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6 of the best · Mexico City, Mexico

Six Walks Through Mexico City

From the Zócalo to Bellas Artes, Reforma on a Sunday, Condesa’s Art Deco oval, Coyoacán’s squares, San Ángel on a Saturday and Polanco from Masaryk to the museums.

Our 6 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026

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Three Mexico City addresses we keep going back to: the Templo Mayor at opening time, lunch at Contramar and a night of mariachis at the Salón Tenampa.

  1. On foot

    The Zócalo to Bellas Artes

    Centro Histórico·Walk

    From the Zócalo along pedestrian Madero, past the Casa de los Azulejos, to Bellas Artes and the Alameda.

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  2. On foot

    Condesa’s Art Deco ring

    Condesa·Walk

    Around Avenida Ámsterdam, the oval street that circles Parque México, past Art Deco apartment buildings.

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  1. On foot

    Condesa’s Art Deco ring

    Condesa·Walk

    Around Avenida Ámsterdam, the oval street that circles Parque México, past Art Deco apartment buildings.

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  2. On foot

    Coyoacán: the gardens and the Blue House

    Coyoacán·Walk

    From the Jardín Centenario and the Plaza Hidalgo through cobbled lanes to the Casa Azul and the market.

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  3. On foot

    Paseo de la Reforma on a Sunday

    Reforma·Walk

    Down Reforma from Chapultepec to the Ángel and the Diana, on the Sunday mornings when the avenue belongs to cyclists.

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  4. On foot

    Polanco: Masaryk to the museums

    Polanco·Walk

    Along Avenida Presidente Masaryk, through Parque Lincoln and on to the Museo Soumaya and Museo Jumex.

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  5. On foot

    San Ángel on a Saturday

    San Ángel·Walk

    Plaza San Jacinto and the Bazar Sábado, cobbled streets and walled gardens, and the Rivera–Kahlo studios.

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  6. On foot

    The Zócalo to Bellas Artes

    Centro Histórico·Walk

    From the Zócalo along pedestrian Madero, past the Casa de los Azulejos, to Bellas Artes and the Alameda.

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