Guadalajara Free Walking Tour

This free walking tour lasts about two hours and covers the old town of Guadalajara, the capital of Jalisco, on foot. The guide speaks English. It starts at the Museo Regional de Guadalajara and ends at the Hospicio Cabañas. The thread of the route is the downtown squares, their historical events and buildings such as the neoclassical cathedral, the Degollado Theatre and the San Juan de Dios Market.

The tour begins at the Museo Regional and passes the Guadalajara, Armas and Fundadores squares, where the guide describes historical events such as the role of Miguel Hidalgo and the abolition of slavery. It then goes around the Rotunda of the Illustrious Jaliscienses, with figures such as Jacobo Gálvez, Clemente Aguirre, María Izquierdo and Rita Pérez, and continues to the Municipal Presidency and the Municipal Palace, where you can go in to see the murals of José Clemente Orozco.

Next you enter the cathedral, a neoclassical temple with a crypt, and see the Degollado Theatre, Tepatía square, the figure of the city's coat of arms and the Niños Miones fountain. The route carries on to the San Juan de Dios Market, the largest market hall of its kind in Latin America, where you can buy products or souvenirs, and ends in front of the Hospicio Cabañas, a UNESCO World Heritage building.