Cholula Pyramid and its churches Puebla
Descriptions come from the operator and are translated automatically.
- 5 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
If in Novohispano art is shown in all its splendor, in Cholula deep prehispanic airs are breathed. The city was built on the foundations of a large indigenous city. The pre-Hispanic Cholula was a large metropolis inhabited for thousands of years. Hernán Cortés thought, seeing the amount of teocalis he imagined that one could pray in a different temple every day of the year. Temples were built on these indigenous shrines; and today Cholula has 37 churches, something surprising for a city of its size. Because Cholula is art and the Tlacuilo - the scribe, the indigenous painter - is the author of masterpieces, such as the extraordinary Mural of the drinkers and the creative explosion of Santa María Tonantzintla Visit the majestic San Francisco Acatepec Temple and admire the incredible facade with Talavera pieces as well as the factories that continue to produce authentic works of art with the traditional process.
Inclusions
What's included
- Private transportation
- Travel insurance in the unit.
What's not
- Tickets to the places that apply.
- Meals
- Tickets to Archaeological Area
Itinerary
We will visit the archaeological zone of Cholula which is the largest in the world (come and discover why). We will discover the interior of the pyramid through its tunnels to reach the outside and see its construction. It is the only pyramid in the world that has a church built on top of the pyramid where you can climb and admire the volcanoes and observe the domes of their churches that tells the legend that there is one for each day of the year.
A church that shows the indigenous baroque of the region.
A beautiful church to admire the facade that is covered with talavera.
Portals of San Pedro Cholula and Former Convent of San Gabriel
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Below the municipal palace is the tourist information module. Entering on the right hand side is the CONyTUR sales module.
- Pickup
- Pickup is offered, or you can meet at the starting point.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Conytur Tour Operador
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Puebla
- Its from-price is 36% below the median of the 44 day trips we list in Puebla.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 17 of 44.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Puebla
Puebla, in the central highlands of Mexico, is a colonial city of tiled façades and baroque churches beneath snow-capped volcanoes.
Puebla's historic centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is laid out on a grid around the zócalo, with a cathedral whose towers are among the tallest in Mexico, arcaded buildings and façades covered in glazed Talavera tiles. The Rosary Chapel in the Santo Domingo church is covered in gilded plaster, and the Palafoxiana Library, founded in 1646, is among the oldest in the Americas, with shelves of antique books.
Top-ranked sights in Puebla: Alley of the Frogs (Callejón de los Sapos).
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