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Santiago de Querétaro City Tour

Querétaro has one of the most beautiful historic centers in Mexico. Founded in 1531 as a town for the native population, it evolved to become an important spot in the Camino Real. This road that communicated the mining towns in the north with the capitol, Mexico City. The architecture of the town was divided in two, the Spanish and the Indigenous layout, that with the amazing aqueduct, is one of the reasons why this town was included as World Heritage Site in 1996.

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In this tour we are going to see the monumental Aqueduct, some active and former convents and religious and civic architecture from the Colonial times. We also can see the pyramid of El Cerrito, and the Hill of the bells, the place where the Emperor Maximilian of Hapsburg was executed in 1867.

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Come and know its safe and clean historic center, that has seen some of the more important historic events of Mexico.

Santiago Apostol in Querétaro
Aqueduct in Santiago de Querétaro
Church of Santo Domingo in Querétaro

Itinerary

  • Aqueduct

  • Convent and church of La Santa Cruz

  • Founders square

  • Government building

  • Plaza de Armas

  • Church of San Francisco

  • Casa de la Marquesa

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Meeting point and tour duration

  • At your hotel or Airbnb in San Miguel de Allende or Querétaro.

  • Duration 8 hours from San Miguel 6 if we start in Querétaro.

 

Transportation method and recomendations

  • Sedan with A/C 1-3 travellers. Suburban 4-5 travellers.

  • Level of activity moderate.

  • Use comfortable shoes, a hat or a cap, bottle of water.

  • Mondays some museums are closed, but it's possible to do the tour.

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What's included

  • Private guided tour.

  • Entrance fees to museums.

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Not included

  • Souvenirs.

  • Lunch.

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It's required to book the tour at least 12 hours before it starts.

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