Mexico City ArchiTour

Itinerary

This tour can be customized according to your interests (period, style, architect. . . ).

Possibilities of modern buildings to include in the itinerary: Legorreta's Plaza Juarez and Camino Real, Rivera's Tlaloc statue and underwater mural, Barragan's houses, chapel and Pedregal development, El Eco by Matthias Goëritz, the Chopo Museum, the Vasconcelos Library by Alberto Kalach, the Condesa area with splendid Art Déco and new developments by Enrique Norten et al. , the Fenix fire station, the new Soumaya museum by Carlos Slim, UNAM CU campus, projects of Mario Pani, Teodoro Gonzalez de León, Pedro Ramirez Vasquez, Felix Candela, Enrique de la Mora, and several others.

I can rent a smaller or larger vehicle to your wish, or skip the car and take public transportation.

Meeting Point + Tour Duration

Meeting Point Options: Rail or Bus Station, Airport, Hotel, Address or Intersection, Monument/Building, Suggested by Guide: Casa Gilardi house by Barragan (convenient if you are staying in the Polanco or Condesa area, to save time).

End Point Options: Rail or Bus Station, Airport, Hotel, Address or Intersection, Monument/Building

Duration: 7 hours

To avoid most traffic on weekdays, starting tour at 10 am and ending at 5 pm is ideal. If leaving earlier or later, add up to one hour.

Transportation

Walking and minivan transportation (A.C. Volkswagen Transporter 2015).

What’s Included

Other: transportation, entrance fees (except Barragan houses), private guided tour

Estimated Local Cash Needed

200 pesos - for lunch and drinks; with eventual entrance fees in Barragan's houses this can increase to 600 pesos

What’s Extra

Other: lunch, eventual entrance fees and foto permits in Barragan house(s)