Coyoacán
Coyoacán: the Blue House, the squares and the market
Neighbourhood guide
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia · CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Coyoacán: the Blue House, the squares and the market
Coyoacán was a separate town before the city reached it, and still feels like one: cobbled streets, colonial houses and the twin squares of the Jardín Centenario and the Plaza Hidalgo. The Museo Frida Kahlo is a few blocks north, and Diego Rivera’s Anahuacalli further south.
Sights
The Museo Frida Kahlo, the Anahuacalli, the Viveros de Coyoacán, the Museo Nacional de Culturas Populares and the Cineteca Nacional.
Eating
The Mercado de Coyoacán’s counters.
Book the Casa Azul first, and build the day around it.
Our advice: come on a weekday; on weekends the squares fill with families.
Why it's on our list
- Sights
- Eating
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Coyoacán: the Blue House, the squares and the market before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Coyoacán: the Blue House, the squares and the market are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- The Casa Azul700 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 11 min
- The Castillo de Chapultepec8.1 kmCycle 41 minCar or taxi 41 min
- The Museo Nacional de Antropología8.9 kmCycle 44 minCar or taxi 44 min
- Bellas Artes9.9 kmCar or taxi 47 min
- The Zócalo10 kmCar or taxi 48 min
- The Templo Mayor10 kmCar or taxi 48 min
- The airport (AICM)13 kmCar or taxi 62 min
Train and coach terminals
- Observatorio (El Insurgente)6.7 kmCycle 33 minCar or taxi 35 min
- Buenavista station11 kmCar or taxi 51 min
- TAPO (coaches east)14 kmCar or taxi 66 min