48 hours in Mexico City

Two days was not even close to enough time but if that’s all you’ve got here’s how to spend it.

Day one:

Mexico City is the second most populous city in the world, just after Tokyo, with more than 20 million inhabitants so there’s a lot to do and see just strolling around the city centre.

We recommend taking a morning walk through Alameda Central, the first urban park in the Americas then stop at
the Palacio de Bellas Artes, one of Mexico City’s most popular and frequented destinations, visited by around 10,000 people weekly and loved as much by tourists as it is by the locals. This building is instantly recognizable due to its elegant, ornate, white Carrara marble façade and shimmering, dragon scale roof tiles.

Then grab something to eat at Sanborn's (La Casa de Los Azulejos) - you can find Sanborn’s all over the city but this one is special, built in the 30’s this historical building is covered in beautiful blue tiles. The food is good but not great and reasonably priced but the real draw is the grandness and beauty of the building.

Finish off day one by continuing the city's central square, commonly known as the Zócalo because, in 1843, Mexican president Antonio López de Santa Anna organized a contest to make a memorial to the Mexican Independence. The winner planned the construction of a column at the square's center. However, the project was left unfinished and they were only able to place the column's socket (the "zócalo"), which remained there for several years.

The square is the second-largest in the world, and the first among the Spanish-speaking countries. It is 46,800 square meters long.

Close to the Zócalo, next to the Cathedral Metropolitan is one of the most impressive things about Mexico City, Aztec ruins right in the city centre - Templo Mayor.

Finish off the day with dinner at one of the world’s most Instagrammable restaurants, Azul Historico, set in an open courtyard lines with trees and lit with tea lights candles. We highly recommend the cochinita pibil and Tamarindo margaritas.

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