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Puebla and Cholula: Talavera, mole and a pyramid under a church
The back story
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Image courtesy of © Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Puebla and Cholula: Talavera, mole and a pyramid under a church
UNESCO inscribed the Historic Centre of Puebla as a World Heritage site in 1987 (whc.unesco.org): a grid of churches and houses faced in Talavera tiles around the cathedral. A short drive west, Cholula’s church of the Virgen de los Remedios stands on top of a great pyramid, with the volcano Popocatépetl beyond on a clear day.
Getting there
By coach from the city’s eastern terminal, the TAPO, or by the toll motorway east.
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Image courtesy of © Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsPuebla
The cathedral and the Zócalo, the tiled façades of the historic centre, and mole poblano at lunch.
Coaches run from the TAPO terminal; by car, take the toll motorway east.
Cholula
The church on the pyramid, and the view to the volcanoes in the morning, before the clouds build.
Our advice: go for the day, but leave early; Puebla is best at lunchtime.
Why it's on our list
- Getting there
- Puebla
- Cholula
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Puebla and Cholula: Talavera, mole and a pyramid under a church before you go.