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Flights to Mexico City
Major sites: Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe, Xochimilco,
Metropolitan Cathedral
Popular Mexico City attractions: Chapultepec Park, Castillo de Chapultepec,
Templo Mayor
Other sites in Mexico City: Mexico City is full of history
and culture. You can find the remains of the ancient Aztecs and museums with
the work of Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. There is also the ever-popular
anthropology museum.
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Flights to Mexico City
Flights are available to Mexico City from Heathrow Airport as well as Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow airports.
Prices from London Heathrow typically start at £450 for a return ticket, with flights from other airports typically
being about £50 less expensive. Popular airlines on this route include British Airways, Continental Airlines, Iberia and KLM.
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Where to stay in Mexico City
Accommodation for tourists in Mexico City is of a high standard. The JW Marriott and
Hotel Nikko Mexico
both provide excellent 5-star service. There are also some fantastic 3 and 4-star Mexican hotels
such as the Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel & Towers,
Radisson Paraiso Mexico City and
Eurostars Suites Reforma.
Good low cost accommodation is available for backpackers and budget tourists. Shared and private rooms are available from as little as £5 a night.
Good quality budget accommodation includes Coyote Flaco Backpackers, Hostal San Sebastian and the El Cenote Azul, all of which are centrally located in Mexico City.
An outstanding budget hotel is the
Corinto Hotel,
with private rooms for only £16 and outdoor pool with sundeck.
Things to do and places to go in Mexico City
Mexico City has interesting and colourful plazas (city squares). San Jacinto Plaza is where artists gather
to display and sell their work. Then there is the Aztec style of Plaza de las Tres Culturas, situated on
the remains of Tlatelolco, an old Aztec city. For religious sites there is the Catedral Metropolitana, the largest
cathedral in South America and Basilica de Santa Maria de Guadalupe, where in 1531 a local indian claimed to have
seen the Virgin of Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe).
The nightlife in Mexico City is vibrant and varied. From piano bars to Mexican style bars and loud and manic nightclubs
there is something to suit all tastes. Cool bars include the Spanish-style Tierra de Vinos and the ever 'buzzing'
Whiskey Bar/The Terrace. For Salsal dancing with music from a live Cuban band check out the Bar Fly. Or if you want
some cool jazz then you have to check out Zinco.
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