Veracruz
Step into the gorgeous French-style Teatro Netzahualcoyotl, built in 1891, and the caretaker will turn on the auditorium and stage lights so you can take…
Must-see attractions in Veracruz
Xalapa
A dense, jungle-like nature park where you’ll forget you’re in the city. It’s 1km from the center on Avenida Ávila Camacho. Joggers and walkers enjoy…
Statue of Alexander Von Humboldt
Veracruz City
The statue of Alexander Von Humboldt depicts the German naturalist/explorer who visited the area in 1803–04 and collected important information about the…
Museo del Vestido de Santa María Magdalena
Veracruz
Go through Xico's main church to the courtyard behind to find this esoteric, niche display of St María Magdalena’s past festival dresses – hundreds of…
Veracruz City
A larger-than-life statue of former president, independence-era hero and local boy, Venustiano Carranza, stands guard outside the Faro Carranza.
Veracruz City
Two blocks inland from the malecón is the 1998 Altar a la Patria, an obelisk marking the buried remains of those who defended Veracruz during its numerous…
Xalapa
Check out what's on at the cultural center of Universidad Veracruzana – there are often free concerts and other events in the evenings as well as…
Xalapa
Southwest of the town center, this attractive park has an expansive collection of subtropical and cloud-forest plants. The pines are particularly prolific.
Veracruz City
This piece of modern architecture with an evening light show that divides opinions is the centre of the Veracruz oil industry. It's not open to the public.
Veracruz
The pale salmon-painted Capilla de la Candelaria dates from 1779. Its mid vault is made of Veracruz coral stone and the interior is elaborately painted.
Xalapa
This modern municipal art gallery, hosting a variety of temporary exhibitions, includes an auditorium that is used for film screenings and other events.
Xalapa
This small gallery houses a modest collection of Rivera’s works, and also exhibits paintings by other Mexican artists.
Veracruz
Marvel at the giant twisted roots and branches of this ancient ceiba tree, to which Cortés allegedly moored his ships.
Catedral de la Virgen de la Asunción
Veracruz City
The 18th-century cathedral has doors opening out onto the zócalo and is fairly unremarkable on the inside.
Veracruz
This neoclassical church, begun in 1812, is gorgeously painted in blue and white and is the star of Plaza Zaragoza.
Statue of the Spanish Emigrant
Veracruz City
The statue of the Spanish emigrant, celebrates Veracruz' role as a disembarkation point for immigrants
Veracruz City
This handsome 17th-century building, occupied by local government offices, faces onto the zócalo.
