in the area? Now you can discover them by getting to know the Alameda Neighborhood in depth in a guided tour and completely free, we tell you about it!
This weekend there will be four guided walks led by the chronicler Fernando Ramirez, who will share little-known stories of the neighborhood and its surroundings, from urban legends to architectural details!
All these tours will depart from Barrio Alameda, located at Dr. Mora 9, right in front of the Alameda Central. The times and dates are as follows:
- Friday, May 23 at 4:00 pm.
- Saturday, May 24 at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
- Sunday, May 25 at 11:00 a.m.
These guided tours are part of the celebrations and activities of the tenth anniversary of Barrio Alameda, an urban meeting point that mixes restaurants, design stores, lodging and offices in a building built in the late 1920s.
It is important to know that these tours are 100% free, but have limited space, so you will have to reserve your place here.
What sites will you visit in Barrio Alameda on the guided tour?
This tour covers a large part of the cultural, social, artistic and historical richness of the Alameda, and you will visit eight unmissable spots.
You will learn the details you didn’t know about the Alameda Central, the oldest park in the Americas, and you will be able to appreciate the sculptures that have adorned it since the 19th century.
You will pass by the Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores and Templo de Corpus Christi, two urban icons of the CDMX. You will learn more about its architectural history and even visit the Museum of Memory and Tolerance.
And the tour could not be complete without a visit to the Palacio de Bellas Artes. You will learn more about the history of this majestic marble building designed by Adamo Boari and Federico Mariscal.
Do you know the Plaza de la Santa Veracruz? Well, this is where two 18th century churches coexist, where you will find the Franz Mayer Museum and the Museo de la Estampa.
You will pass by the Hostal de Cortés, today the Kaluz Museum, and learn more about the history of the Church of San Hipólito. You will also visit the Church of San Diego, a baroque temple in front of the old burnhouse of the Holy Inquisition that currently houses a contemporary art museum: Laboratorio Arte Alameda.
The tour will end in Barrio Alameda, celebrating 10 years of work and 100 years of art deco, a building that was part of the baroque temple of San Diego and was separated with the Reform laws.