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08/02/2022

Puebla is the capital and the largest city of the Puebla State.

Turibus in Puebla City

Fall in love with Puebla again and again! The best tour to get to know Puebla’s history, culture, and tradition. Explore the most remarkable spots of the city, which are all part of its identity.

A perfect mix of past, present, and future. The best tour to get to know Puebla’s history, culture, and tradition. Explore the most remarkable spots of the city, which are all part of its identity.

Tour Puebla City’s most noteworthy areas on our “hop-on-hop-off” routes. Get on and off the bus as many times as you wish throughout the day. Check out the city’s coolest attractions and places. For a few hours, experience the city like a local.

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Puebla: cosmopolitan, unique, and magnificent city (duration 1 hour)

Zócalo
Ovando Bridge
“El Alto” Market
“La Mantarraya” Lookout Point
Puebla Planetarium
Puebla Park Michin Aquarium
“El Parián” Handicraft Market

Puebla + Cable Car Railway: panoramic, adventurous, and incredible tour (duration 2 hours)

Zócalo
Ovando Bridge
“El Alto” Market
“La Mantarraya” Lookout Point
Puebla Planetarium
Puebla Park Michin Aquarium
Cable Car Railway Park
“El Parián” Handicraft Market

Night tour around Puebla + Estrella de Puebla Ferris Wheel: exuberant, ancestral, and magical route (duration 1,5 hours)

Tuesday to Saturday from 9:00 to 20:00
Sundays from 9:00 to 18:00
Boarding at the Puebla’s Zócalo
Audio guide and Wi-Fi aboard

One day Turitours’ excursions from Puebla

Enjoy a day outside the city visiting incredible places like archeological sites, pueblos mágicos (“magical towns”), and recreational activities.

