Coyoacan Attractions in Mexico City
Even though Mexico City's Coyoacan neighborhood is known worldwide for one person only - Frida Kahlo - it is a fascinating place to visit: just look at this list of the Top Ten Things to Do in Coyoacan.
The #1 choice in Coyoacan is the Casa Museo Frida Kahlo, naturally. Painted that vibrant shade of blue so recognizable in the artist's paintings, the house-museum preserves much of the private complex as it was during Kahlo's lifetime. Other rooms have been turned into galleries that display her work; temporary exhibits of photographs in a garden outbuilding give insight into her life.
Coyoacan's main square, the Jardin Centenario, is #2 on the Top Ten list. 500 years ago this was a little village, far removed from the Aztec capital of Coyoacan. Spanish conquerer Hernando Cortez made Coyoacan his home and you can find the Casa de Cortes on the plaza, and other sites related to him nearby: the Plaza de la Conchita (#7) and (Casa de la Malinche (#8).
Coyoacan is a neighborhood made for strolling and window shopping. Stop for coffee at El Jarocho (#9) or a new book at Librería El Sótano (#10).
If the big city is getting to be too much for you, walk through #6, Viveros de Coyoacan. It's a park that also serves as the nursery for growing trees and other plants for Mexico City's parks. As such, it is a green, orderly oasis in the metropolis sprinkled with sculpture and other art works.
The #1 choice in Coyoacan is the Casa Museo Frida Kahlo, naturally. Painted that vibrant shade of blue so recognizable in the artist's paintings, the house-museum preserves much of the private complex as it was during Kahlo's lifetime. Other rooms have been turned into galleries that display her work; temporary exhibits of photographs in a garden outbuilding give insight into her life.
Coyoacan's main square, the Jardin Centenario, is #2 on the Top Ten list. 500 years ago this was a little village, far removed from the Aztec capital of Coyoacan. Spanish conquerer Hernando Cortez made Coyoacan his home and you can find the Casa de Cortes on the plaza, and other sites related to him nearby: the Plaza de la Conchita (#7) and (Casa de la Malinche (#8).
Coyoacan is a neighborhood made for strolling and window shopping. Stop for coffee at El Jarocho (#9) or a new book at Librería El Sótano (#10).
If the big city is getting to be too much for you, walk through #6, Viveros de Coyoacan. It's a park that also serves as the nursery for growing trees and other plants for Mexico City's parks. As such, it is a green, orderly oasis in the metropolis sprinkled with sculpture and other art works.
Museo Frida Kahlo
Londres 247, between Calles Allende and Abasolo
Colonia del Carmen
Frida Kahlo's home, the Casa Azul in Coyoacán, is one museum everyone must see when visiting Mexico City...
Jardín Centenario, Coyoacan
At Calle Centenario and Avenidas Hidalgo, Carrillo Puerto and Caballocalco
Coyoacán's Plaza Central offers visitors to Mexico City a respite from the capital's vastness: a small town main square...
Museo Nacional de las Culturas Populares
Avenida Hidalgo, 289
Colonia El Carmen, Coyoacán
Mexico City's National Museum of Popular Cultures is a fun, colorful, and vibrant arts center located in Coyoacán...
Museo León Trotsky
Av. Rio Churubusco No. 410, between Calles Gomez Farias and Modelo
Colonia del Carmen, Coyoacán
Little known but true: Soviet revolutionary León Trotsky was assassinated in his home, now a museum, on the outskirts of Coyoacán in Mexico City...
Museo Anahuacalli
Calle Museo 150, Coyoacan
Col. San Pedro Tepetapa
Diego Rivera's Pre-Hispanic Collection...
Viveros de Coyoacán
Avenida Universidad 2100
Del Carmen Coyoacán
Everything you could need for the garden...
Plaza de la Conchita
Higuera y Vallarta
Coyoacán
Plaza de la Cochita, in Mexico City's Coyoacán area, has a direct connection to La Malinche, one of the most famous women in Mexican history...
Jarocho (El)
Calle Allende and Calle Cuauhtemoc
Colonia Del Carmen Coyoacán
Traditional Coffee of Excellent Quality...
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