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Catedral: An amazing cathedral considered by some critics as the most beautiful of America. |
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Museo Bello: This museum owns an art collection of late magnate José Luis Bello, talavera pieces, china porcelain, |
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iron and ivory artifacts and more. |
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Museo Amparo: Mexican art museum that encloses a pre Hispanic object´s collection of more than 1700 pieces. |
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The museum also contains an important collection of modern and novohispanic art. |
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Ex Convento de Sta Rosa: This convent housed nuns of the order of Sta. Rosa and now has become a Cultural Center |
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and a Mole Poblano Museum, the kitchen is a must visit since it is considered as the most beautiful kitchen of México |
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and where the famous dish Mole Poblano was invented. |
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Iglesia de San Francisco: beautiful church established in the first half of the XVI century, is a unique piece of work |
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decorated with tiles, bricks and stone. North to the church is Parque del Paseo de San Francisco known for its |
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traditional economic restaurants (speciality: chalupas) |
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Teatro Principal: The oldest theatre of America. On the next block lays “El Barrio del Artista” a pretty area filled with
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artistic buildings and where lots of artists paint, sculpt and sell their work. Just behind is located “La casa de |
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Afeñique” a beautiful house now museum and home of several art collections, historic documents and |
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regional costumes. Facing the house in the corner is a famous handicrafts market “El Párian” (artisanal |
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souvenirs and gifts). |
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La Plazuela de los Sapos: Is a pedestrian area full of antique stores, restaurants, coffee shops and bars |
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(great nightlife). Also known for its market “Mercado de Antigüedades” |
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Calle de los Dulces: The Street of candies is located on 6 Norte; there lies a variety of little shops that |
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sell the traditional Puebla´s candies. This exquisite candy shops offer a wide range of candies such as tortitas |
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de Sta Clara, camotes, picones, cocadas, roscas de canela and more. You can´t say you visited Puebla without |
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trying one of its traditional candy. |
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Cholula: This city is a historic and architectural treasure; 8 km from Puebla is Cholula where lies the great |
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pyramid a 7 superimposed pyramids, an impressive structure of 400 meters of each side and 65 meters high is |
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the largest foundation in the world. |
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