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Atlixco is a city and a municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla. It is a regional industrial and commercial center but economically it is much better known for its production of ornamental plants and cut flowers. The city was founded early in the colonial period, originally under the jurisdiction of Huejotzingo, but eventually separated to become an independent municipality. The municipality has a number of notable cultural events, the most important of which is the El Huey Atlixcayotl, a modern adaptation of an old indigenous celebration. This event brings anywhere from 800 to 1,500 participants from all over the state of Puebla to create music, dance, and other cultural and artistic performances.
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Traveling to Puebla from Mexico City by bus Traveling to Puebla from Mexico City is fairly straightforward via bus. There are continual bus services between Mexico City and Puebla throughout the day and night both from the TAPO terminal (also known as Terminal Oriente) and from Benito Juarez International Airport. Buses leave for Puebla approximately every fifteen minutes from TAPO and every 40 minutes or so. Occasional buses go to/from the other terminals in Mexico City – e.g. ADO buses run a service from the Terminal del Norte several times a day. Travel time from TAPO to Puebla’s CAPU is usually around 2 hours, but this time may vary by up to a full hour depending on Mexico City traffic conditions at that time of day. Getting to Puebla City by air Alternatively, Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC) is an international airport located near Puebla with direct flights from Houston (United), Dallas (American), Panama City (Copa), and several cities within Mexico. From the airport, there are a few ways to get to the city center. Volaris offers a shuttle to the city center, which leaves once in the morning and once in the afternoon. There is also a public bus that passes by the airport every half hour. The bus is orange and will drop you off by the Ferrocarrilera. Buses to and from Puebla City There are two bus terminals in Puebla: the Centro de Autobuses Puebla (CAPU), the main bus terminal, and Estrella Roja’s 4 Poniente bus terminal, this terminal is located in downtown Puebla. Both Estrella Roja and ADO run buses to the much larger CAPU. Buses are also available from many other cities and towns, including Oaxaca, San Cristobal de las Casas, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Cuernavaca, Xalapa, Veracruz, Zacatlán, Cuetzalan, Tlaxcala, Tehuacán, Huamntla, and Juchitan among others, including less frequent services to destinations such as Cancún, Mérida, Puerto Escondido, and Acapulco. Taxi Taxis are naturally more expensive, but in Puebla, they are deemed safer. Negotiating a fare before entering a taxi is normal as the taxis do not carry meters in Puebla. If the driver does not offer you a fare that you like, you can always just wave them off and wait for the next taxi. At 4 Poniente, there are secure taxis (called Top Driver Express) in which you pay the cashier and not the driver. Secure taxis are also available from CAPU. Several local buses enter the station, and many others pass within 1-2 blocks. 4 Poniente is a much smaller terminal, though CAPU is relatively easy to navigate as well. Get around in Puebla Traveling within Puebla can sometimes be stressful as the local public transportation system is entirely privatized, leading to hundreds of bus routes, none of which are mapped out. If you know where you are going, you can ask around as to which route will take your destination, but often transfers are necessary for long distances, which can be confusing, especially if you are not familiar with the language. Safety note about buses: they are generally safe, but they tend to carry pickpockets, especially when crowded. Always have a hand over any bags/backpacks that you have. The buses generally run from about 07:00 to 22:00.
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Planning to visit Puebla, but don’t know where to start? What are must-see tourist attractions in Puebla City and what places to visit in Puebla and around? Let’s take a closer look at sightseeing in Puebla and make an ideal itinerary for one day trip to Puebla City. What should you know about Puebla City? Puebla is the fourth-largest city in Mexico, just a two-hour drive from the capital (it’s 108 km, but there’s no accounting for Distrito Federal traffic). Puebla is the capital of Puebla state, and people from there are called “poblanos”. Within Mexico, Puebla has a reputation for strong religious roots. The Spanish built the city at the intersection of two rivers and dubbed it their new Jerusalem, and there seems to be a stunning church on every corner. Locals tell there are 365 – one for every day of the year. Puebla is where the Mexican army defeated French forces on May 5, 1862, in the Battle of Puebla. The Historic Center of Puebla City is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Following an earthquake in Puebla in September 2017, many of the city’s most famous attractions have gotten fixed up and are ready to host visitors again – which means that contributing to the city’s economy is more vital than ever. What to do in Puebla City? Start at the central Church of Santo Domingo, which is most notable for its over-the-top Baroque-style Capilla del Rosario, which drips with so much gold you’ll wonder how it doesn’t come crashing down to the floor. Then stop into the Templo de San Francisco, a bright-yellow structure that pays homage to local hero Blessed Sebastian of Aparicio (who happens to be a step away from sainthood), and Puebla Cathedral, with its stunning black limestone front and stunning gold organ, which is the second-tallest church in the country. As you’ll see from its church interiors, Puebla is known for its Baroque architecture, which made it a logical home for the International Museum of the Baroque, which opened in 2016. The museum – which looks more like the Guggenheim Bilbao on the outside with minimalist sweeps of white and silver — gives useful background on Baroque art and shows off some classic examples. Beyond art, history buffs will want to visit the Biblioteca Palafoxiana, a 17th-century book collection and reading room that is widely considered the first public library in Mexico. Talavera pottery is one of Puebla’s proudest exports. The mud is baked, glazed, and hand-painted, most traditionally in blue and white patterns. It’s so strongly associated with Puebla that even the local Starbucks has Talavera-style decor. What to eat in Puebla? Some of Mexico’s most beloved foods have their origins in Puebla, most notably “mole poblano” sauce. Nearly every restaurant in town has its own “mole poblano”, so you’ll have to sample a few different ones — for research, of course. Besides the “mole poblano”, also try “tacos arabes” (meat and cheese wrapped in pita bread instead of corn tortillas, inspired by Lebanese immigration to the area) and salad with nopales, a local cactus (it’s on the Mexican flag). And if your sweet tooth still isn’t satisfied, head to Candy Street (“Calle de Los Dulces”). This street is lined with small, locally-owned candy stores that sell some of Puebla’s most beloved sweets, including “camotes” (cigar-shaped rolls of colorful coconut), candied citrus rinds, and the small round “tortitas” de Santa Clara. If you’re in town during the fall, Pueblan specialty “chiles en nogada” (peppers stuffed with ground meat, fruit, and nuts all covered in a milky sauce) is a traditional thing to eat around Independence Day on September 16. Visit Cholula Just a few miles from Puebla is the town of Cholula, which is known for having the largest pyramid in Latin America — yes, bigger than Giza and Chichen Itza, but with significantly fewer people. Much of the Pirámide Tepanapa is obscured beneath a hill, with the vivid yellow Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios (“Church of Our Lady of Remedies”), a popular pilgrimage site for people seeking cures for diseases or chronic ailments, at its peak. There is now a nice “tourist train” that runs between Puebla and Cholula, dropping you off just at the base of the pyramid. However, the train still has limited hours, so you’ll need to plan ahead. Most days, there are three departures from Puebla in the morning and three returns, each about 40 minutes long, from Cholula in the late afternoon and evening. If you prefer more flexibility, you may be better off catching a local bus (there are direct buses from Puebla’s Plaza Pedrera throughout the day) or taking an Uber one or both ways. Beyond the pyramid, there are quite a few fun things to see and do in Cholula. If Talavera is on your wish list, head to the Santa Caterina factory and shop, one of the official government license holders to sell the products. Their range is huge, from dishes to candleholders to jewelry and even decorative eggs a la Faberge. When lunchtime rolls around, walk through the meandering Mercado Municipal Cosme del Razo, a multi-street series of stalls where you can sample a local Cholula craft beer, custom-order tacos to be cooked in front of you, buy a traditional embroidered dress or shirt, and pick up handmade wooden toys and crafts as souvenirs – all in a single short stroll.
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Mexico has more than a thousand museums, according to the Inegi and, in fact, Puebla ranks fourth, as it has 76 museums. This is a list of the most representative museums in Puebla. Some have even been recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Heritage of Humanity. Amparo Museum The Museo Amparo (Amparo Museum) is housed in two colonial-era buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries that were popularly known as El Hospitalito. One was the Hospital of San Juan de Letrán, which was converted into a college for women. The other is a mansion from the 18th century. It was joined to the hospital and then became the “Deposito de Mujeres Casadas” (Refuge of Married Women). It was established in 1606 for women whose husbands were gone for long periods of time. However, the idea was not popular with women and in 1609, it became the asylum for “lost women,” those obligated to be secluded for some reason. This facility was moved to another building and the building became part of the women’s college founded next door, then a convent. The museum has fourteen exhibition halls with pottery, steles, and sculptures from the Zapotec, Huasteca, Maya, Olmec and Aztec cultures as well as fine furniture and religious objects from the colonial period and examples of contemporary art. These represent the three epochs of Mexican history, pre-Columbian, colonial-era and post-Independence. Seven of the halls are dedicated to pre-Columbian pieces. Palafoxiana Library The Biblioteca Palafoxiana (Palafoxiana Library) was established in 1646 by Juan de Palafox y Mendoza for the Seminary of Puebla. He donated his own collection of 5,000 books to the College of San Juan to start the collection. It was the first library in the Americas and is the only one to survive to the present day. The main room is in Baroque style and was constructed in 1773 by Bishop Francisco Fabian y Fuero who also named the institution after Palafox. Today the library contains over 42,000 books, 5,000 manuscripts, and other items, which date from 1473 to 1910. The Library was named a Historic Monument of Mexico (Monumento Histórico de México) and UNESCO has made it part of Memory of the World. Centro Cultural Santa Rosa The Centro Cultural Santa Rosa is housed in a building that dates from the 17th century which originally was housing for Dominican nuns. Later, it became a convent named in honor of Saint Rose of Lima. This is where the story of the invention of mole poblano takes place. In 1869, it ceased being a convent and became a psychiatric hospital. In the 20th century, the Ceramic Museum was founded in the building’s kitchen, with the rest of the building occupied as tenements for about 1500 people. In 1973, the Museo de Arte Cultural Poblano was founded and in 2000 the name was changed to the current one. The facility offers exhibitions, shows, and art classes. Museum of the Revolution The Museo de la Revolución (Museum of the Revolution) was the home of Aquiles Serdán in the very early 20th century. He was politically active in the anti-reelection (of President Porfirio Diaz) movement of the time and was accused of distributing propaganda against Díaz. Police assaulted the building and Serdán and his family fought back until Aquiles was killed. President Francisco I. Madero stayed at the home in honor of Serdán. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Mexico City and the building became tenements and stores. Decades later, the federal government acquired the building from the family to convert it into the museum that is here today. Fort Loreto & Fort Guadalupe Fort Loreto and Fort Guadalupe are located in the Centro Civico 5 de Mayo part of the city. Both were instrumental to the Battle of Puebla on 5 May 1862. The chapel of the Loreto fort contains a former chapel, which is now the Museo de la No Intervención (Museum of Non-Intervention). This is to commemorate a non-aggression pact signed by Mexico and Central American and two South American countries in the 1960s. The Museo de Guerra del Fuerte (Fort War Museum) de Loreto y Guadalupe is located in this fort as well. This museum contains cannons, shotguns, swords, documents, and other objects related to this battle. Gallery of Contemporary Art and Design The Galería de Arte Contemporáneo y Diseño (Gallery of Contemporary Art and Design) is dedicated to visual arts such as painting, sculpture, ceramics, metal etching, photography, video, and others and belongs to the Secretary of Culture of the state of Puebla. It is housed in the old La Violeta textile factory, which dates back to 1908, and was one only the many factories in this area at that time. This building was renovated between 1995 and 1998 for this museum. José Mariano Bello y Acedo Museum The Museo de José Mariano Bello y Acedo (José Mariano Bello y Acedo Museum) was initially founded with the private collection of the Bello family, along with works donated by friends. It originally began as a private museum or pinacotheca. Upon José Mariano’s death, the house and collection were bequeathed to the city. Casa de Alfeñique The Casa de Alfeñique is named for the intricate mortar work that covers its façade. Alfeñique is a kind of sugar and almond candy. It was constructed by Antonio Santamaría de Incháurregui for Juan Ignacio Morales, who was a master ironsmith. The façades also contain ironwork balconies, cornices, and a crown. The house was left to the state by Alejandro Ruiz Olavarrieta in 1896. It was first used to house the first public museum in the city of Puebla. The collection contains more than 1,500 pieces of a historical nature. Museum of Art The Museo de Arte (Museum of Art) originally was constructed to be the Temple of San Pedro, founded in 1541 to be a church and a hospital. Eventually, it was established as the Hospital of San Pedro y San Pablo under the direction of the Cathedral of Tlaxcala. It was functioning as >>Read more
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